THE WESTPORT SHOOTING FATALITY.
{By Telegraph—Press Association.)
Westport, Yesterday,
In connection with the death of Lily Herring, her brothers- varied their story when on oath at the inquest. Edwin Herring, aged 15 years, said he loaded the gun in the kitchen with the intention of shooting a blue crane that he had several times seen outside lately. He picked up the gun and placed it at half-cock, threw it over his shoulder, and was walking down the passage when it accidently went off and shot his sister, who was behind him. He and his brother when they saw she was dead were frightened and ran away. A verdict of accidentally killed was returned.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXX, Issue 8452, 17 May 1906, Page 5
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113THE WESTPORT SHOOTING FATALITY. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXX, Issue 8452, 17 May 1906, Page 5
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