The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1890-05-24 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SENSATIONAL ATTEMPTED  MURDER.  SUICIDB OF THE !ASSAILANT.  Two pistol shoes were hosed at Lee, Kent, about eleven o'cicalr on Friday last week followed by loud screams. A policeman ran in the direction from which they proceeded, and immediately afterwards met a lady bleeding faun two wounds in the cheek , and month. Her asmilant had dieappeared. She was taken to the hospital in a critical condition. Search was made, and the body of a man was found next morning in • pond off Bromley, road close by with his throat cat. The lady's mune is Haly, and she was the wife of • gentleman living at Lee. The deceased was Zr Frederick Hannan • young gentleman living at Chalet:dine, who formerly lived it Lee. He was a member of the Fabian Society and a brilliant linguist. His friends had noticed that he had been sullen and morose lately, but they attributed it to overwork. The explanation of the cause of the crime wee furnished on Saturday night, when Mrs Hely had so far recovered as to be able to make a statement of the circumstances under which she was attacked by Heinen. The parties met at Charing Cross Station in the morning, and got out at Grove Park Station. On slighting they went towards her lzi:l2 walling arm in arm. Hannan suddenly asked her to look at the lights, and when she turned her head aside to look at the London lights he shot her in the temple. She screamed, bet he held her around the neck, and, pushing the revolver into her mouth, ffred again, exclaiming that he knew it wee imposeibie he e ever win her, and therefore it was better they should die together. Then he knelt down by her side and deliberately cut hie throat. She told him he iiikonlal have thought of her poot dress before doing each a thing, and he asked , whether she was dying. She answered the be. lieved she was. At his request she took a hand-1 kerchief and staunched GIS blood at his throat. Then feu overmans her, and she ran away. Hannan had taken her to dances and parties with , her husband's knowledge and consent, but on this ' oecrwicia he wee net seem they were together, as she we. supposed to be dining with some friends. Hopes are entertained of Mrs Hely's recovery. The ' bullet fired into her mouth by Hannan cannot be traced, and the doctors believe she swallowed it. Hannan's mind was rmdonhtefty deranged, and his friends were contemplating keeping him under! close observation. Mrs Rely is frightfully dinAt the the invalid Mr Wffliams, • fellow clerk, said deceased Led been in a reosose state for some time past, and had complained to witness of feeffng melancholy. Witness had i heard that he was in love with sememe. Mani nam slept at witmee's house on Thursday night, and behaved so wildly that he was afraid of him. In the middle of the night wiliness awoke, and saw Hannan' sitting up with his chin upon his knees,, and looking very strangely at him. Next morning Hannam again behaved strangely, and witness went to Mr Harmam senior, and told him kis son was mad, but they could not decide what to do. On Saturday morning witness received a letter from Hannain enclosing his will, hated Friday—The Coroner read estraots from a diary found on the body. The entries were rambling and ithehment, referring to love and suicide, and to pains in the bead.—The iury returned a verdict that ?rennin committed suicide whilst temporarily insane.