CHARGE OF SHOOTING
MELBOURNE, July 20. A sensational squabble occurred at the jKjlice barracks on June 10, arising out of a constable who was alleged to be drunk refusing to leave. His refusal was followed by the firing of two revolver shots. Constable Calwell was summarily dismissed and then arrested on a charge of shooting with intent to murder another constable, who was uninjured. Another member of the force was suspended on a charge of drunkenness. Before the finpreme Court the Chief Justice said the case did not come within the section under which the charge was laid, which required that the weapon must be aimed at the other person. The evidence showed that the revolver had not been pointed at another. The jury, by direction, returned a verdict? of not guilty.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3097, 23 July 1913, Page 26
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