TAKAPUNA SHOOTING CASE

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2392, 6 January 1909, Page 5

TAKAPUNA SHOOTING CASE

REDUCED TO COMMON ASSAULT

ITkkss Association, j AUCKLAND,, Jan. o. The hearing of evidence in the 1«kapnua shooting case, which occurred 011 Christmas Eve, -occupied a greatportion of to-day at the Police Coni t. It will be remembered that a iarmer, Nicholas Casey, on the night in question went to t-lu* house ot \Y. E. Speck, a neighbor, -and called lnm out. There followed the firing ot » gun, and the voluntary surrender ot Casev.' who was charged with attempted murder. The evidence showed that Casey bad for some time been. . annoyed -by the visits of Spec-k- to jus house, rightly or wrongly iormmg the opinion that as Speck w-as a married man bis attentions to accused s 16-v ear-old daughter were undesirable. Casey and others deposed- that ibe former repeatedlv warned Specie not to come to accused’s place, and that no notice was taken of these . warnings. Speck denied that such. Tv,*u*nimi had boon <2;iven, but 31r. r c. Kettle clearly intimated that, he disbelieved this. Casscy s defence was that lie-had merely fired the gun to frighten Speck. In the* end tire by consent o\ “the Irate, reduced to one of common aosi'ih. to which Casey pleaded guilty. He was’convicted of the Ices or offence and discharged.