The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-08 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A TRADESMAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING HIS
WIFE,-Mr Jas- William Dexter, milliner, of No. 1, Oran-
bourn-street, was charged before Mr Knox with assaulting
his wife, Jane.
The complainant, who gave her evidence in a very pe-
culiar manner, said—l have only been confined three
weeks. My husband last night caught hold of my throat
and nearly choked me, and then told a policeman what he
had done, and the policeman refused to take my husband
because I had no marks on me. We then went indoors,
and my husband gave me a blow on the nose and tore my
clothes. He was drunk, and always is drunk.
Defendant—How many half- num terns of brandy did
you have yesterday ?
Complainant—Oh, fifty.
Defendant—Were you not put to bed yesterday at dinner
time insensibly drunk?
Complainant—Oh, yes.
Inspector Walker—The complainant has been drinking
this morning.
Police-constable, 51 C—About half-past 12 last night
the complainant asked me to take the defendant into cus•
tody, but as she had no marks about her I refused, telling
her she could come this, morning to the court.
Mr Knox—You were perfectly right in doing M.
Constable—The defendant said he had not illused his
wife. Tho defendant had been drinking a little, but his
wife was very excited. On going round my beat again I
found the complainants nose bleeding, and on her charging
her husband with having again assaulted her I took him
into custody. The defendant said his wife had fallen in the
passage.

Defendant—Did I not try to avoid my wife?
Constable—You did.
Defendant—Look at my hands your worship. She is
always clawing me. Yesterday she had five half quarterns
of brandy before dinner, and was then put to bed. Later
in the day she threw several things at me, and I went out
till night to avoid her. On returning she again clawed me,
being intoxicated at the time. 'We have been married
seven years, and I attend to business and keep the books.
A young woman was called, and said that Mrs Dexter
broken her neck,
had been drinking and fell, and but for her would have

Mr Knox—lt is quite clear to me that Mrs Dexter, who
was said not to be sober yesterday, is not sober to-day, and
had her husband attempted to strangle her she would have
some marks on her throat. It is pretty evident what sort
of a woman she is by the answer as to the 50 half quarterns
of brandy. It is not a case.for a magistrate's interference,
and I am sorry the defendant has such a drunken wife.
The defendant was then discharged, and as he vas leav-
ing the court his wife attempted to assault him, but was
prevented.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE THROUGR JEALOUSY. - Jane
Reed, a respectably attired married woman, living in
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From the evidence of a young man named Wm. Summers,
residing in Charlton. street, Fitzroy-square, it appeared that
on the previous afternoon he heard screams proceeding from
the house where the prisoner resided, and on going to see
the cause, he was informed that a female was hanging in a
back room. He immediately went to the room and saw the
prisoner being held from the floor by two or three women,
a cord attached to a beam being tied round her neck. The
prisoner was quite insensible at the tine.

In answer to Mr. Knox witness said the prisoner was the
wife of the foreman of a yard.

Mrs. Mary Ann Robbins, residing in the same house,
said her daughter informed her that Mrs. Reed was hang-
ing in the room, and on going down she found it to be the
dcaoswen.. She then gave an alarm, aad Summers cut her

William Moorcrofs, 165 E, said the prisoner told him that
her husband had threatened to cut her throat, and she did
it because she would not give him th 3 chance.

The husband of the prisoner said th® fact.was his wife
had made the attempt on her life through jealousy. He
went into a public-house with a frienl to have a glass, and
two women were there, and some kind person went and told
his wife he was drinking with women. He believed that a
feeling of jealousy and a little drink had induced his wife
to aot as she had done.

Mr. Knox said it was a serious matter, for if the prisoner
had not been seen, as -she fortunately was, she would have
been a dead woman. He did not think the prisoner's mind
could be in a right state if she did such a thing for such a
trivial cause. He should remand her for a week that she
might be seen Sy the physician ant the chaplain of the
House of Detention. •