The North-Eastern Weekly Gazette. — 1893-04-22 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE DOCTOR AND THE MURDERER.  Dr. Scanlan states :—Early on Friday morning I received a note from Mr Seotson stating that a man at Linthorpe named Gould was supposed to be of unsound mind. I went up almost at once, about eleven o'clock, and on arriving at the caravan the old man came out, and appeared to recognise who I was, he evidently having expected me. He said to me, "Oh, you've come to see my son. You had better not come inside. He's not to be trusted. I disarmed him ycsterdav of a pistol, revolver, and a gun." He then said. "While I go inside you had better concoet a tale, and say that you have come up on some business relating to horses, or something of that kind." The old man then went in, and after a lot of persuasion he got his son to come out of the hut. I saw he was a man rather below the average size, but of ferocious appearance. He said to me, "What do you want?" and replied, "I have coins on business relating to horses." I said I had a horse 13 years old which I wanted shooting, and had been recommended to him as being an experienced shot. He said, "All right; you can bring it up; I am not going for it." He then commenced to ramble in his conversation. He said he was himself a set of machinery and had been torn to bits by machinery. Then he finished up by saying that I could shoot the horse myself. That satisfied Me as to his mental condition. and I left. I came home, wrote out my report, and then went along to Mr Seotson's, and lie having seen my report, went along to the Mayor's, and arrangements were made that Mr Scotson should go on in advance in the afternoon in company with the Sanitary inspector, and that I was to call for the Mayor at his office at a quarter to five. I went to the Mayor's office at tile time stated; hut he did not put in an appearance, and after waiting about a quarter of an hour I deemed it prudent to go on to Linthorpo and acquaint Mr Scotson of this fact, knowing that he would be expecting us. I saw Mr Scotson and Mr Anderson, the Sanitary inspector, on the road leading to the caravan, and when I stepped out of the cab the old man, "Horse Harry," came running towards ! us, warning us not to go near, stating at the same time that  HIS SON WAS WAITING FOR US WITH A WM/EDI:UN, and vowing that he would shoot, the first wan who approached the caravan, and in order to impreHi this more forcibly upon us, he showed its his right arm covered with bruises and blood, the result of a recent struggle with his son, whilst endeavouring to get the gun from him. Knowing the particular form of lunaey from which the twin was suffering. I said " We had better retreat," and that discretion was the better part Of valour. We then got into the cab and returned to the village, and exactly opposite Creasor's butcher's shop we saw Sergeant Black and P.C. Henderson standing. The cab was stopped, and Mr Scotson got out, and stated the exact position of affairs to the officer. That was about a quarter to six. Mr Seotson suggested that it would be better for me to go on and attend to my duties at my surgery, and I accordingly drove off, leaving them deliberating on the best course to pimue. I heard no more -until Mr Section called at my house during the evening, when he told me of the tragedy that had occurred. he left word that the Mayor wished to sea me, and I went along to the Central Police Office and saw the Mayor, who suggested that the criminal should be put in the straps, SS he seemed to be very violent. To that I assented, and it was done. The father told me that his son timt became strange about eighteen months ago.