The Sun. — 1837-01-11 (London, England)

DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT MURDER AND SUICIDE AT HENDON.—The little village of Heneon was thrown into a state of great alarm and excitement on Monday afternoon, in consequence of a desperate attempt made by a man named John Lincoln, in the service of a gentleman named Lawrence, to shoot one of his fellowservants, named Emma Haynes, and afterwards to blow out his own brains with a pistol. It appeared that these two persons were in charge of Mr. Lawrence's house at Hendon, and on Monday morning the man, Lincoln, went out to purchase some articles for the use of the house, and returned home about four o'clock in a state of great excitement, anti having a gun in his hand, when, without any provocation, he presented the gun at the girl Haynes, and deliberately pulled the trigger. The gun fortunately missed fire, and the girl screamed for assistance, and ran out of the house and met Butler and Barnett, two of the mounted horse patrol, who immediately accompanied her back to the house, and on their arrival there they found that Lincoln hid fastened all the doors, and he was observed standing at the window with the gun in his band, and the moment be saw the patrols he presented the gun at them, and swore that he would shoot them if they attempted to come near the house. The patrols made a rush at the door, and Lincoln pulled the trigger, but the gun again missed fire. The patrols then forced their way into the house, and rushed upon the man Lincoln, and took away the gun from him. Before they had hardly time to place the gun beyond the reach of the infuriated man, he drew a horse-pistol from his pocket, and was about to level it at his own bead, when one of the patrols seized his arm, and the pistol was wrenched from his grasp. He was then handcuffed, and placed in the lock-up at the Hyde. The gun and pistol upon being examined were both found to be loaded, and the latter was charged with five small bullets or slugs, in addition to a heavy charge of powder. The prisoner will be brought before a bench of Magistrates at Barnet on Thursday, to undergo an examination. _ _  On Saturday night, about two o'clock, the inhabitants of Market-street, Manchester, were much alarmed by a report as loud as if two heavy pieces of cannon had been discharged, and upon inquiry it was found to proceed from the Swa❑ Shades, belonging to Mr. Deeming. It appears that a man named Woolsenham, a painter, in Liverpool-road, had been employed painting and decorating the interior of the Shades, and being annoyed in his work by some water dropping upon him, he cut the gas-pipe, when a most violent explosion immediately took place, nearly suffocating the parties who happened to be in the Shades. The principal damage is done to the shop of Mrs. H. Kemsheed (a widow), jeweller and silversmith, in Marketstreet, and which was directly over the Shades. The floors were torn up, the counter broken, and all the shutters and panes of glass forced into the street, and watches and jewellery scattered in all directions ; some teaspoons were picked up in the middle of the street. Mrs. Kemshead had, fortunately, just left the shop before the explosion took place. We arc happy to say no one except the errand boy, and he only very slightly, is hurt. Woolsenham was immediately taken to the New Bailey, and was to be examined on Monday.