The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, 1862

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE AT

SHEFFIELD.

An attempt at murder and self-destruction trans-
pired in Sheffield on Monday afternoon. The principal
actor is Harvey Teesdale, comedian, and the intended vic-
tim is his wife. The parties reside in Blind-lane, and for
some time past appear to have been living unhappily to-
gether, mutual recriminations respecting each other's con-
jugal fidelity being of (request occurrence. The neighbours
say that both were faulty, and that each contributed their
quota to the mum of domestic bickering* and strife. A
little before four o'clock on Monday afternoon Teesdale west
to his house, in company with a man. On arriving oe the
steps of the house, it is said, he tamed suddenly round
and struck his companion a blow in the face with his fist,
which seat him rolling into the street. Re then rushed into
the house, (intend the door on the inside, and directly
afterwards the report of a pistol was heard. This alarmed
the neighbours and passers-by, and a rush was made by'
several persons towards the door and the windows of the
dwelling, which resisted their efforts to force for a few
momenta. Happily they soon gave way, and the house
was entered. the wife was discovered with her
face covered with blood, and Teesdale with his head lying
back on the sofa, in the act of drawing a razor acmes his
own throat. He was immediately seized, and prevented
from carrying out his suicidal design. The police were
quickly on the spot, and as the prisoner had only inflicted&
slight gash on the throat, be was at once conveyed to the
Town-hall in • cab. The unfortunate woman's faoe was
sadly disfigured, especially on the right side, but the pistol
could only have contained powder, or she must have been
killed instantaneously. She was removed to the Sheffield
Infirmary, where she now lies, and we believe there le
every hope of her ultimate recovery. It is said that the
prisoner stated that only on Monday morning be had gone
down on his knees to his wife, and begged her to give up
ber present cause of life, and leave the neighbourhood in
which she was living, and that she replied that all she
wanted was to be away from him. This he mains ie the
cause of the act with which be now stands charged. He
also said that be had been obliged to give up four theatrical
engagements lately through her conduct, and that she was
training up his two girls to be as bad as hermit The act
was evidently a itated tee if the above statement be
correct.— cl Indepaukast.

SITICIDI BY JI7NITING PROM A WINDOW.—(FRIB
DAY.)—This morning, ebotilyafter o'clock, a female named
Jane Card, aged 40 years, residing at No. 69, Copelan-
d:est, Horton Old Town, committed suicide by jumping
from a third floor window. The deceased had been in a weak
state of mind for some time past, and was placed under the
care of proper attendants,. Last night she retired to rest as
usual. At two o'clock deceased was quite safe, and nothing
more was heard of her until polies-constable Matthew Ford,
SOS N, while on duty this morning, saw her lyicg in &shock-
ing condition on the pavement in front of the house. She
was bleeding from several wounds, and seemed quite insen-
sible. A medical man on his arrival pronounced life extinct.
THE CAPITAL SENTENCE ON THE SOLDIER FLOOD.
—lt is clear from the evidence that this unfortunate man,
dreadfully as he retaliated upon his tormentors, was the
victim along. malignant, and systematic bullying ; and that
the exasperation which led to the Milne was produced by
that ill-ttasge, and was an excitement of temper for
which his tormentors and persecutors were ulti-
mately responsible. The case presents all those features
which known bad cases of bullying present. The
man was harmless, quiet, respectable, and steady, till his
temper was over-tried by provocation, and he even coo.
Domed perfectly well conducted throughout his provocations
till the very km when his self-control, under one severe
blow, gave way. Without any good ground given on his part,
he seems to have been singled out by the rest as
an object of constant vexatious attack. . . . .
Under these circumstances we can hardly hesitate to nay
that the reasons which suggest themselves, and which will
undoubtedly be suggested to the Crown, for a mitigation of
the senteoos of death paused epee this unhappy man, appear
to us to be unusually strong. Indeed, an actual execution
under such circumatinces would be little lees than a shook
to the country. Times.
TRAFFIC ARRANOEMENTE OP THE. METROPOLITAN
RAILWAY.—Thin line is to be opened for traffic on the lit
of October next. It is intended to run the trains at ten
minute intervals from $ to 11 in the morning, and from 4 to 7
in the evening. During the other portions of the day they
are to start from each terminus every twenty minutes. the
fares by first elms being lower than the existing omnibus
fares for the same distance. It is proposed, it is said, to
make the second class (the carriages of which are almost
•)ial to those of the brat clap.) as low as 2.1 for the whole
clutters, and a clause in the act of the company compels
them to start one train for workpeople each way at 6in the
morning and 6 in the evening, and to take them the whole
distance for a penny fart. These trains will be real boons
to poor people. labourers and others, who have now often
to walk many miles to their work by 6 in the morning.
The continuation of the tunnel from the Farriogdon station
under Charterhousesquare and the Barbican to Finsbury
is to be commenced forthwith, and will be completed in
eighteen months from the present date.
THE MIDDLE LEVEL—The removal of the water
from the long inundated land by the side of the Middle
Level drain makes slow worms. Bardolph Fee, at the
Outwell end of the great sheet of water, has, however, been
cleared, and some of the soil has been ploughed during the
last few days. The land thus again made available for cid-
tivation bears, however, but a small proportion to the whole
tract of country inundated. The syphons are expected to be
got to work in about ten days or a fortnight, and it is ex-
petted that the operation of shinnies, off the accumulated
water will then be greatly facilitated. The great breach in
one of the hanks of the cut is being filled up, and the ruins
of the sluice are also in course of removal.
THE LABOUR Tarr.—About 2,000 operatives
assembled in Stevenson•smiare, Manchester, yesterday
afternoon, to protest against the abuse of the " Mewled,"
to which they were subjected. The speakers strongly
condemned the operation of the obnoxious regulation,
which, as one of them said, showed that the guardians
"were determined to punish them because they were
Itc?r2.

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ALOZRIAN RAILWAYS.—The Alchbar of Algiers, in
its number of the 28th ultimo, 1111DOUTIOIN that of these
railways, now in mine of coestrootioa by Messrs. Peto and
Bette, the section from Algiers to Slidell will be opened for
frame oa the 15th instant.