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Show k mm. Gunner Kills His Superior Oificer and Then Shoots Himself ! Victoria. B. C, Nov. 12. Gunner j Charles Radcllff. who shot and killed , his former friend. Corporal John i Bow lan, yesterday, and then committed commit-ted suicide after defying the ganl-j ganl-j son at Fort Macaulay for hours, had been guilty of boisterous conduct at I a banquet given the night 1-efore the I tragedy,, and, the corporlil had cnlled ) the gunner to order, whereat Radcllff became violently enraged Yesterday Row lan was in charge of four men employed in the fort and was returning to the barracks when he was shot by Radcliff as he entered the door, and fell dead In the doorway. door-way. Gunner Smith and Gunner Robertson, Robert-son, who were behind Bowlun, ran. the former taking refuge in the canteen can-teen and the latter running from the fort and giving the alarm Sergeants Clements and Elton, who went with a stretcher for Bowlan's body, were fired upon by the murderer murder-er and Sergeant Farley had a narrow escape while the force was surrounding surround-ing Radcllff. Radcllff llred six shots while the troops closed In and then placed his rifle to his left eye and blew off his head. While the troops were advancing Radeliff wrote this note, which was found beside the dead bodv: "I, Charles Radcliff. did shoot and I kill Corporal John Bowlan for a good reason. 1 m down aad out." |