It was moonlight at the time, and the revolver being presented at his head, the prisoner said—
“Keep back—keep back! or, by God, I’ll shoot you!”
He told the prisoner he had better not do so, and he rushed at him; the prisoner discharging three shots in succession, the first two shots passing close to the left side of his head, and the third shot passing over his head.
He then made another rush at the prisoner, who took a more straight aim at him, and fired a fourth shot, when he closed with him, and struck the prisoner on the face with his left hand, guarding his head by raising his right arm.
The prisoner said, “I will settle you this time,” and then fired the fifth shot, which perforated the great coat and tunic he was wearing, and went through his arm above the elbow.
They struggled together, and he threw the prisoner on the ground, seizing him with his left hand and knees, and caught hold of the revolver, which was strapped round the prisoner’s wrist, and struck him over the head with the revolver.
Whilst on the ground the prisoner put his left hand in a pocket, and said, “I will give you something else.”
At this time Sergeant Brown appeared, and assisted Constable Girling up, and took the prisoner from him. The wound in his arm bled very much, and he was taken to the divisional surgeon, and his wound was dressed. He was still under treatment.
Sarah Selina Cooper, under-housemaid, at the prosecutor’s house, said that on the morning of the burglary, in cleaning the room, she found a shot on the hearth rug, and a hole in the window, the shot having struck the wall.
Inspector Browney said he could produce evidence as to the prisoner having been concerned in another burglary.