Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1889-09-28 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

ONLY THE PROLOGUE.  At the Mansion House Justice-room on Monday,be. fore Alderman Sir H. A. Isaacs, Alfred Macdonnell Green, financial agent, was charged with committing a felonious assault on Mr. Douglas Gordon Macrae, managing director of the Financial Times, aad also with having in his possession a loaded revolver for a supposed unlawful purpose. Mr. Poland, Q.C., prosecuted, and Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Horace Avery appeared for the idefence.—There had, said Mr. Poland, been some articles in the Financial Times relative to the action of the prisoner in connection with, certain public companies with which he was connected. The prisoner had commenced an action for libel against the prosecutor, and there had also been some other litigation. In connection with the matter there was an examination for the taking of evidence before Commissioner Bray, in the Temple, on Saturday afternoon. On leaving the examiner's chambers, while proceeding downstairs, the prisoner said to the prosecutor, "Can some settlement become to?' Prosecutor replied in the negative, upon which Green hurled the prosecutor downstairs, and while lying on the floor struck him on the head with a stick some eight or nine times, causing blood to flow freely. In consequence of the injuries he received prosecutor was unable to be present that day. While the prisoner was thus beating the Nosecutor he said, "Now, you --, I'll murder you." Mr. Grainger, one of the leading-article writers for the Financial Times, and an ex-detective, named Meiklejohn, were with the prosecutor, and the prisoner was given into custody. On being taken away he said to the prosecutor, "You have stopped me this time, but I will have you still." When charged at Bridewell street Policestation the prisoner said, "This is only the prologue." There had, it was alleged, been threats used .by prisoner igainst prosecutor.—Mr. Grainger having deposed to what he saw of the 'assault, Mr. Alfred Withers• Green, surgeon, said he was called to the police-station and found Mr. Macrae suffering from three lacerated scalp wounds from half an inch to one inch and a quarter long, two lumps near the ear of the size of walnuts, and bruises on the hand and wrist. Blood was flowing freely from the head Having seen the prosecutor that morning he found that he was unable to leave the house.—The case was then adjourned.  Mr. Conybeare, nas, it is stated, instructed Mr. Maxwell, a local solicitor, to proceed against several English and Irish journals for alleged libel contained in statements in reference to Mr. Conybeare in prison. Notwithstanding a strict official prohibition and vigilance, it is said Mr. Conybeare still succeeds in getting despatches sent to England. The summit of Snowdon and the higher mountain ranges of Carnarvonstrire were thickly covered with snow on Monday. Saturday night was very squally, rain and hail sweeping in from the sea in dense storms. In the morning it was much milder and the snowy-peaked summits of the mountains appeared very beautiful with the sun shining brilliantly upon them, •  Mr. Henry Bode,formerly a magistrate and county alderman for Bucks, sentenced at the last Bucks Summer Assizes to eight months' imprisonment for assault, has been released from Aylesbury Prison by order of the Home Secretary. Since his conviction he has spent most of his time in the infirmary. and the release was ordered on medical advice, for., in addition to the weight of advancing years, Mr. Bode suffered from a rnaladywhich rendered confinement and the, hardships of orison life dangerous. .