A CHRISTCHURCH SENSATION.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13707, 23 September 1908, Page 3

A CHRISTCHURCH SENSATION.

A YOUNG MAX SHOT. At midnight of Monday two men, Mt6srs F. A. Hornibrook and X. Braggs, who were cycling ulong the road on the eastern side of Cranmer Square, Cbrktchurch, heard groan* coming from the direction of a tree close to the footpath near the Cluster Street entrance. A man's voice was calling for a light, and they went at once to the spot. They found a young man lying on the gracs in considerable agony, complaining thai be ibud been nhot by a man whom he could not identify. Mr Baggs saw that the yonng man's waistcoat in tlie region of the heart was smouldering near a buJlethole, and at once put out the fire. Mr i Hornibrook meauwhite bicycled lo the police station. Within a quarter of an hour half a dozen pei&ons were congregated ,at the spot, the ambulance was summoned, and Dr Irving w;«> bent for. The young man iva a lying do.-e to a seat alongside a lie.. • tie w..0 in con--.nkrable pain, and could s|>euk with difticulty. he gave hi-? nam..- av Charles Uryeut'iii. ami said that Ik- lived with his mother at 114. IVtet borough k'ici. Hk, story, told quite lucuily. wtu, th.it be had gone to Cranmer Square lute that night to meet a young man. He could not say who= th* young man war.. While he was waiting and sitting on the end of a teat another oldety man, wearing blue goggles, came suddenly from behind the tree and asked what he was waiting for. lie le plied that he was waiting lor a young man. IJ»> questioner then oaui, ."is it a young man or a young woman?' lie tcplied, " A young man." The ei<ici 111,11 Uku naid,

'" 1 am the young man, ami thawing a tevolver, shot him. Itiyenton averred that he had been nhot hum bdiiml, but this was evidently not so, lot me ou.ict wound was plainly visible in lioiii.' Bryeutun was questioned by seveial different pi-root*, but lie btuck to the name storv.

Near the »>ceiie of the occurrence, and on the f>tat directly above where Brvciiton was found, one of the bystanders ds« covered a box of fifty cartridges of .32 calibre, from which tjv c had been taken. Alougoide the box was a pair of piuceue/., folded. A revolver was found about h'v. yards to the right of where Brycutou was lying. It was » five chambered weapon, and had been fully loaded with cartiidg,* taken from the box. On, of th •-...■ had been discharged. Time of them had been indented, and had obviously mi-tiicd. Dr Irving had by this* time ;>nived, and made a h.tity examination i,f tin., wound by the light of a couple 01 bicycle lailljfc. It Mas Ull I lie lell hi v.int. I "Ljllt ovi-i tin- heart, and had b.ed ci-'isideiab.y . liiyenton was wearing an o\eno.it. but iH'ither ovlUM.it nor co.tl had lj en pierced. while the waistcoat ki« iiadlv charted round tJie bullet hole, and even tie rdi!it «'.is blackened by niimke. The i.-toiv.-r had centainly b. en dr-charg-d tiybt ..-.uirt the body, .uid umleim atli tin- eojt.

I'lyetiton was plated m the ambit!,moHid taken to th.- ho-pilal. and 11 wan then seen that the uijtiied m.iiiV, condition was critical. J)t look-- made an examination, but could not [III.I the bullet. It had entered just It-lovt the \„ ,cn and f>u»h-.-d the left fun- and. it .*> hand, other 01 . -•■' Us. He- wa.. Mitl.iitig fioin - In., k. and lit. coiiditic.il was to" -ri-uLs to p-. unit •'it iteration )>■ uier umki taken. Mmrtlv aft.-r two o'clock Con-table Holland coin uienced to take b:r- d«|>o..ition-. Inquiries mad-- jiiihii;' of the 1. ri dvn> of 1 lie lim ah!y who hoi ,0111 c out 011 she lifting .d.otr ne.tr the irces failed to diM.o\cr anvbo jv who h.,.i li.aid a shot tir.-i. Mr 'f. Vv. Hei\.-y. alio live- do— [., the r-eetie. -aid that hj«: had li'Uir into in-. house h> .-eV'll ••'clock, ami had not noticed anything iilitouard at the time A ; mi h.,,i ••iartcsl mar the if.- .1: 11. >O. howcv.-i. a woman'-) voice bring h-jid by - '.cr.i! of the while oie-iv -.iji tii.it they heatd what iii« y though. ;.. be . clt.tm- and sound-, hke .1 ivulii.-iii -.,!, »".i k . Mr Hotnibi.M.k .-uggetl.-d that thr rhot had If ■ tl tir.-.i a", about . n ai'ivi'.et Itcfotv midnight. Iwciu.e tiie cloth mj; was on file when he atriv.-.l .'.! tile huHpital Itry. titoii -■..>:«-.! tiiit, if «.<• n. uly tw«nty-on« yr.tr- ol Aiul to Chri-tLlinrch. He «,. - .1 'f*>lc. but iitd bo.-n oul »f rmploym«-»! for the la-; lew wfckf^ Mn Bry*n!on, nh<> ui-v-d at ;!ir hopita! bciusc two o cluck, 'cii .-. itrti-or't:

