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174092420 Friday 22 July 1892 Murder Near Cooktown Shooting Affray at Two Islands

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James Underwood15 facts`ex:james-underwood`

affiliatedWithFishing	Underwood Fishing Station
awaitsTrialAt	Cooktown Circuit Court
awaitsTrialAt	Circuit Court Cooktown
chargedWith	Murder of Mouri
chargedWithMurderOf	Mouri
committedToGaol	Townsville Gaol
implicatedByBeingOnlyPersonOnIsland
implicatesOwnership	Fishing Station Two Islands
possessesFishingStation
possessesWeapon	Rifle or Gun
reservedDefence	true
shoutedPhrase	Fetch the dingy back
underLegalObligationToStandTrial	Cooktown Circuit Court
wasOnlyManOn	Two Islands
wasOnlyManOnIsland	Two Islands

George Rotomah12 facts`ex:george-rotomah`

assertsExclusivity	James Underwood
commandsCrew	Aboriginal Boys
criticizesImplicitly	James Underwood
distinguishesInitialShot	Rifle Shot
heardSoundLike	Rifle Shot
heardSubsequentShots	6 or 7
instructedBoysTo	Heave Up Anchor Action
leadershipRoleOver	Crew Boys
testifiedVesselDistanceToShore	200
usesApproximateCount	six or seven
wasInChargeOf	Wairill
wasInChargeOf	Wairill Vessel

Dick Witness10 facts`ex:dick-witness`

believedShotNumberKilledMouri	11
countsTotalShotsApproximately	11
expressedBeliefThat	Eleventh Shot Killed Mouri
heardAdditionalShots	6
heardInitialShotsWhileHeaving	5 or 6
isAboriginalWitness	true
observedShotsHit	Main Mast and Sails
sawFiringFrom	Beach Two Islands
speculatesOnKillingShot	Eleventh Shot
testifiedBasedOnSight	Underwood Firing

Article8 facts`ex:article`

assumesReaderFamiliarityWith	Prior Coverage
evokesSympathyForVictim
framesEventAs	Murder
gathersFromSource	Dr Kortum Evidence
isOfGenre	newspaper-report
presupposesPriorKnowledgeOf	Mouri Shooting Event
referencesExternalSource	Independent Newspaper
reportsLegalProceeding	Underwood Charge Hearing

Mouri8 facts`ex:mouri`

employedOnBoard	Wairill
employedOnBoard	Wairill Vessel
employedOnVessel	Wairill
essentialRoleAsLaborer	Windlass Hauling
isAboriginalPerson	true
shotThrough	Head
wasHaulingOn	Windlass
wasHaulingOn	Windlass Wairill

Dr Kortum7 facts`ex:dr-kortum`

examinedSkullOf	Mouri
expressedOpinionOn	Skull Aperture Match
gaveOpinionOn	Skull Aperture Mouri
gaveOpinionThat	Skull Aperture Mouri
opinedThatSkullAperture	Skull Aperture of Mouri
opinionMatchesCalibre	Snider Bullet
reliesOnEvidence	Skull Examination

Trove Article 1740924207 facts`ex:trove-article-174092420`

appearsOnPage	7
hasTitle	Murder Near Cooktown. Shooting Affray at Two Islands.
hasTroveId	174092420
hasUrl	https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/174092420
publishedIn	Telegraph Brisbane
publishedInNewspaper	Telegraph Brisbane Newspaper
publishedOn	1892-07-22

Toby Witness6 facts`ex:toby-witness`

heardShotsFromShore	7
heardShoutFrom	James Underwood
isAboriginalWitness	true
providedEyewitnessAccount	Underwood Shout
testifiedBasedOnHearing	Shore Shots
testifiedVesselDistanceTo	60

Paddy Witness5 facts`ex:paddy-witness`

isAboriginalWitness	true
sawFiringAt	Wairill Vessel
sequencesShotsToKill	Sixth Shot
testifiedKillingShotNumber	6
testifiedShotsWhileHauling	6

Telegraph Brisbane5 facts`ex:telegraph-brisbane`

coversEventIn	Cooktown Region
isQueenslandNewspaper	Qld
publicationPeriodEnds	1947
publicationPeriodStarts	1872
publishedInLocation	Brisbane

