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At the Waggs Police Court, on the @int inut., Daniel Boon was charged with the wilful murder of Alex, M'Mullen, blacksmith, Inte of North Waggs. Mr. Fitzhardinge appeared for the de fence ; Mr. Sub-inspector Meares conducted the Prosecution. The following evidence was taken :— Patrick Ryan deposed: I am a constable sta tioned at Wagga ; I was on duty on the Lowd in Fitzmaurice street, and I saw the prisoner coming up the street . I was going over to meet him as I wanted to see him, but before I got to him I saw two men standing on the footway in front of Mr. Rand's shop . I was some distance from prisoner Boon at the time, but as I came on I heard Boon say to the two men, “You need not be standing there grinning at me, you should pay me what you owe me. Boon then advanced and struck one man and then the other, and they both fell on the pavement; [ then took Boon in custody on the charge of asantting these ann and took him to the lock w Seon Sortes semalt on Eos toe hares Me i ane met ages also as a murderer;” 1 said, “1 Lye 2” previously to the Teen on day fa hip in a schcemedi; cad ote a to one on Graham, who sand to me, hee pene i Untied pao aap lt pe shot over there .” I asked Graham who had been shot, and he said M'Mullen, and that, Danie act baer eg the cap he Si ie 7 Mepectar told me the charge against Hoon was shooting with nn sere tee M'Mullen . I did charge Boon in the lock-up, made answer and said, “ That is right, to murder him, he then called me a swindler and a great many times; he has an nouved me a great deal, and would ‘not pay me Monnack Ryn dp. Thi r ite the pae morning, by instructions, Vee went where ‘was in enatody, and saw net he very much affected when he saw me; after a few mintutes I said, “I cin you with the wilful murder of Alexander M‘Mullen ;” the began to cry a ol ‘tear ; I waited n minutes and mid, “ Do you hear that pri voner and yes; he further said, “I am very sorry, if I had taken good advice this would not have ; I have had good advice, I blame the dri Micheal Stanton, on an dle; : Tama scar residing at Nandl waa employed the late Alosanter ‘Mullen ; I Nan eh bach sete Unie at anc I know the prisoner as Daniel Hoon ; I saw him on the 10th at M'Mullen's blacksmith's yard, about 6 o'clock in the afternoon; he had a double barrelled gun with him ; Wilallen was goin out of the front door of the shop at the time of Boon's arrival; prisoner came to meet him; M'Mallen bid “Good day , prisoner said, “Will you pay me my rent M'Mallen said,“ I have no money with me now, and there is no need to bring manes Hemnet then foated the hammer of the gun (which had been on cock previously), but did not put the gun down ; both then walked towards a dry prisoner again asked for a cheque, and he then turned round, an pe gre age phere six paces ; I had ng towards my work; the pr Bema? npr then eeseae me “Will you ow me my rent, or will you not I waited from my bench to the door, ani on M'Mullen aalYy 1 am a legally vilified medical practitioner; 1] remember on day, the L0ts mutant; 1 was called in the afternoon of that day to attemt Alexander M'Mallen ; 1 went over to his place; 1 found him lying on a bed in the blacksmith's shop ; 1 4 him and found him auffering from a unshot wound in the left side of the neck and tiller; there were about 100 perforations visible externally ; the hemorrhage was of an arterial color ; the laceration was extensive, both on the muscular and cellular tissues of the neck and shoulder; he was covered with cold eer mtion, and was greatly confused in mind, and very great; the shock to the system had been very great; extracted some of the shot ; those need are ae ; Tate ended deceased up to his f or the 16th ; the day after M'Mullen was shot, I saw Dr. O'Connor in commuication with him; the deceased seemed to improve at the beginning ; 1 saw him on the morning of Sunday, when he died ; he was very low then, and the wounds were much suppurated ; I next saw the body in the afternoon of the sane day, the de cause having died a short time previously ; I held a mortem examination next day with Dr. Dor. [The doctor here gave a descrip tion of the examination, which showed that death had been caused by pus-poisoning, the result of the nouns received by Fvcense| Morgan O'Connor, any qualified medical practitioner, darro ‘the evidence of Dr. ‘on a worth relative to the wounds M‘Mullen had received and the care of his death, Dr. We Commins (re-vablet) deposed Thee
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Albury Banner and Wodonga Express
Albury, New South Wales, AU
Sat, Jan 29, 1876
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