The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1867-12-13 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

EXTENSIVE ,SEIZURE OF REVOLVERS  IN MANCHESTER.  On Saturday morning a yowng man, named William Pherson Thompson, was placed in the dock at the Manchester Police-court, before Mr. IL Kennedy and other magistrates, charged with being concerned in the riot at Hyde-road on the 18th September; and also with having a number of revolvers in his possession which alt supposed to have been stolen. The prisoner is a slightly-built young-looking man—, height 5 feet 94 inches, with a scar on the right cheek. On being brought from his cell at the Albert-street Sta. Con, and formally charged with being concerned in the murder of Sergeant Brett, he showed considerable selfpossession in answering the questions put to him. Being asked where he lived, he said, "I have no particular residence, bat travel everywhere." Being charged with possessing.a number of revolvers supposed to have been stolen, he said, "I'm no thief; I don't look like one, I suppose, do I?" He was dressed in a good suit of black, apparently nearly new, but his underclothing was exceedingly dirty and coarse. In answer to a ques tion as to his birthplace, he said, in a strong Irish accent, "I'm a Scotchman, and was born at Greenock.' Mr. Superintendent Maybury said: A little befon seven o'clock last night I was on duty at th. London-road Station, along with the chief con stable and other officers. I saw the prisoner pa into a coach; he had with him the three parcels produced. I said to him, "What have yow got here I" He said, "Some carpenter's tools.' At that moment the chief constable spoke ti me, and I got inside the coach. The chief con stable got in also, and we brought him to th Town-hall. I there examined the parcels, and fount that the two basses contained 20 revolvers each, and tilt paper parcel five, making altogether 45. The greater part of them had six chambers, two or three others have seven chambers. Nene of them were loaded. They all appeared to be new. I asked the prisoner his name, and he said, "William Thompson." This morning I told the prisoner that he Was charged with being one, along with a number of others, in a riot in Hyde-road, regaling two prisoners from the prison van, and murdering Sergeant Brett on the 18th September. He said, I deny the charge." I said, "You are also charged with having a number of revolvers in your possession which are supposed to be stolen." He said, "I bought them from Mr. Bishop, in Birmingham."  The Prisoner : I said Holloway Head, Birmingbau, Witness: In reference to the other charge, the prisoner said, "I never was in Manchester before." I asked him where he lived, and he said, "I have no settled residence. I travel about, and bought them to sell again." Mr. Higson, magistrate's clerk, asked Mr. Maybury if be had any reason to believe and did believe that the prisoner was connected with the attaok on the van. . Mr. Maybury : I have reason to believe he is a likely man from information I have received; but I have not been able to get the witnesses together. I may also state that we are in possession of information about a number of revolvers being stolen in Cork, but we have not yet had time to make inquiry. I searched the prisoner and found something upon him which I do not wish to produce at present. Here is an invoice which amounts for 23 revolvers, it may be genuine or it may be not.  _ The Prisoner : I can prove it to be genuine. Mr. Maybury : I got that invoice from the chief con. stable, and saw him take it from the prisoner. There is nothing but revolvers in the packages the prisoner had with him. There was no ammunition. I apply for a remand for a few days. The prisoner said he wished to make a statement to the Bench.  Mr. Kennedy : You had better not at present, but you may by-and-by. Prisoner : It is very unfair to be detained here. I bought these revolvers from Mr. Bishop, knowing this was a time I was likely to make a profit out of them. I came to Manchester, knowing that a great rr- v parties would be likely to purchase them for ti tection, considering ti.e excitement there in I came to Manchester to dispose of them. The prisoner then proceeded to cross-el Maybury with great coolness and pertinacity. Did I not state to you that that was the ircontained in one basket  many  their