Two Islands5 facts`ex:two-islands`

associatedWith	Beche De Mer Fishing
distanceInMilesFrom	27
hostsFishingStation	Underwood Fishing Station
located27MilesNorthEastOf	Cooktown
locatedNorthEastOf	Cooktown

Underwood Charge Hearing5 facts`ex:underwood-charge-hearing`

continuedOnDate	1892-07-06
continuedOnDate	1892-07-07
continuedOnDate	1892-07-04
heldIn	Cooktown
presidedOverBy	Police Magistrate Cooktown

Wairill Vessel5 facts`ex:wairill-vessel`

isBecheDeMerVessel	true
positionRelativeToShore	Anchor Off Station
spatialDistanceFromShorePerGeorge	200
spatialDistanceFromShorePerToby	60
wasAnchoredOff	Underwood Fishing Station

Mouri Shooting Event4 facts`ex:mouri-shooting-event`

contextualizedInColonialAustralia
occurredAtLocation	Two Islands
occurredOnMoonlightNight
occurredOnOrAbout	1892-04-11

Wairill4 facts`ex:wairill`

atAnchorOff	Underwood Fishing Station
positionedNearShore	Two Islands
presupposesCrewPresence	Aboriginal Boys
wasAtAnchorOff	Underwoods Fishing Station

Crew Boys3 facts`ex:crew-boys`

existAsCrewMembers	true
reportedThat	Mouri
reportedThat	Mouri Dead

Dick3 facts`ex:dick`

sawFiringFrom	James Underwood
sawShotsHit	Sails Wairill
sawShotsHit	Main Mast Wairill

Dick a3 facts`ex:dick-a`

observedShotsHit	Sails Wairill
observedShotsHit	Main Mast Wairill
sawFiring	James Underwood

Hearing Against Underwood3 facts`ex:hearing-against-underwood`

beforeAuthority	Police Magistrate Cooktown
continuedAtLocation	Cooktown
resultsInCommittal	James Underwood

Hearing James Underwood3 facts`ex:hearing-james-underwood`

beforeAuthority	Police Magistrate Cooktown
heldAtLocation	Cooktown
resultsIn	Commitment to Gaol

Independent Newspaper3 facts`ex:independent-newspaper`

providesSourceFor	Dr Kortum Opinion
sourceOfInformation	Dr Kortum Testimony
sourceOfMedicalEvidence	Dr Kortum

Police Magistrate Cooktown3 facts`ex:police-magistrate-cooktown`

conductedHearing	Hearing Against Underwood
exercisesAuthority	Hearing James Underwood
presupposesGuiltEvaluation	Commitment to Trial

Telegraph Brisbane Newspaper3 facts`ex:telegraph-brisbane-newspaper`

publishedInLocation	Brisbane
publishedInState	Queensland
reportsOnEventAt	Cooktown

Text3 facts`ex:text`

attributesClaimTo	Independent Newspaper
hedgesWithOrAbout	Mouri Shooting Date
usesScareQuotesFor	Boys

Article Author2 facts`ex:article-author`

assumesReaderRecall	Prior Coverage
impliesGuiltOf	James Underwood

Beach Two Islands2 facts`ex:beach-two-islands`

firingPositionOf	James Underwood
siteOfFiringPosition	James Underwood

Billy Witness2 facts`ex:billy-witness`

isAboriginalWitness	true
sawOnBeachWith	Gun

Circuit Court Cooktown2 facts`ex:circuit-court-cooktown`

deonticallyRequires	Trial Proceeding
venueForUpcomingTrial	Trial Underwood Murder

Dingy2 facts`ex:dingy`

calledBackBy	James Underwood
implicatesRetrieval	James Underwood Shout

Incident Murder Mouri2 facts`ex:incident-murder-mouri`

occurredAtLocation	Two Islands
precededBy	Hearing Against Underwood

Jacky Witness2 facts`ex:jacky-witness`

isAboriginalWitness	true
sawFire	James Underwood

Moonlight2 facts`ex:moonlight`

enabledVisibility	Sightings of Underwood
enablesVisibilityForWitnesses	Sight Testimonies

