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MAN AND, WOMAN SHOT
DYING DEPOSITIONS TAKEN
Feeling Between Families. -
1, SYDNEY, Dec1 30— FrcUaidr Black
ridge (24) was seriouslv Mounded, and his
wife,, Elsie Blatkndge^ lccuv^d minor -in-
nirips. when n shot trim was nred at them
in Mew g street,^ Ultimo, last night Black
ndge is in the Sjdney Hospital m a criti
cal condition, and his dym,; depositions
hav e been taken Immediately after* (he
shooting, the Kegentstis^t police ai rested
a man, who ''was char^el with shootiLg
with intent to minder {'- \
The shooting arobe from a ciuaire' be-'
tween two tamihes lnnngv 111 Jl°WbSticet
Blackridge and his 'wife leside at Wom
erah avenue, Darlinghms*- About i)
o'clock last night, attompanied bv Black
ndge's brother, thev went to a j Louse m
Mews-street Not recpivirfe any rctponae
to his knocking, it is stutfd, Blackridge
began to kick on the door, when it open
ed suddenly and a shot was li*-ed*fiom a
single-ban elled 1 shot ^uti 1 rtdencc
Blackridge received the full force 01 it in
the chest and abdomen His wife, re
ceived slight wounds fc die 1*£ and arm,
and his brother was attucx on the fpot,
but'8a\ed from injmy by his boot.
When the police went to the house
latei, the dooi had to be kicked in It
fs stated that they were then contronted
by a man caiijniB a gun He' v\as ar-est-r
ed and taken to the hospit.il, where BJack
ridge's depositions werejaken in his pre
sence 1 «. ? f
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