THE INVERCARGILL TRAGEDY.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 367, 24 June 1874, Page 6

THE INVERCARGILL TRAGEDY.

FURTHER PARTICULARS. - We are indebted to the Commissioner ef Police for the lolloping additional particulars of tbe attempted' murder at Invercargill, Oft the 15th inst. : — In the kitchen of the Harp of T^rii- Hotel, after Bre'nna» had strnci the girl Hall, she was found lying in a larjra^pbol of ' Wood, and Urepn&n Btandiug at her side in a. somewhat- dtfiant attitude. When"', "arrested .by: Inspector Fox, and on h(s'w*y to the gaol, he frequently admitted' the crime, 'and said that he did ibf know why he did it, but, that the "'demon "- mutt have got bold pf him. Fresfi'Woi.d was found upon his clothes, his ' hands; and face, a»d a large drop of blood upon hucoaij. ' ■ The weapon with, which, he committed the crime was •» largo adze used by MacUarthy f or . " tussocking." The adze was found by the girl's side, and had blood stains on the blade and head, as also on the handle. _w»s examined by Dr Grigor, * police curgean, and shortly afterwards re* mpvedixtfuie hospital^ where upon <?loser iaspecti6ni!a;\second dangerous wound was found on the back o£.,.tihe right ear, the other wounii beitlg a large and long gash from the - #up -of bvr Lcotol .«10-n-u ak*ia4 1 OOP inches towards the neck. ~ She remained unconscioai froni the time she was Btruck, but BOme^hoursifter said, "It's very cold, keep the coldaway." and- that was all. At the .time deceased was struck she was nof'^'heaid '"to cry.- md it "is believed iroii" the |wiy'' 6u :whlch she' lay on the' floflr^tnaf she must have been- struck downi when ironing and. while her back was toWarclt £renn,an. Both doetora say that {her* is no hope of Hall's recovery. Dr Maplure pointed oat to the police some matter in tltfbiotfd which be called a portion of her Organs, and be Baid it was impossible for her / lo're<Jov*rv ; Brennan, when iv the. gaol and^'ehaige^l with the crime, iv the'presence oi 'tWee^tneaWand Inspector, Fox, made and'signed th& following statement 4-r-'.' Sixpe^ctf would ;have saved her life. . 1 don't . knokK hofw itwas. t laakedher. for, a drink and Bhep»eiu«ed:4a five; it. ta me. I. &uppoei lilTkaTo to,sswin^ for it ; that's all. , I dotiH'' know 1 how < the .'demQn' put the axe into my hacdi .1 generally had the, name of being a gpbd-hearted fellow. . I don't know wha^!apt,\oyer nae^-I auppose the devil got hold^ol..me .^en.f 'did ( iC. I have got nothing ehie^to.-sajr.". On, the blood on Brennan's blothes and nands and face being pointed pat ta him, and on his being questioned as to it, lie replied that he got the blood upon him after he had done the deed, aad^bat/he-dd h<>t thiuk he had struck. very".i£e»Vy.>lQWs". ;R appears that Mthough Brennan ww^fprty^ve years of age "and the gi^i^Vmteen.laAt April; it wj« understood . that there was" a kind of expressed attachment towards her on his part. , The girl's ebaractejr is . Prisoner is sft Sin or sft 6in.: Ajs stated in our In vercargill telegram yesterday, Brennan was charged before Mr M'Cullochoii tuesday with the attempted murder'of 'Hall; «nd was remanded for eight jliiv - 1 1. i i .-5 .•»,. ..."