THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 78, 10 April 1885, Page 3

THIS DAY.

flisHonor took his seat at 10 o'clock. Attkmptkd Mitrdkb.—John Brown was „ral_ned upon an indictment in which ho __lal_ed with wilfully and feloniously •ttempting to kill ond murdor ono lliomas R_wß by shooting him, on the 4th day of Unoary-Prisoner pleaded not guilty.— / thßudson Williamson, Crown Prosecutor, j Lned the case, and desired that the Stor should be called. Ho did not irM_.—Mt Williamson said he under__Tdu.t ,i_os.cutor had left tho colony, If would not put in an appearance. Prosecutor and prisoner, both men of star were countrymen, and previously ybten friends. Tho jury would, therefore, have to take prosecutor's depositions, indfiom these and witnesses they would tonsider whether there was an intent to Border -Mr Hesketh appeared in defence. -Frederick E. W. Dawson, duly qualified medical practitioner, of Auckland, deposed thatoathe evening of tho 4th of .January le heard some shots fired; it was about ten o'clock. Half an hour afterwards, Detecfi« Hughes and a constable brought a wrandea coloured man to his houso in Wellesley-atreet to bo examined. He found i bullet-wound over the breast-bone, also tno wounds on the left side near the region of the heart, a little above tho ribs. Ifo Wtracted^a bullet from over the breastbone lying on the bono. Neither of the mandj was dangerous, but had the bullets passed through tho bones, the wands would have beon dangerous. He tad holes in the clothes corresponding fith thoso of the body. Did not consider flietewas any immediate danger. Ordered hisnmovaltothe Hospital.—Walter Hariri, engineer, residing at Napier, deposod , tint lie was living in Elliott-street, Auck* W, at the timoof the shooting. It was oa a Sunday evening. Heard two shots tod, and Baw two coloured men n_o_g in the direction of Victoria-street. ThW were about fifteen yards apart. Fiiiaer was persuing the other man. Saw pttaet fire the other shot at prosecutor ibiljpunuing him with a revolver. There «wit*jhot_ tired. Was certain as to tie identity of prisoner. He ran and itoppal the prisoner, who had a revolver in kli fight hand. Asked him what he was doi-j. Ha said he was trying * o frighten t_.(ti___n. He told him h' was liable io he Mud up for firing in the publio feti iiscompanied prisoner to Queenstat, .ta he commenced running up Tictot_rtW~ East. Did not know it (is fine that the other man m. swaded, When he found that , Jtaw Brawn had been wounded, he k told Constable Rowles that he could .Beotifytte man who fired the shots. AcI n_ft_ie_the constable to prisoner's house, E recognised hum, and prisoner handed over I fcrerolwr from a drawer. Prisoner said I tfWtho first two shots with intent to .'.iH-jthe last threoto frighton him. -ByllrHesketh : It was not a dark night. I Humvu a good light reflecting from the Bonl Mail lamp. Distinctly saw the Ma of the revolver. Prisonor said he lid_i_w with the other Brown about a 6__^-JConstable Denis Rowles gave cvi- : Jsieeai to accompanying Mr Harford _to | Irmra'ahouse in Abercrombio stroet, seeing : ttepttoer, and getting tho revolver. • J_-»d: ia taking the wounded man |to Dr. Dawson for examination. He atttbd prisoner on tho charge of ; «tte_iptii)g to murder Thomas Brown, ; I Wert Indian, by shooting him. IJftoner replied, "Yes, I did so, ,hi with the intent of frightening to." (Revolver, 5 chambers, produced). Ifjjndii case of cartridges in the ' drawer, containing 44. Six were missing. iPpfM given to Detective Hughes. We-ire Haghes and Charles M. Evitt perldence.- Counsel then addressed the ;;Mat tome length.—His Honour exMnedtbe Invito tbo jury, and said the .}wpmmßet.be intent by the nature of '■■Ji-Mt'.ln this case there was actual _ Wng at the man, and the bullets had These facts did not show a ■* attempt to frighten him, but an intattokill.