The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-09-17 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDES. —Oil Friday last two
ettempts at suicide -were made in Weymouth. The
firm we shall notioe WS, that of a young man. named
Skinner, an assistant to his tether ehn is a enrigra
at Seth. He had beim lodging at tbe Cooper's Ansa
some days and appeared of very retiring habits.
Late on Friday night he rang for the esrvant to bring
him up • slam of brand% and water. Mr. Miller.
the landlord. said he would take it up himself. He
cent to the door and knocked. and when Mc
Skinner opened it and put out his hand to
take the brandy and water, be saw that his shirt
sleeve way saturated with blood. Mr. Miller said
•• your use, air. has been 'deeding." Mr. Skinner
replica, "no it haat." Mr. Miller then lambed
the door open and 'acclaimed. "why alr, you have
cut tour throat." Dr. Moorhead was immediately
sent for, and be came and dressed thy wound. The
voting MAU had *tabbed himself sills a penknife •
little below the ear. last bad just mimed the jugular
vein. Hail that hems cut be would harm dial 'Meat
inerantaisemals. and as it was it is calculated be had
let fully two quarts of blood. He was in cones-
quenoe ezosedingly feint, but is now recovering.
He now 11$11/411 that he hail a pain in the heel, and
he let blood is his neck to relicts it. An attendant
is now kept to guard his actions.—Ou the same
evening a widow, named Hannah Ricks, wham
husband him been dead some few months, at-
tempted self-destruction by throwing her-
self into the Backwater at the bottom of Conifer
lane. Fortunately sne wei rescued immediately, and
was taken to the 13 Workb..use. She after.
winds stated that she was in such • state of mind
that he did ant know what she was oing.
4.,10UNT1 COUKT. —Mr. Judge Everett held his Sep•
timber court bere on Thursday Mat.. There were
nearly 100 plaints. but the °sees bawd were simply
mews of small undisputed &Ma, and presented no
feature or general inter. at. The case that occupied
the court was Haycock v. Witte. The plaintiff
lives at Portland. and the defendant is a straw
bonnet maker at Weymouth. Last year the plies.
tiff took to the defendant a bonnet to he cleaned.
She called and sent for it several times, but could
not get it back, the ilefeadant continuing to put her
oil with the tale that she was ton busy. and that she
mould have it at • future period. At length defile-
dant mid she bad sent it by Mr. Thrasher, the
Portland carrier. Mrs. Hancock said she never
directed her to send the bonnet by the Carrier, and
as it was delivered to her, the paean action
was brought to recover the aim of 7s. 6d. —The de-
readmit mid she 11/11,1 very busy when the bonnet
was brought to km, and that plaintiff on one occa-
sion toiditw to send it by the earner when it was
dime. She aocairdingly nut it do•n to kfr.
Thresher's in July ut last year. She called the little
girl by whom elliebent it. and the child said she re-
membered taking it in a box to Mr. Thresher's.
She hail taken • great usany other honnets for Miss
Watts, ID WV" to Mr. Thresher, but she could
not sire any dates with respect to any hot this.
Tbe joilge thought the probability was that the
plaintiff did not give "sprees orders (es the boggge
to be went 14 the crier. the liad positively sworn
she did not., said she had been or sent wane one
specia'ly for it enteral times. Mies Watts was
therefore directly responsible to the plaintiff for it,
and junginent for the amount claimed would be
given amorlinglv. If defendant had sent the
bonnet, to the carrier, as be hail not delivered it. she
herself might summon him—Aaron Charles
Burka a lodging house keeper, supported by Mr.
John Toned. pared his first eianduattun as an in-
solvent debtor.
Green.