The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-25 00:00:00

three weeks ago, but beyond being in Oxford-street
on that occasion, he had not been this side of the
circus with him.

Inspector Thompson said—l was present where

the prisoner was being charged. I asked him, as
he had said he had brought the pistol with which
he shot the man from Constantinople, whether hes
knew how many grooves were in the barrel. Be
said he did not. There were several. There mig lit
have been five, six, or seven. He told me he oec. 1-
pied the shop, kitchen, and first floor of the house
in Pulteney-court. I accompanied Mr. Searle witrn
the prisoner's lodgings were searched.
Mr. Vaughan—Do you wish too, ask the witness
any question?
Prisoner—No ; none.
Henry Furber was then called into the witness-
box, when
Mr. Vaughan said—You were with the man
M‘Donnell when he was shot at Vernon-place.
You saw there two men together when the unfor-
tunate bandsman was shot.
Witness—Yes, sir.

Mr. Vaughan—Were you yesterday evening re•
quested to go into the station yard of the Bow-street
police ?

Witness—Yes.
Mr. Vaughan—Was Mr. Brennan there at the
time ?
Witness—Yes.
Mr. Vaughan—Were there a number of men in
the yard at the time differently dressed ?

'Witness--Yes. There were abort 1G or 17 ;
there might be more.
Mr. Vaughan—lt was dark at the time ?
Witness—Not very—there was gaslight.
Mr. Vaughan—Did you know the purpose for
which you were going ?
Witness—Yes, to identify a man.
Mr. Vaughan—Did you see amongst those per-
sons any one whom you could identify ?
Witness—No, sir. I said the prisoner was about
the height of the man who shot 111‘Donnell.
Mr. Vaughan—Were you able to speak to his
features ?

Witness—The man I saw in Vernon-place was
not so dark as the man at the bar.

Mr. Vaughan—Could you say the prisoner at the
bar was not one of those men ?
Witness—l think ho was not.
Mr. Vaughan—Have you any further evidence ?
Inspector Brennan—No, sir.

Mr. Vaughan—Prisoner, did you consult any of
yoar friends before you made the statement you
did ?

Prisoner—No, your worship ; and I can't ima-
gine what made me make such an absurd statement
as I did to my friends.
Mr. Vaughan—lt certainly seems an extraordi-
nary thing that a man should go in a calm and col-
lected manner as you did and make such a statement.
Prisoner—l had been drinking hard the last two
or three weeks.

Mr. Vaughan•—ls there any of the prisoner's
friends present ?
A respectably dressed woman stepped forward
and said—l am the prisoner's mother. I perfectly
recollect when he returned home. I am quite
sure he had no pistol when he arrived in England.
He was professor in a college there, and I don't
believe he would have been allowed to have kept
one in Turkey. The pistols found belonged to my
husband, and were put in the drawer out of the way
of the children.

Mr. Vaughan--110 you know whether the prisoner
has suffered from any delusions arising from a dis-
ordered mind ?

Witness—Yes, very many. He has been much
disappointed in not obtaining a situation abroad.
He has been very much dejected for som,?, time, and
for the last two months he has been drinking very
much, and his business has been greatly affected,
which had preyed upon his mind. He was not a butcher,
but kept alk ind of store, but he has been losing money
ever since he opened it. He was a professor of lan-
guages in one of the colleges at Constantinople.

Mr. Vaughan—l have no doubt after what I
have heard from your mother that you were suffer-
ing from some hallucination when you made the
statement you did, and I can only say it
is a great pity that you have not been
placed under some surveillance to prevent
your doing mischief to yourself and the public.
Under such circumstances I feel it my duty to dis-
charge you, and I hopo your relatives will take some
steps for your supervision.
Prisoner— I am very sorry to hare given so much
trouble. I cannot think whatever made me make
such an absurd statement.

The prisoner then left the dock.
The crowd collected in Bow-street by the occur-
rence was immense.

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