ATTEMPTED MURDER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1518, 28 July 1905, Page 3

ATTEMPTED MURDER.

3SK .W* STARGOOD Slian HE HI OWN HOUSE. « RM JTN EMPLOYEE Op S'ARG'OOr SON A’ND EV.TEN,

i : : ;<F#r Prtes AwKjoiaticHi.) ■ DUNEDIN, last, night.’ f Mr. W, E. Sargood, managing par ÜBE or tho firm of SSargooO. Son aw JM-lcn-, was shot and wounded this evening, by A. G, McGregor. one »j the firm s factory managers. It*appears that- McGregor drove u; iu a hansom cab to Mr Sargood’r house, and asjked to' aco Mr Sar good. . f

.The. latter* who was at dinner with his family, went. into tin Srswjng-room to receive the .Vis*' fern- ' . ' ‘ ■ \ . | W fewi minuses later, the soitad of a shot was hoard. ' g Ohe .Messrs Ewcn, who, .were at, '9iimer.au Tiho house,, rushed cut and found McGregor with a revolver iiij his hand, and Mr SargOjOd was taki utg Shcl tor hah?r>d the ftfano . :e 5Eh °S seiz®d McGregor, and tlier? Mr Sargood made his escape by, thej ■ window, .' ~j

McGregor ' was disarmed, and suhEe! i iU)ntl >; Mas handed over to the! police* OTna bullet, struck Mr Sargoo-cZ on J fthe cheeky, and came out at the nape' ot .the neck, having aj oarenUy. pass- > Cd through the fleshy; part gi the J face and neck, | At present ng eori.ous cQnsiajuences! l &ro BUticiDated, . 5

Tho motive Cor .the shooting ’is cafe known, • > McGregor Is oT an excitable dispoEitiorn He had quarrelled with las wile Syesteifjay, and, taking the children, With him, he left the boarding-house in .which the family; had been Staying, and taking up quarters iu ; Moods’- private hotel, • 5

McGregor is in custody/ pa a charge \ dfi attempted murder, SUPPOSED MOTIVE F.OK THE DEEP, MAM -WHO; a>BVELOP_S STRANGE MOTIONS, EORMYrFhVB REVOLVER , * CARTRIDGES,

XPcn Press Association.) •DitfMEDIN. lash night.; J in Connection with the shooting at Sir Sargood it is believed that Mr Sargoed during the day, warned Me- , Gregor that he had been neglecting, his work, and must j-qll himself together, on it would he necessary, to-

dispense with his services. It is - presumed 4'hat this is the mot-ivt Which actuated. McGregor. Op being searched at the station it Was found that he had 45 revolver cartridges on him•Tte revolver used was ifire-chani-fcered. quite new, anti probably- only purchased to-day.

-SVhcn 'driiiiking the man is said i develop strange notiohslAboufc &w a years ago he was 3ino Foe violently assaulting in the cjtrec two mpa unknown ;to him, hia pie being .tiaat he thQUghb they were g< ia'x jfctj attack and r.ob him.