ATTEMPTED FRATRICIDE.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1599, 3 February 1906, Page 3

ATTEMPTED FRATRICIDE.

IVECI'LJAii CASK AT AUCKLAND. John McKenzie, a resident of Scotia Place, Newton (Auckland), was in a room talking' to J tunes Olive on Wednesday evening, when, it is alleged, his brother James entered, and planting himself against the door, drew a six-chambered revolver, and exclaimed: J have come to shoot my brother arid then myself." John McKenzie lost no time in getting behind a door, '1 he intruder is said to have turned his attention to Olive, pointing- the revolver at him, and threatened also to shoot him. John McKenzie went for the police, and Olive succeeded in restraining James until a constable arrived, and wrested the weapon from the man's grasp. l-inding it fully loaded he arrested him on a rharg'u of presenting a revolver at his brother. James McKenzie was charged on I hursday with presenting a loaded revolver at his brother and threatening to shoot, lorn. John McKenzie staled that he was playing cards with some friends in his 'house when the licensed suddenly entered. He saw he had a revolver and called out. " Look : out ; he's got a revolver." Witness j then stepped behind u door, "whereupon accused said : " I v come to shoot mv brother and nobody else." Witness telephoned for the police. IJe thought he had gone out of his mind. He had not seen him lor three months previous. He had not been on very good terms with the accused of late* Jle i had given no occasion for his action., Accused had threatened to shoot him, once before, but fitness had not held the threat seriously, ( onslable Tait deposed that when asked tor the revolver, accused answered :"It sno good. \oti won't give it back to me. ff I don't use it on someone 1 had better use it on myself. L did not expect to end this way. 1 intended to risk nothing huf meant lo shoot him and then myself." I he accused expressed a wish*, to call evidence showing provocation and injury done him by Ms brother, but, on the magistrates advice, he reserved his evidence lor the higher court, and was committed for trial.