The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—June 9.

MARYLEBONE.—AtIIIMPTED MURDER OF A WIFE.
—Patrick Noonan, an Irish labourer; aged 36, residing at
6, Southampton-terrace, Gospel Oak-fieldn, Hampstead,
was charged before Mr. Mansfield with the following at-
tempt to murder his wife, Elizabeth Noonan, and also with
assaulting John Way, police• constable 410 S, William
Larter, 325 S, and William Woodbridge, 306 S, whilst in
the execution of their duty to apprehend him.
Anne Morris stated—l live in the same house as the pri-
soner and his wife. About half-past four on the previous
afternoon I heard them go upstairs to their own room, where
they talked very loud as if quarrelling, and shortly after-
wards I heard a very heavy fall upon the floor. Almost
immediately after the fall the prisoner's girl ran downstairs
screaming murder, and saying that her father was chopping
her mother's head open. I ran upstairs into the room, and
saw the wife in a sitting position on the floor. Her head
was cut and smashed about,and she was smothered in blood,
which was pouring from her wounds. Her arms, which
were very much cut, were encircling a child, which was
also covered with blood. Prisoner was sitting on a chair
opposite her, and by his side was a chopper in some blood.
Prisoner was quite sober. I left the room to call assistance,
when prisoner followed me down, and I said, " What have
you been doing ?" He replied, " What am I to do when
she comes in drunk ?" After saying this he ran off, He
had ns stoner gone than his wife came downstairs, the
blood coming from her wounds, down her clothes, and on
to the stairs. Two doctors were called in, who advised her
instant removal to the hospital.
Mr. Mansfield—Was the woman drunk?
Witness—l cannot say, for I did not see her till after this
shocking affair.
Mr. Mansfield—Was she sensible ?
Witness—Yes, sir.
Mr. Mansfield—ls the wife given to drink ?
Witness—Well, sir, she has a drop now and then.
Prisoner—She (witness) knows very well that my wife
has been drunk every day for a fortnight, and she is great
with other men.

Mr, Mansfield—lt is bad for a woman to give way to
drink, but still the law does not justify you in chopping
your wife's head Off.
Medical certificates were put in showing that it was im-
possible for the wife to be brought to the court, as the re-
moval might cause death.
The chopper, like a butcher's, was produced, and on it
were both blood and hair. The bonnet which the poor
woman had on at the time was produced, saturated in
blood, and cut through and through by the chopper.
Prisoner, who behaved in a most sullen manner through.
out, was ron•anded, and the charge of assaulting the police
was deferred to the next occasion.

The attempt at murder took place at half-past four, and
prisoner was not taken till eleven o'clock, by Way, 410 S,
in the. Maldon-road, Kentish-town, when a desperate en-
counter ensued.

LAMBETH,—CAUTION TO DOG-STEALERS.—CharIes
Jones, a middle-aged man, of sinister appearance, and a
notorious dog stealer, was brought up on reroand, and
finally examined before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of stealing
a liver-coloured retriever dog, valued at ten guineas, the
property of Captain Frederick Henry Rich, of the Royal
Artillery. From the evidence it appeared that, on the 21st
of last April, the prisoner had been observed by several re-
spectable inhabitants in the vicinity of the residence of
Captain Rich, the prosecutor, in New Park-road, Brixton,
followed by the missing dog, the animal having on, at the
time, a deep brass collar, with the name and profession of
its master conspicuously engraven on it. Bills were printed
and circulated, offering a reward for the dog, but nothing
was heard or seen of the animal or the prisoner until Mon.
day week, when he was apprehended in the same neigh..
bourhood, while endeavouring to steal a gentleman's
coach-dog ; and en his way to the station• house he en-
deavoured to get rid of some liver he had in his pocket, and
which he used for enticing dogs away.
Mr. Elliott observed that there coull not be the slightest
doubt he stole the dog of Captain Rich, and that he was
a practised deg-stealer, and sentenced him to six months'
hard labour at Wandsworth House of Correction.
THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE FROM NEW WEST-
MINSTER-BRlDGE.—William Bailie'', a young man of
gentlemanly appearance, and whose friends were said to be
of high respectability, was charged with attempting to
commit suicide by jumping from the parapet of the West-
minster-bridge into the river Thames.
From the testimony of the mate of one of the penny
steamboats, it appeared that on Sunday at noon, while the
the Palace clock was striking 12, the prisoner was seen to
jump from the top of the second arch on the Surrey side of
Westminster-bridge into the water. The tide was flowing
rapidly at the time, and the prisoner not knowing how to
swim must have been drowned if assistance had not been
promptly rendered him. The prisoner had also run a second
risk, for had he fallen but two feet nearer the shore, he must
from the state of the tide have come in contact with a pro-
jecting part of the foundation of the bridge, and been
i smashed to pieces.

