The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE:

DERANGEMENT AND ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Wonnue-STnEk:r.—Yestefaay John Kane, a.
butcher, residing at No-. 24, Prick-lane, Old-street, St. Luke's.
was brought before Mr. Tw VFORD under the following circum-
stances appeared the prisoner was in respectable business.
and about five years -before had Obtained upwards of 1,500/.
with his wife, the principal part of,which he squandered chiefly
in drink.' About fen months ago he sold sore houses,
for which he got 3,0901. A Mr. Norris, *most respectable man
who is connected with his: family, placed the money.so obtained
in the hands of a gentleman for his (the prisoner's) use. Bow •
ever. the prisoner threatened the gentleman .with a la wsbit f "he
would not give him the money ; to avoid which the gthitlerrian
complied, and in a few weeks .he went through the whole sum.
lie was then placcd in Mr. Burrows's mad-house, -wl'eris,
after remaining sonic time, he was visited by his wileoo whom
he made every protestation of future good behaviour, and ex .
pressedcontrition for the past. On. last Monday week she ob
tained his releaSe, and on the following night he broke his own
child's collaf-laone (about five years old), by throwing iCout of
the beds on last Saturday he attempted to hang himself; anti
on yesterday morning, he attempted the lives of his wife and a
Mrs. .Mallett with a butcher's knife.

Mrs. Mallett de; rased,; she lodges in. the prisoner's
house ; that she considered him insane ; that on Tuesday weei
he broke,his child's collar bone, and on Saturday he went into
a room adjoining her's, where he attempted to hang himself ;
that she believed he was a few minutes suspended before she
cut him down, and on that morning he attempted the life of
his wile, and, upon her interfering, he pursued her with likaife
(the knife was here produced).
Mr. Twvionn intrAired if any of the parish-officers were
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present. _ _

7 The prisoner said he was no pauper, and that he couldiaip.
in one day a hundred pounds, and begged' to 'have a Counsel.
for and an Attorney to defend' him', adding, that if Mrs. Manett
did not like her lodgings she might quit, them. Undtr the
peculiar circumstances of the case, he was ordered to find bail.
and to give 48 hours' notice.• 'After his removal from the _bar,
Mr. Norris entered t'zeoffice, and after an explanation with Air.
Twyford, it was understood that he would be sent again to Me.
Burrows's care.

IMPORTANT TO BENEFIT SOCIETIEIiI.
11.crrox-oAnDEN.Yesterday the Treasurer. of the So-
mere Town Female Union Society appeared to tin/ mope takeu
out by a Mrs. Smith to :shell, cause why lie-refitsed to pay her
the sum of fifteen guineas, to which she was entitled by the
rules of the Society,' on the death of her husband, who had
destroyed himself in -a fit of insanity. The Treasurer in an-
swer to her demand, stated, that by one of the Rules of di.
Society it was declared, .that no member of the Society ShOuld
be entitled to any benefit frornit who committed suicide, unles-i
they were satisfied she was at the time insane. Althoughth.!
Coroners Jury had returned a verdict of insanity, - the•SoCietv
refused to pay.
The Magistrate (Mr. Sergeant SELLON) said,
,that rule .di
not apply to.this.case. The • rule was, if any member com-
mitted suicide, &c. In this case it was the husband of a Mein-
ber who had destroyed himself , and the money must therefor
be paid. • • •
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gnorA'itr-rilco-.'—Sarah ..?Vezenzdn, a young gill, only 15
years of age, was brought to the MECe, charged with havirg
stolen two pieces of cotton from the, shop of .111 r. Pember-
ton, linen-draper,. in St. John4treet,::ekrkenwell. Ilis sHop.
man said that this girl -(Who is in the service of .a respe-stabi
family) has been in the habit of occasionally pUrcluising soine
trifling articles at his shop, and that on Thursday evening last
she came in, and after selecting a piece of cotton, left Er shilling
deposit to have it kept 'for her,, and then went away ';
seen, however to take the property in question, aml wi,t im-
mediately secured. - The most respectable.diaracter' was 'gry'en
of her parents. She was fulli.committe4 for trial.
A most respectable looking young man applied'for-a su',u-
mons against a watchman, for a gross dereliction
Angelofdv iv;i, a
duty. Ile
Islington,statedtli attlharseten:igahn
dt hit
rwaa s
bit.p a sosfi na lbaryk, tripped hint t
eg
up.
and otherwise ill-treated him. lie charged them on the water),
which they retorted on him ;. however, on reaching the watc4-
house, hi found that they hatl.slipped something into the h?iral
of the watchman, by which they slipped through-his fingers *4l
made their escape.—The summons was immediately -granted: