BROTHER KILLED

Grey River Argus, 12 August 1937, Page 11

BROTHER KILLED

ROW IN.HOTEL BAR.| NEWCASTLE, July 30. , When Harold Robert Burns was taken to the morgue.to view the bodj .of his brother, Cyril George Burns, 23, of Elizabeth Street, Tighe’s Hill, ; on July 2nd, he wept bitterly and : kissed his dead brother on the fore- : head. , At the inquest, to-day, the Coroner, Mr Chiplin, returned a verdict that Harold Robert Burns had feloniausly slain Cyril George Burns • and r/'ommitted him for trial at th< Quarter Sessions on August 3rd. Bail in £BO was allowed/ William Gill, a barman at the >. Maryville Hotel, stated in evidence . that he was serving in the bar on - July 2nd. Bob Burns and his brother 1 Cyril and some others were present, and an .argument started. Witness $ , . ■

said: “Break it down, Bob, and don’t argue with Cyril; he’s your, brother.” He then went, down the bar to serve a customer, and suddenly heard glass breaking. He turned and saw Cyril Burns sliding out through the door. Edward Turner, labourer, said that he was at the hotel, where he saw Bobby, and Cyril Burns. When ho walked in he spoke to Bob. There was an argument between Bob and Cyril. Continuing, witness said that Bob lost his temper and threw a glass at Cyril, which seemed to hit him ’ in the back of the neck. Cyril took I a couple of steps and went out of . view. ’ Sydney Toon, ambulance Ijearep, I stated that he received a call to the hotel and examined Cyril Burns. He , placed Burns in the ambulance and , took him" to Newcastle Hospital, i When he arrived a(. the Hospital, t . Burns was dead. Deledive C. E. D. Evans, of News castle, said tlial about 4 p.m., on

July 2nd, he saw Robert. Burns at Hamilton Police Station. He was under the influence of liquor, and was taken to Newcastle and charged with being drunk. When questioned next morning, Burns allegedly said: “I don’t remember anything about it. Why should I do that? He nursed me.” “The tragic part, of the affair,” said the Coroner, “is that this man is bis own brother. It is another unfortunate affair caused by overindulgence in drink, I must send it on to another Court.”