Mouri Death2 facts`ex:mouri-death`

causedBy	Gunshot From Shore
causedBy	Shots Fired Shore

Mouri Shooting Weapon2 facts`ex:mouri-shooting-weapon`

reportedlyFiredFromShore	true
saidToBeFiredFrom	Shore of Two Islands

Murder of Mouri2 facts`ex:murder-of-mouri`

occurredAtLocation	Two Islands
victim	Mouri

Skull Aperture Mouri2 facts`ex:skull-aperture-mouri`

correspondsToCalibreOf	Snider Bullet
evidenceFor	Snider Bullet

Snider Bullet2 facts`ex:snider-bullet`

matchesWound	Skull Aperture Mouri
matchesWoundEvidence	Skull Aperture

Underwood Fishing Station2 facts`ex:underwood-fishing-station`

locatedAt	Two Islands
ownedBy	James Underwood

Underwoods Fishing Station2 facts`ex:underwoods-fishing-station`

locatedAt	Two Islands
partOf	Two Islands

Aboriginals1 fact`ex:aboriginals`

referredToAsBoys

true

Anchor1 fact`ex:anchor`

presupposedToBeHeaved

Anchor Heaving1 fact`ex:anchor-heaving`

occurredDuring

Shots Sequence

Anchor Heaving Wairill1 fact`ex:anchor-heaving-wairill`

precededBy

Initial Shots

Anchor Wairill1 fact`ex:anchor-wairill`

heavedUpAfter

Initial Rifle Shot

Article Text1 fact`ex:article-text`

referencesPriorPublication

Independent Newspaper

Article Trove 1740924201 fact`ex:article-trove-174092420`

publishedInNewspaper

Telegraph Brisbane

Billy1 fact`ex:billy`

sawOnBeachWith

James Underwood

Billy a1 fact`ex:billy-a`

sawOnBeachWithGun

James Underwood

Crew Reaction1 fact`ex:crew-reaction`

causedByFearFromShots

Ran Aft

Crew Wairill1 fact`ex:crew-wairill`

consistsOf

Aboriginal Boys

Dinghy1 fact`ex:dinghy`

existsAsPresupposedObject

true

Dr Kortum Opinion1 fact`ex:dr-kortum-opinion`

supportsWeaponType

Snider Rifle

Gaol Commitment1 fact`ex:gaol-commitment`

teleologicallyServes

Await Trial

Gun1 fact`ex:gun`

heldByUnderwood

Initial Rifle Shot1 fact`ex:initial-rifle-shot`

preceded

Subsequent Six or Seven Shots

Jacky1 fact`ex:jacky`

sawFire

James Underwood

Jacky a1 fact`ex:jacky-a`

sawFire

James Underwood

Mouri Falling1 fact`ex:mouri-falling`

preceded

Post Fall Shots

Multiple Witnesses1 fact`ex:multiple-witnesses`

collectivelyAccuse

James Underwood

Murder Charge1 fact`ex:murder-charge`

entailsIntent

James Underwood

Paddy1 fact`ex:paddy`

sawFiringAtShip

James Underwood

Paddy a1 fact`ex:paddy-a`

sawFiringAtShip

James Underwood

Shots After Death1 fact`ex:shots-after-death`

continuedFiring

James Underwood

Shots Fired Shore1 fact`ex:shots-fired-shore`

directedAt

Wairill

Shots Post Mouri1 fact`ex:shots-post-mouri`

targetedVesselStructure

Main Mast

Skull Aperture of Mouri1 fact`ex:skull-aperture-of-mouri`

correspondsWithCalibreOf

Snider Bullet

Toby1 fact`ex:toby`

heardShoutFrom

James Underwood

Toby Witness Testimony1 fact`ex:toby-witness-testimony`

contrastsWith

George Rotomah Testimony

Townsville Gaol1 fact`ex:townsville-gaol`

detentionLocationFor

James Underwood

Underwood Shout Event1 fact`ex:underwood-shout-event`

preceded

Shore Shots Event

Underwood Trial1 fact`ex:underwood-trial`

scheduledOn

1892-09-20

Windlass Wairill1 fact`ex:windlass-wairill`

usedBy

Mouri

Witnesses1 fact`ex:witnesses`

provideEyewitnessAccounts

James Underwood Firing

Witnesses Aboriginals1 fact`ex:witnesses-aboriginals`

