ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE
SENSATION AT INVERCARGILL ASSAILANT COMMITS SUICIDE By Telegraph—Prc6e Association. Invercargiil, January 30. A sensational shooting affair occurred last night. Frederick Annison, an architect, about 50 years of age, met Margaret Brennan, a married woman, in Victoria Avenue, and after walking a short distance with her he suddenly drew a revolver and shot the woman through the throat. The woman succeeded in reaching home, and she was removed to the hospital in a serious condition. Annison disappeared, but was traced to a boardinghousej and when a detective arrived thero he oliot himself in the head, , death being instantaneous. The motive for the crime in unknown. The two had been on friendly terms, but latterly their relations had become strained. Annison had been despondent for some time, and. carried a revolver. He had threatened to commit suicide on the death of his wife two years ago. He became a regular visitor to Brennan's for the sake of company. He was originally a plasterer, and had lived in Natal and South Australia. He arrived in tho Dominion ten years ago, and went into business as an architect.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2991, 31 January 1917, Page 6
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