SERIOUS SHOOTING AFFRAY.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10580, 8 October 1910, Page 4

SERIOUS SHOOTING AFFRAY.

"'-" "(Per Press^ssociation.) rt ,_. ■ ' Gore, October 2. A senoijs shooting affiay occuired at Waipounamu, near Riveisdale, last night at midnight. It appears that a baeheloi, living alone, named' James Louttit, who entertained an-apparent giudgo against two neighbors> brothers _named Hon ell, visited the farm. ;of the cldei biothei, Edward ' The fhst intimation of the -presence of the visitor'was a noiste outthe bedroolh window. The sash was,-pushed up and a small ,quantity satuiated.w ith kciosene oi inflammable mateiial was tin own msidc. w Horrell iimmed out ot bed and was fired-at "fiom tlie window, the bullet, as'far as can bo a=-cei tamed, glancing - off his chest and lodging in his neck. j Hoirell wa& net incapacitated, and ■ rushed'outside and made for his ass. sailant, who ducked and fired a second shot, which lodged in Horrells' neck, and a thud shot has been located near the giom A fourth*missed. - By this "time Hoi roll ' had closed with Lcuttit and held him until assistance arrived. * Information i cached Gore at 2.15 a m., and Constable Sluuffer was despatched. He anested Louttit on a charge of attempted murder at 6.20 a.m. *• The shooting *w as done with a fivechambered levolvci, which contained four discharged cases. -Dr Watt, k of'Rivorsdale, was called irfr He'" does nob think, Horrell's oon- ■ dition ("is-' serious - . So fai, no bullets have been extracted, biit two doctois are operating tins afternoon. -'-'Louttit "was'bcfoio the J.P." Court < this "morning, Mr W F Indei appearing' for'.him, and was lcmanded foi e'ight'-dn\s for medical' tieatmetrf. 'Accused-was disinterested in the pioceedings. ' ' ' An appliciUou foi bail was withdraw n. Ifis"said that ioi '.eais Louttit entertained" a giudge against the Honells which "the ueighbois picdictcd would culminate in tiouble.