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29 Mar 1869
A DREADFUL MURDER.
On Saturday an old miner named Patrick Bakey, on returning home from a visit to Eaglehawk with his wife and son, called at Dorman's shanty, at the head of Beelzebub Gully, and had some liquor. The person in charge of the shanty a man named W. Dousey made some disparaging remarks about Mrs Bakey, and this was resented hotly by her husband. The son also joined in the quarrel, and was hit by Dousey. This added fuel to the row, and Dousey and Bakey had a scuffle, but were separated by a colored man, and Bakey was taken outside. Dousey then went into a back room and brought out a gun and pointed it at Bakey, who was only a few feet off. Bakey told him to fire if he pleased, upon which Dousey fired, and the shot took effect in Bakey's abdomen, and he staggered and fell, exclaiming, " I did not think you would have shot me." The police and a doctor were at once sent for, and Senior Constable Mitchell with Dr Keiran soon arrived. The doctor, after examining the wounded man, said the case was a hopeless one,'and a magistrate had better be sent for'. Mr J. W. Williams was then brought, and he took Bakey's deposition, but he had only time to say that he knew he was dying, that all the doctors in the colony could not save him, and that Bill Dousey had shot him and would be hanged for it, and his spirit took its flight. Senior Constable Mitchell arrested Dousey, who was in the shanty, and took him to the lock-up. An inquest will be held on the body to-day.
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