Star.
London, England, 1822-11-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,

Bowastont....Yesterilay, William !Nolo, the lad who on
Thumb), was charged with shooting at William Beckett, a boy
eleven years of age, apd grim ausly wounding him, was brought
up"for final examination.
Colonel.Cumismoz, the Magistrate before whom the ease had
been heard in the neighbourhood where the matter happened,
was in attendance, arid before the inquiry proceeded, he begged
to correct an 'error into which the witnesses had fallen, in
stating that he had diunissed the charge. He had not dismissed
the charge iltogether, but had taken the recognizance of Ain
Tramper, the prisoner's master, .for his appearance whenever
called upan, and that recognizance was in force at thatjnomont.
Mr. John Allen Frogley, a surgeon, at Hounslow, stated, that
the boy, Beckett, was attended on the day of the accident by his
assistant, he being from home; hut, he sive him the next day,
and attended him until his recovery. For the first fortnight the
boy was in extreme danger. Witueu extracted several stones
from his face, hands, and arms, and several.discharged of them.
selves with the virus which had formed in' the wounds. One eye
, was quite destroyed. Ile understood from conversations which
,fie held with the boy, that the prisoner fired at bins wilfully.
Thomas Coleman, a labouring man, said he was at work on
one of the bridges DE the Puldingwn Canal, near Heston, on
the 17th of July, atid.paw the.prisoner and the prosecutor near
the spot; the former had a gun. He had left' his work for a
few minutes, when he beard. a gum go off, and saw the prisoner
holding up the little boy; lmwas tailing nut to witness, "master,
master, come here, the gun has gone off end shot little
Witness went to them, sand found the poor. limp fellow " shot
all to pieces." lie washed his fate, and took him to a_ Doctar.
While he was washing him the little boy said, " take me home,
for this lad (pointing td primate') will kill me."
Mr. Trumper was.asked.sume.questions,. and said he gave thb
prisoner the gun with some powder merely *to make- a report now
and then, to frightertaway the birds, .but he gave him tio shot,
for fear of accidents.

• Sir RICHARD Name, addressing the prisoner, said, he seemed
by his manner not. o be aware of, the serious situation in which
he stood. The charge against im was ,nne whickaffected his
life, and to him (Sir R.' iiirnie) the evidence appehred of such a
nature that little doubt could his anteatabsed &$4O the .result.-,
Had the prisoner apithing to say ?
The piisoner merely remarked, that he loaded the gun with
atoms, bensulte 1441 ac, boy told him hedsad often shot birds in that
and not With thrtilArnliollo3C49ll.44 tJAC•Presecittor.
The prisoner was fully committed to Newgate for trial, and
the, Wit:llMM MIMS hound:over to. prosecute.
Sir litcuaattginell. marsh ihf.r.tanti-nation .of the ptisoccr
had concluded, sad' he had received a letter from some humane_
whoslglsedailauself k Humanites," Inclosing IE2O for.
the benefit of the pokschoy:Lbscliett, and bjr good-he,arted foster,
father Bell, leaving the apprepriation of it tqlsini
The writer stated that he had been induced to send this donation
tineonsetpasoce-of the•teports :widish he had.eeen of the ease in
sbe Newspapets; that he thought the boy and his foster-Lithlr
extremely lit objects for charity md reward, and that he hoped
is subscription would be set m foot lb; ihem. This letter, ~Sir
Naha:xi aaid,•-was dejiveretl.to him bf a yopng man, who acid
be was desired to answer no question..
Colonel Clidseroe expressed great pleasure at hearing of this
latter. and saidAlsa4.•,o9ly scticipatitil Itninethlag that was in.
cm:temptation &mbar% ecti.altdpll44 IMPLin

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