The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-05 00:00:00

CLERKEN WELL.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Jane Swine, aged 36, of 3, Ann's-place, Hoirseyeed.
wee charged before Mr. Barker with attempting toe**
suicide by taking poison.
The unfortunate woman was so weak and ill Si. *
effects of the poison and the excitement omega* •
her having only lust left the hospital, that she le
led into the court, and supported even whilst Nested au*
the hearing of the case.
It appeared from the evidence of Police-sergeant Tyne
end, 1.2 Y , that he saw a mob round the defendant's**,
and saw her open the window and throw out a bet*
labelled " poiaon," exclaiming, " I have done it—l bee
done it." lie went into the house with her lister, el!
found the defendant apparently in • dying state, fel„
was more than four hours before the 'urge* seest
her sufficiently' round to enable her to be removed*
hospital. Before she was taken to the hospital theist
Waste woman handed the police-sergeant a rasor,ol*
a shudder, said she could not do it with that.
Mr. Barker asked if any reason could be **peak*
defendant making such a determined attempt on ber
blip
Police-sergeant Townsend said that a week or me es
her husband very much ill-used her, and when is*
brought to this court by order of the magistrate, *re
sent defendant was examined, and so bad were her WO
that the husband was sent to the House of Caudill
four months without the option being 0
paying a fine. The next day the present defeso bilk
naseeet
to the court and tried to beg off her bulimia. hee5......
she failed, and she then asked if she could not
to serve the term of imprisonment herself, and thlet,:
course, she was refusal. Her husband's inceneeu•'
seemed to prey on her mind, and hence the rash _,
on he life.
Mr.r Barker remanded the defendant to the Reste.it
Detention for a week, and it was with the ref.'
culty that she could be removed to the cells.
BRUTAL ASSAULT.
.Mid4ael It'eareky, Reed 3ti, a labourer, of 13.114ei11e
street,
lahnitan•wam
his wifec Jane 3'ehy, an
hargedwilthartwm mit* d
thres
ee
deevan aseanitolll
her life in the Essex-road, Islington.
Mr. H. Allen, prosecuting officer of the As**
stitute for Improving and Enforcing the Laws fa. the he
tection of Women, watched the case.
eetTterdapris,‘Lrninner is knoomnwpnizi as
nanat
abir,uotaieal vtaioltwient focit ellaemiLreli
summons
imnionsy against him for an assault on her. iced
as
he met her in the Essex-road, knocked her dom. ;
whilst she was on the pavement, and although
months enceinte he kicked her on the
sides
stomach, and the chest, and very much err,
her. Not content with that he stamped kw
on the side of her head and inflicted I A
severe wound. So bad was the wound that
women fainted away, and Mr. Inspector JuYs,
It dlrrs!
had to send for the divisional surgeon. The
frequently drunk, and whilst at the police dation bi;
he would murder her, and she really went in feer,t d
Ida The prisoner lass before beaten his wife, 01",
had not appeared against him. The poor wasastedi
examined and she was found to be covered with
from head to foot. did Be kw. Ith
The prisoner said he was drunk, andm
he was about, but if be was forgiven he would sot
her any more. He did not wish to deny that hiss,*
a sober, hard-working woman.
Correctionifr.Barker
feror sixwmoalmeintrar mthoentt prisoner
figs Is
at the expiration of that period ordered him to
sureties in the sum of 501. each to keep the Pe*
calendar months.
WANDSWORTH. sgf
THE CATTLE PLAGUE AMONG PlGS.—txror
wither t4hanlthelehogrliWill'

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raossceruor.
Stephen Cokbrook, a dairyman, of Dorringto"";,.
Battersea, and John Lee, a pork-butcher were eavu'-
11,7 Mr. W. F. Orem, thecattle pork-butcher,
of the 400
fat infringiog the 13th and 14th rufes of the Cattle rig
orders.