W. N. Lester, the engineer residing at 24 Seward Road, who is charged with attempting to murder John Welsh, an unemployed seaman, by shooting him with an automatic pistol, made his second appearance at H.M. Police Court Inst Friday befor Mr. G. W. King. Lester is alleged to have shot a man named Welsh fin the Wayport Rooms shortly after four o'clock on the afternoon of the 13th instant after accusing the latter, who is now in the General Hospital, of stealing his clothing. Maitland prosecuted for Chief Det-Insp. Cruickshank was jealled to repeat the evidence of arrest he gave when defendant first jeame before Judge Grain, presiding in the absence of the Magistrate.
Dr. No-Hay Bolton was called. He stated that he attended Welsh in the General Hospital on.the 14th instant, and found—him' suffering from a bullet wound which penetrated through the abdomen where it joins the thigh, and after taking downward, backward and outward course finished inside the body, where the bullet, which inflicted the wound, still remained. The reason the bullet had not been removed was that to do s0 would be a dangerous proceeding. It was doing no harm where it was.
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