Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1891-04-25 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

MURDER IN LONDON.  A murder was committed on the evening of the I 13th inst. outside the Green Gate public-house, City. ' road, the victim being a cabman named Jame. Dowling, who lived at Howton, and the reputed assassin Arthur John Hasler, who ref mime to give his ! own address, but declares that he is a scientifie instrument maker, working at 8, Coombe-street, City. road. Dowling was ehot through the heart, but the I cause of the occurrence is not altogether clear, inasmuch as the statements of Hasler, wino is in , custody, and those of the witnesses are at variance. It appears that at about six o'clock inthe evening Dowling ' was seen standing on the pavement facing the tavern, when Hasler, who had just emerged from the bar, pointed a plated Colt revolver at his victim, and fired Dowling raised his arm, lifted his cap from his head, and shouted " Police !" At that moment a second shot was fired, and Dowling fell, with a large wound through his left breast. A man named Jame. Everett, of 81, Graham-street, immediately mired Hasler, who is only about five feet in height, from behind, while Constable Jones, 448 G, who was on point duty at the spot, secured the revolver and took Hauler into custody. He submitted quietly to arrest, and walked to the Old-street Police-station, when he was charged with the capital offence. Dowlirg had in the meantime been conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where life was pronounced to le extinct. On being told that Dowling wan dead, Hasler, who pereistently laughed in the dock, and appeared callous to his position and his alleged crime,remarked "Serve him right; I'm glad of it." Hasler declared that while he was in the bar at the Green Gate patio. ' house he was insulted and assaulted, and he censequently drew the revolver and fired. The evidence of the witnesses, however, is not consistent with this assertion. The man Everett stated that he taw Hasler in the Green Gate. It was about five minutes pant sit He had two glasses of ale and a cigar. He then west outside and fell into the doorway. What took place I outside the tavern is described by Wm. Stokes, the keeper of a fish stall outside the Green Guts Tavern. He says, "The prisoner bought some oysters at my stall. He came out of one bar of the tavern after the deceased, and came to the stall and had four-pennyworth of oysters. While he was eating the oysters the deceased nun came up and said to Hasler, 'Can I have Ott? The prisoner replied, 'Yen, certainly.' The prisoner then said to me, 'Will you have a drink r I sent into the tavern with him, and the deceased followed us. I had a glass of ale, hurried out again, and left them in the bar. About eight minutes afterwards the deceased came out and stood with his back to my stall, and I saw the prisoner standing in the doorway of the tavern with a revolver pointed at PORWIg. The prisoner fired, and the shot brushed past me and struck some boxes and an escallop shell, penetre4 them all. I found this bullet on my stall. Directly the first shot was fired the prisoner fired again, aid the deceased fell dead." The revolver, on being examined at the station, was found to have ire chambers, three of which were still fully loaded.