The Wellington Shooting Affair.
4 AN ANONYMOUS LETTER' NOKISUKY SLIGHTLY EETTEK, (I'eu Pujiss Association) Wellington*, February 27. Mr W ardell, S.M., refused bail this morning' to Carl Loclier, accused with his wife of the attempted murder of Geo. Norbury. Inspector Ponder stated that he was prepared to identify Loclier with the act of his wife. Later.
Messrs Harcourt and Co,, who were about to conduct, the auction sale of Locher's properties when the shooting affair occurrcd have received the following anonymous communication and have handed it over to the police " Take warning; it is well-known that you arc now conniving with skinning speculators by selling the unfortunate Locher's property all in one lot when you would get four times as much in separating and leave a surplus. As a friend I advise you to put it up fair in different lots.' The auctioneers have no option with regard to the sale, which is under the conduct of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, and and the town and country properties are being sold together owing to their being comprised in one second mort-
gage, Nerbury had slightly improved today. bat the bullet has not yet been discovered.
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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8365, 28 February 1896, Page 2
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197The Wellington Shooting Affair. Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8365, 28 February 1896, Page 2
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