A GISBORNE SENSATION.
ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO SHOOT A YOUNG WOMAN.
THE ACCUSED TAKES POISON,
GISBOItNE, January 20
This evening, at »Te Karaka, near Gisborne, a young man named John Fletcher attempted to shoot Miss How Chow, eldest daughter of George How Chow, owner of the Te Karaka Hotel. Fletcher was on horseback at the time, and was seized and disarmed. He was released and rode away. Later on he was •found a mile away in a critical concation. He had evidently^ tried to poison himself with carbolic.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 26, 31 January 1902, Page 6
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87A GISBORNE SENSATION. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 26, 31 January 1902, Page 6
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