The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-13 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Salisbury, March 10.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.)

Daniel Gallagher, a private in the Ist Dragoon Guards,
was indicted, charged with having shot at Ann Gallagher,
his wife, with intent to kill and murder her.
Mr. Ball appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner was
undefended. _ . .

The first witness called v.-aa Ann Gallagher—She stated
she was the wife of the prisoner, who WAS a private in the
Ist Dragoon Guards. In December last she lived aith her
husband in the barracks at Trowbridge, in this county. He
had had a fortnight's leave, and returned on the 20th of De•
cember. During his absence the wife had remained at the
barracks, and when be came back she te•ld him that reports
had been set afloat that she had been cohabiting with one of
the sergeants during hee husband's absence, and begged that
he would inquire as to who was the person who had set
the report going. Upon this they went before the captain
of the prisimer's company, who yid that he thought it
was clear that the woman had only been working, out el
good nature, for the sergeants in the compiny, in cleaning
out their rooms, &c., and would not interfere in the
matter. The witness, it appeared, had been in the shit,when
her husband was at home, of cleaning about their rooms,
and cooking for them. However, as the captain treated the
matter lightly, the husband was not satisfied, and went to
the canteen. This was about four in the afternoon. The
witness then went back to her room, soon after which her
husband came home. Between six and seven, she asked
him if he would have some tea. He said he would not, and
went out of the room, and she did not see him for ten mi-
nutes. He then came hack. She met him at the door, and
saw that he had something in his hand, upon which she ran
away, being afraid he would strike her. She ran into another
room at the end of the passage. Them was a person in the
room. He followed his wife, who ran to the end of the room
by the table. He then fired his carbine. He seemed dis-
tracted and out of his mind. He was quite tipsy. He did
not attempt to fire when he saw her in the passage, but fired
at the corner of the room. She was at the other end. by the
table; she could not tell how far, but quite in a different
direction to her. He did not' appear to know what he was
about. The conduct of the wife was afterwards cleared up
to the satisfaction of the husband.
Cross-examined by prisoner—He has always been kind
to me.
Ellen Allen—l am the wife of William Allen. I know
Bugby. Vas in a room in the barrack, and he was there.
I heard a scream, ant Mrs. Gallagher came into the room,
and wished the door to be lacleert, and it was so. There were
three ragas at the door. Bugby opened the_ door, and Gal-
lagher came into the room. He appeared out of his mind.
Did not seem to know what he was abent. He presented
hie piece towards where his wife stood, but I cannot tell
whether he intended to-injurs her. I was so frightened that
I became insensible.
Job Bug,by—On the 29th of December I was in the room
No. 11. Mrs. Gallagher came in. Soon after Gallagher
followed, who came in very drunk. He did not seem to
know what he was about. He fired his carbine. It was in
the direction of where his wife was standing. After we came
from the stable we searched the room, and found where the
bullet had gone. It was more than a yard from where the
'woman was standing.
By the JUDGE—The prisoner came inside the door, aad
fired his piece. The bullet went into the corner of the room,
Aleut &yard from where she stood. She was out cf the line
about a yard.
This was the case for the prosecution. No one appeared
for the defence, but

The prisoner: addressed the jury, and stated that at the
time he fired the carbine he knew not what he was about ;
he was mad through jealousy, and had done what he had
never done sine:: he had been a soldier—gone to the canteen
and got drunk. Scarce knowing what he was about, he had
seized his carbine, but at the moment when about to fire at
his wife his heart had failed him, and he had fired it wide of
the mark. He also submitted to the jury that it was clear
that he could not have meant to shoot his wife, for if he had
he could not have missed her, as she was so close as only to
be at. the other side of the table.
The sergeant of his company gave him an excellent cha-
racter, both as a soldier and a humane man, and
The Learned BARON having minutely summed up the case,
The jury immediately acquitted the prisoner.

POLICE IN TELLIGEN CE.
BOW-STREET.
Charles Baker was charged with assaulting his father.
The complainant, who was a very old man, stated that the
prisoner had for some time been very much in the habit of
drinking excessively, and had frequently assaulted him while
in a state of intoxication. On Wed e d y wi;ness having becn
at work, returned home and found the prisoner very mud
intoxicated, and using threatening language to his mother. lie
reproved hint ta. his conduct, and said that knowing what effect
drink always had upon him he ought to be more careful.
The prisoner abused him, and threatened to" tvhe his i
blood;" add\ait that Iv: •.vould hang ou the same gallows
with Wicks, alluding to the murder lately committed iT,
Drury-lane. , then snatched up a pair of scissors and
made a blow,- at hint with them, which he however evaded.
The prisoner then went down to the kitchen, and witness
went to the door of the house and called a policeman, who
took the prisoner in charge.
Mary Connell, a young woman who lived in the same
house with the complainant, said that she was in the kitchen
last evenii4;, ,vhcn she prisoner Casile ft.: raz,,r,
saying he wan ted it to " kill that - old rogue, his father."
Us took a raze, from a drawer in the dresser, and was leaving