The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-18 00:00:00

ADAMS V. ADAMS.

This was a suit instituted by the wife against the hus-
band, on the grounds of desertion, coupled with adultery
and bigamy.

The parties wore married in 1855, and afterwards re-
sided at Chichester, and resided there and at Brighton
until 1860. The respondent, who was a hairdresser and
perfumer, became acquainted with betting men, and after
having lost all his money he sold up his business, and
giving his wife £5, went off, and told her she would never
hear of him any more. He however returned for a short
time, but left again. After this it was discovered that he
had married a young lady named Emma Louisa Wilden,
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at St. Luke's, King's-cross, on the 14th of September,
1862. On the discovery of the second marriage the re-
spondent was taken into custody, and afterwards tried for
bigamy, at Lewes, on the 20th of July, 1864, convicted of
the felony, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment.
The respondent was served with the citation while he was
undergoing his sentence.

The case was adjourned in order that evidence might be
produced to show that the respondent was the person who
resided with Miss Wilden as her husband, in Leigh-street,
Burton-crescent.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

MABLBOROUGH-STREET.
A DESERTED CHILD.—THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS ACT.—
Mr. Lumley, the clerk of the Newport Market Refuge, at-
tended before Mr. Yardley with a little girl, about 10 years
of age, with the view of getting her into some industrial
school.

Mr. Lumley said the child had been about the streets
begging, and had been under the care of the Refuge for
about a month, but he was anxious that she should be sent
to some permanent place, the Refuge being only a nightly
one. If he took her to the workhouse, she would be ad-
mitted to the casual ward and turned out in the Inoming.
Mr. Yardley said he did not think any parish would do
such a thing under the circumstances.

Mr. Lumley said he knew a case where a little boy was
admitted to the casual ward of a workhouse, and turned
out three consecutive mornings.

Mr. Yardley said there were certain persons called
Guardians of the Poor, and if what the applicant stated
was the case, it was a strange way of showing their guar-
dianship.

In answer to Mr. Yardley, the child said her mother was
dead, and her father had gone away. She had begged in
the streets for five months, and had slept under the porch
of St. Martin's porch. Another girl took her to the
refuge.

Mr. Yardley having referred to the Act, which gives a
magistrate power to send children apparently under 14 who
may be brought before him, being found in the streets re-
ceiving alms or there for tho purpose, or who may be
found wandering about without any home, to an industrial
school for such period as he may think fit for their educa-
tion and training, said he considered the child came within
the meaning of the Act, and made an order for her ad-
mission to the Industrial School, Sloane-street, for five
years.

THAMES.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—John Murray, a young man of
strongly marked and intellectual features, was charged be-
fore Mr. Partridge with threatening and abusing a young
woman named Jane Allen.
The prisoner had been making a temporary stay with
the complainant, and when he visited her last night she
found he had got no money, and bade him leave her. He
then abused her, and threatened her, and made so much
disturbance that the police interfered and took him into
custody. He made two attempts to commit suicide in the
police cell. He was heard making a gurgling noise.
On opening the door he was on the floor, his face livid, and
a stocking round his neck, with three knots in it. He
was nearly strangled. The police. revived him, and locked
him up again. He made a second attempt with another
stocking, .and the police had to cut the stocking from his
neck. There were two knots in it.

The prisoner said he would not go near the abode of the
complainant again, and hoped the magistrate would releaso
him, as he was going to sea almost immediately.
He was ordered to find bail to keep the peace.
On the charges of attempted suicide being proved he
was asked why he had acted in such an extraordinary
manner, he said that ho intended to strangle himself ; and
it pained him to think he had acted so strangely in Lon-
don.

Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner for a week, and
hoped he would be in a better state of mind w hen ho had
reflected on the rash and wicked acts he had committed.