BARMAID SHOT DEAD

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7078, 16 March 1910, Page 1

BARMAID SHOT DEAD

IN SYDNEY CAFE MURDERER THEN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. By Te]cgrapn—Prcsa Association—Copyright. (Received March 15. 10.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 15. . A tragedy occurred in the Cafo I'talien, in Bond street, this afternoon resulting in the death of a bdrmaid named Stark, employed there. A man calling himself Walter Lovetb entered the bar and without warning fired shot after shot, in quick succession, at the womanj-who fell bleeding from several wounds, and died almost immediately, exclaiming with her latest breath, "Look after my girl." After shooting the barmaid Lovett turned tho revolver on himself, but only inflc-ited a minor wound. He told tho proprietor of the cafo oil Saturday that Stark was. his wife.' WOMAN'S TERRIBLE WOUNDS. . MURDERER HAD BEEN DRINKING. (Received March 16,.0.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 15. The woman Stark had Iheir left cy« completely blown out. Sho receiv«6 two terrible wounds in tho head ao£ two others in tho body. TJio murderer stated, -that bo wa« # commercial traveller, and that ho h* \been drinking. '