The Sun. — 1848-03-31 (London, England)

COLERIDGE.) Reginald Bristow, 24, labourer, and Altlow Bristow, 27, labourer, brothers, were indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding George Target, a gamekeeper, with intent to murder him, the former being charged as principal, and the other as an accessory, in being feloniously present, aiding and assisting in the commission  of thC felony. There were four other counts in the indictment, charging the intention of the prisoners to be to do grievous bodily harm, and the two last charging them with resisting their lawful apprehension and detainer. Mr. Wolfinger prosecuted. Mr. Charuock defended Reginald, and Mr. Locke the prisoner Arthur. The Counsel for the prosecution having briefly stated the case for the prosecution, the following evidence was  adduced : George Target deposed that he was a gamekeeper to a gentleman named Frogley, who lived at East Horsley, and who had the right of shooting over a good deal of land in the neighbourhood. On the night of the I Ith September, upon going his rounds, he found three dead hares snared in a coppice, called Henley coppice, in West Horsley parish. In consequence of this discovery, he and an under-keeper named Martin, " laid up" during the night to see if any one came to take the hares away. About six o'clock in the morning the two prisoners came into the coppice, and went towards the spot where the snares were, but they suddenly stopped, and appeared to whisper, and then ran off. He and his companion pursued them into a turnip field at some distance, and when they had nearly got up to them the prisoners turned round and faced them. Both the prisoners had large knives in their hands, such as aro used for killing pigs, and when ha went towards Reginald he ordered him to stand back, or 'else he said he would dig the knife into him. Witness told him to put the knife down, and he had better not use .it„and after scuffling, about him .for.a short time he laid hold of Reginald's . shoulder, and the moment he did so he *Stabbed him in the side. He kept his hold Of the prisoner, and they h're and tlia prieltaler thett stabbed" bite in a wrist::- Ale wise - titintztiptitirditiheeit,- , and the blood was running from; him like a stuck pig, and finding he was too weak to continue the conteat,'he called 'e t, "I am done—l give itlup." Before this he had called. out, " Murder," and when be did so, Reginald Brigsw. told' him if he was not. quiet :he would stick the knife into him again. During his struggle with this prisoner, he could see that Martin 'was 'also " tussling" with Arthur, but after the last •stab be fell to the grOund quite insensible, and had no consciousness of anything, until the cart was-brought to fetch him away... • Cross-examined—Saw the ,piisonera "Gtilldford: gaol six weeks' after the transaction, and identifiedlthem immediately. There was is 'public .footpath ,near : the coppice where he found the hares. snared. The .ftrmers were not allowed to set snares for - 'rabbits in this coppice. Theprisoners had retreated' a qciaitetr of a mile when the affray took place. Mr. Frogley 'had' the right of shooting in the turmp•fiald, but the land-itself was the property, of . gentleman named Carrie.e was sure that he was not lying upon Reginald's bodyß when he was stabbed, but one stab might have been given him to compel him to loose his hold of him. t, Witness had a stick with. him, and Martin a life preseryei; but they did not make use of them. He had • been a witness against persons for poaching, and when they were convicted he got half the penalty, and his master also gave him half a sovereign to pay expenses., If a man was taken for night poaching he got a sovereign, and for day poaching he only had half that amount; and if two men were taken there was double pay. • Mr.