The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-05 00:00:00

first blew was on the right side of the NEIL I was standing
at the time. The blow did not kn- el( nte down. The second
blow was on the same side of the head. Be struck many
blows at me, and many of the blows I warded off with my
arm. I was never all my length down on the ground. I
was standing upon my feet when I was protecting myself
with the chair. Many of the blows fell upon the chair. I
put down the chair when he left the house. J was standing
upright when the prisoner left the house.
Fanny and Edward Roebuck, son and daughter of the
prosecutrix, gave in some measure confirmatory evidence.
William Allott, Hasbro', said—On the night of the 19th
Sept. I was going past Mrs Roebuck's house about half-past
ten o'clock when I heard screams of murder. Mr Collinson

told Henry Rhodes and me to go across, which we did.
Just.as we got to the door Thompson came out. I said,
" What's your game now ?" and he said, " Oh, nothing ;
nothing." I caught him by the coat and ho got away from
me. I followed him to the Queen Hotel, wh&re h 2 struck
me, and I struck him again. We got hold of him there and
were bringing him towards the police-office, when we met
a policeman, and gave him into custody. He asked us to
take him back to Mrs Roebuck's house. As we were going
back 1 asked him what he had done it for, and he said,
" Oh, nothing; I am pleased I have done it." I did not
know at that time what he had done. He was not allowed
to go into the house. I went in to Mrs Roebuck's. She
was bleeding awfully from the head. I went to the pri-
soner and told him she was not fit for him to look at. He
made no reply. I sent Thomas Collinson for Mr Walker,
and gave the prisoner into custody.
By Mr. Whitfield—Thompson wanted to go to see how
she was. He was very anxious to see how she was.
Henry Rhodes gave similar evidence, and added—He
gave us ls. each to take him back to see Mrs. Roebuck.
Thompson asked Mr. Allott if he thought she would get
better, and one of the neighbours replied, "No, she did not
think she would." He then said, lam a happy man; you
may now take me: to the Town Hall. We afterwards gave
him up to the police.

George Row gave corroborative evidence.
Sergeant Kershaw proved the apprehension of the pri.
soner.

Mr B. Walker, who was called to see Mrs Roebuck, said
—I examined her head and found three contused lacerated
wounds, and the skull fractured in ono place. She was also
very much bruised about the left fore arm and hand. The
wound greatest in length was one about three and a half
inches long. The next in size was an inch and a half in
length; the smallest wound was about an inch and a quar-
ter long. The fracture on the skull was on the upper and
back part of the head. The head was very much battered
in several places. I dressed her wounds, and ordered her
to bed. She was in bed nine or ten days, Fatal results
might have ensued. Her life was in danger about six days.
She has not yet fully recovered. The poker that has been
produced would have caused such wounds if used with
great force.

This concluded the evidence for the prosecution.
Mr Whitfield addressed the bench on behalf of the pri-
soner, contending that this was not a case of assault with
intent to murder.

Thompson, who reserved his defence, was then com-
mitted to take his trial on a charge of cutting and wounding,

Attempted Murder at Newcastle under Lytle,

A sergeant of the 3rd Staffordshire Militia, named Richd.
Fielder, made a deliberate attempt to murder his wife on
Sunday. It appears that up to the time of the occurrence
Fielder was a staff sergeant of the militia, and resided with
his wife at the barracks. There had been some unpleasant-
ness between him and his wife for some time past, and on
Saturday he received orders from his adjutant to remove from
the barracks in consequence of the misconduct of his wife.
He became greatly excited and warmly upbraided her. She
tore open his waistcoat and took some money out of the
po.kets. He demanded it back again, but she refused to
give it him, and ran into a neighbour's house. He followed
her, when she took up a chair to strike him. He came out,
and returned in a few minutes with a loaded rifle. His wife
was then sitting on a sofa. When he reached the door he
deliberately presented the rifle and fired, The ball struck
her right elbow, and passing downwards ploughed a furrow
in the fleshy part, finally entering the wall beyond, drilling
a hole six inches deep. Fielder was at once secured, and
he was on Monday brought before the magistrates. Mrs
Fielder was the first witness examined. She, however,
endeavoured to screen her husband, stating that he did not
shoot at her ; he only shot at the wall, intending to frighten
her. When closely questioned, she said that the rifle was at
an elevationwhich would have sent the bullet into her body
had she not suddenly thrown herself back. She said her
husband appeared to be out of hie mind. Since the races
he had been drinking heavily; so had she. They had in
consequence of that been ordered to leave the barracks by
the adjutant. While in India her husband had been twice
in the hospital, suffering from delirium tremens, and when
he was in drink he was like a man out of his mind. When
in that state he once threatened to destroy himself, and on
one occasion she had taken a rifle from him to prevent his
doing so. Sergeant Major Thomas Walker stated that, on
questioning the prisoner, he at first denied having fired the
rifle; but on asking him how Le accounted for the bole in
the wall he said "I did it; I shot her, and lam sorry that
I have not killed her." A packet of ammunition which had
been given to prisoner was found to have been opened, and
one cartridge taken out. When arrested the prisoner said
"It was a deliberate act. She has disgraced me. What
shall Ido We are ordered out of the barracks. I must
have been mad when I loaded my rifle, for I don't know how
I did it." Further evidence having been given, the prisoner
was then committed for trial at the assizes.