MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING CASE.
Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Noveaihsr 27. A somev.-Iwir mysterious shoo UJig affair ■t««k place in Grey street shortly after 9 •Vioek on Sunday evening'. A seventeen Tear old youth named Joseph DocMin was shot in the wrist virile, opening a gate at the back of his father's shop. Ifc appeal* that Dobson went into the back yard of lis father's shop for the purpose of pelting some, oats for the Iwrs*. In his left band he carried a candle. lie approach ! gate lc;ui:ii;r into the richt-of-way. I.here notice.! a n:a:: standing .".caii.-'v t:v 'fen-'e and in order jo u-ct a better in->k at him. lie raised the candle witS his left hand and shaded his even with his light hand. Then the lad heart! a shot and felt a sting on his right wrist. Hearing the report his father ran"out from the kitchen where lie had been sitting. The intruder, however, had made off as soon as he had fired. On examining the boy, the father found that the bullet bad ■truck his son's wrist aDd travelling tbraigi ■us hand lodged near Oie knuolie of his
second finger. The father states that La cannot imagine what intention an unknown person had for shooting at his son.
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12843, 28 November 1905, Page 5
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209MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING CASE. Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12843, 28 November 1905, Page 5
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