The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-21 00:00:00

ANOTHER ATTEMPTED MURDER.

At the Southwark police court, on Monday, William
Edward Phillis, a shoemaker, was brought before Mr. Bur=
cham for final examination, charged with attempting to murder
William Apps, an umbrella maker, residing at No. 2, Hatch
row, Broadwall, Lambeth, by striking him on the head with
a heavy shoemaker's Jammer. The prisoner bas been in
custody since Saturday evening, the 13th of December,
he having been remanded from time to time owing to the
severe illness of the prosecutor, who was unable to at'end
until to.day. He was considered for some time in a
dangerous state. The prosecutor, who as led into court by
the constable and his wife, had his head and eyes bandaged
up, and he was so weak that he was seated at the table during
the time he gave his evidence. Having entirely lost the
sight of his left eye and partially that of his right, he had
some difficulty in recognising the prisoner. On being sworn,
he said that he had known him some years as a neighbour,
living at No. 4, in the same row. About nine months ago
he had some words with him, and had not' spoken to him
until Saturday afternoon, the 13th of December, when he
heard that be had ill used his wife, owing as he said to
something he had spoken derogatory to her character.
Witness had not done so, and he was vexed that the
prisoner should beat his wife on that account, especially as
he never spoke to her, that he determined to to go and
speak to the prisoner, so as to prevent any further ill usage.
Witness accordingly went to the prisoner's house and spoke
to him about it in a friendly manner, when he took up
a large hammer, and stood with his back to the partition,
Witness's wife then came up and asked him to come away,
when the prisoner suddenly struck him on the left eye with the
hammer. When he did so he said, " take that you b-
b -." Witness fell down covered with blood, and he lost
his senses. He was put to bed, and attended at his own house
up to the present time by Dr. Jones, who now recommended
him to go to Guy's Hospital, as he had entirely lost the sight
of his left eye, and would most likely lose the sight of the
• other. In fact he was in such a state that he did not think he
could recover. Dr. Jones c.uld do nothing more for him. Mr.
Burcham : What part of the hammer did he strike you with
Complainant : With the thick flat end, sir. Had it been the
other end it must have cut the eye out and stuck in his head.
Mr. Burcham to the prisoner : Have you any questions to ask
'the complainant? Prisoner :We have been at variance some
time about some keys, and he came into my house and aggra-
vated me. Mr. Burcham to the prosecutor : Did you aggravate
him to strike you ? Prosecutor : No, sir;" I merely went to
tell him that I never had said anything about his wife, as I
knew he ill used her. Prisoner . Well, lam very sorry for it
now. Mr. Burcham fully committed him to Newgate for trial,
and the witnesses were bound over to prosecute.

THE BOOT AND SHOE TRADE-ADVANCE IN

PRICES.

On Monday evening, a very numerous meeting of the above
trade was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, London, to take
into consideration the propriety of making an advance on the
price of boots and shoes commensurate with the ex'raordinary
prices of leather. Mr. Medwin, of Regent street, was
unanimously called to the chair, and showed that the advance
had been from 15 and in 89rue instances up to 300 per cent;
if this could be made clear to the public there would be no
difficulty in showing that a fair advance ought to be made.
Mr. Moore proposed, and Mr. Simpson seconded, a resolution
recommending an advance in the price of boots and shoes, &c.
After some remarks from 'Mr. Hewitt. Mr. Rabbits, and other
gentlemen, the resolution was unanimously agreed to ; and
upon the motion of Mr. Carpenter, seconded by Mr. Field, a
resolution was unanimously carried, having for its object the
announcement in the windows of the various members of the
trade, of the necessity for advancing the prices, and also for
the appointment of a committee to carry out the resolutions.
A. subscription to defray the expenses having been entered
into, the proceedings closed with thanks to the chairman.

MR. DUNCAN APLAREN Alia THE " SCOTSISUN" NEWS-
pApER.—Mr. M 'Laren has handed over 009 recovered by
him in the action against the Scotsmcm to the governors of
Heriot's Hospital, to be applied by them to the founding of
an annual prize for good conduct, in connection with the
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