249:. Bean went to the front of the crowd, drew his gun and fired at the Queen. However the gun misfired as it had mostly been loaded with paper and tobacco. Immediately, Bean was grabbed by the wrist by Charles Edward Dassett who took him over to two nearby policemen, Constables Hearn and Calxston. Dassett showed them Bean's gun and stated that Bean had just fired it at the Queen. The policemen laughed at the accusation and said they could not charge him due to lack of evidence. Dassett kept the gun and was arrested in
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later in possession of it, but told the police about Bean. Dassett's testimony was supported by witnesses from the scene of the crime. The description given of Bean was that of a hunchback, so the majority of hunchbacks in London ended up getting arrested as a result. Bean was arrested later the same
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The prosecution presented several witnesses, including
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as he said Bean should have been charged with high treason for assaulting the Queen. He also argued that the Queen was not distressed or aware of the attempt so there was no assault. Lord
Arbinger responded to these arguments during his summing up citing that a man had previously been indicted for
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felt that treasonable acts which were factually harmless which resulted in a death penalty were too harsh. Accordingly, he asked
Parliament to make a law to recognise minor treason offences that did not carry the death penalty. That wish was fulfilled with the passage of the
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England. Usually for a misdemeanour, Bean would have been given the opportunity for bail, however Bean refused to name anyone who might provide the required
323:. In response to the claim the Queen needed to be aware for there to be an assault, Lord Arbinger asked the jury "Is it not assault to point a loaded gun at a man when he is asleep?".
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gun for fifteen minutes but he did nothing about it, testifying to the court "I wanted to see the result." Lord
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