ATTEMPT TO SHOOT THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 32, 22 April 1878, Page 2

ATTEMPT TO SHOOT THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS.

Tho Tipiea says i-" An attempt t^ shoot tho Master of tho Rolls was raado on Friday morning, Fobrunry 22nd, on his lordship's arrival at tho Court. As ho wfifl ! alighting (rom his oarriaqo, tho Hoy Itenry Jphn Dpdw'oll, w,ho was standing qoaiy firod doliboratoly, at him with n pistol, but tho tiullot (if any), most pro* tvido.ntiallymissod'him^. Mir Dpdwcll who ! is apparently jnsano, was nt onoo taken jinto busfcody. ViThcn ' Sir Gopr«o Jossol ittftp^wardp took his flout in Court, Mr Roxburgh as senior Q,itocn's Counsol proRent, 'qal J that ho roso to express on bnihal^of tho.Bnr and tho profession thoir doop sympathy with his Lwdnlnp in rofcronbo, totjio d/istordly iifctompt on his lifo, ami thoir thnnltfulnoss to_ God that a Ijfp so valuably tptho , profession atul, tho public had 'boon sp'atoj^ and thoi^ ourncst hopo'.lhat lio mlffliii opntinuo ffir many yoars yot to pronidcKtu that Court. I'lio faster of tho, Jlollsi ift r,pply. sni.d,- that ho Mr Roxbui'gji nnd, tho. roi-lj of tho jß^ai* most hoffjTtity far \ho\t. l^jni or* pro«Hio«H. His vibftp^hm^oortai^ly bdou < raoHt 'providential, and ho.w^ttfl rorjf thnnkftil for if. Ho^iifl glad. to ( nay, that t,lie, Qja^ who had mac)p tho attempt, v^as prrt-' ibably n,pt rosponsiblo fcit his ao|iont«. Ijt i appeared t^iat ho.lmd, vocon'ly prpsonlod ;a potilipn of rii»hj; to Yioo-Olinnoollor. 'Mjiiliiis, whioli that, lparnod j.|» ;'«!«> l»' l( l, rofufiod to rocpive, and ho had then corap. "pHjj(l Appo»a Court. Wlioti tho petition, cAino oiu|i tho lat»or..(Jourt l»i» 4 Lordship happen o'd tp bo fliUinu; thoro, and, tho Court had confirmed, tjifl dooision of. tho '\(ioo«'jpJianc ( pUot > . Tho man had, sjnoo. !that tjimp attondodroßularly in tho Appoal. 'Court on oaoli motion d)iy.and,mado,mpnt rijliouloqfl i^^tions, wl^iuh had b?<»n unijfortiftly rofusod. Lord Ju^.ifo 'XVBi«pr jonljj mentioned, to, hin^teopnily t)^it tho |manwas insanp, ancljon tho last oooasion of his ( Rppoarnnoo in Cotlfk had, told, him that unlpss ho wn^ quiot ho, should; ho, •obliged, tpot dor liis reippval. This last, cirpumstancp had, probably agprnvatod, ;tl^p wjrptphod man nnd r honop i tho ,n| tera.pt had bjnntv.mado. " Sucli attonipts had boon madoj bpforp: still, it, was oxaoodinsrly rarp that Bu,p!i a thine: occurrpd. against any of. her M/ijpHkT'i }|>dgos in, the r,. jjulioij»lciipapity, ' lip dpsirod, again to 'oxprcss his tjmnks to Mr Roxhurnh aid, l»nr for thpir lui\;lnymptthy. IlfS Lord, ship then profieedoil w,itji tho ordinary buftincßS of tho Court.''. Tho, prisoner wan oommjltod. for, trial, but from his spopohoH in dourt. it was oyidpnt thnt.ho was qjiil^j insane. Curiou|y onough if; wan almost clearly shown, that thoro could hnVo boon np ( hullot in^ho, pistol, though Dpdwolljonlarod that ho, ;intensod,tpHhoofc,tbri'Mftßtor, i>nd, coolly •fltatod in, Court that ho .had, ofon allowod, I for ". wjndago." ;