PALMERSTON TRAGEDY REVIVED.
SHOOTING OF MICHAEL QUIRKE. [BT TELEGRAPH.SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]
Wellington, Sunday. The father of the late Michael Quirke,
Pahiatua, who was accidentally shot at
; Terrace End, Pahnerston North, during • 4 the Powelka. scare, on April 4, is petitioning Parliament for an inquiry into the cir- • cumstances of his son's death, with a view to compensation. It is urged that the deceased was engaged in assisting the police in the search for Powelka, when he met with his death, that the voluntary 1 - oger of. his in that capacity had been oc- I cfejted, and that sufficient care was not j shown fay the others concerned when such
a mishap could be possible with the light of? an acetylene bicycle lamp playing cn
tfa» deceased at a distance of some 15yds. 'Compensation, is asked for on the ground V that the deceased had contributed materially to the support of his parents, both of; whom are advanced in years.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14472, 12 September 1910, Page 5
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