The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-27 00:00:00

ARSON MID L'ISIDIPID SUICIDE.

Eti:abea (Whion, seed woman,
who gam bar address, 17, Warrington-street, Oakley-
square, and dmoribed banalf aa halving no occupation, was
charged with attempting to commit suice by cutting her
throat with s kaffe, sad further with NidUM( fire to the
furniture in her room on Sunday last.
Inspector Gray, Y division, watched the cam on behalf
of the Commiarionon of Police.

--j-t--apPir7iii-tie-e-v-iiince of Mr. John Williams
of 11, Hayhe;red T
am-etreet, Camden Town, that as be was pass-
,
ing through Warrington-street, he saw the prisoner stead-
ing at her window, and smoke issuing out. He knocked
at the door, and in answer to his inquiry the woman said
she was a prisoner, and could not get out, but she imme-
diately afterwards dropped from the front-room window
to the pavement beneath, and then Mr. Williams
observed that she wu bleeding from the arm and
neck. She confessed that ahe had attempted to
destroy herself because the people of the house
bad endeavoured to put her away, on the ground that she
was insane. She wail taken to the surgeon at St. Pancras
Workhouse, who, in his evidence before the magistrate,
expressed his opinion that the prisoner was insane.
The prisoner was committed for trial at the Middle's:
Sessions fo- the attempt to commit suicide.

WANDSWORTH
EITRAOIIIDINANT CHASOZ OF AASAULT.
. . . .

Athearat Chambers, an elderly man, who had lost an eye,
was charged with assaulting Emily Louisa Kllward, aged
13 years, living with her father at 33, Camilla-street,
Wandsworth•rosd.
•

The oomplainant stated that on the preceding day the
prisoner was put in possession for rent. About 6 e'clock
in the evening she was sitting on the bed, when he kissed
her, and said," Poor motherless child." Her two brothers,
aged eight and six years, were present. About half-past 9
o'clock she was lilting by the are, when he said, " What
bad boots yon have." He then took up her leg, and in-
decently ussulted her. Her brothers were asleep in the
room. She ran up stain to the lodger's room, where she
remained until her father returned home, when he gave
the prisoner in charlte.
In crorsexamination by Mr. Mayo, who defended, the
girl stated that she let the prisoner in about 3 o'clock in
the afternoon. There were not goods enough to pay his
claim. He went and looked at the lodgers' goods and said
As you have not enough I must seise the lodgers' thims.4
Mn. Hunt, the lodger, did not tell her to charge him. lars.
Hunt did not seem annoyed at his going to her room.
Witness said nothing when he limed bar. Mn. Hunt's
sister and another lodger sent down when she complained.
They did not say, " That is a capital way to get him out."
Mrs. Hunt did not tell Isar to say that the prisoner had
indecently assaulted her.
Mrs. Sarah Hunt said she lodged in the same house.
The girl ran up Into her room and complained of the
prisoner. She then hunt into tears.
By Mr. Mayo—The prisoner had previously looked into
her room and told her that her Shifts would be taken
even if she did sot owe any rent. She said nothing to the
girl about making any charge.
Mr. Mayo, for the defence, &aid that any assault had
been committed, and attempted to show that the charge
had been got up to get the prieoner out of possession.
Mr. Dayman committed the prisoner for trial but ad-
mitted him to bail.