TRAGEDY AT ULTIMO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11505, 18 August 1899, Page 5

TRAGEDY AT ULTIMO.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, August 17.

A terrible tragedy, resulting in the death of Henry Williams and the serious wounding of two sisters named Absolom, dressmakers, occurred at Ultimo at a late hour last night. An accountant named Sydney Frederick Giblet, a distant relation of the Absoloms, a few days since proposed marriage to one of the girls, but was refused. He called at the house last night, in response to a note from Eliza Absolom, and when refused admittance he pushed his way inside. After a dispute Williams, who was present, induced him 'to leave. Shortly afterwards he returned, and when the door was opened Giblet began firing with a revolver. He shot Williams dead, through the breast, wounded Emma Absolom in the back and near the spinal column and tbigh. and aiso Lily Absolom in the thigh. Eliza Absolom had a narrow escape. Giblet rushed away, but was subsequently arrested at his lodgings. He admitted the shooting, and said he had intended to commit suicide, but found that;

the revolver was empty

Emma Absolom is in a precarious state. When Giblet proposed to Eliza they quarrelled, and lie was invited to the house with the intention of an explanation being made. After the shooting Gibleb reloaded his revolver, intending to ■ commit suicide, but a friend dissuaded him.