The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-06 00:00:00

POLICE INTIILLIGENCE—This Bay.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SINGULAR CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—Jane
Wilson, of 25, Great St,- Andrew-street, was charged before
Mr Tyrwhitt with attempting to commit suicide by taking
oxalic acid.

George Horse, 46 E, stv.ted that about 10 the previous
night he was informed by Di.. Beattie, of 37, Great Russell-
street,. Bedford-square, that he had been called to a female
at 25, Great St. Andrew-street, who had taken poison. He
accompanied Dr. Beattie to the house, and found the pri-
Boner sitting on the bed. She said she had taken oxalic
acid, and had bought it at Cooper's on the Five Dials. Dr.
Beattie gave the prisoner an antidote, and afterwards he
(Horse) took her to the station.
The following certific,ite was handed to Mr Tyrwhitt :
"I hereby certify that I was called to and attended Jane
Wilson, who exhibited symptoms of poisoning by oxalic
acid ; that she was treat() I for the same and recovered. I
have since examined the contents of the cup given to me,
and to the best of my belief, short of actual analysis, it is
oxa'ic acid.

" HENRY BEATTIE, M.D.

" 37, Great Russell-street."
The prisoner said she was sorry she had committed such
a dreadful deed.

Mr Tyrwhitt said the number of cases of the kind, ac-
cording to the returns, was really shocking. lie must
send the prisoner to prison for a week.
The prisoner—Oh, don't do that. I will never do it again.
The prisoner's husband here stepped forward, and said he
did not believe his wife had taken poison at all. They had
had a few words, and she went out and got some oxalic
acid, and said she would take it, and got a cup and drank
some water out of it, but there was no poison in it. He
afterwards found a packet marked " poison," but it had
never been opened.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said there was no proof the packet had not
been opened and sealed up again.
Horse said the prisoner was sick, but the husband said
that was after the medicine was given to her by the doctor.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a singular case. The husband
said the packet had not been opened, and was at issue with
the doctor, who believed the woman had taken poison,
and the woman herself said she was sorry she had com-
mitted such a dreadful deed. The question was who was
to be believed when there was such a difference of opin ion.
The prisoner said she would not quarrel with her hus-
band any more, and Mr. Tyrwhitt agreed to take one bail
in L 5 for her.

ATTEMPTING TO STAB POLICE CONSTABLES.—DonaId
Fraser, a tall, strongly-built man. was charged before Mr
Tyrwhitt with being drunk and attempting to stab William
Costick, 81 C, and Tuck, 126 C.
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Costick said that shortly before one that morning he
heard the prisoner with two females in Dudley-street making
a great noise. He requested him to go away, seeing that he
was drunk, but he refused, and pulled out a knife from his
pocket and opened it, and then made a prob at him, but the
point of the blade, which was very sharp, coming against
his belt caused the knife to shut.

Mr Tyrwhitt—We are getting into the Italian style. Do
you wish to ask any questions, prisoner ?

The prisoner said he was certainly the worse for liquor,
and the constable struck and knocked him down.

Costick denied striking the prisoner, but said they were
obliged to get him on the ground to get the knife away from
him.

Tuck said the prisoner, on opening the knife, said he
would stab one of them, and tried to do so, and they had
great difficulty in getting the knife away from him. The
Prisoner behaved with great violence and kicked him on the
legs.

In answer to Mr Tyrwhitt, one of the constables said the
prisoner was an inmate of St. Giles's Workhouse.
Mr Tyrwhitt said it was fortunate for the prisoner that
he was charged under the Police Act, and that the knife
did not take effect. He should commit the prisoner for a
month with hard labour.