A SHOOTING CASE.
[Pee Press Association.] NAPIER, March 20
At the Magistrate's Court this morning a young man named J. Young Hannay was charged with having fired a shotgun at three others, Robert Colquhoun, John Miller and Fred Johnson, and was committed for trial at the Supreme Court, bail being ' allowed. The evidence showed that a quarrel took placo in one of the main streets on tho evening of March 13, and that the three prosecutors afterwards followed accused to liis home, for the purpose, they stated, of demanding an apology. Accused went into the house, brought out a shotgun, and discharged both barrels at the other three, who were then in full retreat, thinking Hannay had brought some friends to his assistance. Oolquhoun was struck by two pellots of shot, but only slightly injured. Hannay says he merely fired to scare the others and when he thought they were at a safe distance.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10108, 21 March 1911, Page 3
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154A SHOOTING CASE. Star (Christchurch), Issue 10108, 21 March 1911, Page 3
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