The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-17 00:00:00

BO W-STREET

Robert Ready, junior, S youth of abont 17 years =
wee brought before the chief magistrate, Mr.
with having in his possession a loaded pistol, with intent to
shoot his father, Mr. Robert Beady, a copyist at the British
Museum.

Sergeant Scott, A 2, deposed—This afternoon, from
information I had received, at about 3 o'clock I went to •
room in the British Museum, in 000eiquanos of • dispute
between the prisoner and his father. I received the pistol,
bullet', and wadding, from the vitamins sow present. The
father refused to give the prisoner into custody, or to give
evidence agamethun.
Mr. Hall said it p'ould be absolutely mosessry that the
father should be examined.
Sergeant Scott said the father was in attendance in the
wafting-room of the court.
Mr. Hall then ordered the prisoner to be removed, and
sent for his father.
Mr. Ready immediately presented himself, but expressed
himself extremely reluctant to rive evidence, noting that it
was may hard fora father to prosecute his own son.
Mr. Hall had the strongest sympathy with the very
natural feelirip of Mr. Ready, but in this case Mr. Ready
had a duty to perform, not only because he was bound to
forward the ofterests of justice sod the administration of
the Jew, but even for the sake of the unfortunate young
man himself, to whom it would be most dangerous and in-
jurious that he should be allowed to threaten his father's
life with impunity. It would also be a most hurldful
example to Mr. Reedy's other children if their elder brother
was permitted to go on is such a course. Ultimately,
Monk with great rehlotance and undisguised emotion,
Ms. Rudy yielded to the advice of the worthy magistrate
and semented to give svidsnes.
The prisoner was then again placed in the dock, when
Mr. Ready deposed—l am • copyist at the British
Yoneum, and the father of the defendant, who is employed
AIM under me. I was there this afternoon, and had coca-
in to request him not to take copies of anything under my
mot ; sod having reason to believe that some coins and
11110111060 the property of the Museum, were about his
person,
isou, taxed him with having them, and I was about
searching hia person when he took out of his pockets pistil
(producing a single barrelled pocket pistol). I seined it with
my hands, and we struggled for the piemeedead it for at hut
20 minutes. I was nearly overpowered when the witnesses
now present came to my insistence. I have heard • dateineat
of a threat used against me by the prisoner and from fist
and what has occurred I spprelfted that I go in danger el
my life, or that he will do me some bodily harm %mks' he is
restrained by the km.
Mr. Edward Demand deposed—l ant also employed in the
British Mumma, in a room next to Mr. Rade& Haertagn
great screaming in Mr. Ready's mem, I west thaws, and
found Mr. Ready struggling with the prisoner. Oa my
asking what was the matter, Mr. Ready add We sea lei
attempted to shoot him. I then an Bled Mr. . who
succeeded in taking the pistol produced from the
I handed it to Mr. Tilley. I asked the prisoner bow he
could be so bad • boy as to attempt to shoot his father. He
said he had carried the pistol for some weeks, intomfte to
shoot his father. I saw the pistol unloaded, and the
waddine, and powder takes hoot it.
Mr. bdward Frederick Tllley-1 am also employed at the
British Burnam. I received the pistol from the last vit-
alise. It was loaded. I extracted from it the bullet, wad-
ding, and powder produced. Mr. Tilley further stated that
a bullet similar to that found in the
.pistol, ad so 10
percussion caps, were found upon the prisoner.
The Prisoner—l have nothing to say to do me any good.
Mr. Hall said it was difficult to fad words to express his
feelings with regard to this painful case. He must gage:
his strong approval of the =admit of Mr. Ready.
gentlemen ought not to be at all ashamed of,
or sorry for, his conduct in this case, in which be
had ionformed • distrusing but inevitable duty.
He (Mr. Hall) fully believed, terrible as it might
appear, that the prisoner had really conceived the de•
termination of taking his father's life, and it was necessary
to plans him under such control as would effectually restrain
him from committing so horrible a crime. The prisoner
must fled two sureties of 101. each and enter into his own
recogniamoes of 801. to keep the peace for six months.
The prisoner, who in the early part of the examination
maintained an air of indifference, was much affected by the
observations of tke worthy mantra* weeping and sobbing
apparently with much emotion.
Bail not being forthcoming he was removed in the prison
van.