The Cotton Factory Times. — 1888-09-21 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

THREE BROTHERS FIRED AT IN THE  STREET.  On Sunday, at noon, a determined attempt at murder was made at Worksop by William Caulwell, a wood turner. His intended victims were  three brothers named Mark Hollily, John Hon and Thomas Hollily, all being r artners in tho of Hollily Brothers, of the Rytou Saw M Worksop, where they do an extensive trade as v.  turners and timber merchants. The senior partner lives at Sheffield. The firm acquired the Work,3p business four years ago, having bought the going concern from the trustees of William Caudwell (the would-be murderer), who resides in a small house near his old place of business. Caudwell was aware that the senior partner in Hollily Brothers is in the habit of coming to Worksop every second Saturday, and staying two or three days, and also that it is the regular habit of the partners to attend together the Sunday morning service at the Wesleyan Chapel. As the partners left chapel one of them saw Caudwell, and nodded to him. Then the brothers walked towards the works, where Mr. John Hollily resides. 00 reaching the middle of a street mile' Church Walk, a sleet was fired close behind them. Both Mr. John and Mr. Thomas Holly at once turned, and, seeing Caudwell in the act of firing again, both sprung at him, but before they could grasp him two or three other shots were fired from a revolver which they saw in Caudwell s hand. One of the shots struck Mr. John Holly oil the forehead, but he retained his hold, and in cofl. junction with his brother struggled with Caudwell, who was making strenuous efforts to fire again. Mr. John Hollily was able to wrest the revolver from Caudwell, and other help arriving, the man Wai secured. It was then seen Mr. Mark Holly wa3 injured, and he was helped to Mr. John Hollilv's house at the works, where Dr. Casson attended his injuries, which were found to consist of a serious bullet wound in the right shoulder, a second in the fleshy part of the left arm at the back, and a third just below the heart. Neither of the two latter were dangerous, and it was evident that the sain° bullet had caused both. Later on the bullet was extracted from the shoulder, but the condition of the injured man was on Sunday night considered critical. It was not necessary to medically attend Mr. John Hollily, but the shock to his system Nvao great. It is thought that the mind of Caudwell hae been afflicted for some time in consequence of the loss in trade and position. At the police station it was found that most of the chambers of the revolver had been discharged. Late on Sunday Dr. Casou, with Dr. Fleming, made an unsuceessful attempt to extract the bullet, and it is expected that some days must elapse before a second attempt can ta made. Caudwell was on Monday morning brought up at the Worksop Police Court, and formally charged before Mr. H. V. Mashin, with feloniooo4 shooting with intent to murder, and with wounding.—The prisoner, who, on being charged with the crime, and asked if be had anything to say or SOY questions to ask, replied "No," was remanded until the 26th inst.  " HARD TIMES," o a Story of the Cotton Ple, can be had from any bookseller, complete, for ls.—Published by J.