Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-03-27
A Dassardiy Crime.


A Dastardiy Crime.
ToRoSro, Ont, March rs, 1880. -
About four o'clock this afternono o de-.
ring and unproyoksd attempt was made
to murder the Hon. George Brown,
managing editor Of the "Globe" and
the handspring of the reform party in
Canada, by a discharged smploye named
George Bsunett. This man was night
engineer in the "Globs Office, and lately
elopsd with his wife's sister after lead.
ing his wife . terrible life. This, COM
binsd with reports Of his using the
"Globe" premises for improper pur-
poses, led Brown to discharge him. He
was out on bail ON q charge of neglect
ing TO maintain his wife. Hs called at
the "Globs" office to get letter Of
Recommendation from Brown, as he
said he was going out to Colorado. He
made his way to Browns room, but
was refused character because Of his
iusolenee. Brown went down TO call
assistance, and as he was turning he
was conscious OF q movement by Ben
nett. Wheeling suddenly around he
saw a pistol presented at his heart. In-
stinctively Brown struck down the
weapon. which went of, the ball pass
ing through the lower portion Of
Browns left leg. Brown called out
"Mardsr!" Justify, and the employees
came at once to the scsne. Brown had
meantime wrenched the pistol from
Bennett and held him firmly. Lady
Howlsnd's carriag was passing the
door and . clerk was driven for Dr..
ThorDburn, who having dressed the
wound, said the danger to be feared
was more from nervous shock than
from the flesh wound, though it was 5
inches in length and might become
serious. Brown was able to limp to q
carriage and is now as well as can be
expected.
THE WOULD BE MURDERER.
Bennett, when arrested, bsipg asked
what he had to say to the charge, re-
piled that he intended to shoot the
chief engineer, but thai the old fellow
would not give him character. Two
hours previous the prisoner was sober,
though he has been drinking lately.
At the time Of the shooting 1t was not
known whether he was sober or not.
He had fifty cartridges in his pocket,
and his revolver was loaded FIVE of six
chambers. Great crowds kept around
the "Globs" office, aud as Brown came
dswn to the carriage he received quite
an ovation. Private dispatches from
Montreal, Ottawa, Hamilton and Lon
don report the excitement at those
places at first was very strong, on ac-
count of a reported termination of the
affair, feeling of grest satisfaction
succeeding when it was known that
Brown had escaped death. Brown has
been in receipt of kilograms conveying
the congratulations of meubers Of the
Ministry at Ottawa, and from numerous
private members at the capital and
roTghout the country, whittier he may
have returned for the Easter holidays.
A few cable dispatches have also come
from prominent stock breeders in Eng
land.
A NEWSPAPER OPINION or THE AFFAIR.
The evening paper, in an editorial
on this occurrence, says "Mr. Brown
is QUE of the most prominent figures In
Canadian politics, and is identified
with all the great political movements
Of the country. II would be impossi.
ble to write history of Canada with
out giving him a prominent place in
its pages. While the loss of no man to
q country can be said to be irreparable,
Mr.. Brown'sIlos. would bs serious one,
and there are few, perhaps not more
than one, whose sudden taking away
would have 80 marked an effect on the
politics OF the country"
At eleven o'clock tonight 1t was as
that Browns condition was
perfectly satisfactory to his physicians,
and his robust constitution Is expected
to protect him from severe consequent
oes arising from mental shock.