He was remanded for the attendance of his friends.

SOUTHWARK.—THE ROBBERY OF A THOUSAND
POUNDS WORTH OF JEWELLERY.—Louisa Gifford, alias
Orme, alias James, was brought before Mr. Combo for final
examination, charged with being concerned with a man not
in custody in stealing a leather bag containing watches and
jewellery worth £l,OOO, the property of Solomon Reuben,
from the North Kent Railway Terminus, London-bridge.
Mr. Piesse prosecuted, and the prisoner was undefended.
It appeared, from the evidence given on a former occa-
sion, that the prosecutor was a traveller, and on the 4th of
May last he left his house at Islington with considerable
property, for the purpose of going on a journey in Kent and
Sussex. On his arrival at the North Kent Railway Ter-
minus he put Gown a leather bag•containing gold and silver
watches, gold chains, earrings, &c., worth about £l,OOO,
while he entered the booking-office to get his ticket. On his
return from the latter place, after a minute's absence, he
missed the bag, and although every inquiry was made about
it nothing has since been heard of it. On the 7th May the
prisoner and a man, whom she stated to bo her husband,
were apprehended by Hills, City police-constable 150, in
Aldersgate-street, for having in their possession four sets of
earrings which they had attempted to disposd of. They
were twice examined before Aldermen Humphery, and dis-
charged, the property being detained by the constable. Two
days after that the City police received information of Mr.
Rueben's loss, and having communicated with him he iden-
tified those earrings as a portion of his lost jewellery. Fur-
ther inquiries were then made, and on Monday morning the
25th ult,, the City officer discovered three boxes at a house in
Lambeth •square, Lower-marsh, and shortly after that the
prisoner was apprehended by Hardringham, 163 L, as she,
was about to enter that house. She wis questioned about,
those bones, and eventually said they belonged to her and!
her husband, Joseph Gifford, who had lodged in that house.
The boxes were 'opened at the station-house, and in one of
them two gold chains and two sets of ear-rings were found,
which the prosecutor identified. It was also discovered
the prisoner and the man Joseph Gifford had lodged together
as man and wife with Mrs. Hutchins, of Ponsonby-place,'
Vauxhall•bridge-road, frOm the 27th of April to the 23d
of May, and that they had given the landlady there
another set of similar earrings. No knowledge as to the
whereabouts of Gifford, her husband, could be ascertained,
although the police made diligent inquiries ah over th 9
country for him.
The defence set up was that the prisoner was the lawful
wife of Joseph Gifford, the man who was in custody with
her in the City, and a certificate of their marriage was pro-,
duced. After the removal of the boxes to Lambeth-square,
he absconded, and the prisoner could not be held respon-
sible for his acts,

On the part of the police it was urged that the prisoner
had a previous husband still living at Bristol, and that she
had left him some time ago to live with Gifford, who had
twice served lour years' penal servitude, and was one of the
cleverest thieves in the kingdom. They (the police) be-
lieved the prisoner helped him in the pre:ent robbery, and
they considered that she was amenable to the law.
Mr. Combo said his opinion was that the prisoner was not,
under the evidence adduced before him, therefore he should
order her to be discharged.

Hills, 150 City police, asked what he was to do with the
property found in the box ?
Mr. Combo asked the prisoner if she claimed the
jewellery.
She replied that she did not. It was placed there by her
husband.

Mr. Reuben having sworn to that property, his worship
directed it to be handed to him.

Mr. Piesse, the prosecutor's solicitor, informed his wor-
ship that two savings bank books were found in the boxes,
one showing that £3O had been deposited in the name of
Joseph Gifford, and the other £lO in the name of Louisa
Gifford, on the 7th of May, three days after the present
robbery. He asked that those books might be given up to
his client.

