MAN SHOT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 127, 29 May 1913, Page 6

MAN SHOT.

1 REStnCT OF A PRACTICAL JOKE. MISTAKES FOR A BURGLAR. A eta-rtling. and what afterwards turned out to be an unfortunate shooting affray, occurred at WooUooraooloo (New- South Wales), -at about h-alf past I eight o'clock on Thursday evening last. • Two young men—one Theodore Barnet I Trennery. a. carter, aged 22, and the i other James Eaddie, a boot hoy, aged. J 20—bad been sharing a room together I for come months. On Wednesday night Eaddie stated he was going for a walk, and asked his companion if he would accompany him. Trennery replied that he wae a. little tired, and thought he would stay at home and read.

E&ddie went out shortly after seven o'clock, and it is stated that he returned Willi «i black mask on hie face, with the intention of frightening hie room-mate, who was sitting , reading. Eaddie crept up the paesage, and peered round the open doorway, at the same time making a noise to attract his companion's attention. Trennery looked up from hie book, and suddenly terrified at the eight of the masked face, it is alleged that he picked up a repeating rifle, which he kept handy for any burglars thai mig-ht come to the house, and fired a shot before Eaddie could make his identity known. The victim of the unfortunate affair fell to the floor. Trennery rushed up. and dragged the mask from his face, and was horrified to find that it was h:s own bedroom mate who wae ehnt.

Trennery rushed out of the house into the street, and seeing two const a.bles passing ran lip ±o them, and told his stoTy. He w,is brought to ihp Cathedral Street Pohce Station, anl charged thai he wilfnlly and maliciously shot at .Tames Eaddie. with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

Meanwhile Constable McGirr a-fctended to Eaddip, whom he found lying in an unconscious condition on the floor of the room, with blood pouring from a bullet wound in the head. Eaddie was conveyed to the Sydney Hospital in a cjb. and his condition ivas reported to be eeriou?.