Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1890-08-23 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

THE KINGSLAND TRAGEDY.  At North London Police-court, on Tuesday, Walter Alfred Hargan, 27, a clerk, was charged on remand with causing the deaths of William Lambert, aged 45, a carman, and John Wlieeler, 40, a horsekeeper.—William Knifton,an officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,said that on the aft ernoon of July 30th he saw the prisoner running in the Downham-road. He followed him, when the sweep Newman called ont, "Look on% Bill, he has got a revolver." When witness was within three yards of the prisoner,- and walking abreast with him, the prisoner pulled-Unt the revolver and said, " I will--. ' Witness put up his umbrella and said, "If you don't put that down I will knock you down." He did not do so, mid they walked along together for about 50 yards. The peep!e then began to throw stones, and Newman came ep and seized him from tiehind.—Mrs. Peek, wife of the landlord of the Waggon and Horses, Hertford-road, said there was a rough gang in the neighbourhood, and she had been assaulted with pewters by the deceased men's companions. Knuckledusters had been used in the house. She was, on July 30, in the bar alone. A man jumped over the bar and nearly pulled the gas &tilers down. She called out, "What am I to do?" but did not say that there was someone there to protect her, or that the prisoner was a deteetive.—fieorge Turner, a fishmonger, of Hertfuid-road. said he saw the prisoner walking towards Downhani-road. He WAS followed by Lhmbert and Wheeler. The prisoner turned sharp round and fired. The two men fell iff: —Police-constable Oakley deposed to having taken the prisoner into custody. He was Leing detained by Knifton and others. He said, " I will go quietly. You see how they have seried tne." On the road to the station the crowd called Inn a murderer. He replied, " It I sin I suppose that I shall have to meet my Maker." The crown Was SO violent that witnefin had to take him in a cab to the station. Mr. Young in defence submitted that the cise wit rather one of justifiable homicide than wilful waderIt had been given in evidence LILO the prilsoner was called by the landlady to her protection. The men were enraged against hint, mai be endeavoured to get out of their way by going 00 by the back wav, but lie unfortunately fell in with them again. They were about to set upon him when he fired a shot to frighten them, and as that had no effect, he fired the two other shots, which had fatal result. He asked the magistrate to uommit the prisoner for manslaughter.— Mr. Bros said he should commit for wilful murder, and it would then be question for the jury, under the direction of the learned judge, to say what the prisoner bad been guilty of.—The prisener Was accordingly ommuitted for trial on the nliarge of murder.  • rapers to Lana by the stemustiip Itimittake, which has just anis ed at Plynicuth front New Zealand, coritaiu particulars of a slacking acuideut which ceourred at Melbourne. Mr. Kiug, a miedical student. was travelling in a tirst - aisle; railway csrruic,e an sfter the train laid passed throrigh the North Melbourne Station lie iit his head out ol the carriage wiradow, being attiacttd, it is believed, by the noise of a train approaching from the eppoelll direetion. lla remained at the window a few seconds, and Ids fellow passengers were then hiorrtied at seeing his beadle:4s trunk fall t auk into the carriage at their feet. Ilia hied had caught Neatest on ue• fastened docw of one of the earriages of the epPrat lug train, with tbe result that out side of lite bola' wais torn completely away.  St B( co