FATAL COWBOY GAME.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 123, 17 October 1914, Page 4

FATAL COWBOY GAME.

DOY SHOOTS mA.Ym.TS DEAD. By Telegraph.—Pre«» Association. " ' Auckland, October 16. Two boys, named Cyril Clilton (aged 13) and Jack O'Shea (aged 11), wen» playing cowboys at Grey Lynn this . •morning when Clifton shot OlShe* dead,-" ' the bullet going through his companion'* heart, luifton j* the son of Mr. H. J„ • Uifton, a commercial traveller, residing V in Millias Street, Grey Lynn. o«hea'» parents reside at Panned. The bwa n«J? Co ? 9i - na ' ra - cufton and *&*- Olbhea being sisters. It appears thai on Friday last, during Mr. Uifton's absence a strange :„« a put his head into a window and frightened Mrs. Clifton so much that si,,. , ww alraid to rcnmia in the house, anc. * ent do stay with her «ister, Mrs. ofeuta. Cyril and hiseoiMin were sleet, t* there. Cyril state* that on Tucsdaj a strange man appeaTed on the verandah. He took <hi* father* revolver- om of j|_ wwet, and had slept with ii under Jug p il] ow g inctv .When .playing with his cousin this morning he got, vh c revolver and fa* cousin got a suck, and they were that they were cowboys or Indians. Tho revolver was always hard to fire. He did not think it would be discharged b r ttu> nwr e placing of a finger on & e trigger A late message, recording the traeedv' lnmhidea Mie foi.owjig:— " "See if a. Kid 1.i.,.. in with a knife is not too good for a cowboy wi& a eua." suggested young piShea. F or iWmfautes they skaimiishw round tb c house. Then CShca riwheu at Clifton with his. arm upLiiliod, and Clifton raised his revolver. The weapon went off, and O'Shea fell. 'You've killed me, Cyril," was all he said, and before a doctor could at. rive on tho scene he wag dead. Til* other toy is almoa; frantic with jfrfefc