NO ARSEST SO FAR IN KIWI TRAGEDY

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 159, 17 June 1936, Page 5

NO ARSEST SO FAR IN KIWI TRAGEDY

{Press Association—Copyright.) . . ; NELSON, Today. With reference to the Kiwi tragedy, yesterday, when Joseph Caldwell was killed by the accidental discharge of a rifle pointed at him by his 15-year-old daughter while he was quarrelling with his wife, it is stated that the quarrel in the Caldwell family arose over the removal of some sheep from one part of the farm to another. Deceased commenced to ill-treat his wife in the kitchen, and she called to her daughter for help. Such quarrels were frequent as a result of Caldwell's bad temper. Caldwell, who served with the A.1.F., was severely gassed at the war and suffered from attacks of depression. Residents of the district allege that at times he became bad-tempered. Deceased frequently used his rifle on the farm, and this was always left in the house. The daughter said she had intended to frighten her father. Her condition was such that she did not remember whether she put a cartridge in the rifle or whether it was already loaded. No arrest has been made and the police stated to-day that a charge would be preferred in due course. An inquest will be' opened to-morrow and then adjourned to next week.