POLICE INQUIRY.
YESTERDAY’S EVIDENCE. MELBOURNE. Juno 18. At the police inquiry, more evidence was given by reporters to-day. Robert Lawson, of the -ngo, produc ed shorthand notes of a statement made by Detective-Inspector MoKerral on the morning following the shooting of Superintendent Bropny. He wan confident that the statement by McKerral produced in Court was not identical with the one issued to the Press after the shooting.
Reginald Warren, of the Sun-Pic-torial, said that he interviewed Brophy at the hospital. He had declared that it was not true as stated in tile Herald that he was decoyed to Royal Park, and he was not shot there. Brophy had added : “I went to Royal Park on an official mission. 1 was standing alone with my revolver in my left hand, which became sweaty. I made an attempt to change it to the right hand and the weapon exploded twice and wounded mo in the right forearm and cheek.” Witness had asked Brophy why the pistol went off twice and Brophy had replied: “They are finely set.” The inquiry was adjourned
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 170, 19 June 1936, Page 11
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179POLICE INQUIRY. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 170, 19 June 1936, Page 11
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