Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-12-18
An Attempt to Shoot an officer,

One Of our most respectable and efficient
officers. MIR. Asa o. ButrDan, came near los
ing his life, yesterday, by the firing Of a pts.
tol, in the hands Of a man named Abraham
Bradley. The circumstances which led to
the event are as follows:- rI ..--.
A warrant had been issued against Brad
ley for an attempt to violate the person of a
young lady in North Charles street. The
attempt was made OH Thursday evening last
Bradley called at her residence. Inviting her
TO walk up the street a few steps, in order
to receive some important intelligence,
which invitation she accepted with some
reluctance. They had proceeded but few
rods when Bradley made to her the gfosses'
proposition, which she of course refused. -
He then drew loaded pistol from his peck
ct, and threatened to shoot her il she did mol
comply. She screamed, and at The same
time diverted the pistol from her head, aud
before the villain had time to put his hesper-
ate threat into execution, help arrived. He
at once made good his escape. II is neces-
sary to Stale that Bradley had paid his adj
dresses 10 the lady, but that they were de-
clined; she preferrDg those from another
quarter.
Yesterday Bradley went to the Merrlmat
House, where MIR. Warren l.. Harris, tht
accepted slitor boards. Not finding him il
the lower part Of the house, he proceeded VI
stairs in search of him. The landlord think
ing that nil might not be right, told him ths
wrong number and while Bradley was thu.
engaged in pursuing Harris, the police off
GERS, Bnlman aud Johnson, were called
They put him under arrest nj once. He
made no resistance, and the officers started
for the Court House. When they had ar
rived opposite Williams stable, Sudbury
street, Bradley drew heavily loaded pistol
aimed il directly at the head of officer But
man, and fired Officer Johnson, almost
with the velocity of lightning, caught Brad.
ley's arm, ard drew it one side, by which
fortunate movement Butmnn's life was
saved. Bradley was Immediately secured
from the power of further harm. Tie ball
was subsequently Obtained, and is Of large
size.
While at The Marshals office Bradley ex.
pressed great regret that lie did not kill the
officer and also Harris, his rival in love. lie
also threatened if he ever had the power, to
kill The father and mother of the young lady
So desperate an exhibition of fra Mic feroci-
~, we have rarely witnessed.
To show the extent and nature Of his ha-
evening last, hearing that Mr.. Harris and his
lady had gone TO The Melodeon TO attend n
Concert, lie repaired hence with loaded
pistol, and other deadly instruments, for the
fiendish purpose of shooting him when he
emerged from the Concert room. Fortu.
nateIy an inability to obtain tickets prevent
ed Mr.. H. from being present, and which
happy fortune probably, saved his life.
Bradley is blacksmith by trade. and
works in a spring factory in DIstil-house
square. In his pocket was found package
of arsenic, which it was his intention 10
swallow after shooting Harris.
1t was expected that lie would be exam.
ined yesterday afternoon but for reasons
which were not divulged in Court, the case
was postponed to this morning at 8 l-2
o'clock. - Boston Bee Of Tuesday.