["Whim Creek Murder", The Northern Times (Carnarvon, WA), Tuesday 26 March 1912, page 7]
WHIM CREEK MURDER
THREE YEARS' HARD LABOUR.
Roebourne, March 21.
The two foreigners charged with the murder of Darlington in a hotel brawl at Whim Creek on Christmas Eve, were tried here this week before Commissioner Keenan. Selon[sic] was sentenced to three years' hard labor, and the other was acquitted. As the fourteen witnesses from Balla Balla did not turn up, the evidence given by him at the inquest was accepted.
Perth, March 25.
The two Italians, Joseph Seleno and Joseph Capelli, who were charged with having murdered Thomas Darlington, at the Federal Hotel, Whim Creek, on December 23, resulted in Seleno being sentenced to three years' imprisonment. Capelli was discharged.
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Roebourne, March 25.
There was a severe blow at Port Hedland at 3 o'clock of the afternoon of the 20th inst. (Wednesday), when the s.s. Bullarra (Capt. Upjohn) left for Depuch Anchorage (Balla Balla) to pick up witnesses for the Whim Creek murder case. The weather was so bad that he put right out to sea. At five o'clock the weather was cyclonic and the vessel labored very heavily. At 2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon he took soundings and found a sandy bottom at 40 fathoms. At this time she rolled her funnel out, and could not keep her head up to the wind, so the captain put weather cloths in the after-rigging and on the after-sail to try and bring her up in the wind, but these were blown away twice. He then let go one anchor with 120 fathoms of anchor chain to bring the steamer's head up to the gale, which she then rode through. One hundred and ninety five bullocks were aboard, and forty of these were lost. There were also two passengers on board, but these are safe. When the weather cleared the boat was 27 miles north and 15 miles west of Legendre Island. The steamer is now lying off Point Samson effecting repairs. The captain intends building a galvanised smoke stack and proceeding on his voyage.
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