LATE NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 51, 28 August 1926, Page 10

LATE NEWS

KALGOORLIE MURDER

COUNSEL DESCRIBES 'WHAT

HAPPENED

PLEA OF ACCIDENTAL SHOOT-

ING.

(United Press Association.—Copjrigbt.)

(Keceived 28th August, 2 'p.m.)

PEBTH, This Day.

• Counsel for the accused continued;ta? address the jury in the Kalgodrlie murder case. He gave'TreffeneV-versioa: of the shooting and said that Detectives Walsh and Pitman were watching- Trrff enej who was working; alone. The two officers were' expecting the • mate J of Treffene to come along, as the;tracks'of a motor-car-wheels were visible'in'tha. vicinity. Eventually Trefleije-;left {}%*. plant, carrying a- shotgun overhis shoulder and a bar of gold, in,his;left»h»nd. He proceeded down the bu«h track. The detectives then .called. out^^VHpidion,, Phil, we.want you. " „Treffene>be©iii to ; run. away,. and, the two Vdfttefiiiireii gave chase. .When ;thejpolice;we?i, close to him he stumbled and yearly fell, mkking. a, grab .for, his gun, ; whicli ,w«rit, off. . Ircffene dropped the gun/and,then noticed Pitman ■ in■ the act -of falling, arid .Walsh,. top, .staggered arid/fell-i-tp the. ground, evidenjtly sHot.ttjrp.ngh'tßajugular k . vein, while Pitman' was Aoi in .the eye. Treffene .got W<l«h ' % drink of water, but Pitman inieanwhili ceased.breathing.; Treffene li&vk'-itvftk - to get something to staunch' Wilih'i bleeding, but when.herettiniea^theßiaii was, dead. Clarke came Wong*.Jife^ and persuaded 'Treffene', not tot teU! th« police as he desired, to-do;- 1 Tfieytltiii returned to Boulder, but ;,C!«i!ke;went; outito. the plant the gamej night. ■■lTi» next morning he?t"o?a'; Treffene "-'ika.it h« had tried to burn/the:bodie«,.butfebnlt not-manage it and had cntthemnp.