WAIRARAPA.
[Fbom Oub Own GORBEBPOKDBITI I .]' ! .< JTHB OAHTJNGA, SHOOTING OiSXii V-A ! ..\ >.. . This case came on again for investigation be* : fore the bench of magistrates at Masterton on Wednesday laeti From the* evidence given? it) appeared that it wasaltogether a drunken squabble. The oomplainant, Campbell, it appeared Arrived ■«-. at the station from Castle Point on the jnoH»ing»; of the affray, -bringing with him a bottlepf brandy and a bottle of sherry, whioh he and the prisoner Mulcahey/ the overseer .of the station, drank. They then began quarrelling and fighting,, and in the souffle Mulcahey discharged a gun at Qampbell at only tf few yards distance from, him; but> f , . he could not swear whether it was, done- interi*; tionally or accidentally in the struggle. He;ftd- ? . mitted that he was greatly .excited; at the nmey t , and was' determined to heve^'another fight. Di?: % . Smith's evidence was to the effect that there could only have been a small charge of , powder, and -no j wadding in the gun, or the injuries would Kaive* proved fatal. Mulcahey reserved his jiefence; \ f and he was then "fully, committed, to take his trial ' ! at the next sitting of the Supreme- Court on. the, - charge of attempt to murder,. -.-,*-.. .' \ !\. : [ • v ". ll 'BiPiß.<"BHbbxiKa. ''...-,.. ; ; ; .. The Wairarapa will not send a single represent j. tative to.Auokland to contest for !tbeV ci&lpmal^ prizes, 38 being, the. highest score obtained by, the' competitors at the firiqg whioh came off at Oaf •. tertori on Wednesday. lastV. Some of the. best shots made the smallest s, cores. _ . THE ELECTIONS, { Mr Bunny has requested the electors. tP. meet . him in the school rooma q£ tbe.seyeral townships in the district during the, evenings of/ next week*' As.no contest is at present threatened, at least so, far as he is concerned, very* little interest appears; to be taken in the matter. Probably these meet- ; ings will be the means of putting some life into ' political parties here..' • ' : THB BATB CASE. ' The case of Lucas v Cotter, will come before the Resident Magistrate's Court at ; Featherstori on the3rdinst. It is a olaim for rates made at the annital meeting of the ratepayers of the Greytowri road distriot | and whether the decision be given ■ for or against the board- it will be taken to the Supreme Court for final hearing and decision. mastbbton; baohs. ; .'..-'..• : - Balrownie and several otbe.r.Wellingfcon. horses haveoomeup to contest ,for the prizes given., at the Masterton annual race meeting which comes . off on the Manaia racecourse on the 2nd instant. INriiTfBNZA. ' ,* .' ■', ;';.;.'! This epidemic is very prevalent just now in . this distriot. . , ,
WAIRARAPA.
Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3094, 5 January 1871, Page 3
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