The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-02-07 00:00:00

TEE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE

NEAR HYDE PAWL

Sri Farrow aged 94, waiter, wee brought up for
further egainizat.re at tme Naylobar Pol.ce Court oa
Yncley, ou a charge of rooting Clara uonie Board, a
row serv.ot. at No. 1, Southwick-crescent, Hyde Park,
with a revolver, with tarot to murder her, and also with
attraptir to ones& surds by rooting err( with a
revolver sad cutting his throat wilts reser. The Mitered
mama was in striders lie thei arm beau and appeared
to bar almost ricervered, though the two ballets have sot
yet bra extracted (rem her body. The primer wail
sull very iii, and was again allowed to be seated In Me
dock. On eras the prossastrix he herr gr arty
affectir.—The proescestrix stated that ebe had bean Ca
Yrs. lentils envies e• housemaid two years. The
prosier rat there as waiter elk weer beton this azure-
roe. Oa the evening of thel9Ji December she went into
the priories peaky for sonsetiting, and be oame ay to
her and kissed her Without • word brag said. She said,
"Be qomt, I am very err with you. and weal into
the kitchen. She had 000ssion to go into the peaky
rein, when the prisoner came up to lief and she muted
,elm away. She was truing round to put some cope cm
I the tray when he fired at her. Site had hod • few words
with the pnee r between our Sin ant and soother, but
theta had been no quarrel betwer them He had out
spoken to her with affection, and had newer complained
that she had not returned am kin lir bealiass. Oc. to.
Wednesday yearlong to this occurrence the primmer
showed her the revolver, sad she took it into her hands
to Imit at It. Sb. &skim him what he warted it tor, and
he said, "In case aarbody get is durlog the night:—
Medical evidence having bre 'dm as to the •Itidrits
Brigid had received, • bag statement written by to.
primmer re rad by the interpreter. In it tite primmer
said the mama why he committed thine acts was because
he loved the girl with all his hurt On um 411 of
November last be went to the house e• waiter, ads.n
boon as he gaw the girl he liked her very mach. Several
tree he asked heir it she could Live him, mad commenced
to kiss her, but she objected, and got very crag, and
terra' tired of hiss, and said she did not like him. lire
words touched hie fern& god his been, but his thrombi@
were day stud night oa toe ma The statement want on to
say that he woe courted with giddiame and loss of suer,
and he frequently thought he must Deo it of his mind. He
borrowed the revolver, and on th• lith December he
had an attack of giddier.. At ter ring he work he
went out, sad he purchased some cartridges, and went to
• amber of publichoese • and drool three or four mote of
stout. Wier be got back he told dm girl he wee drunk
and lov•-eick, upon we oh the lambed at him. After
dinner be went to the pantry on drink two bottle of
stout, sod then, all at 0ne..., he put live cartridges into the
tardier iind some into his waistcoat pocket. He evallua
Shout saying be had got to die—that death was • nein,
and he would die with plesiure for her. Whea the girl
crime in he put his arm round her waist and tiled to kr
her. but she diemppeared, nod when she Cite again he
stet her. He fired at hirstmlf, and ran several tinges op
and down the pantry. He got bold of the revolver and
Stud again, but the chime& le were all discharred. In his
overoaclienient and terrible condition of mind, be sot
hold of the maw and out his throat. Hs became f•in•,
and knew nothing more until he found two policemen
staring by him, and he was then taken to the horital
His Wooer to murder the girl and kill himself was while
in • St. He did not intend to kill heir, but only to
frighten her, and he believed be must hove been out of
Ile mind. He was very sorry, and Cod, who was able to
rectify would fond,. him—fl. prisoner, through
hie iota•preter, said when he bad finished his punishment
he would near the girl a present of £so—Mr. Cooks
committed him to the Control Criminal Coin for trial,
and he was removed in • cab.