Mary Ann Ross
- Born: 25 Jul 1873, Bogabigil, New South Wales, Australia 2
- Married: 1900, Parkes, New South Wales, Australia 1
- Died: 24 Sep 1921, Parkes, New South Wales, Australia 3 4
- Buried: Parkes Cemetery, Want St., Parkes, N.S.W., Australia 4
 Research Notes:
2nd wife
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PARKES TRAGEDY
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Mann's Desperate Deeds.
Sydney.
The Inspector-General of Police on Friday received word from Parkes that William Mann (54) shot his wife, Mary Mann, dead with a shot gun, and also shot his daughter seriously wounding her in the arm. He then shot himself in the mouth and died the following day.
Mann is a well-known farmer and resided on the Bogan Road, about six miles from Parkes.
Miss Mann is 21 years of age. She is wounded in the arm and chest, but is recovering.
It is said that the parties had not been living on the best of terms lately.
The news of the tragedy caused a great local sensation.
The tragedy occurred at about midday. It is believed that the mother and father had some words regarding the daughter, and Mann, who is said to possess a violent temper, procured a gun and shot the pair.
Further particulars of the shooting tragedy which occurred at "The Secret," on the Coradery Road, five miles from Parkes, state that the police, when the shooting was reported, accompanied by a Government doctor, motored to the farm, which occupies an isolated situation, and found William Mann's wife lying dead, his daughter seriously wounded, the muscles of one arm having been shot away, and Mann himself lying, with shot wounds in the mouth. Mann died today from his injuries.
Mrs. Mann and the children had been occupying the house, and Mann slept in a tent some distance away.
The son, William Mann, visited Parkes on Friday morning, and upon his return was approaching the home when he saw his father come to the door of the tent with a breech loading gun in his hand and shoot himself.
Upon reaching the scene, the young fellow found his father lying on the ground badly wounded in the face. Between the tent and the house he found his mother lying dead, with portion of her throat shot away, and the boy's sister, Ruby Rita, was lying close by severely wounded in the arm. Young Mann removed his sister to the house and then went to a neighbor for assistance.
After the police had, visited the scene of the tragedy, the victims were removed to Parkes in a motor lorry.
Mann and his wife had been residents of the district for practically the whole of their lives. Mann was a hard-working farmer, and his wife used to assist him in the farm operations.
It is stated that the couple frequently quarrelled, as Mann had a violent temper, and one of these outbursts occurred on Friday morning, when there was a disagreement at the house.
Mann afterwards intimated his intention of going to town, and took some clothes from the house. His wife found one article that was missing and went towards the tent with it.
The dispute was apparently renewed there, and Mann obtained a gun from the tent and fired at the women, who were moving towards the house. The daughter swerved sideways and received a charge of shot in the right arm. Mann fired again, the charge striking his wife in the throat, and she fell dead.
About half an hour later, Mann apparently realising what he had done, and believing both his victims dead, shot himself by placing the muzzle of the gun in his mouth and pulling the trigger.
Live cartridges were found similar to those in the gun, containing No. 3 shot.
Mann was conscious when he was removed to the hospital, and was sensible enough to make a will regulating the disposal of his property.
The tragedy possesses similar features to one which occurred 24 years ago, when Jas. Mann, a brother of the principal in the present tragedy, fired at his wife, wounding her, and committed suicide in the recreation ground at Parkes while the police were searching for him.
William Mann had been twice married. There was one daughter as the issue of the first marriage, and she had been living away from home for some time. The second family consisted of five children, whose ages range from 12 to 21. The youngest child was present when the dispute started on Friday, but it is believed he ran away and did not witness the tragedy. 5
Marriage Information:
Mary married William Mann, son of John B. Mann and Mary, in 1900 in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia 1. (William Mann was born about 1867, died on 25 Sep 1921 in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia and was buried in Parkes Cemetery, Want St., Parkes, N.S.W., Australia.)
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