The Haslingden Gazette. — 1902-07-26 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

MONDAY'S HEARING. THE PRISONER SENT TO THE ASSIZES. ALLEGED TAMPERING WITH THE PROSECUTOR.  Cross-examined by Mr. Slinger: He hod been brought op he the priooner from the time he ov clout six years ii She had no children of her own, and btd adopted him, keeping and clothing him. At one time he went into the East Lane.%hire 'Militia, but primner got him out and lueught him hark to her house at Accrington. lie was then found work at Mesos. Howard and SulInugh's by Impector Garrey, cud after that the primncr paid his fare to Barrow-imFurnees. Mr. Slinger: At. I to understand that although you say the prisoner fired at you on the Saturday y:.:u never reported it to the palico?—Witnem: I didn't.  And you did not hesitate to stay in the house with her that night?—No. When he IV,ICP uphe found the priwerer standing by the side of hi. sed Istowe, the bed and the fireplace. He could ot any whether the first abet struck him. becauge be was asleep. but the sevend shot went below hereon When Inspector Hedg—n eon, in he told him he bad beets tryino to commit suicide. Ire did not give no the reason that he bad been out of work and they had been on to hint. When Dr. Nash came Ire told him the same story. He had made various statements.  .s;_ fr."W;inger : IYdn't you te!l r,nyen.. e the "a-.pital that your uncle had done it?—No; I said it yr 44. another man.  dile.: I don't know Err certain. but T thinks,. Have you ever been examined by a medical tins? Yet. once, and I .izned my name to some in., once papers, hot I don't know anything else about it.  living with a si,ter at Blackburn for six weeks. I came to nty aunt's in Union-street, Accrington, on Wednesday, July 2nd. I came to we her before I went back to Barrow, but she sisal I could stay with her until the week-end. Between 6 and 6-30 on the Saturday evening following I was in the kitelien in front of the fire and the Prisoner was sitting on the edge of the table reading. She said there stun a let in the paper about a betting man Icing "caught by the camera" and fined at Blackpool, no I turned round with my faco towards her. She then pulled a revolve/. from behind her sod fired, auying "WU are killing ml: the any you are going on, to I will kill you." She atid this before she fired. I was Ind hit. and I asked her whatshe was trying on. She said. "Nothing," and I sold her input it down, and not art as, silly with it. She gave me sixpence, and I went out, and she was looking at the revolver at that time. I returned me about 9-30 the same night, and stayed there.. Nothing "entered on Sunday. At night I went to hied at 10.15. I wan awakened ilk she morning coin after five by the report of a revolver. I W 2/ , only half awake, when I heard the second shot. Then I rat up in bed and saw the prisoner out:. left side of the bed with a revolver in her hand, Poking toward, me. I said, "What have you shot me for?" She made no reply just then, but in about two minutes she said, "I must have been mad when I did it." There was no one elite in the room at that time. When I found the wounds were blending I said I would go on to Dr. Noah, but she said, "Not lie down in bed, and don't get Am." Her husband then Came ill, and I asked him to go to hr. NaAh'e. She then said to roe, "If you do go on to Dr. Nash tell him you did it yourself and I will make it all right with you." The husband then went out, and when he came back mid it would have to be reported to the police. Prisoner said. "Dicta forget to tell them you did it yourself." Shortly after Inspector Hodgson came in. ! and I heard the prisoner tell him I had shot myself. While her husband was away for the police I she offered pie the revolver, saying "Take this." Inspeetor Hodgson Cams. in the rom and asked me what I had done it with. and I said the revolver. Dr. Nash came five or ten minutes afterwards and took one of the bullets from under the chin. I walked on to the henpital. where I have been ever since. The dry after (Tuesday) th., prisoner visited me. She said. "There are no milli men in this teem, ate there." She then whit/unreel to me. "Yen have not split on me have you?" I said, "No." She said. "Think an you don't, and it will be all riliht when you come not." I have made several statements Idiom the affair before I told the truth, bs cause I didn't want to get ler into b'ither.  Did yeti ear who the other mm n was,—No. When was it Von said your aunt had done it?— On Siturday meriting. hut I toll she perter it the hospital all about it on the morninn it happened. I told ban mv aunt had done it. Chief Comtable Rester, Do you Low whether your cunt has yo.o insured! _ . .  William Foster, residing, at 100. Manchesterroad, Accrington. assi.tant to the Borough Surveyor, pr-dared plaint he had prepared of the hedrooms in the hone in question. 10, Na,ll stated that on tha morning in questlan Mr. NleCunsille, huababa of the prisoner, called at, I's house