Mr. Combe told him he could make no order on the sub-
ject. The police, no dcubt, would use their own discretion
with regard to those books as well as the rest of the pro-
perty in their possession.
The prisoner was then ordered to be discharged, but she
was immediately taken into custody again by the City
officer and conveyed to Guildhall to answer other charges
of a similar nature.

THE ALLEGED MURDER IN KENSINGTON.—
DISMISSING A JURY.—Yesterday afternoon, at two
o'clock, Mr. J. Bird, the coroner, and the jury who bad
been empannelled to inquire into the cause of the death of
its
mother, newly-born infant, alleged to have been murdered by
mother, assembled for the fourth time in the board-room of
Kensington Workhouse. It will be remembered that on
the last occasion the jury were unable to agree to a ver-
diet, after having been locked up for several hours. Four
of them were for a verdict of wilful murder. and nine for an
open verdict of found dead. Yesterday the jury informed
the coroner that they had not agreed to their verdict, and
there appearing no probability of their doing so, the coro-
ner dismissed them, leaving the case in the hands of the
police. The mother, a young woman named Jenner, is
still confined in the workhome, she being too ill to be 're-
moved.

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Extraordinary Pit Accident near Dudley,.

At about five o'clock on Monday afternoon an
alarming accident occurred at one of Messrs. Coch-
rane's pits at Shut-end, near Dudley, b 3 which
several men were said to be killed. It appeared
that about the time: mentioned six of the miners
engaged at the pit were being drawn up the shaft
in a "cage" used for the purpose. Above this cage
three pieces of wrought iron are placed for the pro-
tection of the men, and this is called the "bonnet.
The men had proceeded but a few yards up the
shaft when they became conscious of a heavy mass
bearing down upon them. A fearful crash followed,
as a skip from the bank struck the bonnet, and,
singular to relate, killed none of the inmates, The
only man really injured seriously was T. Mantle,
middle-aged man, living at Woodside, who was, on
being brought up, conveyed at once to his home,
and medical assistance sent for. The cause of the
accident was one of the horses taking fright, and
rushing away in the direction down the pit shaft
with the skip after him. The skip, it appears, be-
came disengaged from the horse and fell down the
shaft. Its weight, with the iron hoops and tackle
attached, is estimated at half a ton. The persons
On the bank expected to find every man in the
ascending cage a mangled corpse, and their astonish*
ment can easily be imagined when they discovered
that the lives of their comrades were so miracu-
lously preserved. Mr. Horton, surgeon, of Dudley,
proceeded as early as possible to the scene of the
accident, and afterwards visited Mantle. It was
found upon examination that he had sustained a
severe fracture of the skull and concussion about
the chest and back, but he is not at present in any
absolute danger. The other men were all more or
less bruised, but they were all able to walk to their
respective homes. The escape of the men shows
the absolute necessity of using the bonnet during
the aecent:or,descent of the workmen in all collieries.

