Widnes Examiner. — 1908-12-24 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

BATTALION COMPETITJ ON. lawyer. The supervisor who had his home blown up ' (Names in order of merit). R. a. d. rgt. T. Richardson Late M.T. Coy. 20 0 because he was going to give 'evidence for the i Se prosecution and whose name is,— ' Colour-Sergt. W. Wood D „ 10 0 James L. Gallagher had just been on the witness Sergt. J. Massey D „ 10 0 stand and was standing inside the rail near the' Sergt. P. Maginn Late M.I. „ 1 0 0 Judge's bench when the shooting took place. He Sergt. H. Roberts II ~ 10 0 , was the coolest man in the courtroom after the L.-Corpl. C. Allen c „ 15 0 shooting. i 1 L.-Corpl. A. Allcock "Al McCabe was standing talking to Mr. Heney Private H. J. Spence A 1) 15 0 D ~ 15 0 at his desk," said Gallagher, "and I was standing Sergt. H. Morris D 15 0 ff quite near to them, just far enough away not to Sergt. J. Robinson Late Mi. „ 15 0 intrude as I wished to speak to H Sergt. J. Jones D ~ Heney when he had . 15 0 finished his conversation with McCabe. I saw this ; Sergt. A. Woods D „ 15 0 man Haas walk up to slowly to Mr. Heney. His 1 Private J. Smith Private J. Boardman G ~ 15 0 walk was slow and deliberate—there was not the 15 0 E 21 slightest suspicion that he was going to sheet. I Private J. Millett D ” 15 0 cannot explain how this man threw off every sus- Private G. Whittaker B ~ 10 0 picion of violence by his candid manner." Private G. Knight D „ 10 0 " Haas suddenly whipped out a revolver and I Private A. Sankey H ~ 10 0 saw the glint of the weapon as he carefully raised Private J. Church D ~ 10 0 it directly in line with Heney's forehead and pulled Private S. Cliff° H 1, 10 0 the trigger. Haney pitched forward, detectives Private T. Finch A ~ 10 0 dashed in and caught Haas. It was all over in a Bugler W. Miller D „ 10 0 second. I was inside the rail and did not have a Sergt. S. Moss F „ 10 0 chance to go to fleney's assistance." Private J. Kennedy D , 10 0 The ball entered at the right temple, passed down- Private J. Taylor A ~ 10 0 I weed, and the bullet of lead is now embedded in the Private J. Collin D 10 0 : jaw almost immediately below the lobe of the left Private J. Inman A 10 0 ear. The victim of this cowardly outrage is expected Private R. Sims G 10 0 Ito recover. Private J. Forbes A 10 0 Private T. Cease? G ' 10 0 1 On Saturday evening the mass meeting already Ireferred to was held. Its pu L. Corpl. P. Maguire D 7 6rpose was to give the Private T. Edwards G 7 6 , people an opportnnity to demand that the law's delays Private J. Spilling B 7 6 i should cease ; that money should not pull the beam Private H. Watkins C 7 6 , when justice was in the scale. As I have said the Private H. Millett D 7 6 mass meeting was of tremendous import in size as in Private T. Critchley F 7 6 object. If it kept its poise —well, if not, who can Private P. Burns E 7 6 say ? Living close to I got home as soon as possible Private T. Potter C 7 6 Cr. Sergt. T. Ashworth A 7 6 land for an hoar sat on an anxious seat. The crowd Sergt. W. Taylor A 7 G dispersed. We retired, hoping the morning would Private T. Jones E 5 0 bring good news of Henef. It did that and more. Private J. Spencer F 5 0 The Sunday morning's papers told its readers that Private W. Harris A 5 0 Morriss Hass who tried to assassinate Heney the Private W. Ashton ri 5 0 Friday previous, had committed suicide in the county Sergt. R. R_ Jigbat_ D 5 0 gaol by putting a bullet through his brain. L.-Corpi. P. efferson H 5 0 Private H. Yeadon c 5 0 How it came about that this man should be able to Private G. Holme G 5 0 commit suicide with a Derringer; that be should be 5 O. Corporal H. Whitfield D ~ twice searched, and no gun found ; That he should Private P. Donlan F ~ 5 0 be allowed to keep his shoes on simply because he Private W. Fairclough 1? „ 5 0 wanted to, are questions that are being inquired into. Private F. Price C I, 5 0 They seem to suggest the possibility that the "higher LCo rpl. F. W. Taylor C ~ 5 0 Private W. Cooper G , f 5 0 up's "are not yet at the end of their schemes to make Corporal R. Armstrong B ~ 5 0 one law ior the rich and another for the poor. 5 0 Private J. Marshall D ~ H.