POLICE HEAD SHOT
IN TIPPERARY. [United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright]. LONDON, March 21 Superintendent Curtin, of the Free State Police, who recently conducted a case against four men W'o were accused of illegal drilling, was slut u<;>d outside his house in Tipperary. He I’tt his office late in the evening, ai d war found dying, riddled with bullets, outside his door by bis wife au lioui later. The police are scour mg hie country.
Mr Justice Scaly, in opening ’hi Clcnmel Circuit Court, deela-.J it was probable that <the murder of tne Siq < riniendent resulted from the 1 illegal drilling ease and went on • “It is distressing that there are still criminal.1 ft in Ireland who murder a man m cold blood because lie carries out bis duty.” Superintendent C'.rtin was 30 years of ago. He had been married loss than a year.
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1931, Page 2
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