>From Jackson's Oxford Journal, Saturday, March 15, 1873; Issue 6259. BUCKS LENT ASSIZES. CROWN COURT AT AYLESBURY ( Before Baron MARTIN. ) SHOOTING AT SLOUGH Wm. ROLFE, 25, labourer, was charged with shooting at Thomas LAKE, at Slough, on 22nd January last, with intent to murder him. Mr. O'MALLEY prosecuted; Mr. BROWNE defended. The prosecuter, a woodman and gamekeeper to Mr. DU PRE, M.P., said he was watching with another keeper in Pitland's Wood early in the morning of 22nd of Jan. At four o'clock two men came out of the underwood, and witness and GROOM ( the other watcher ) rushed at one of them, who immediately stepped back and shot at the witness. The flash and the report staggered him for a moment, but he recovered himself, and he and GROOM ran after the men. Witness got no nearer the prisoner than 150 yards, and eventually lost sight of him. It was a moonlight morning, but overclouding, and the darkness prevented him seeing fully the man that fired at him, but he believed it to be the prisoner. GROOM gave similar evidence. In cross-examination the witnesses admitted that they did not go at once to ROLFE's house, which was near them. The prisoner was acquitted. ROLFE was then charged with night poaching at Beaconsfield, on the 8th of January, together with Frederick PRICE and Jesse WESTON ( both on bail ), and for this offence the three prisoners were sentenced to 3 months' hard labour. N.B. At the time of this trial SLOUGH was in Buckinghamshire; it is now currently in Berkshire.