, 1880-03-26
CRIMINAL NEWS.
Attempt to Assasinate tho Hon,
George Brown at
Toronto.
lie Is Assaulted III tic ssGlobcY OrIlce
and SHOT Through tho
Thigh.
Minor Criminal Affairs from All
Parts Of tho Country.

TO10NTs,. Mnrch sJ.-At4 o'clock thls nftcr-
noon n nnn mined George Bennett, who WIS
formerly employed us nssistaut engineer m tho
(spte newspaper, hut who for drunkenness mid
Immoral conduct, Ind rrcGntly been discharged,
WIS sect to etcr TINT oillco on King srcot, enst
nntl proceed up tho stairs. Mt the head Of which
tho 1[nn. George brown, proprietor, flaS his
rsltntc office. Saortiy afterwards angry v0iccs,
nnsl t'innio Inter, tho sound OF pistol md Ii
cry Of murder IN sir. browns well.ftnown voice,
were hcnrd. 1t appears that fjcnnatt upon
entering tho private u!licc IF Mr.. urt,wn wns
vcry !Nsolent, md demanded u rccutnlncntIa-
tlotl. which Mr. f'rUwtl refused tn grant, for the
rcnsons given nl,ovG. At tho satno t!nlc tu went
IL tie tUor fur tho purpose Of calling SUMO nno
to his MD, and hutl bnrc!y crossed Its Threshold
when Bennett turned upon him md nddclliaratey
fired. Mr. urnwn cAtiSht tho uctiou. dntf, turn
1tE round With 4ootl presence OF 1nind, struck
down hia nrtn, 60 thut tho shot TINT WIS ev1tnt-
~ aimed nt hts breast wns DETECTED that 1t
rasscd through hts thigh. S[r. Brown, wllu In n
powerful inan, thon grapplctl With tho rstfsla,t,
took his pistol from him, and held him Till tho
nrr!vnl of llolp.
Immediately on hearing tho shot thoro was a
rush of employees, 10th frum tho trout n.eo and
tho to-prHtiny room, to tho scene Of tho Shoot
Ing, wlero Mr.. Brown wns found struggling with
1}enset. The ,nnn WIS nt onco secured nnd u
policeman sent fur.
Police Constable Gregory, who WIS m bis beat,
Oh King street, responded ut bnee to tho Slim
NOUS. as sonn m Mr.. brown stw tho policeman
hc Enid, "1hnt IL tho num-" pointing to Ionnuit.
The policeman thot. hurried to Icnnutt nnd sud,
" Whit hnvc you tosny to this chHrge?' Bennett
answered in loEKc,l tone: " don't know nny-
thing aout !t,"1i.d refused to hayn any further
conversation. PDltcg Constable GrgRsry then
prulucctl Ills hnnteufs. nnd secured tho 1utn
ti,d toAls him to NJ: Police stntlon. where ho
ltiH tin LSjklHtt5'H 1rnY{ttI ia
x1lrcr abost tho sizo Of Smith 4 Wcsso,is No. Z.
ThrCn chnmbcra wero k!utle1 mud thrto eMpty.
1lfty eurtridgcs, 90 tlt 1t locked US If I!runutt
WY tinterrlned to execute hls hl0Mly design it
@aS taEc fs "a ho ee'x ee1 .d dd,taRS Re 3 Scfene '
frtln tho til,r Of Ills mrrcst tlirnl,gh tho proc
ess Of aentc1l!iig, tho prisoner preserved II dog
y ks snrH. @he s! s',a vi. s sos TO- @ es e
tue Clerks who Ind arrived on the sccno I'M,
Iftes tho ns lrel Fse
Lady Ilow!a1d ncnr by. cxpintnc'l tho clrci1m-
st,!'ees, when tho yehIclo WIS Ut n'!ca pIascd ut
et 4 fulfilling pace to tho residence or pr, Thor
burn, on t4e corner of York mud Wclltngton
StrGeta: Fortunately, tho l'octor was ut hOie.
GonpanGd tho clprk buck to TUG Globc otllco.
UIo'l his arriyat, tho wounded gentle
s ;on Tf e. s h oua "' ssss %s ae 5 n whss ss"M 1
:tr3ppetl u. tho tloor. 1'iu Doctor thon c!re::
htl passed through tho ilcshy part of Tho thigh,
lntiictlnE WtMt y likely to prove very painful
though not n scrfsNls wound.
After tho wound lltl boon dressed tho Scnntor
WINS nho to wAlk down stairs. a1lsl ut tho door "
ais l, oilie. shoot hau,ls With seycrnl kentenen.
lilo thcn gut Into y cHrrlnK0 which Ind tGen
summoned. md, with Ur. Thprbur.l, prncecdcd
to his residence. It ls prubnble that tho honor
bio Fentt!nan WILL bc ntl up for some time, nut
The city iT'ls profoundly moved ut tho news Of
tho Nttomptcd murder of tho honorable gentla-
t1lAl, Hnl thcro In no ono who will mt pxtelll to
him cullgn tIlnti0ns upon bis llnrr0W escape
all1 good wishes fur his speedy recovery.
Mr. Drown T. ono nf tho niist prominent f!9-
nl tho Rrclt :pnlltleal nlnyrinents Of tho coln-
try. II would lto impossible to write II history
ot rn,snlan wtlItut giving him prominent plnc9
III Its pages. Whtln tho loss ut 10 nlnn to II
1trnWn'a toss would bo serious t,.ic. and tlero
nrD few. IcrEni's mot moro thun one. whose sud-
tfbu tukIy y-ntt would hnyD 10 marked an cttect
upon tito politics 0t tho country.
Personally Mr.. brown ID n gcntal gontlgmlnn,
antl ono possessing high socinl qualities. Ile Ii
tuition, nnd hns everything Is hfs fuyor.
Tho wsl1l-bb murderer. III appearance. IL
very short, stnndinE nbont tiro fcet two tilches.
10 II Utmost ns dnrk ~ II creole, has a hDnyy
md luryc iaoutn, aud In character io IL vicious
Il! the extreme. lind IS Bnid to- he III cownrylly rs
he Is trenchnrslnR. Whu1l fAsGu tu tho stntIpu
he said to pnltce-anepeetor Stewart: ~ did not
intend to murder Hrt,wIl. but tho engineer with
whom worltell III tho filohc l .owa Il 4rtldyD
polsccmtn, II will Aet uyeH with you yet"
The prisoner WIS then dumped iAto thu tlnrls-
cell. whnre he WIS left to ruul,late Oil ILLS pras-
peetlfo fate.