SHOT BY A BROTHER.
A Kyneton telegram states that a yos fellow at Piper's Creek was killed by bis brotb* Thomas Temple; Ball, 14 years of age, son o! 4 post mistress, at Piper's Creek, left bones proceeded to a neighbour's residence fort" loan of a gun, which he obtained. On hitf turn he was met by his brother George, 11 J* of age, and another lad named Michael W .Thomas B&ll and Egani agreed to goforK* cows, and suggested that George should reto home to his mother's place with the' gun.., ® was agreed to ; the gun, which was loaded, » handed to George Ball, and the lads septw'f Immediately after, Egan noticed George pos the gun towards them, and advised him * desist. He had no sooner, spoken the wordttjj the gun went off, and the charge lodging to' breast and face of Thomas Ball, .killed 0 almosfi instantaneously.. George Ball avert >» the sad fatal occurrence was purely accident* as.he had no knowledge that the gun ( was lw* or he would not have fired. ' ' ' ' ; - MISCBIAANBOpS, ... . , Mr Rawley, governor of Albury Gaol,h» narrow from death by; poisoning thrW misadventure. In mistake , for,^medic& preso ibbd. ■ by his doctor, he toot dose of disinfeotant .fluid, which w« <* tamed in a bpttle similar to that of medicine, and he swallowed t^blespoof 1 before the error .was discovered, 'Cgnrvlm ensued, aud a fatal result, was,, only prevent* through the, prompt arrival of a medical D s * who injected morphia. . , . The compositors' strike in Brisbane ended the men having to give in practically on etf* point. Only room is at present left for * employment of about a fourth of ihoed struck* and a general exodus of union ooinp® tors from Brisbane must take place. . fa Captain M'Lennan, the master of the WR Maggie Taylor, who recently made sncß gallant jattempt to save a lady passenger aßd* son, when his vessel was lost at Camden Bw has developed symptoms of insanity, . Marine Board inquiry tub been adjourned/* Several steamers employed in the cow w™ r at. Newcastle are jit present pjurfcly mw i m e mr n non-union men,./»jad thev.J^aritjiß^ **** which the, steim^,beloDg th»ti;if .wey eovm j to; employ, Wjf, flon?u^on^Bj»men» nrew t,dbnk^m^ s sj»w^r^}«-<iook» 1 "^ itlw.,g(|iinoii;tnH &*&&&&&#*** aotilon, ' '
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Otago Witness, Issue 956, 16 May 1889, Page 10
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370SHOT BY A BROTHER. Otago Witness, Issue 956, 16 May 1889, Page 10
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