collectivelyAccuse

James Underwood

Witness Testimonies1 fact`ex:witness-testimonies`

consistentOnPerpetrator

James Underwood

174092420 Friday 22 July 1892 Murder Near Cooktown Shooting Affray at Two Islands

Facts in this context

James Underwood15 factsex:james-underwood

George Rotomah12 factsex:george-rotomah

Dick Witness10 factsex:dick-witness

Article8 factsex:article

Mouri8 factsex:mouri

Dr Kortum7 factsex:dr-kortum

Trove Article 1740924207 factsex:trove-article-174092420

Toby Witness6 factsex:toby-witness

Paddy Witness5 factsex:paddy-witness

Telegraph Brisbane5 factsex:telegraph-brisbane

Two Islands5 factsex:two-islands

Underwood Charge Hearing5 factsex:underwood-charge-hearing

Wairill Vessel5 factsex:wairill-vessel

Mouri Shooting Event4 factsex:mouri-shooting-event

Wairill4 factsex:wairill

Crew Boys3 factsex:crew-boys

Dick3 factsex:dick

Dick a3 factsex:dick-a

Hearing Against Underwood3 factsex:hearing-against-underwood

Hearing James Underwood3 factsex:hearing-james-underwood

Independent Newspaper3 factsex:independent-newspaper

Police Magistrate Cooktown3 factsex:police-magistrate-cooktown

Telegraph Brisbane Newspaper3 factsex:telegraph-brisbane-newspaper

Text3 factsex:text

Article Author2 factsex:article-author

Beach Two Islands2 factsex:beach-two-islands

Billy Witness2 factsex:billy-witness

Circuit Court Cooktown2 factsex:circuit-court-cooktown

Dingy2 factsex:dingy

Incident Murder Mouri2 factsex:incident-murder-mouri

Jacky Witness2 factsex:jacky-witness

Moonlight2 factsex:moonlight

Mouri Death2 factsex:mouri-death

Mouri Shooting Weapon2 factsex:mouri-shooting-weapon

Murder of Mouri2 factsex:murder-of-mouri

Skull Aperture Mouri2 factsex:skull-aperture-mouri

Snider Bullet2 factsex:snider-bullet

Underwood Fishing Station2 factsex:underwood-fishing-station

Underwoods Fishing Station2 factsex:underwoods-fishing-station

Aboriginals1 factex:aboriginals

Anchor1 factex:anchor

Anchor Heaving1 factex:anchor-heaving

Anchor Heaving Wairill1 factex:anchor-heaving-wairill

Anchor Wairill1 factex:anchor-wairill

Article Text1 factex:article-text

Article Trove 1740924201 factex:article-trove-174092420

Billy1 factex:billy

Billy a1 factex:billy-a

Crew Reaction1 factex:crew-reaction

Crew Wairill1 factex:crew-wairill

Dinghy1 factex:dinghy

Dr Kortum Opinion1 factex:dr-kortum-opinion

Gaol Commitment1 factex:gaol-commitment

Gun1 factex:gun

Initial Rifle Shot1 factex:initial-rifle-shot

Jacky1 factex:jacky

Jacky a1 factex:jacky-a

Mouri Falling1 factex:mouri-falling

Multiple Witnesses1 factex:multiple-witnesses

Murder Charge1 factex:murder-charge

Paddy1 factex:paddy

Paddy a1 factex:paddy-a

Shots After Death1 factex:shots-after-death

Shots Fired Shore1 factex:shots-fired-shore

Shots Post Mouri1 factex:shots-post-mouri

Skull Aperture of Mouri1 factex:skull-aperture-of-mouri

Toby1 factex:toby

Toby Witness Testimony1 factex:toby-witness-testimony

Townsville Gaol1 factex:townsville-gaol

Underwood Shout Event1 factex:underwood-shout-event

Underwood Trial1 factex:underwood-trial

Windlass Wairill1 factex:windlass-wairill

Witnesses1 factex:witnesses

Witnesses Aboriginals1 factex:witnesses-aboriginals

