The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-29 00:00:00

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE AT

BURY.

but evening, Lot !reason Leather was brought
before the =Petrels; at Bury a charge Of having at-
tempted to nle oinr Jane Gooey, • young woman
whom affections for some menthe he had must
asaiduously sought to pin. The pelsasse had
preirioualy been ru.nmodusl in asesimeses at ths young
Overran not Icing suftwiently recovered to enable
her to attend the court and give evidence. She was
exceedingly pale, and was accommodated with • mat
while she gave her teuutiniony, and spoke in a weak
toe 11 von c Mr. Mine, supenntendest at polim,
hriedy stated the case, showing that the young woman, fur
four or five mouths, haul worked at Yr. Baker's cotton
factory, Elton, and the prisoner was also employel at the
mom mill. lie hsl repeatedly made proteetnticos of love
to her, ILIA she had invariably rettised all his overtures
the lush inst., he went to her while .he was at her work
at Me mill, and, showing her • knife, he told bar that if he
had hod it on the previous Sunday night, when be was
with her, he would have cut her tlinc,t with it, and saes
limits be told Ler that if be had nut her noose rho should.
Mr. Milne liter...sled to show that on 13th inst. the priMaer
had premeditated murder, which was evident (ruin the Lett
that at one shop he purchased • brace of pistols, soul at
another sumo caps ; and, having loaded the pistoLs, he pro.
aided to the boom where the youzg woman heed, sail
after caking Ler to aceept a shawl which he had purchased
for her, bat which she refused to receive, lie deliberately
shot her as she eat in a chair he the tire. The slug with
whadi the pastel was lowlial enteioil the side of tics ilel ktt
penctistirce to • catmidetable depth, and it woos aiptioavid
that it lodged near the 'ewe of the skull, bent
imials it w.m dieenvered that she had swallowed it.
" Prior atteniiit,il to shoot himself with the other
pistol, .cud ,fter•.,rdi attempt., to hang and drown him-
self, and ultun..b I. on., edial in cutting hie own thrust
with a .Ire.eas.. Liar. inflicting a wound which, although
nut cl fat..l u h+us. t, u, an/ sufficiently derp to lay hare
the windpipe. After evidence hail bruin given the prisoner
was cutitioneoh and ou being asked if h.• haul auythiag to
ss• he declined to wake sac statement, and was committed
to-Kirkilsle fur trial at the nest Liverpool assizes.

DRPAISTDRI or Ta. PRIM!, OF Hawn DARM-
STADT FOR FRIDAY ESMOND.—
This eyelnag the Louis if Hesse Darmstadt took
leave of her Malestr, the Primmer Consort, and the siembers
of the Court. nod left Winker by 6.4 S p.m. special trace
os the Soutlumptoo Railway. His Serra. Hickson' was
attended by Heron sus Weeterweller and Colonel Poosouby,
the nasal train being wider the charge of Mr. Madigan
(superintends'''. The Prince left the train at the 41101110.1
Wizte statism, Nine Mots, and proceeded to the Leeks.
Maims to take the 14.:10 p.m. mad train to Dover,
from whew. he will embark for °Mesa r* mete to Hesse
Itinisstedt. His Serum Meows was accompanied to the
Wisibor elation by hie Royal Hickson the Prises of Wales.
Tin RATS Ma. 1)8 NORMA:IN.—A ....tirreeposileut
writes to the editor of the life Herold as follows -It may
interest Messy of your readers to learn that Mr. De Ramses
—whose mad deoth is so wsiely deplored—though bear
tag • lonics sane, was cloudy emiserted with Scot-
land. He wail tbe only, sad • posthumous, child of
Hareems de Noem•se, third daughter of General
Weems Modesto elephass of Torlosek. He belonged
to wow of tho oldest beanies M Ede— Douglas of
Kokomo, Landis of Asektermairsis, Clapham, of Oust*"
—awl hr was reialt,l 4. 'semi while English families,
Wilma ...issin•orm.in to the Warp& of Northampton. He
mu in hie ?Jib veer ; and it may be sided that this* who
knew hba Gist fursisk the basest additions to the
distingidetiol tostimosy horse by le,nl Elgin, in his
despatches, to kis high ammeter, owl callus spirit, and
pure Nasser% and use: nos ableisments.
CRYSTAL PALMA. —OAR BMILLIMO DAY.
MUTAT, Die. V. -.4dmisitows ou payment. 4,4114: date
by walrus tickets, I,3lrl.—Told niters, 5,710.