STABBED TO DEATH.
COACH DRIVER KILLED.
A CHINAMAN. ACCUSED.
By . Cmbti.—Prens' A*s&4iciXi9h.-^-Cojlvrighti
(Received June 15. 9.10 a.m.)
SYDNEY, June 15,
At' the inquest on Jsunes Davidson, the -coach driver, the ison of the Weetali-:: bah hotelkeeper gave evidence, that after a quarrel Davidson said he had been stabbed, but there was ' only a slight mark on his body. - " Later, he , fell to the floor a couple of times and c was removed to bed. An. hour later he was found dead. Davidson was drunk. ■ The Chinese was bommitted for trial on a charge of 'murder. [James Davidson was the driver of the Walgett coach, and a cable message on June 8. stated that an argument occurred between a .Chinaman and Davidson, the? fqrmpr. accusing the driver of cheating him. Dayidson retired at the Weetalibafc Hotel, and early in the morning a man burst into his room, and stabbed him to death, Th 6 wounds were apparently inflicted .with a large pocket-knife.] '
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 110, 15 June 1914, Page 7
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161STABBED TO DEATH. Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 110, 15 June 1914, Page 7
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