THE RESIDENTIAL CLUBS COMPANY
(Limited).
Incorrorated under "The Companies Acts, 1262." whereby
the Liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount
of his shares
Capital £130,000, in 26,0'0 shares of £5 each, with power to
increase. First issue 13,000 shares. Deposit res. per share,
to be paid on application, and 10s. per share on allotment
No call will be made until the contracts for the ground, and
for the building of one clubhouse, shall have been signed,
and three months' notice will be given ef all subsequent
calls. Each call not to exceed £1 per share.
COUNCIL.
Edward Hates, Esq., North Frith. Tunbridge.
Robert Levick. Esq., Hornchurch, near Romtord, Essex.
J. G. Malcolmson, Esq., Junior United Service Club.
Rothwell Pounsett, Esq. (Grimb e and Co ), London.
Barnet Phillips, Esq. (L. and B. Phillips and Co., East India
Merchants), London.
Lieut.-Col. Wheatley, 17, Wilton-place. Belgrave-square.
BANKERS—The Union Bank of England and Franc-, 83, King
William-street, City.
Auenn Ecr—John Giles, Esq., ?, Verulam-buildings, Gray's-
-
SOLICITORS—Messrs. Hancock, Saunders, and Hawksford,
36, Carey-street, Lincoln's-inn.
AIIDITORS —Henry Lloyd Moran, Esq., Walbrook-build-
ings ; Edwin Galsworthy, Esq.; 32, York-place, Portman-
square.
SECRETARY (pro tern.) —Robert De Neufville Lucas, Esq.
OFFICES-1, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house, E.C.
In the great increase made by the metropolis of late years,
the residential and domestic wants of a large class of the
community have been overlooked. Whilst aristocratic clubs
have multiplied, and model lodging-houses for the working
classes have been erected in different localities, the conve-
nience of the middle classes, in this respect, has been wholly
forgotten ; and it is the object of the Council of the Residen-
tial Clubs Company to supply that desideratum by the erec-
tion of suitable buildings, combining comfort with economy.
On this subject the leading article in the "Times" of the
28th April observes
" Clubs are one of the most remarkable and beneficial pro-
ducts of modern civilisation, and their advantages are not
nearly developed. Among the upper classes they exercise
the same control over the condu t and deportment of men as
general society exercises-over the conduct of women. A
man with black mark upon his character has no chance of
getting into a respectable club ; a man who does a dis-
onourable act is expelled from his club. The clubs, with
their ballots, their committees, and their power of expulsion,
keep up the tone of manners in this country. They are
courts of honour as well as large families of equals. We
should like to see associations exercising a like influence
among the middle classes and among the workmen. We
should like to see them a test of character as well as a means
of comfort to the humble, as they arc to the wealthy."
The object of the Residential Clubs Company is to provide
bachelors of limited income with gentlemanlike abodes, in
the metronolis and suburbs, embracing most of the advan-
tages of the principal club-houses, thus combining style,
comfort, society, and amusements with economy. At present,
the cheer). ssness of hired lodgings, and the want of society,
to) often induce the desire to seek amusement at question-
able places of public resort.
MODE OF OPERATION.
It is proposed to purchase or take upon leases sufficient
ground in London and the suburbs, easy of access by rail and
road, and thereupon to erect commodious and substantial
edifices, each building to contain a sufficient number of cham-
bers (all having fire-places), club, dining, reception, and read-
ing rooms, kitchens, baths, and other conveniences ; the whole
to be completely and appropriately furnished, including
plate, linen, and all requisites for domestic use. The Suburban Residential Clubs will be surrounded by
gardens, cricket and archery grounds, &c. A sufficient staff
of domestic servants will be provided, suitably attired.
The rent of the chambers will vary from 30 to 50 guineas
per annum.
A fixed moderate tariff will be published, and a table
d'hilte served at separate hours, thus will the members have
entire control over their daily expenditure.
The reading room will be suppiied with writing materials
and copies of the principal London Journals, reviews, and
other periodicals.
A laundry will I e established upon an economical footing,
and thus enable the members to have their washing performed
at a lower rate than they otherwise could do.
The Council will be invested with power to make and
publish bye-laws for the regulation and good order of the
establishment. . -

The advantages to be derived from the operations of the
Company are security against imposition, facility and cer-
tainty in the administration of a small income, the indepen-
dence of a home in an establishment of high order and
character, amusements hitherto attainable only by the
wealthy, ,nd a safe and profitable investment for capital, on
which, from careful estimates, a net profit of from 12 to 15
percent. may be confidently anticipated.
There will be an entrance fee of two guineas, and an annual
subscription of two guineas.
From registered proprietors of not less than 10 shares, who
may desire to reside at ,he Clubs,
ey will who shall be duly
elected, no entrance fee will be requ alsoahyavbee
the preference in the selection of any roomswlfich may vacant.
It is the intention of the Council to commence operations
by the erection and opening of one suburban building with
as little delay as p„,ssible. Two sites have already been pro-
posed contiguous to the Crystal Palace, and within five
minutes' walk of the railway stations to London-bridge, Far-
rin(rdon-street. Charing-crops, and Victoria-street. Other
arrangements ber eficial to the members are in contemplation.
Plans of the firs, building will be shortly ready at the
offices of the Company.
The Council have already received notice cf applications for
the allotment of over 4,100 shares.
The liability of shareholders is limited to the amount for
'Which they subscribe.
4,,Applications tor shares may be, made in the usual form to
the bankers, solicitors (Messrs. beott and SilvEster, brokers,
7, Lothbury). or to the secretary of the company ; but no ap-
Plioafion will be entertained unless the deposit of 10s. per
share shall have been previously made to the bankers of the
company. This sum will be returned in full in the event of
no allotment being made.

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President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCIL LG.
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