A MELBOURNE VENDETTA.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17569, 13 May 1919, Page 5

A MELBOURNE VENDETTA.

AN EXTRAORDINARY HAPPENING.

Received 11.0 p.m., May 12

MELBOURNE, May 12. , An amazing vendetta of the underworld was brought to light in Melbourne. The proceedings commenced at the latter end of last week, when an audacious robbery was committed at Kilnatrick's (jewellers), in which trays of diamonds valued at £1000 were stolen in broad daylight. Arrests followed, and jurymen complained of receiving threats.* One Crown witness was brutally assaulted. Early this year a certain Edward "Whiting was admitted to hospital with seven bullet wounds in his head and arms. He refused to divulge'tho name of his assailant. Later, three men were arrested outside the home of MattheAV Daly, all being heavily armed. Latterly the fray was continued move openly. Albert Lewis was battered with revolver butts and leadpiping, and shots were fired through Daly's bedroom window. Frederick Cousins was shot nine times in the head and neck, and Whiting: was shot at five times. Seven men were arrested last week in connection with the yendetta, most of them being baited out. The feud culminated to-day in the shooting of Henry Slater, in a street. He was sent to the hospital with five wounds. His assailant was arrested. Slater had been previously bailed in connection with the shooting of a. constable, and was also one of ihe men arrested for participation in the vendetta.