The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-04-22 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

THE TIMES, SATURDA Y, APRIL 22, 1882.  pistol out of it, and the prisoner was handed over to the police. Mary Lucas, wife of Joseph Lucas, coffee house keeper, Bedford•street, Leamington, said the prisoner came to her house the previous afternoon, between four and five o'clock, and took a bed. The carpet bag produced belouged to him, and was left in the bedroom. In consequence of what she heard, and as prisoner did not return home that night. she took the bag to the police station, and handed it over to Inspector Wilson. The bag was locked, and she did not open it. Mrs. Ainge, reealled,said she saw the bullet produced picked up in the room at Lillington Manor. Col. Meehan : After he prisoner was taken in custody was the bullet picked up?—Witness: Yes. Police-constable Hartwell said, about six o'clock on Wednesday evening he went to Lillington Manor, where he Paw the cook outside the door with the bullet produced in her hand. She said, "This is what I picked up in the room where the piste' was fired." Police-constable Wise said about five minutes to six the previous evening, he went to Manor House, Lillington, and in the maid's sitting room he saw Mr. Montgomery, George Ainge, and the prisoner. Mr. Montgomery gave the prisoner into his custody on a charge of shooting hie servant girl. Witness said to the prisoner: You hear what this gentle. men says, I shall take you into custody on a charge of shooting at Mr. Montgomery's servant, with intent to kill and murder her, and he replied, 'Very welL" WitneSs brought him into the street, but he refused to walk ; and witness had to get a conveyance to take him to the police station. The revolver produced was handed to witness by Harris. He examined it and found it was a five chambered revolver; four of the chambers were loaded and one was blank, which had been recently fired. The four ball cartridges produced were drawn from the other four barrels. Inspector Wilson spoke to having received the carpet bag produced from Mrs. Lucas, that morning. He searched it and in it found an open ease , containing 45 ball cartridges. The cartridges fitted the pistol, and corresponded with those , taken from the four barrels. The box was labelled 50." _  Mr. James Montgomery, Maser House, Linington, said shortly before six o'clock the previous evening he was sitting in his study when he heard a revolver go off and a scream. He went to the maid's room where he saw the prisoner with a revolver in his hand. As soon as prisoner saw witness he struggled to place the revolver in a direct line with witness, but failed. Witness at once seised it and kept the barrel pointed towards the wall. Witness told the girl Holton to go out of the room. There was an impression in the wall where the bullet had gone; about six feet from the ground.—Prisoner (interrupting): Do you say you saw me on the floor, and that you had hold of the revolver? Witness: Yes. Prisoner (excitedly) : I say its a lie. You have told me three or four lies. You said you never saw Rose Holton in London last winter, when you know you visited her. You are a d-.---d liar, that's what you are. This concluded the evidence for the prosecution. The prisoner in answer to the Bench said, he had no statement to make and no question to ask.— Colonel Machen : You will be committed to take your trial at the next sessions on a charge of attempting to muraer this girl. It is a great mercy you are not committed on the graver charge of wilful murder—Prisoner: I am sorry I am not. —Colonel Mechem: Do you wish to call any witnesses? Prisoner: No. Colonel Machen : Then you are committed to take your trial at the next Assizes.—Prisoner immediately made a rush at a constable who was standing in front of the girl Holton, but with the assistance of Inspector Wilson he was secured, and removed to the cell.