The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-14 00:00:00

tracted froin my face.
Mr. Henry—How far was the prisoner from you
when be fired at you ?
Witness—Only a few feet.
Mr. Henry (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to
put any questions to this witness ?
The Prisoner—No, sir_ I only wish to say that
I have repeatedly applied to my brother for assist-
ance, being in great distress.
Mr. Peter Shepherd.—l am a pianoforte-tuner,
and live at Hamilton-street, Camden Town. This
morning, about half-past eleven o'clock, I saw the
prisoner pass me at the corner of Bainbridge-street
and George-street. Immediately after he passed
me he made a rush at the last witness, and dis-
charged a pistol in his face. The prosecutor ran
away, followed by the prisoner, who had another
pistol in his hand. I followed with two or three
other persons. By the time we got to Hanway-
street a crowd had gathered, and some of the people
stopped the prosecutor instead of the prisonei. The
prosecutor was running fast. When the prisoner
was stopped he was reaching over another man's
shoulder to aim at his brother with the second pis-
tol. I took it from him, and removed the cap for
fear it should go off. I dropped the cap by accident,
and before I could pick it up some one had trodden
on it, and it was flattened as it now appears. The
prisoner said he would give himself up to the police.
I did not hear him say anything else.
The Prisoner—l deny that I pointed the second
pistol at him. I was stopped too soon for that.
Inspector Honey, of the E division of police—l
was on duty at the station-house when the prisoner
was brought there on this charge. After entering
the charge I read it to him, and he made no re-
mark. The pistol produced was delivered to me by
the last witness. It was loaded to the muzzle with
gunpowder and slugs. Afterwards I went to the
hospital, where I saw the surgeon extract from the
prosecutor's cheek the two shots produced. I did
not hear the prisoner say anything about the
charge, but I heard him say that he had a wife
and children.
Police-constable Head, 89 E, deposed—l was on
duty in Tottenham-court-road, and saw a crowd at
the corner of Hanway-street. I went there and
found the prisoner in the custody of the private con-
stable on duty there, who said that he was charged
with an assault, without mentioning the nature of
that assault. I did not at that time know that he
was charged with firing a pistol at his brother.
The prisoner said, " All right, policeman, I will go
with you." Oa the way to the station he added,
" He has done me out of some money, my wife and
my child are starving." At the station-house I
searched him, and found on him a pistol, which I
now produce. It had evidently been recently dis-
charged, being unloaded, and having on the nipple
an exploded cap. I also found on him ninepence
in money.
Mr. Henry—Anything else ? Was he carefully
searched to see if he had any other weapon ?
Witness—Yes, Sir, That was all.
Mr. Samuel Jones Gee—l am house surgeon at
University College Hospital, and was in attendance
this morning when the prosecutor was brought in.
I found seven or eight small circular wounds scat-
tered over his face, especially about the forehead
and the right cheek. They were mere abrasions of
the skin, with the exception of two, from each of
which I extracted a small shot about the size of a
pea. The shots were just under the skin. I de-
livered the two shot to Inspector Honey.
Mr. Henry (to the prisoner)—You have heard
the evidence in this very serious charge against you.
Do you wish to say anything in reply to it P If
you do say anything, it will be taken down in writ-
ing, and may be used in evidence against you at
the trial.
The Prisoner—All I have to say is, that I have
been in a state of destitution.
Mr. Henry—Do you wish that written down ?
The Prisoner—l do. I have been in great dis-
tress, and in very bad health. I have made re-
peated applications to my brother to assist me, and
he has promised to do so, but has not kept his word.
He made'promises in the presence of my father on
his death-bed. My father left the property to be
divided amongst us all, but he has kept it all to
himself.
The prosecutor said this was not true.
Mr. Henry said it was not necessary to contra-
dict such a statement, which had nothing to do with
the case, though he had not interrupted the pri-
soner, as in such a case the defendant was allowed
to say whatever he liked. The prisoner must be
committed for trial for shooting at his brother with
intent to murder him.
After the prisoner had been removed,
The officer stated that the prisoner's wife had ap-
plied to him for the sum of 9d., which he had found
on the prisoner. Might it be given to her ?
Mr. Henry—Certainly. Let her have it.

LAMBETH.—EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY OF A
VALUABLE DIAMOND RlNG.—Elizabeth Wilson, a
young woman dressed in deep mourning, who was
said to be living under the protection of "a gentle-
man," at 64, Walnut-tree-walk, Lambeth, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, and charged on
suspicion with being concerned, with a Frenchman
riot in custody, in stealing a diamond ring of the
value of £65, the property of Mr. Richard Atten-
borough, pawnbroker, of Knightsbridge.
Charles Palmer, assistant to Mr. Attenborough,
deposed that on Saturday afternoon, between the
hours of four and five o'clock, a middle-aged
foreigner called at the shop of his master and re-
quested to be shown a diamond ring which was
exhibited for sale in the window, and which was
marked at 75 guineas. Mr. Basset, the foreman of
the shop, took the ring from the window, and
placing it on the counter the man took it up, and
counting the number of stones which formed the
cluster, and taking out his pocket-book appeared
to calculate their value separately, and ultimately
purchased the ring for £65. He then requested that
a person might be sent with him to his residence, 64,
Walnut-tree-walk, Lambeth, where he would pay
for it. Witness accordingly accompanied the man
to the house mentioned, the door of which was
opened by the female then present, and the man,
on meeting the prisoner in the passage, addressed
1 her in the most endearing terms, calling her his
" darling," &c., and said he had intended to be
home much sooner. They then entered the parlour,
and he (witness) went in there also, when the man
wrote one or two notes which he handed to the pri-
soner, and she left the apartment. The foreigner
then said he kept his money upstairs, and asked
witness to let him have the ring to show it to his
friends upstairs, and he would then bring him down
the money. Not suspecting anything wrong he let
him have the ring, and he left the parlour, closing
the door after him. In about five minutes after the
prisoner returned to the parlour with a dog in her
arms, asked him if he was a judge of dogs, and be..
gan to speak of the qualities of the animal for the
purpose, as he believed, of engaging his attention
while the man was making his escape. He at length
' asked her if the man was not her husband. The
prisoner replied that he was not, and that she knew
no more about him than having met him in the
1 street the night before.

Witness finding that the man was gone away
with the ring went to the station-house, and having
obtained the assistance of Sergeant Shepherd, a
detective, he gave the prisoner into custody.
Sergeant Shepherd said that on going to the
house No. 64, Walnut-tree-walk, with the last
wit-
ness, the prisoner informed him that all she knew.nr
of the Frenchman who had stolen the ring was her
merely meeting him for the first time en Friday
night night in the Kennington-road, and his
Brier also
with her for that night only. The prisoner
the
said that on leaving her on Saturday
man said he was going to call on theF
be back in the
sador to get some money, and shoulda _
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course of the day. I ascertained
parlours of
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that the prisoner had occupied t
she was under the
the house for some months, thastaw
other vors.
protection of a gentleman, btehtat the foreigner who
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stole the property was '.' 13,;,-ce, and that she had no
pond one night's acquai.nt
a the robbery.
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