From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 14 November, 1857.

GUN FIRING.

William Tester, the landlord of the "Queen’s Arms" beer-shop, Woolwich-road, was summoned for offences of an astonishing nature.

From the evidence of Police-constables, 364, R, and 341, R. it appeared that the wife of the defendant was outside her husband’s house at half past three o’clock of Friday, running, calling loudly and bleeding at the nose and mouth. One of the constables coming up, she said her husband had been ill-using her, and asked him to get into the house. The constable attempted to do so, when the husband flung the contents of a chamber utensil over him, and a minute after fired a gun from the window. The prisoner also fired the gun a second time, struck one of the policemen, with a heavy stick and loaded the gun a third time.

The policeman fully proved the case, but Mrs. Tester, on being sworn said she had spoken falsely when she said her husband had ill-treated her, a woman who had called at the house on business had done her the injuries she complained of, The witness still had bruises on her face.

The magistrate in disposing of the ease did not refer to the firing of the gun, but his worship said it was a case which called for punishment, the defendant must pay a fine of 40s. or go to prison for one month, and also find bail in £20 for his good behaviour for six months.