The trial of Miss Audrey Juenb] fw the murder of the young man Gidley, at the Charity Ball held at State Government House, Perth, Proved one of the most sensational ever experienced in the Common wealth, The evidence did reflect any creditable lights upon Gidley's behaviour to the girl, nor upon his morals. He practiced the profession of a smuggler it woul seem, without corapunetion, He! had led Miss Jacob to believe he would marry her, had encouraged her to leave the protection of] her home, finding the circumstances there did' not suit him, even after he had caused the mother to quarrel with the father, who in consequence was foreed to leave home. Gidley' seemed to have acted as mischief maker both in the her home and domestic ith her people. Then, when an; Eyglish girl to whom his people Was engaged, started for! him, he suggests edged' engagement to the Australian lass should be} broken off, but kept secretly Eventually he refused to meet his Australian fiancee, or to. speak to her.
Finally, he appears ata public entertainment and. openly geet and insuleute' the whose futher an other he has parted, whose father' livelihucd he "has endeavoured it would seem tw injure, and whom he hud led to leave her mother's house, Jacch rushed from the ball-upset by his treatment, to rooms close by. ver given her by a ance met through this, and her rosary' in her. ha went to the Roman Catholic Cathedral to make her peace with the Diety, having it in her mind to shoot herself. After Praying for some time she became Soathed bythe quiet atmosphere of the church, and left to go in search of her friend still at the bull, At the ballroom she saw Gidley still dancing, and in a last hopeful effort} to get ain explanation of his curious} behaviour she approached him. He] turned deliberately from her as if} ske were the most entire stranger. Dazed and hurt afresh by this action, she clutched spasmodically the revolver, which was still in her hand with her rosary and handkerchief, and it went off, killing Gidley with shot through the heart, Bystander there at, the time of the shooting, said that there} Was no effort.on the unfortunate, young girl's part to alm.. The po-Jice-woman jin: charge- of sraienen tothe effec that thera as ina ose atate as from!
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