Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-06-23 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE AITEMPTED MURDER AT LEVENSHULME.  On Monday, George Sheldon. 22, pointer, Miding in Dukinfield-placr, Stockport, was charged, at the county police-court Salford, with having attempted to murder hie lather by shooting him. Mr Superintendent Bent prosecuted, and Mr J. Clemett, Jan., appeared for the prisoner. Thomas:Shetlen, plumber and glazier, carrying on business at Levensim!me, said that for some time pest he had not been living on good terms with his wife, and about three weeks ago she left him. Conterpently he caused to be inserted in a Stockport newspaper on Friday an advertisement to the effect that he wonld not in the future be ' responsible for any debts that his wife might contract. About tea o'clock the same evening he was sitting with several friends in the Church Inn beerhouse, Levenshulme, when the prisoner (hia son), entered the room and ordered some drink. They did not speak to c;ch other. About ten mieutea past ten o'clock witnam drank his liquor and left the room with a friend. Ho found he was followed bye third person, and on reaching the door turned round and saw his son, who said," Who are you IP' to which the prisoner replied, "I am a man, and am come to know." Seeing his son take out of his pocket a revolver witness rush- I at him and knocked him down. He was going away. when his lon sprang upon his feet, and when about four yards from him the prisoner fired. Witness crouched, and the shot missed him. His son then thrsatened he would have his li sand he (witness) again ran towards him, when he attempted to fire, but only the cap exploded. The ;prisoner then ran away,--Cross.ezainunet by Mr Clemett Witness said his son had teen living away from bows about five years, and he had not seen tam dunng that. time. He did not drive nit son away from home; he got into trouble, and was sent to gaol. He never kicked Lis son or broke. hi head wan a hammer _  iTrt Desk. painter. Levenehnlm4, who wit xi. es Ci tne attempted ohooting, gave corroborative evidence  Other evidence proved that about a fortnight ago toe prieoner purciii,ed lions a iellow•worklean six chambered revolvorovita whieb tae haul pracbiaci in the bouee where he rovided. The night prior to the attempted murder he met a bum amed Adorys and said that ,he was go Lug to thratin bin father, and that if he could not do it alone he had somc. thine which would help him, at the same time pi-o ducinii what appeared to be a piihol. He won. home about eleven o'clock on Friday night, ibppearing much excited. and said to a woman with saioin he live that he tail shot at t.is father—that he hat "done it, and it could not Lei helped." About seven o'clock on the .hatublay mond g he as, erreeted whilst going to his work by Police be rgeant Ftzpatriok Mr Seperintendeut Bent ritated that upon • brick itgainst the door of the Courch Inn hochouse where the shootiog took piece—there Vf:44 no mark of a bullet, which wiei doubtless toe one fired troin the prisoner's revolver. 'I be magistrates (Sli J. I. Mantell, Mr T. Dickies, and Mr It. Newell) committed the prisoner for trial at the assizes.