that .-if had not .-e,n her .-on »-iiieo 1 htiii".i.iv. when he left In.- home to yo to employment. About a ago he v».n> jk i-uhai. uini -h- took mm io ,i doitor. but -inee then .-die lnd not iiolhvd .iny'hinjj extnondiiuiry in ht.-• conduct. S.h<- «;*.■» unuwiuv th.it he ii-ul a revolver in In- po»-.-eM-soii. ami though;. iii.it i! he had uiic b' mii>. h.iv'c £*>■ it; miri- Thui.-day. A fliclld oi tilt* iUJUtC'I 111, ill riitd lil.lt lit- went out with 15i\cn-otj on Thm.-d.iy, ...ml llirn he \\.i« ill ■ -xiHlem spun.- Una ijiiite im-iry. Mc could Mig«.-i no t-.a ■ i.K for the .ilf.iii. I ! -i*> umlci "tood tJi.it Itrvtntoii in hi* depu&iliourv tvpeaU'd tin--t.t i-inonti made beloie. hi} lemoval to •-he !m-pit:il. WdI.VU SELF IXFLICILD. Per I')<.-.-.s A»»ovj:iiiou. chkistchckch. Sept. 22. HiAvnton admit* tha- It-- > ho! hiii-.-df. H- -till -O I" .1 d«-t«Tt IVr- !!)/■. tIHH lllll^f. adding tli.i! In- -totv of a m.ui with j;m-n oodles-, wa.i Ullt Hl'. Xi'ATF.MENT l!V IUIVI.NHiN < HIUSH UI'KCH. Si-j.-. Z>. |l t ',,i:i.- Ketitfdy vimw! 'h- ho«p-'.d lie- inoriiin.'. in tin? iiojw lh.it Ilrycnton iw.ol.i i onfo.-. to -Isoouny hnnx* )f, but h--d.-uiivi tii:tt h- bad .ir.empt-.-d *<■ < >k, hj». 011 n lib', .ind tiimly adhci-d to h*-. .■»'..i!--rn»"n: t-h.it m had U.vji ti.'r.j a: And n..iin-i<d by -• How ry-r. < hj• i ic. ;;•.- iij;.! -!i ';■.«' I'ij'Uton ■Ji:.-- i! ■■■■ i,.«.ii. stul tii*- latttr thrtj tnatlo tbu fob ioum;; *.t;i!cnj*'nt '■>> D- '.•'.-"live Ken:i<?»ly I. Ch-iilra 15ry-~ti'.on. ;o?njit %\v im-ti' I tuad" to ,; « of rwiht-- bist w.-s.i r."t t:.s-. f fJiot !«<;•• !i 1« c.iu.<- 1 -1 m> i!«rc|xuid«'nt 1 **-ui *bc \*>*t-<-ari! !b« fl.'.'ctivr *ij:.«.-<i s?i' t.. nil I jiiikr 'iiv* y'.j'.'it\-v.'. vf-i'.lrifajity " J'.

is uudciMood that IJryenton hus b »-n yttNtUy troubled over his fitiuttciu] affairs. He recently figmed in Conn pnx«. ami an. order waj. made <tg;un-{ him lor the payment of ;«. ivrrSin amount-. He had got behind in hi* pur men is, mui \\\as b h>sz prerM.it 10 wjtiHiv up am*ar>. Hr, Crook*. house Mirgeoti at the ho-pital, r-Uii.*-- tli.it (Ik- man 1* ctiH in a v. ry Llilical condition. II*" >t> tn too ]»>W ;i Mate to permit of ;m operation bring performed to extract, the bullet. Hrrenion «>h*pt r*oundly during the afternoon.