Witness Testimonies1 factex:witness-testimonies

James Underwood15 facts`ex:james-underwood`

George Rotomah12 facts`ex:george-rotomah`

Dick Witness10 facts`ex:dick-witness`

Article8 facts`ex:article`

Mouri8 facts`ex:mouri`

Dr Kortum7 facts`ex:dr-kortum`

Trove Article 1740924207 facts`ex:trove-article-174092420`

Toby Witness6 facts`ex:toby-witness`

Paddy Witness5 facts`ex:paddy-witness`

Telegraph Brisbane5 facts`ex:telegraph-brisbane`

Two Islands5 facts`ex:two-islands`

Underwood Charge Hearing5 facts`ex:underwood-charge-hearing`

Wairill Vessel5 facts`ex:wairill-vessel`

Mouri Shooting Event4 facts`ex:mouri-shooting-event`

Wairill4 facts`ex:wairill`

Crew Boys3 facts`ex:crew-boys`

Dick3 facts`ex:dick`

Dick a3 facts`ex:dick-a`

Hearing Against Underwood3 facts`ex:hearing-against-underwood`

Hearing James Underwood3 facts`ex:hearing-james-underwood`

Independent Newspaper3 facts`ex:independent-newspaper`

Police Magistrate Cooktown3 facts`ex:police-magistrate-cooktown`

Telegraph Brisbane Newspaper3 facts`ex:telegraph-brisbane-newspaper`

Text3 facts`ex:text`

Article Author2 facts`ex:article-author`

Beach Two Islands2 facts`ex:beach-two-islands`

Billy Witness2 facts`ex:billy-witness`

Circuit Court Cooktown2 facts`ex:circuit-court-cooktown`

Dingy2 facts`ex:dingy`

Incident Murder Mouri2 facts`ex:incident-murder-mouri`

Jacky Witness2 facts`ex:jacky-witness`

Moonlight2 facts`ex:moonlight`

Mouri Death2 facts`ex:mouri-death`

Mouri Shooting Weapon2 facts`ex:mouri-shooting-weapon`

Murder of Mouri2 facts`ex:murder-of-mouri`

Skull Aperture Mouri2 facts`ex:skull-aperture-mouri`

Snider Bullet2 facts`ex:snider-bullet`

Underwood Fishing Station2 facts`ex:underwood-fishing-station`

Underwoods Fishing Station2 facts`ex:underwoods-fishing-station`

Aboriginals1 fact`ex:aboriginals`

Anchor1 fact`ex:anchor`

Anchor Heaving1 fact`ex:anchor-heaving`

Anchor Heaving Wairill1 fact`ex:anchor-heaving-wairill`

Anchor Wairill1 fact`ex:anchor-wairill`

Article Text1 fact`ex:article-text`

Article Trove 1740924201 fact`ex:article-trove-174092420`

Billy1 fact`ex:billy`

Billy a1 fact`ex:billy-a`

Crew Reaction1 fact`ex:crew-reaction`

Crew Wairill1 fact`ex:crew-wairill`

Dinghy1 fact`ex:dinghy`

Dr Kortum Opinion1 fact`ex:dr-kortum-opinion`

Gaol Commitment1 fact`ex:gaol-commitment`

Gun1 fact`ex:gun`

Initial Rifle Shot1 fact`ex:initial-rifle-shot`

Jacky1 fact`ex:jacky`

Jacky a1 fact`ex:jacky-a`

Mouri Falling1 fact`ex:mouri-falling`

Multiple Witnesses1 fact`ex:multiple-witnesses`

Murder Charge1 fact`ex:murder-charge`

Paddy1 fact`ex:paddy`

Paddy a1 fact`ex:paddy-a`

Shots After Death1 fact`ex:shots-after-death`

Shots Fired Shore1 fact`ex:shots-fired-shore`

Shots Post Mouri1 fact`ex:shots-post-mouri`

Skull Aperture of Mouri1 fact`ex:skull-aperture-of-mouri`

Toby1 fact`ex:toby`

Toby Witness Testimony1 fact`ex:toby-witness-testimony`

Townsville Gaol1 fact`ex:townsville-gaol`

Underwood Shout Event1 fact`ex:underwood-shout-event`

Underwood Trial1 fact`ex:underwood-trial`

Windlass Wairill1 fact`ex:windlass-wairill`

Witnesses1 fact`ex:witnesses`

Witnesses Aboriginals1 fact`ex:witnesses-aboriginals`

Witness Testimonies1 fact`ex:witness-testimonies`