The Sun. — 1847-05-21 (London, England)

SOUTHWARK. James Morris was brought before Mr. Cot tingham for re-examination, charged with firing a loaded pistol at. Frances Mary Morris, his wife. with intent to kill her. The following additional evidence was adduced : Mrs. Mary Übsdell stated, that she lives in Albionplace, Walworth, and that on Friday evening last, white engaged in her back parlour, she heard a loud scream, and in a moment afterwards the complainant rushed into the passage, the street-door being open, and exclaimed that she had been fired at by her husband. She was very much agitated, and the prisoner entered the house a minute afterwards, and on hearing what his wife mentioned, said he did not do anything of the kind, but merely snapped his finger. He tried to prevail upon his wife to leave the house; and threatened to have a policeman if she did no*; but she refused, saying that she was afraid he would murder her, and he then left the place. Afterwards a policeman came into the house, aid the complainant then went away. The witness added that she also saw Mrs. Staples, who was with the com plainant, and she also seemed very much alarmed, and spike of the prisoner's having fired a pistol at his wife. In answer to Mr. COTTINGIIAM, the witness said she heard no report of a pistol previously to hearing the scream; that her street-door was open, and that she thought she should have heard the report if a pistol had been discharged. A crowd soon collected near the house, and the prisoner suddenly disappeared in the midst of the confusion that occurred. The prisoner wore a white blouse. She did not see any weapon in his possession. The prisoner here exclaimed, that see en what trwinags thehis wife scream he went into the house to her; matter with her, and not expecting t that -she would accuse him of attempting to shoo he never thought of perpetrating such an act. mtorn: s Staples,hearing who,a l loud di nscream, a state Mrs. Jane Cox said that she lives in Albion-place, and she ran to her that on the evening door char ,c 1 a pistol at his wife, and she at the same time of alarm, ejaculated that a young man had just dise andin sqauwe si pointed out the prisoner as the man who entered Mrs. Übsdell's house, and she (witness) heard him ask his wife whether she was hurt; he afterwards came out, when witness held him, but she afterwards let him go, and, on getting outside the door into the street, he ran away. In reply to Mr. COTTINGRAM, the witness said she heard no report of fire-arms previously to hearing the complainant scream. There was a crowd of persons collected, but no one stopped the prisoner when he ran away. She saw no pistol or weapon of any kind in the prisoner's possession. Elizabeth Roche Stone stated that she also lived near the spot where the alleged occurrence took place, and, on hearing a noise, she went to the door and saw the t hhee r prisoner, r bonnet.isoo ewhoA t thatwas time assertingthe complainant, who said she had been fired at, and that lasttwo wshiototsesshad badho lodgedld in his innocence of having used a pistol; and when the crowd was collecting near the spot he ran away and made his escape.  Policeman 37 P stated, that he was called off his beat on thou evening in question, and, on entering Mrs. Übsdells house he saw the complainant, who seemed very much frightened. She told him that her husband had fired a pistol at her; that he had run away, and she implored him to see her home to her father's, in Bridgehouse-place, in case he should make another attempt to injure her. He (the policeman) did accompany the complainant and Mrs. Staples, both of whom appeared alarmed and agitated, and kept looking behind every winute as if they dreaded some injury. lie did not see t;ie ixisoner r.t all oo this oeLqt,ion, nor did he hear the report of any fire-ac ms, although Lie was not far off when the alleged firing took place. The MAGISTRATE called the complainant forward, and, addressing her, said, that having head the witnesses just