The Accidental Death of Thomas Lowe 1871

August 1871– I had clipped this to remember and lost part of the article.. but I found out I had written about it in 2016– click here.. Murder in Carleton Place –Peter Cairns

Perth Courier, October 28, 1870

The Queen Versus Peter Cairns—On the 21^st day of August last, the prisoner was playing with one Simmons and a young boy named Thomas Lowe, son of Mrs. Lowe who keeps a boarding house at Carleton Place. Thomas Lowe got hurt and began to cry, and the prisoner took down a double barrel shotgun from the wall and said he would shoot the boy if he did not stop crying. Simmons told him to take care, the gun was loaded. Notwithstanding the warning, the prisoner raised the gun and fired at the child, the charge passing through his chest and he died in a few minutes. There being no evidence of malice aforethought, but a clear case of criminal negligence, the grave charge of murder was withdrawn and the charge of manslaughter was returned. Sentenced to 12 months in the common gaol at hard labour.

LOWE
First Name
Thomas
Transcription
Thomas
Son Of
Henry & Lucinda Lowe
Died,Aug,21,1871
Aged,11,Yrs.

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