He Called On His Maker For Mercy

NZ Truth, Issue 1237, 15 August 1929, Page 7

He Called On His Maker For Mercy

The bullet missed the fatal spot, and pursuing a downward course destroyed the right eye, coming out under his chin. . - Tne revolver fell to the footpath and lay there glittering m the moonlight, while the man who had used it, writhed m agony nearby. With commendable promptitude, the young man who had witnessed ; a murder and an attempt at suicide, kicked. the revolver out of harm's way, and rushed across the street to Greencliffs, a boarding-house not 50 yards away. There he told the inmates to telephone for the police and an ambulance. > First .on the scene was Sub-inspector Cumrriings, who lives m the vicinity, and close on .his heels came Detectives G. H. Hart, A. Jenyey and J. B. Kear-r ton, with* Chief -detective Cameron later to take . charge. • . , '... The man was by now sitting on : the' footpath, rocking his head m ; his hands, and calling upon his Maker for mercy, but the woman was dead— the bullet having killed her. instantaneously. After the man had been examined' he was seen to be badly injured: and he was ; rushed to the hospital where for some time. his condition seemed hopeless, but af the present

Oh, please, don't go out there, he has still grot the revolver." ■■ ■ . • To'allay the girl's fears and endeavor to calm her after her , horrifying experience, Mr. Holland took h N er m hand and telephoned the police, (caving then for the scene of the tragedy, where he took possession of the revolver. The da.y, after the tragedy, Olive was almost prostrated with grief. Perhaps .the next worst shock was that experienced by young Richard Braumaii, a- boy of 10, who was also deeply attached to his mother. The bqy, who lives with friends m George Street, came down to work as usual on Thursday, and walked into his room m a city tailoring firm, quite oblivious of!" .the fact that anything was wrong. '. . , v . . ■ "What are you doing here this morning?" asked his' foreman. Was jt that Richard had expected something to happen," or Wasit ". just .chance that, prompted him to , turn a, white face to his foreman and say: "What has h,e done to mother?" ' ' / Whatever it was the. boy's thoughts flew at once to his mother whom he knew was frightened, • and ,;then the; terrible news was told him. /: It was a ■terrible iblow for one. so