A WOMAN SHOT. SENSATION AT WAITARA. A DOCTOR ARRESTED. COMPLAINT AGAINST THE POLICE. WAITARA, December 14.

Otago Witness, Issue 2857, 16 December 1908, Page 37

A WOMAN SHOT. SENSATION AT WAITARA. A DOCTOR ARRESTED. COMPLAINT AGAINST THE POLICE. WAITARA, December 14.

The town was startled this afternoon by the news of a tragedy. News of it came out by Mrs Goode, wife of Dr Goode, rushing across to Mrs Clate's house, near by, and stating that the doctor had shot Mrs Klenner. The borough workmen, the Rev. J. B. Brock lehurst, and Cliff Tate were near by. The first-named went to the police station, and the two latter went over and tried to get into Dr Goode's house. Just as Cliff Tate entered the small gate Dr Goode came to the French casement, and threatened to shoot if he did not clear out. Messrs J. Morrison and Trim, who by this time had got back from the police station, then saw Dr Goode- come to the window, and it seemed that there was much blood on his shirt fiont. Dr Goode then locked all the windows. Mrs Claire went to the assistance of Mrs Klenner, and found her in her sitting room in a state of collapse. After telegraphing for a doctor (Dr Claridsje being absent in Urejiui), Constable Price saw that Mrs Klenner was made as comfoi table as possible, and he then sought the services of two justices to take her depositions. Mrs Klennei's depositions, sworn before Messrs Cameron and Jenkins, J.P.s, and) the signature witnessed by the Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst, were as follow: — ! I, Mary Ellen Klenner, wife of Alois I Klenner, depose that on Monday, Dei cember 14, Dr Goode came to my front j door. I cautiously opened the door, not knowing who was there. Dr j Goode came in, and called me to him in the front room. He the*) locked the 1 room door. He said : " Sit down ; I want to speak to you." and he wanted I me to give him myself. I answered j him "No." I then" tried to go out of the room, but he jumped up, locked the door, and said, " You wont ; and then he shot me. He fired at me twice. i There was another shot fired. He said, I " Are you dead ?" but I did not reply. He then tried to reload his revolver. He could 1 not, and then he said he would go home and have some whisky, and then do for himself. This oc-

curred at about 2.30 this afternoon

i Dr Goode has been drinking heavily the last four days. People passing his house I last night heard him talking in a threatening way to himself. He was then on his veiandah. Mr Klenner's house is next ' door to Dr Goode's. 1 The unfortunate woman, who is in a

very low state, has been removed to the ; New Plymouth Hospital. Two of the bullets were located, but the doctors deemed it advisable to operate at the hospital. I The crowd hung round the hours", but no attempt was made to effect an arrest juntil 7 o'clock, "w hen Constables M'lvor I and Price, with a number of volunteers, broke into the doctoi's house', the former clo?ihsr with the doctor, who had just I risen from a °ofa. I The prisoner was removed to a police cell, and will be sent to New Plymouth to morrow morning. Murh indignation ' is publicly expressed at the dilatoiinees

of the s-?rge.int of police at New PlyI mouth, who was asked for assistance at

4 o'clock, though none rame till nearly 7. ! NKW PLYMOUTH. December 14. I Dr Goode \w brought into town tonight, and was lodged in the cells. He apparently has no knowledge of the occur- ( renoe, an<3 i> wailing bitterly against the police for enteiing his hou~e and aneM.ui|« j him. Hi« victim has been operated on. and one bullet has been extracted, but the operation is not completed. There are hope=; foT her recovery. j Dr Goode's arrest was the subject of considerable excitement in Waitara. After the crime Dr Goode locked himself in his house, which no one dared to enter until MqupjJ/ftfL Constable M'lvor arrived

from New Plymouth about 6.30. He immediately organised an assault on the several doors of the residence, bursting in the surgery door. Dr Goode, with his revolver, came to meet him, but il'lvor, throwing himself on the prisoner, bore him to the floor. where he was secured with assistance, ami tlie revolver, which was loaded in fi\e chambers, wrenched from liim. The incemed crowd attempted to assault him, but desisted after raining blows which mostly took effect on the constable. The prisor.er is a very powerful man — about 17 stone in weight and over 6ft in height.