ATEEMPTED MURDER IN AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1315, 13 May 1897, Page 38

ATEEMPTED MURDER IN AUCKLAND.

Auckland, May 8. A master mariner named James Lowrio was arrested to-day on a charge of having assaulted his wife and two sons with intent to kill them. Apparently the occurrence was a most sensational one. Lowrie’s wife and family live on the Epsom road. Until last October the husband had not been home for about ten years. On the date mentioned, Lowrie, who is 62 years of age, arrived home, and it is alleged that he wanted his family to support him. Out of this proposal considerable domestic friction arose, which culminated this morning in what is alleged to have been an attempt to shoot Mrs Lowrie. Mrs Lowrie states that shortly before S o’clock she was standing at the door of the cottage with her two sons when her husband fired at them with a revolver. She shut the door as soon as she saw the weapon, and the bullet lodged in the lintel. Her husband then went round the house, broke a window, and then fired another shot. This bullet was found in the sill of the door. He then went round the house with a piece of scantling and broke all the windows in the house. The family state that another shot was fired, but this bullet has not been found. Acting upon this information, Constable Hinton went in search of the man, and about noon met him on the Great North road, in Eden terrace district, coming towards town. He at once took Lowrie into custody, and, upon searching him, found in his possession, a bulldog revolver, three barrels of which were empty and the other two loaded. Lowrie was brought to Auckland.

Auckland, May 10. Archibald McKee, on a charge of attempting to murder Postmaster Clough at Te Aroha, has been remanded to Te Aroha. James Lowi'ie, on a charge of attempting to murder his wife and two sons, has been remanded till Wednesday. He claimed to be an American subject, and desired to communicate with the Consul.