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COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
ALLEGED ATTEMPTING TO KILL.
TOOWOOMBA. April 10.
In the Police Court to-day, before Mr F C M Burne, PM, Ernest Wil- liam Greaves (45), stonemason, on re- mand, was charged with having at- tempted to kill Roland Edward Ziegler, at Toowoomba, on March 24. Detec- tive Sergeant Corbett prosecuted, and Mr N O Sullivan appeared for de-
fendant.
Detective Sergeant Corbett stated in evidence that defendant said he fired
four shots at Ziegler, and asked if he had killed him. Witness told him that he did not hit complainant. Dealing with the rifle and 21 bullets which weie obtained from the defendant's home, defendant said it was his weapon, and the one with which he tried to shoot Ziegler. On March 24
while returning home with his rations, defendant said he met Ziegler in Chelmsfoid Stieet, and after a scene
he got his rifle from home and fired four shots at him while he was walk- ing along the street.
Roland Edward Ziegler monumen- tal works propnetoi, Toowoomba, said defendant had worked for his firm. Defendant threatened to shoot him on March 23, and on the following day he met him in Chelmsford Street, when he asked defendant what he meant. Defendant again threatened to shoot him stone dead if he did not dismiss his (defendant's) son, and he had to strike him to defend himself.
Shortly after he saw defendart point- ing a rifle at him while he was walk- ing along the street, and he heard
two shots fired.
To Mr O Sullivan: He had heard that defendant was in distressed cir- cumstances. There had been a dispute about payment for a plan defendant had drawn in his own time, but the firm considered that as defendant had been paid 11/ over the award rate, had been given a bonus of £20 and had been paid £30 towards his expenses of coming fiom Melbourne, he had been treated fairly. He thought defendant was suffering from a delusion. De- fendent never blamed him for getting him dismissed from employment.
Other witnesses said defendant was very agitated after the occurrence.
Called foi the defence, Dr T M Hall said that when he examined de- fendant two months ago he was suf- fering from profound nervous dlsturb-
ance.
Defendant was committed for trial. He was allowed bail of £50.