The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-07 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

EXTRIORDINARY CHARGE.—ATTEMPTING TO SHOOT A
MAN.—John Graham, a young man, who gave the address
53, Clarendon-street, Clarendon-square, and described
himself as a boiler-maker, was charged before Mr. Knox
with attempting to shoot a young man named William
M'Evoy with a revolver.
Dennis Carney, 1, Monmouth-court, said,—About 1
o'clock this morning I was going along, and heard the
prisoner say to a young man, as he was passing from
Greek-street into Compton-street, " Why do you follow
me ?" Tho young man said, "I am not following you. I
am going home." The prisoner then said, "If I knew you
were following me I would blow your brains out." The
young man again said he was not following the prisoner,
and that he would not go away for him or any one like
him. The prisoner then put his hand into his breast
and drew out a revolver and pointed it at the young man,
and although there was no report there was a snap. I ran
acrcas the road and the young man rushed upon the pri-
soner, and the prisoner then struck the young man on the
head with the revolver, and the young man got the re-
volver from the prisoner,when the prisoner said that if we
would give it back to him ho would give us eighteenpence
that being all the money he had about him. 'We went
up Compton-street together and walked until we got to
Museum-street, when,
seeing a constable, wo called to him
and he came, and the young man,
who still had the re-
volver in his possession, gave the
prisoner in charge for
attempting to shoot him.
Mr. Knox—Was the prisoner drunk ?
Witness—No more so than now.
Mr. Knox —Are the prisoner and the young man known
to you ?

Witness—The prisoner is a stranger, but I know the
young man by sight. (It was explained that the witness
was a costermonger, and that the young man who was not
in attendance was a cellarman at Messrs. Cross and Black--
well's, in Dean-street.)

The prisoner—l was walking quietly home after seeing
a friend when I was followed by two persons for half a
mile, and I think the witness and the other man were the

men.

Witness—l deny it.
The Prisoner—You were one of thorn. You were one
on one side of the street and one on the other. I own I
did pull out the revolver, being afraid.
Mr. Knox—Why do you carry such a thing ?
The prisoner—I brought it from America. I have car_
ried it for the last four years, and never thought of taking
anybody's life in this country.
Police-constable Barber, 42 E, said—Hearing a cry Of
" police" this morning about two o'clock, I wont to the
spot from whence the sound proceeded, and met the wit-
ness, who said that a young man had attempted to shoot
another. On going up he found the young man had a
pistol in his hand, and he charged the prisoner with point-
ing it at him and snapping a cap, and showed me his
knuckles with the skin off, stating that the prisoner had
struck him with the revolver.
[The revolver was handed to the magistrate, who found
that all the chambers were loaded, but that one of the caps
was gone.]
Mr. Knox—It was by God's mercy that the charge did
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