The Haslingden Gazette. — 1902-07-19 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

HIS AUNT UNDER ARREST.  BEFOR E THE MAGISTRATES.  Part:el:lam of a somewhat mysterious ef.rating case were before Aldermen Lee and Mr. Felseiii Welch at the Acerington Pollee Court on Monday looming. A married woman. named Mary MeConville, was charged with *hooting with •n-tent to fill her nephew-. James Dixon. She ia the wife of a tail, r. molllefl McConville, and is about forty yean of age. The Meronvilles act as caretakers at the overseen' (Ere, Union-41.mb Accrington, and they have had living with them a nephew, hiooll. about IT years of age. Ho Monday morning he 000 admitted into the Acrvingtoo Victorie Hospital with has. bulleta in hie bond. and he told the authorities that he had lam, attempting to commit suicide by shooting liinuelf with • revolver. Hower,. in consequent. of farther information coming to the knowledge of the police, hit aunt, Mrs. McConville was arrested. Mr. U. N. Slinger, solicitor, represented the .prioater at the Police PLurt on Monday taunting. Chief Condahle Beattie, in the course of his statement to the magiatrateg said the prisoner mid lire hoshand had neted for bOMP Obwiderabre time as caretakena of the joint feces of the rate collector and overseer.. Toe ycuth in question. about IT yearn of age. wo, the nephew of the prima,. On .11einday. about six o'clock. Inspector Hodasot, was celled into the hens, to. the husband, who . made • statement to him. When ;he went in the 11.11rUtOr WM' Mrs. Me(' marine at the top of the Maim. He asked her What was the matter, end -ho . . When you light a candle. do not out it under a replied that he (meaning the youth) had heen shootbushel. but in • cendlestick; do not hide the talent lag himself. He found the youth sitting on in the napkin or the earth; (.1 and when you get bed holding his hand and far, isom which Mood a tract, flo not put it in a-drawer. but leave it on won running. 'line prisoner nit she had taken the your tittle, that others may see its light, for what revolver from him, and the Inspector accompanied loth make manifest is light (pl. her into anther room and got the weapon. He In) laiah in., 2. and St. Matthew. iv., 16. (h) St. then asked the lad whether he land done it with Luke xvii 20. le) St. Mark iv., 26, 27. Id) Eccle- then (meaning the revolver), and lie said ?to had. niast• in,, 1446. le) If. ('orinthian). v., 9. II) Dr. Nash was sent for. and he este...led on.. of the I.:niftiest. xi., 1. fel I. Sings nix.. 12. (k) Arts Millets from his neck, and he then advised that 5-8. 26. (I) St. John vi.. 48. Inn) Isaiah nix., he should el. to the Vicherio loopitel as a primte 24. (o) I,wiah. xxxiii. 17. hi) Mt. Matthew v.. 15. patient. Whilst there youth. Dixon. made one am.. 25. (p) St. Lake viii.. 16. or two different statemenn, hut he thief), • Apron°. of the philosophy of Colts-loth. it may did net propose to buy then, before the Hem+ "hat not generally he known the ...nein of the horny day. On Saturday they were informed that an " Vienna bread" that obtailoi in many of the operation was to he performed. an he thought it ink •rs ship; tradition has it that in the middle best that the youth Mould be seen before this re ages, wheo the Saracens laraierted Vienna, and had marred. He and lospector Hodgson went nip to placed es sa a. to blow up the ramparts; which the arid fnim what wao mid thee decided in these modern times fonn the benutifill "rings" to apprehend the prisoner (his aunt.) Under the that enclose the anrietit fortress. would inevitably circumstances he would ask for a 'emend until ham gained their purpose, had not • poor looker Weinet.l.. as the doctors thought it quite notheard an ominous tap, tap tapping that rous.l he. Ode that by that time he weld he well enough to suspicicits. and he 'milled seem. to the court, stated attend the Court. He understood the soliclti, wiint he hod heard; and the plot was discovered: the deb.), had no objection to that .hort remaed mod a regard lie ma, made sole baker of that without any evidenee being called. peculior eresmut-formed bread now to he found I Mr. Slinger said that wsas fO. hut he must .sle on most hotel tables, the "crescent" beMit the that the prisoner he let out co bail, as elle had emblem of the Tork. been in custody since Sotardoy. . _  tln an excellent discotirar by the nro-virar of The Clerk flip. Broughton): But you arc the Si. Thomas' Church, St. Anne.-"nabe-Ses led I magistrate. are rot in PC.,,,` ;011 "f Nil the faits. year, the wife el Heber was rather roughly dcalt They have not been told aunt the youth has said. With, and sea compared to a Boer waving. the Mr. Slinger: The Chief Coliatabk, rays be has white flag, when she professed 'open friendship to made c.nitradietory idatements. the Svrian Warrior anal then killed him, and he The Chief Conatable: If the prisoner is let tut panted out that tile Bible did not say that Joel I on hail. I would rather the evidenee of the youth sat riaht in rousing Sirerieu de,th, but that was taken. I don't think it desirable, became int lkimrah and Bonk anis, V• j might Fee the youth. : I think it sas the old " Maneheater Examiner 31r. Slinger: I don't rev howw, she can ace him, heand Times." I came he is in the hixpitAl. The Chief Constable: She will. he mule as :umI fortable pssible in the Police Station.  .e• Mr. Sling:el.: I must press Vr bail, so as to give the woman a chance of getting her defelece up. It P.M.—Anent my closing remarks in last week's is a serious eharge. and she should be given every " sisteial." tho difference betsecte the Ascension „pporrutota of meeting it. of our Lerd, and the translating of Enoch and Aid„ma,i Lee raid the cans would he adjourned Elijah was, that thlr S4l`lic'lr ‘l.'4'""dvd by 111"..ln until Wednesday. hut under the circumstances they Almighty Power. wherries His servants non.taken could not see their wry to give her .hail. Ellery up by His saving •nel containing grace. oppertonity would-he given to her solicitor, and she A. W' would be made as comfortable as possible.