THE GATTON MURDERS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8425, 25 January 1899, Page 3

THE GATTON MURDERS.

(Electric Telegraph— Coin rk'lit— United Tress /.s.-ociation ) Biii*|!.\Ni:, Jan. 24. The magisterial ciKjuii v into the Gattou tragedy has- commenced. The e\idence so frir'has disclosed iiothiny new. Burgess, under cx.inmiatinn, denied that he was near Gallon at the time of the tragedy. He detailed his movements, though unoble to say where he was op Christinas ami Bo.\inu' Hay. lie presented v calm demeanor till t lie witness Deyl.ui identified him as the man who told him that Miehiiel Murphy h.irt been shot, c\cn before such wa 1 - suspected. Burgess thereupon became furious ami sl.Hiod at w itness, ehout ing " I'll dii! \»u in tin; neck." Thr; police s-ei/.cd him, and pri'vuuteil violence being done. (Received J.ui. •>:■>, !).-20a.m.) Januaiy 25. — T«o pi'isnns from Oxley picked Bulges f:om a number oi cithers as the nun --ecu in the district about the time ol Hill's murder. While the police were absent, Burgess, rhanged his position in the line and sualcli^'l a hat from the next maii'n head.

A bciious accident happened a I I'liin's exhibition of fireworks a! Sydney on the 3rd ni'-t Mi' Motheiuell, t lie pyrotechnist, Mas .supervising tlic dischaige of a involving de\ ice, v hen the locket attached to it discharged unexpectedly, and the btick, fctrikiuj; him on the thigh, ripped open almost the entile length of the limb.