Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1863-07-25 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

FEARFUL ENCOUNTER IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.  Oa Filthy last a murderous assault was irate in a • railway carriage on the London and North Westein line ! by Mr. Michael Lyons, National School teacher, of Hampark, Ballymaseallan, near Dundalk, upon two fellow passengers. The assailant had taken a return excursion ticket for a month from Ireland to London. As the 9 15 express train was about to start from Liverpool to L )ndon lie, Mr. Peter &Lean, and Mr. James Worland, of Plaistow, Essex, entered a second-clans carriage, in which there was previously an elderly lady. Alter the train had started, the prisoner, who had a large carpet bag, placed himself close by the window. He was heard to say something incoherently, but almost in a menacing sort of way. Mr. IVorland and Mr. 11PLlean, who were conversing, looked towards him, as did ale)) the lady, who was seated near the window on the opposite side of t carriage. The prisoner, however, sat down quietly, and continued so until after the train had passed the Bletchley station Then he suddenly jumped up from his seat, and, with a large open clam knife in his hand, rushed at Mr. Worland, and stabbed him in the forehead, causing a most hightful wound. He was in the act of striking another blow, when Mr. M'Lean knocked him back on to the seat. This had the effect ot infuriating him the more. He started to his feet, and was about to strike another blow at Mr. Worland, when Mr. M'Lean seized him by the throat, and clutched the knife in his right hand. A fearful struggle ensued, and the prisoner drew ! the weapon through his antagonist's hand, rotting some of the fingers to the bone. Mr. Worland, woo all this time had not been idle, although shockingly wounded, and weak from the loss of blood, managed to get behind the prisoner and throw him doe ii. The lady in the compel tment, after screaming for assistance for some time, fainted away. The struggle must have been a desperate one, for the prisoner, who was shouting loudly, entbavoured to rise and shake the MO gentlemen off, at the same time striking and stabbing both uf them. Fortunately the oil lamp in the carriage was alight, and this enabled Mr. Worland and Mr. M'Lean to wrcs. the knife out of the prisoner's hand, and to keep him down till they arrived at Camden-town station. When the ticketcollector entered the carriage he saw the wounded men covered with blood holding the prisoner. The sides, seats, windows, fliers, and every place in the carriage were covered with blood and finger-marks. Prisoner was at once conveyed to the stati, where lie made a statement to the effect that he believed the two gentlemen who were with him to be thieves, who intended to rob him. He sac' them talking to one another, and making motions t 'wards him, and he thought lie could not do better than &fend himself, if only tor his dear little ones at i ome. Mr. M' Lean's hand is frightfully cut, and he is also seri insly injured in other parts of the body. Mr. Worland has been dangerously wounded. The prisoner has since beeutaken bfeore Mr. Lowndee, one of the magistrates a: Bletchley, and remanded on the deposi • tion of Mr. M'Leau until Thursday next, lie volunteered no statement in reply to the charge, and was then taken to the county gaol. On searching the prisoner'a carpet bag a prize medal was found awarded to him by the Society of Arts, besides various books and papers, and he states that he came up from Dundalk to he examined as a schoolmaster at the forthcoming examination at Burlington-house. The police authoritii a ale in communicati n with those at Dundalk by telograpli and post to ascerMin the truth of the prisoner's statements and antecedents. lie is supposed to be insane. On Sunday Mr. Worland was SJ tar convalescent as to be able to proceed to his residence at ! I Vietoria-dock-road.