The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-18 00:00:00

COURT.--(THIS DAY

OLD COURT
(Before Baron ROLFE and Alderman MusoaovE.)
John Graham was placed at the bar, indicted for feloniously killing
and slaying Thos. Blewitt, in the month of May la-t, in Drury-lane.
Mr. Itna ND, who conducted the case for the prosecution, ad-
dressed the jury, and proceeded to call witnesses.
Louisa Cook, having been sworn, stated that on Saturday, the 25th
of April, she was passing through Drury•lane, about five minutes
past eight o clock, when she met the prisoner, and pushed acciden-
tally against him. He made use of a bad expression, and said,
" How did you do that ? Go along." She called him a puppy, and
went up Prince's street, but was followed by the prisoner, who
caught her by the shoulder, and atter a few words went to Drury-
lane. He returned a second time, with a pistol under his right arm,
and the witness said to him, " If you don't go away I'll give you in
charge," and called out Police." The prisoner ran away, and she
saw no more of him till near an hour after, when he was id the.cus-
tody of the police.

Gross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—She never saw the prisoner
before that night. She was certain the prisoner is the same person.
William Hathaway, compositor, said about twenty •flve minutes to
nine o'clock on that night he saw the prisoner in Drury-lane with a
pistol presented In his right hand. He walked up to the witness,
having the muzzle of the pistol presented at him. Witness moved
aside and stood still, the prisoner also made a stop. There was
another man near at the time. Immediately after witness heard a
report of a pistol, and Blewitt say " I'm shot." The prisoner after-
wards ran away with the pistol in his hat d.
By the JUDGE—Witness S'AV the prisoner all the time, and when
he fired he was but a yard from him. Blewitt stood near the wit •
ness ; neither of them, however, had touched the prisoner. There
were many others passing at the time.
Charles Gilmour corroborated the testimony of the other witnesses.
He saw both the prisoner and the deceased within five or six yards
of each other, the prisoner having something in his right hand, and
the instant atter he heard the report and saw the flash. The deceased
staggered, and the prisoner stood for a minute and a half and then
rats away. He heard the prisoner, after being caught, repeatedly
say it was an accident.
Cross-examined—The witness saw the prisoner's hands in a posi-
tion such as they would assume in reducing the pistol to half-cock.
Police-constable F 32 saw the occurrence, and heard the deceased
cry out, "0 Lord, 0 d ar !" Witness walked seven or eight paces,
and met the prisoner, to whom he said, " Why, what's the matter ?"
The prisoner said his pistol had gone off by accident. Witness did
not see anything in his hand, and as several persons cried out a man
had shot himself, he let the prisoner go.
John Fisher, a chimney-sweep, said he laid hAd of the prisoner
and gave him into the custody of a policeman. The prisoner had a
pistol at the time iu his pocket, which he said he had let off iu Drury-
lane.

Police-constable F. 83 searched the prisoner at the station-home,
and found five leaden bullets and a powder flask on him.

James Duncan, one of the house-surgeons at King's Collage Hos-
pital, examined— Was there when Thomas Biewitt was brought in,
having received a gun-shot woutti on the right side of the chest. The
ballet had struck the fifth rib on its entrance, and passed out near the
seventh. That wound was tha cause of lifewitt's death.

Mr. CraassoN then addressed the jury In defence of the prisoner,
(The trial was proceedii,g when our report left.)

MARLBRW-STREET—crins DAY.
A stalwart powerful man, about 40 years of age, dressed in fashion-
able style, who on being charged at the station-house, described him-
self as" John ifacduna4, captain in the British army, and at present
residing at St. John's Wood," was placed at the bar to answer for
committing the following outrageous and unprovoked assault upon
Mr. John Lovelace, a tradesman, living at No. 16, Cas le-street,
Leicester-square.

The complainant stated that between eleven and twel o'clock
last night, as lie was entering the door of his own residence, the
defendant suddenly came upon him, and striking him a heavy blow
on the head felled him to the ground. Whilst he was lying prostrate
on the footway pavement, and nearly insensible from the effects o:
the defendant's violence, lie ma•:e a furious kick at a part of com-
plainant's i erson likely to produce the most serious, it not fatal con-
sequences. Fortunately at the instant police-sergeant No. 115 of the
division came up and secured the detendant.

The sergeant said he was on the opposite side of the way and wit-
nessed the attack made by the defendant upon the complainant; it
was of a most violent and brutal description; the complainant most
luckily escaped the injury the defendant evidently intended by the
kick he attempted to inflict.
Mr. Mavrav asked if the complainant gave the defendant any pro-
vocation whatever? The complainant—None in the least.
Mr. Maianr—Do you know him? Complainant—l• certainly do
by sight, he having greatly annoyed and forced his company on
lady living in our house. tine is a married woman, and wishes to
dispense with the defendant's importunities; he will, however, take
no denial, and has repeatedly staled the wall to get w the lady's
chamber at night. The lady is in the leceipt of a handsome annuity,
a share of which seems particularly attractive to the defendant.
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Mr. Matrar asked the defendant what he had to say in
answer
the charge against him ? The defendant said that the wall', lie
t the
had grossly Insulted him by calling him opprobriusu nwaimthitt
would not have lifted his hand against such a pets'Lche, the „.
strongest provocation. He denied having actually
satisfaction, and
fondant, although he said he deserved it.
ent en the
Mr. MALTBY said the charge was
he should impose a fine of it.,
din:mount was locked up.
defendant, who not having the rocrquitivreo
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packet the Medway, Captain Andrews, left the port at three P.M.
this day, with the 'West India mails, forty-seven Passengers, and a
full cargo of goods,
CORONER'S INQUEST. -- Yesterday afternoon, Mr.
Bedford resumed the adjourned inquiry at the Essex Head, Essex.
street, Strand, on view of the body of a young woman unknown, that
was discovered floating under the arches of Waterloo. bridge, ou
Monday morning. In the absence of all identity or evidence to prose
how she came into the water, the jury returned a verdict of " Found
dead floating in the River Thames." The deceased was apparently
25 years of age, rather stout, and was dressed 111 a half-mourning
gown, without any bonnet or shawl.
&GUTS FOR IBRAHISI PACHA.—" Thank Heaven,"
said a Frenchman to Punch," you can't, like Paris, with allyoui r
sights, show Ibrahim Pacha a Louvre." And, thank Heaven,,, said
Punch to the Frenchman, " we can't,
Soldiers."—Punch. like Paris ow , show him 30,

SELF-DEVOTION.—A very melancholy catastrophe
occurred on Sunday last at a place called Ballyglass, in the neigh-
bourhood of Woodford. A man named Flanagan, tenant to the Hon.
A. Nugent, who had been married only two months, accompanied his
wife to their farm for the purpose of milking the cows. While she
was thus employed, the husbar.d went to bathe in au adjoining river;
his cries soon attracted his wife's attention; sha rau to his assist.
Ince, plur.ged in, curl , the saugglis both prislitec4i—galway
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