The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-13 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

On Monday Charles Forrester, a portly-looking mit*
aged 34, whose manners and appearance indicated de-
rangement of intellect, and who was described in the po-
lice sheet as a chemist, residing at No. 2, William-
street, Chalk-road, Islington, was placed at the bar, be-
fore Mr. GREENWOOD, charged by Fincombe, No. 111,
N division, with having wilfully fired off a loaded pistol
at him, whilst drunk, with intention to murder him.
Mr. Flower, the solicitor of Hatton-garden, was re-
tained by the fricilds of the prisoner to conduct the de-
fence.

Fincombe, 111 N, having been sworn, stated that on
Saturday evening last, about half-past five o'clock, he was
on duty in the Chalk-road, Islington, when his attention
was attracted by a disturbance near the Sutton Arms
public-house, and he observed the prisoner and another
man in contact with each other, the prisoner having a
tight hold of the man. Witness proceeded to the spot,
and told the prisbuer to let the man go, or he (witness)
would take him t6` the station-house. The prisoner
would not let him go, and he said he would neither do so
nor go to the station-house ; on which witness laid hold
of the prisoner's collar and separated them. He pulled
the prisoner along a short distance, when he let him go,
and walked along, speaking mildly to him, and he
walked with witness as far as William-street, but he
refused to tell where he lived. A man came up and
asked witness Why he was ill-using the prisoner, and
told him to leave him alone. Witness said he should
not. The prisoner was a great deal the worse for
liquor. Whilst the man was speaking to witness the
prisoner dragged kiinself away from witness, and pull-
ing a pistol from his right-hand-pocket, he exclaimed.
" I)—n your eyes, I will give it to you," when he heard
him cock the pistol, and as the prisoner was proceeding
backwards he raised the pistol to present at him, when
the witness rushed upon him and struck him on the
breast and knocked him down, and as he was falling
he pulled the trigger, and the pistol went ofF, but the
contents missed witness, and passed near a man who
was a short distance from the spot, who had a narrow
escape with his life. The pistol went off very loud.
The prisoner, after he had fired, got up from the ground,
and ::e said to witness, "You would have had it safe
enough ham you not knocked me down." He then put
his hand into. hi.; left-hand pocket, when witness rushed
upon him, and 11..:ra—is;:al until assistance arrived, and
on searching his left-band pQCl:et another pistol, now
produced, was found, which, on examination, was dis-
covered to be loaded with two balls.

Sergeant Scott. N division, sworn, stated that two
pistols were brought to the station-house, and one of
them contained two balls. The prisoner said, "If he
(meaning Fincombe) had had tho contents of the pistol,
it would- have served him out,"
Mr. nowna said thit the prisoner and his friends
were highly respectable.; but he (the prisoner) was of
unsound mind, and he had a certificate to that eiFcct,
which he now preduded to the bench.
Dr. M'Cree, a medical gentleman, said that he did not
consider the prisoner to be of sound mind. He was dan-
gerous to himself and to others. le had been in the habit
of carrying prusske,acid about his person.
Mr. G REENWOOD said lie would eventually commit
the prisoner to take his trial, but he would now remand
him, in order that the officers might produce further
necessary evidence on the day of the next examination.
The prisoner vvas'then taken from the bar in an excited
state, and directionS were given that a strict watch should
be kept upon him, and in the course of the day he was
conveyed to prison.