DRAMATIC SCENE
PETLURA MURDER TRIAL
COUNSEL AND REVOLVER
(United Press Association.—Copyright.) , PAEIS, 19th October. Excitement reached a great height at the Petlura'murder trial, when evidence was given that' Petlura was killed by a bullet in the chin fired when, ho was already lying on the ground. Mr. Torres, counsel for the defence, jumped up, and, whipping, a revolver from under his gown, brandished it right and left, declaring: "I'll show you how Petlura received the fatal wound when tottering to the ground." When they saw counsel's revolver brandished the occupants of the Court became panic-stricken and stampeded from the Court-room. The tri|il was stopped for a quarter of an hour, and it, was'then found that Torres Js revolver was not loadod.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 98, 22 October 1927, Page 9
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121DRAMATIC SCENE Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 98, 22 October 1927, Page 9
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