The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-02 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN A POLICE CELL.—Matilda
IVillianzs, a decent-looking young woman, was brought
befora Mr. A'Beekett charged with attempting to
strangle herself while in custody in the police station.
It appeared that the prisoner was locked up last night for
breaking some windows and crewing a disturbance in
the public streets, while in a state of intoxication, and
during the night she nearly succeeded in destroying her-
self.

Mr. A'Beckett asked what evidence there was of her
attempting to commit suicide ?

• Police Constable 90 M said he was on duty in the sta-
tion-house last night, and he saw the prisoner brought
in, charged with breaking windows. She was a little
under the influence of liquor, and he locked her up in
the cell. Some hours after that ho beard a curious noise
in the cell in which the prisoner was confined. He im-
mediately went there and unlocked the door, when he
saw her lying down with a handkerchief tightly tied
round her neck. She was black in the face and insen-
sible. l-I cut the handkerchief from her neck, and a
surgeon was immediately in attendance, and shortly
afterwards olio recovered. When asked why she at-
tempted to strangle herself, she said she was determined
to do so some time or other.

A'Beckett asked whether she bad made any re-
marks about it since ?

The Con6table replied that she had repeated her threats
a few minutes ago.

Mr. A'Beckeft asked the prisoner what she had to say
in answer to the charge of attempting to destroy her-
self ? She said—" I have nothing to say."
Mr. A'Beckett remanded her to jail, so thatshe might
have the attention of the surgeon and the chaplain, when
her state of mind would be ascertained.

The prisoner was accordingly remanded to Horse-
monger-lane Jail for a week.

THAMES.

THE BANKRUPTCY OF MR. MARE THE SHIP-BUILDER.
—During the last fortnight several persons, labourers,
in the employ of Mr. C. J. Mare, the extensive ship-
builder, at Blackwall, have applied for summonses for
wages due to them. In soma cases orders have been
made for the payment of the wages' and in others ar-
rangements have been made without summonses being
granted. In no instance has Mr. Mare baen to blame.
The greater portion of the work in his yard is let out to
contractors who employ workmen to execute it. This
morning four men came before Mr. Yardley and said
they had been working in Mr. Mare's yard and could
not get their wages. One of them said 13s. was du e
to him. The others claimed smaller amounts.
Mr. Yardley said it was known to all the world that
Mr. Mare was a bankrupt, and he did not see his way
clear to grant a summons against him.
The men said they were hired by Mr. Westwood, a
sub-contractor, in Mr. Mare's yard, who said they had
not done work enough.
Mr. Yardley—ls it piece work or day work ?
The spokesman of the party replied "Day work. He
had received 1/., and there was 13s. now due to him."
Mr. Yardley said the four men could take summonses

against Westwood.
Taplin, a police-constable attached to the court, said
he thought the affair might be arranged on application
to Mr. Westwood without summonses.

Mr. Yardley—Very good. Call upon Mr. Westwood
and obtain the wages due to the poor men. I wish Mr.
Westwood would be a little more regular with his men.
I hear his name much too often.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN RATCLIFF.— SINGULAR AP.
PLICATION.—A fortnight since the body of a woman
named Healey, the daughter of a Cornish baronet, and
who had led a somewhat gay life, was discovered in a
house in Queen's-place, Commercial-road, East Rateliff.
It was in a very decomposed state, the features were
partially eaten away by maggots, and the woman must
have been dead 15 or 16 days.
An open verdict was re-
turned on the coroner's inquest that the woman was found
dead, but that there was no evidence before the jur,rB
as to bow or by what means she came by her death. No
post mortera examination of the body took place, and
considerable dissatisfaction has been expressed by the
people in the neighbourhood that no efforts Were made

to ascertain the cause of death. The house in which
the body was found was hired a month previous
by a man who described himself as a medical prac-
titioner, but who was not forthcoming at the in-
quest. Pemble, the beadle of Ratcliff, and Wil-
liam small, a police-sergeant, No. 28 K, wero di.
rected to look after the man, and they found him in
Holland-street, Dlackfrars; but he gave them no in-
formation to elucidate the mystery in which the affair is

fnv'olveci, .r) thftt the •svornan
L'lll4l
Yardley. Polie,;-serjeant Smith followed him into the
court to hear what he said. Mr. Hall, producing a
newspaper, said he was desirous of drawing the magis-
trate's attention to a statement in the paper relating to a
mysterious death in Rateliff.

Mr. Yardley—I know nothing about a mysterious
death.
Mr. Hall--My character is at stake in consequence of
the imputations thrown out in the newspapers. Here is
the statement.

Mr. Yardley—l have nothing to do with the news-
papers. Address yourself to the editors of the papers.
Mr. Hall—l wish to explain, s'r.
Mr. Yardley—But I cannot allow you to explain:
Mr. Hall—A detective officer has been in pursuit of
me.

Mr. Yardley—Then give yourself up.
Mr. Hall—I have, sir, and he says he don't want me
—he says that.

Mr. Yardley—I know nothing about this mysterious
death. This court isnot a place to contradict or explain
away statements in'the newspapers. I won't hear you.
Mr. Hall then retired much discomfited.