SHOOTING CASE.
THE WELLINGTON SENSATION. VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER. ITir Pbess Association.] WELLINGTON, March 6. The inquest concerning the death of Christopher Smith, the victim of last night's shooting affray, was held today. Evidence was given by one witness to the effect that he saw Smith seemingly hitting Corkill, who fell on the footpath and lay there a minute or so. When Corkill rose he put his hand in his pocket and drew out a revolver, which he fired. Smith stood a second or so and spoke to Corkill and then walked away. Witness next saw Smith lying dead in the passage of a houee. Inspector Ellison's evidence showed that Corkill had informed him that ho only drew the revolver in self-defence, as Smith had threatened his life. Corkill apparently did not know that Smith was dead, for when told so lie 6aid, "Oh Godl I did not intend to kill him. What I did was in my own frotection. He struck mo on the jaw. fired at random. I was on the ground when I fired." The jury returned what the Coroner interpreted, with the jury's ultimate consent, as a verdict of wilful murder. Corkill was formally charged and remanded till Wednesday.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9790, 5 March 1910, Page 7
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