SEQUEL TO SHOOTING.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18259, 18 August 1921, Page 5

SEQUEL TO SHOOTING.

SHIP’S ENGINEER FINEST) £3U (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, August 17. Before his Honour, Mr Justice Sim, Acting Chief Justice, Charles Howard Tipping was charged in the Supreme Court to-day with that on May 4th last ho did attempt to murder Alfred James Pottinger. There was a second count against tile accused of causing actu>l bodily; harm under such circumstance, that if death had been caused he would have been guilty of manslqnghter. and a third count of assault so as to cause actual bodily barm. Accused pleaded not guilty. The occurrence which ted to the charge took place at Port Chalmers. Accused was the sixth engineer of an overseas vessel named the Mahia, and Pottinger was the fourth, engineer on the same steamer. The two men had shipped at London for the voyage and on the passage out had apparently been the best of friends. The other officers said that there had been no quarrel between them. On the afternoon in question, l<ottinger went ashore by himself at about 4 o’clock. He met accused and another engineer ' named Robertson, and they went to ■ hotels and had several drinks. When ' they returned aboard the vessel a quarrel ensued, and accused drew a •e”olvcr and shot Pottinger. Accused wt-s found I not guilty on the first and third counts, . and guilty on the second, with a strong recommendation to mercy. He was . fined £3O.