The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-18 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 17.
The Right Hon. Sir C. Wood arrived at the Castle on
Saturday, and returned to London to-day.
Sir Charles had an audience of the Queen.
Earl Granville also had an audience.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governor of the Bahamas, the Lord High Com-
missioner of the lonian Islands, and from the Governor of
Heligoland.

We are authorised to state that the account
given, under the head of " Condemned Prisoners," in some
of the morning papers, of what took place with reference to
the convict Samuel Gardner, is in many particulars incor-
rect. Sir George Grey had no personal interview with the
counsel for the prisoner, and the alleged conversations be-
tween him and Mr. Ribton are wholly without foundation.
After the answer that had been sent early last week to the
prisoner's solicitors, Sir George Grey received several com-
munications from medical gentlemen with reference to the
material point in the evidence as to the time which had
elapsed between the commission and the discovery of the
murder. These communications, together with some others
relating to the case, were referred to the Lord Chief Baron,
with whom Sir George Grey had several persoin
confer-
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A7TEMPT TO MURDER A WIFE, r

well dressed, named A rather short, slender man,
lames Wadden, aged 25, who gave his address as of
42, Salisbury-place, Lock's-fields, and who described
himself as a hairdresser, was brought to the Mary-
lebone Police-court yesterday morning, in custody
of Mr. C. Burrows, inspector D division;
267 D, and Wilkie, 244. D, charged with cutting
the throat of his wife with intent to murder her, at
3, New Church-street, Edgware-road, being a coffee
shop kept by a Mr. Cobley.
The court and its precincts were so crowded that
an extra body of police had to be sent from Maryle-
bone-lane station to keep the passages clear. It may
be as well to state here that the prisoner and his
wife went into the coffee-shop, and after a little
while went up to bed to a room on the second floor
back. After they had been up there about an hour
Mr. Cobley was disturbed by loud screams, and on
going up and entering the room he saw the prisoner
and his wife with her throat cut, and at a short dis-
tance off an open razor and a small bag capable of
holding such an instrument. On his (Mr. Cubley's)
asking who had done it, alluding to the cut in her
throat, prisoner said his wife had done it herself.
The wife, from whose wound the blood was flowing
copiously, smiled, and with a perfect look of reason
shook her head, as she could not speak, to indicate
":No." The police were instantly summoned, and
Inspector Burrows at once called in Dr. Graves, of
Newcastle-place, Edgware-road, and Dr. Kirby, 77,
Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, who promptly at-
tended, and whilst they were attending the unfor-
tunate woman expressed silently to the inspector
that they considered it a hopeless case, and recom-
mended the magistrate's attendance to take her de-
position. Mr. Burrows at once went and summoned
Mr. Yardley, who attended at the side of the bed at
about a quarter to one on Monday morning, and
took the following deposition from the woman :
On the question beingput as to whether she could
speak, she gave a slight shake of the head signifi-
cant of " No." Appearing calm and rational, she was
asked if she could write, when with a nod of her
her head, not without evident pain, she signified
"Yes." Mr. Yardley then asked if she was able to
answer through the means of the pencil any ques-
tions which might be put to her. With a painful
nod of the head she answered with the affirmative.
Her deposition, in reply to his worship's ques-
tions, was then as follows :—My name is Maria

Colchester Harriett Wadden. Cin my oath I live
at the Pitt's Head, High-street, Portland Town,
with my husband. Last night he took a razor out
of a bag, and I did'nt think he meant to touch me.
He drew it accross my throat. He said nothing at
all at the time. The bag produced is what he took
the razor from. He has before threatened to do it.
Prisoner was then informed that he might put
any question to his wife.

Prisoner then asked her if he had done it.
The wife replied that he had.
Prisoner—l did not do it, so help me Gad. He
then asked her if she had not upon one occasion cut
her own throat.

The Wife (through the medium of her pencil)—l
did cut my throat twelve months ago.
This being the whole of the statement of the wife
taken upon that occasion the magistrate returned
home, and the prisoner was conveyed to the station,
from whence he was removed this morning to the
court.

During the sitting of the court to-day further
intimation was given to Mr. Yardley that his pre-
sence was required to attend upon the female, and
in company with Mr. Phillips (chief clerk), and the
two medical gentlemen, be proceeded to where the
poor woman was lying.
On the prisoner's arrival at the house, in custody,
all parties proceeded to the second-floor back-room.
On the bed lay the prisoner's wife, slightly lifting
herself on her left side appearing quite collected,
with bandages round her throat, and her hair dis-
hevelled and blood over her night-dress. As each
one entered the room she kept a gaze upon them,
and when her gaze met that of her husband's she
averted her head, and he (the husband) clasped his
hands together and pulled a white cambric hand.
kerchief from corner to corner.

Mr. Graves and Mr. Kirby took their position on
each side of the bed and administered stimulants to
the wife, who in reply to the following questions,
wrote lying on her left side upon the deposition
paper, and which had been placed on a piece of
board kindly upheld by Mr. Phillips. The answers
were written in a firm, clear, and expeditious hand.
Mr. Yardley—Has he ill-used you before ?
Wife—My father can tel you how he has ill-
used me.

Mr. Yardley—Did he ever ill-treat you before
Wife—Yes.
Mr. Yardley— Say when and where.
Wie—By giving me black eyes soon after our
marriage, and has done so repeatedly since, which
is three years next month.
Stimulants, owing to the prostrate condition of
the wife, had here to be administered and her face

sponged.
She again continued—Within a week of my mar-
riage day be gave me a black eye, which is three

years ago the 3d of next month:
Mr. Yardley—Did he ever attempt to cut your
throat before? If so, say when.
Wife—About two years ago, as I was leaving my
father he took a penknife from his pocket and said
he would be the death of me. At that time I

separated from him and went and lived with my
father for six weeks.

Mr. Yardley (to prisoner)—Do you wish to ask
your wife any question ?
Prisoner (looking towards the bed where his wife
was lying, and from whom he had withheld his

'ace) muttered something incoherently, and
His Worship again repeated the question, when

Prisonertsacd—:She was tipsy La night.
Mr. Yardley asked the wife if she was tipsy last

night.
Wife wrote—l was not tipsy last night.
Mr. Yardley—ls there any other question which
you would like to put to your wife? •
Prisoner—She knows I did not do it.

Mr. Yardley—You misunderstand me—have you
any other question ?
Prisoner—She knows I did not do it. I have
none—(sobbing, 0 dear, 0 dear.)
After he had become somewhat calm the prisoner
said—Some time ago my wife became acquainted
with another gentleman, and she said the first time
she could she would put me out of the way. Time
after time she has said this. _ _ .

Mr. Yardley—l will ask her that; and in reply
to his worship,
The wife said, through the same medium, that
she had never said such words.
Prisoner—O, you know you have. You said that
last night in the street. Hundreds of times you
have said that (crying and wringing his hands.)
Have not you hnd Esther said the same thing ? 0
do tell the truth.

In reply to Mr. Yardley, she (the wife) again
said she had never used such words.

Prisoner—Your father and you have told me you
would have me put away, and your father has told
his customers so,
The examination was here deemed to have been
going on long enough, and the poor creature signed
er name to the depositions and she was left again

in quiet.
Prisoner was then conveyed in a cab back to the
police-court, from whence he was remanded for a
week.
Up to 8 o'clock last evening the woman lay in
such a state as to leave no hope of her recovery, the
throat being cut in a most frightful manner.