THE WESTPORT FATALITY.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIX, Issue 113, 16 May 1906, Page 3

THE WESTPORT FATALITY.

[rKESS ASSOCIATION.]

WESTPORT, May 10

Re the death of Lily Herring, her brothers varied their story when on path at the inquest. ■ Edwin Herring, 15 years, 'said, he loaded the gun in the kitchen with the intention of shooting a blue crane that he had several times seen outside lately. He picked up the gun, placed it at half-cock, threw it- over his shoulder, and was walking down the passage, when it accidentally went off, and shot his sister, who was behind him. He and his brother, when they saw she was dead, were frightened, and ran away.,- A verdict of " accidentally killed "was returned.