A Dangerous Lover

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 151, 1 June 1886, Page 4

A Dangerous Lover

. . . • . MxLBOuHNE, May 17. A determined attempt to shoot a young ' woman was. made in Victoria strfcet, Hot ham, nt a late hour on Friday night, by a man nanud Willian Arthur Cook. Cook became acquainted with _ Mus Funny Taylor, who was in the service of Messrs Black and Spence, confectioners, .of Victoria street. Hotham. Cook professed the strongest attachment; to Mi** Taylor, and waR greatly opposed to her remaining in service. He. urged her to leave her' employment nnd take lodgings which he offered to provide for her. T" this offer Miss Taylor declined to acc«d • On Friday night Cook went to the hous» at which she resided and knocked at tin 4oor. Miss Taylor, who was in a rooni at the time, answered the summons, and on looking out encountered Cook, wh<« seemed excited. She walked into a room

' away from Cook. She had not gone ' awny paces before Cooic, who had forced his way into the sitting-room; fired two i*hot» at her, ote of which struck the moulding exactly an inch above Miss Taylor's head. Mr Black, who was close nt hand, rushed at Cook, and after a severe struggle the two came down on the floor, the revolver falling out of Took's haad. Cook soon extricated himT' *e'f from Black's grasp, and picking up hur revolver, left the house, Information was at once given at the police station, and Senior Constable Parker and Constable Dnnlop arrived at about nine o'clock. Dunlop- was left in charge while Senior CoHstable Parker proceeded _ to make enquiries about Cook. Dunlop bad not been long on sentry when Cook returned, and again re-entered the pre» raises by the front passage, where he was met by Mr King, a neighbor, who had come to the assistance of the famiiy. Mr ; Kitig [courageously wrestled With Cook. i In th« second scuffle Cook fired two shots

on<» of them entered Mr Ejng'g arm. By th 8 time Constable Dunlop hud succeeded -in getting in*ide, and with his baton knocked the revolver out of Cook's hand and secured it., Codk violently resisted all attempts to handcuff him and Constable Dunlop had his powers fully tried . befoiv securing' the man. C< -ok when taken to the lock-up behaved like'a mad-

" inanC and told the police that if he hiwJ known that Dunlop, whVn be saw outside uiihe house, was a coasiable he would have r shot, him, and taken his own life afterwards.

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