The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-29 00:00:00

I lost my hold. I followed him into the road,
wherol caught him the second time. The instant
I caught him he fired a pistol. I noticed afterwards
that my fingers were quite black. Up to this time
I had not noticed anything in his hands.
I saw Chamberlain the constable directly
after this occurred. He came up to the
prisoner, who was thrown into the road. I saw
Chamberlain take a pistol from the prisoner. Just
before the officer came up I said to the prisoner,
" You shot at me, you shot at me, you vagabond ;
you tried to shoat me !" Chown and Chamberlain,
the two officers, then came up.
Cross-examined—l could not say how the pistol
was pointed. I know it was a full explosion, and
that it did not go off by accident in the struggle.
I believe the prisoner deliberately pointed the
weapon at me directly I caught hold of him. He
held the pistol in his right hand.

Sir T. Henry (to witness)--I think it right to
compliment you upon your great firmness and
courage.' You did great service.
Viritnes3—Thank you, sir.
William Davis—l am a compositor. On the night
in question I was in Gower-street near the pillar
letter-box on the north side of Bedford-square. I
heard the report of fire-arms. The noise came from
the front of me. I was running down the square
when I saw the fi.ish and heard another report. I
was very much frightened. I afterwards saw two
persons running, namely, Sergeant Chowu and
Chamberlain. I heard a cry like " Stop him." I
came up after the capture, and on seeing the pri-
soner I exclaimed in surprise, " What ! Clancy ?"
Before I got up I should say that I heard two reports,
and afterwards a noise like a crack as if the weapon
had not gone off. I said to Sergeant Chown, " I
know the man, his name is Clancy." Chown said,
" All right, we've got him." I have worked with
the prisoner at Woodfall and Kinder's, printers, in
Milford-lane. It was in the latter end of '66. I
also worked with him on the Morning Star. He
told me he was a deserter from the American army.
I think he said the Federal army.
Cross-examined—The pistol was pointing up in
the air, I should say, while the struggle was going
on ; at least I should say so from what I saw. I never
asked the prisoner whether he had not been a sol-
dier. I never asked the prisoner what he had
been, but he distinctly told me without the slightest
solicitation that he had either been. in the Federal
or Confederate army. I told my next companion
in the office of the circumstance. We compositors
work pretty close together.
Sir T. Henry—There is not much light in Bed-
ford-square to enable people to see much.

Mr. Giffard—l have several other witnesses, but
they only prove the same thing. I will, however,
just recall one of the previous witnesses.

Constable William Chamberlain—l have since
found that my overcoat is singed under the right
arm. I showed the marks to Mr. Superintendent
S earle.

Mr. Giffard—That is the case for the prosecu-
tion.

Sir T. Henry—You have heard the evidence
against you. I am now about to commit you for
trial. If you have now anything to say you
had better do so. I must, however, tell you what-
ever you say will be taken down, and may be used
against you at your trial.
Prisoner—l reserve my defence.
Mr. Burnaby, to the prisoner—You are formally
remanded until this day week, on which occasion
you will be committed for trial.
Sir Thomas Henry called forward the two officers,
Chown and Chamberlain, and told them he had
received some subscriptions from a number of per-
sons who appreciated the courage they had dis-
played, and he should have great pleasure in hand-
ing it over to them.
Chown—Thank you, sir.
The prisoner was then removed.

A MA UTELLO TOWER ATTACKED
BY FEIN ANS.

CORK, Jan. 28.

Jonathan Allen, lately national schoolmaster,
cousin of the convict of the same name who was
executed at Manchester for the murder of Sergeant
Brett, was arrested yesterday at Boherbuoy, county
Limerick, for Fenianism. Others were unavailingly
searched for, some of them Irish Americans.
The Martello Tower No. 2, Duncannon Fort,
Waterford Harbour, was attacked last night, about
ten o'clock, by an armed party. The alarm signal
having been fired, brought a military reinforcement,
and shots were exchanged between the soldiers and
the insurgents.
The latter fled. No casualties reported ; but the
military believe that their fire was effective.