THE MOSS VALE TRAGEDY
Emm. Association—By TMegraph—Copyright. i Australian and N.Z. Cable Asanriation. j SYDNEY, December 23. 1 (Received December 23, at noon.) 1 At -the Lebarte inquest a police- -sergeant, j who was called as a witness, gave evidence ■ that when he spoke to Lebarte over the! telephone the latter said: “I want all the police sent out. I want to-MS. them, all "i Lebarte was stupidly drunk. A man ployed by Lebarte gave evidence that] after Mrs Lebarte was shot he saddled'a j horse, intending to fetch the police, Asi he mounted, Lebarte shot the horse dead \ and fired several shots at witness as ho 3 Tan for cover. The evidence showed that 1 Lebarte had been drinking heavily. Six- « teen bullet wounds were found in Ms wife’s j body. Lebarte was- committed-dor trial on a charge of murder. | [Major Lebarte fatally shot his 'wife, j While the police were' trying to arrest ] him, Constable Mitchell was shot dead. / Lebarte was after a desperate-en- ■ counter.]
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Evening Star, Issue 17542, 23 December 1920, Page 8
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167THE MOSS VALE TRAGEDY Evening Star, Issue 17542, 23 December 1920, Page 8
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