FOUR SHOT DEAD
A CONVICT’S CRIME:.; (United Press Association—By, Electric Telegraph—Copyright).,-.. SAN JOSE (Costai Rica), August 24.. -Two prominent .surgeons,.,..named Doctors Canas and ; .Han<lid v^ 80 a merchant, Senor Egerjco Vargas j and a Canadian, miner, Mr Harry Maynard, were .shot dead here. Beltram Cortes, a released convict,,,, was arrested after the shooting. He attempted jto hang. himself in. t,,gaol, where he was taken, finally, after being rescued, with a. mob who., .trfjjd lyncli. 11(! biip,. . Another Costa Rican was slightly wounded.
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Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1938, Page 5
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