THE CARTERTON TRAGEDY.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17061, 4 February 1921, Page 5

THE CARTERTON TRAGEDY.

THOMPSON roUND GUILTY OP MANSLAUGHTER. (pbi;s» association izixc&am.) WELLINGTON, Fehrnuy 3. The trial of Frederick Thompson on. a. charge of murdering: Anihoi|y RmvJcx at Carterton was continued to-day." Thompson, in his evidence, corroborated witnesses' «ory as to talk ®i ; a fight on the night of the occurrence and added that itzoska camo into U»c whare. took off his coat, and hilufcJ it to somebody at. the door. Accuse*! told hiiu to get oat. Continuing, he said, "Tony must have seen mr volver oil top oi the meat safe- , grabbed for it, and 1 grabbed for- is> ' too. Both of us gripped tbererdvt*. Both our liancjs were on it. Tber* wa« a scuffle. I think that Tony * anything, was a thado bt?foiß me. I wanted to get The reiolver away ftwu liini for 1 Men that if begot itth«c*> might be trouble. While both «>4 u-> were struggling with the revolver rt went off, ;uid Tony fell. As God ® judge, 1 never tired the thot; i B*ver tried to fire it. He was in* ixxira. We were just the same as brotaer*. Tony was my mo-t intimate friend. Accused added that after t«> struggle the sight of tha xevokßT ened hi in, anil he put it outsjda. n® had not spoken to the police, »» h* had been told to keep his month snnu The Ci own retailed Edward Cn*aaa, who denied that there -J* 5 * struggle for the revolver. Ha said that ftzoska had both bands by to? side. Crosland said he realised ta» -seriousneti of his btatement, aiwi reiterated that thero was no strung}® at all, and gave a demonstration in Court of the incident. brother, recalled, said that hardnr a second elapsed botwien the ton® Tour handed him his coat and the nnng of the shot. . The jury found Thompson guilty of manslaughter, and made » btroajj wcommendation for merely. Sentence irill be »®6£fd on &Uurd«. .