A LUNATIC’S REVENGE.

Kumara Times, Issue 737, 8 February 1879, Page 2

A LUNATIC’S REVENGE.

o\ven .tones, a fanner living at Talylln, has heeii committed fdr trial by the Anglesey Magistrates on a charge of attempting to murder .Miss. Klleii Pritchard, the daughter of Mr li; Pritchard, it country magistrate,. living at Trescawert Hall, Llah'gefiii; The' circumstances were of a most extraordinary Character. . The prisoner's father, 1 whose farm is bordered on the iWhaweit estate, died four years ago, and since then the prisoner appears to have laboured under the hallucination that he had been robbed by his relatives of his,property, and that Mr Pritchard had been privy to the transaction. It was eventually found necessity to send him to thp I)eiibigh Lunatic and Mr Pritchard signed the coiiimitment, a fact or which Join's obtained cognisance. Aftei a year’s confinement he was discharged, and nothing, more was heard of him until Saturday we k; when he presented himself at Trescawon and asked to s-e Mr or M.ss Pnt. h rd; The hiltei' vtent to the hall door, when he fired at her twice, the first shot narrowly missing her, whilst with the other barrel he killed a pet dog, which was at her side; She had the piesence of mind to dose the d<>->r, and as Jones paraded on the lawn exhibiting a guii and revolver, which he presented at anyone venturing to shew himself, mounted messengers were despatched by tlie back way to Llangefni,'and aftprlmlf--au-hour’s delay, two policemen arrived to the aid of the terrified household, and obtained ontance by the rear of the hall. Whilst a consultation was being held as to the begc means off coping with .Tone's, it gitmekCeper solved the dillienlty by firing at him from atl upper window, riddling his hands and thighs with small shot ant] completely disabling hi m. There were fininfi upon hint a new breech-loader, a seven-chainl ered revolver and a quantity of cartridges# with aboot .£ls in money, Whilst o’ri ri.-nmud.jSt OaHiarvon Haul# be tolc} thO wardei' (hat he had bought tlie lire-anTls at Bradford on tlie Friday, and that to disarm suspicion, lie had taken out si gnn licence, and bought, u gamekeepers suit. He left Ihadfc/i d hy. the mail at night# afid walked from Banger to Trescawen, about 14 mile’-’, to have his revenge on Mr or Miss Pritchard;—= English Papeft