The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-21 00:00:00

DISSIVRATZ ATTEMPT AT MURDER AND

SUICIDE.

WORCESTER, TUESDAY.
Thin morning a young man named Charles Pugh,
of respectable appearance and decent connexion. wee brought
up in custody of the police before the mayor (J. Wood) and
two other nutgistrates, at the City Police-office, on the
double charge of attempting to milder Dinah Mason, and
also attempting his own life. The prisoner was in a very
weak state, but had had a remarkable recovery. The facts,
as they CATOe out in evidence, were briefly these :
The prisoner bad become enamoured of the woman Mason,
who had no claim to personal attractions, and who, more-
over, turned out a regular Millwood. They kept company
together, but at last Mason became tired of her companion,
and left him to live with another man. Pugh made several
attempts to induce her to live with him again, but
she refused, and treated hint very badly. setting
her new paramour to quarrel and tight with him.
Maddened by this treatment Pugh took to drinking, and
according to the evidence of one of the witnesses be had
not been sober for three weeks. On the Saturday when
they last met he was intoxicated. lie went to Mason's
lodgings to ask her to be friends with him. She ordered
hint to leave her mom, and as he did not go threatened
to send for a policeman. If. asked her to speak one
word to him, but she only abused hint. Thai was deposed
to by a neighbour who was present at the commence•
meat of the final interview, but who thereupon left the
mom. Immediately afterwards screams were heard in
the apartment, and several women nut up stairs, when
they found the prisoner Pugh in the act of cuttiug Mason's
throat with a razor which be had in his hand, and which
it appears be must have brought with him. Then leaving
Mason, Pugh drew the razor acme* his own throat,
staggered out of the house, and fell into the 'treat.
Both the man and woman were earned off at once to the
Worcester Infirmary, where the wounds were dressed.
The woman Masai had two cuts across the face, and
one round the neck, reaching fmm ear to ear. Happily,
however, the vital parts were missed, and she is now out
of all danger. The cut in Pugh's throat bad completely
severed his windpipe, and all hope of his recovery at one
time was given up. By dint of patient attention, however,
by the hospital surgeon, he too is out of danger. The
wounds were sewn up, and though suffering from great
weakness he was able to sit in a chair during the examina-
tion, which lasted upwards of two hours.
The prisoner, who bid his face in a handkerehief during
the whole of the examination, was remanded for the pre-
sent, in order that the evidence may be formally completed.

Des-rnuerivz FlnEs.—At a late hour on Monday
night a destructive fire broke out on the premises of Mr. C.
Hassles, chair-maker, Charlotte-street, Old-street-mad.
The fire was discovered in the workshops, when messengers
were despatched for the engines. A good supply of water
was obtained, but the flames were not extingewhed until
the workshops were burnt out, and tho adjoining premises
of Mr. J. Maned, fixture dealer. Mr. J. Stone, bed-sack
maker, and others, severely chummed by fire end water.
Another fire broke out ou the premises of Mr. K. Mike,
No. 244, Upper-street, Islington, lineelhaper. It was net
extinguished until the shop and contents were destroyed.
SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT IN • (ARE-
TERT.—On Monday afternoon, the body of a man named
Duncan M'Laren. 91 yearn of age, was found lying pear one
of the walks in &Albin Cemetery, near Glasgow. The
decanted., it appears, bad gone to the cemetery to visit the
grave of a friend. It is supposed that he lied rested him-
self against a grave-stone at a sloping pert of the ground.
and that the atom. sot baying been properly secured, fell
upon Lisa, strikiee hie es the tees. The poor old man wee
found dead. with the stone lying on his body. Ile was a
native of Apple. in Arzleshire.
THE LATE FATAL EXPLOSION AT A SAW MILIS.—•
Yesterday the jury in this ease returned • verdict of
" Accidental Death. '

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