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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3723, 8 November 1906, Page 4

!!l jri:>n »v/I .a LuCul; \v .'•>. h'l the c.'M'ly pivt •/. i-SB- ; ' a i mao named Wulkun T’iom sou was onv'C'.ed oi : the mu t er i.h his bro‘her-m-law and seuieuced to death. He was reSj.': .d and sent to penal -senda; 'e life. The. rmfortumii;e man alerwa- ds develop.: cl insanity ‘an id was emoved to Duucirum Lrmuiv Asylum, Corny Duh'-n. m that i r.iar.ou he e. ca-ed a few mouths 'me and ’ouvh 'he whole oonnhy was . con e- an : re tov. no bace of hhn eon d he found mr'l qnie 'y an :■■.!: he gave himself up -.o re pod-v The 1 t~A>■ ccc, nd ( ■' Ad H; ■ 2nd, ei yu sen y;a a o i .he little rh uwh o'' K re! rme 1 ley. which : .s o e 'y ~ r on e ho.de -s o ' Comihes .' •am a . Armagh. Tucre was the ma, . ■bustle and excrement which ■he r alds an Irish village weddug where die parties u e well I nown and popidar. The groom, Thomas Thompson, was being married for the second time, his first wi r e being a sis'.er of William Thompson, the escaped convict. Just before the time fixed for the ceremony William appeared in the -chirch and took a seat in a pew ne?r ’he altar. A few moments later the weddrng party, consoling of the brde and bridegroom, two bridesmai A, and two groomsmen, proceeded up the able. As the bridegroom passed, the pew in -.which his brother-in-law was sitting. the latte-, to everybody’s hotrod drew a revolver and, presenting it wubin a few inches of the hapless groom, fired. The terror-stricken women fled from the smoke-filled church, but the unfortunate bridegroom, though terribly wounded, the bullet having pierced his side just below the shoulder, threw himself upon his assassin. The other men also closed with the man, and a desperate struggle took place for the possession of the weapon. The murderer was forced to relax his grasp of the revolver, which, falling to the ground, was secured by the clergyman. Meanwhile the wounded man had sunk into the arms of his friends, blood pouring from the bullet wound and forming a pool on the floor of the church. Although eve y effort was made to save Thompson’s life, he died the following day. His last words were addressed to his murderer,'as follows : i “ Oh, Will, I did not think you ■ would have done this to me ; but I ; am djiug and I forgive you.’’ \ When found guilty, and asked : why sentence of death should not I be passed on him, Thompson said ■ he committed the crime in a pas-! sion but not with the motive that ■ had been bought forward by die Crown, namely, that he wanted to prevent the dead man marrying j again. He was married to my | sister, but before the ceremony, he drew back and tried to disappoint her. He told her many things that were not proper, and charged her with -Unfaithfulness towards him. ’ ’ He exhibited the most perfect composure throughout the trial. The clemency of the Crown was subse quenlly exercised, and Thompson’s/ incarceration to the Dundrum Asy lum directed at ,the end of 1888. From there he escaped shortly after, and most exhaustive search | disclosed no trace of his where-: abouts, until eighteen years after he strolled into the police barracks.