AN INVERCARGILL SENSATION

Evening Star, Issue 16335, 30 January 1917, Page 4

AN INVERCARGILL SENSATION

ARCHITECT WOUNDS MARRIED WOMAN. . AND AFTERWARDS COMMITS SUICIDE. [Pea United Press Association.! INVERCARGILL, January 30. A sensational shooting case occurred last n u Frederick Annison. architect about 50. met Margaret Brennan, a married woman, in Victoria avenue, and after walking a. short distance suddenly drew a revolver and shot the woman through the throat. Ihe woman succeeded in reaching her homo, and was removed to the hospital in a serious condition. Annison disapP™ ‘ -Ji,' 1 " a s traced to a boardingWn cif T ni !i n amv<vl Fe 8h0( ’rneoi V ° d ? aUl linstall--■ancon* Tne motive 3S unknown. Thf two had boon on friendly terms, but lattely relations liacl been strained. Armison was despondent, carrirrl a r der'ih I 're threatened suicide cm the doal-h of j]j6 vnfo two roars a™ Ho ho came a regular visitor to the Brennans for company. He was originalh- a plasterer Si^nd'* 1 * n Ni ltnl . and in South Ans re - ?" fT'’ ln ? 111 thc Dnminion V M-Ue w:o started n, business as an arcin' [Special to the ' Star.’] . INVERCARGILL. January 30 1,,- Flared-tho principal role • la. t Plants double sensation, is a Bluff Jcsidcnt, who pmetised as an architect -it was h -,h T'c7 Sill and Annwon was about h7 years of ago, and of stout build, short, stature, and florid comRnd 10 ” - ! Te i or 'S lna Hr came from England, where ho was a. plasterer bv trade For some years he was Jiving in Natal' and later m South Australia, where he U’ a ‘Ined, 1 ned , , 0n . ccmin S 10 years ago to Now Zealand he- set up as an architect at Gore and eight years ago entered into partnership with Mr Peter Walker, but the ,:avtwas dissolved. Annison then set up business at Invercargill and Bluff on his own account, but having no diplomas lie cannot be said to have been verv sueccftMiil, and latterly has had vorv j ill 1 g business. JI is office was burnt out under somewhat suspicious circumstances a few months ago. His wife died at Bluff two year? ago, and since then he appears to have drifted. During the past few weeks ho has been, noticeably of a brooding inclination, and thc depressing heat of the past two days has seemingly been (he culminating lai tor in the unfortunate double event of last night and this morning.