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ATTEMPTED MURDER AT
ISLINGTON.

On Monday evening, when ifr:oreenwood was about
to leave the Clerkenwell Police-court, Sergeant Allen.
21 N division, informed the magistrate that he had made
inquiries of Mr. Haines, surgeon, of the Liverpool-road,
Islington. and was informed by that gentleman that
Mrs. Haines, of Paradise-terrace, who had been so bar-
barously treated by George Wilmot, in his attempt to
murder and rob her, was in so dangerous a state, that he
suggested the necessity of the magistrate's immediate at-
tendance at her residence, to take her deposition. De-
lirium might take place within twelve hours of that time,
and death might ensue.
Mr. Greenwood, at six o'clock in the evening, arrived
at the cottage of Mrs. Haines, who was found lying in
bed, in a most deplorable condition. The cottage is
situated in a most solitary place, a long, dark, and
dismal alley leading from the Liverpool-road to Pocock's-
fields, adjacent to the spot where the late Mr. Temple-
man was murdered, and at the northern extremity of the
road.
Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Haines, the surgeon, the various
officers, and our reporter were admitted into the apart-
ment where Mrs. Haines was lying, and every arrange-
ment having been made, the prisoner was brought in, in
the custody of Mr. Duke, and placed at the foot of the
bedstead, where he had a clear view of Mrs. Haines, who
viewed him with evident terror, whilst he seemed to shun
her and turn aside.
-Mr. Greenwood administered the usual oath to her,
when he inquired whether she knew the name of the
prisoner? Mrs. Haines (faintly)—l believe his name is
Wilmot.
In answer to further questions, she replied as follows:
—He formerly kept this house. On Saturday evening
last, between five and six o'clock, I was alone in the par•
lour getting. my husband's supper ready, when I heard a
tap at the window. The door was fastened. It was very
dark. I went to the window, and inquired, " Who is
there?" The prisoner replied, "It is mc." I said,
" Halloo, master, is it you; is anybody with you?" He
said, "No, I am alone." I opened the door. He en-
tered and placed his back against it. He said, I want a
bit of paint if your husband has got a bit to give me.
I said he bas got none, and asked him to sit down. He
said he had been over to Newington to pay the interest
of some things which were in pledge. I told him if he
had mentioned that to us before we would have given him
some money. I asked him to have some tobacco. He took
some. There was an iron candlestick on the table with a
lighted candle. Ile smoked about five minutes. He said,
you will be too late with your husband's supper. I got
up to put the meat in the saucepan. I turned round
and was going towards the fireplace when I heard the ,
prisoner's footsteps behind me. I turned round and he
looked very pale. I felt very much frightened when
suddenly the light disappeared, and I felt a tremendous
blow on my head. I screamed" Murder," and he struck
me with some instrument on the head, which cut me six
or seven times. He struck me repeatedly on the head.
I must have received upwards of a dozen blows. I had
my bonnet on at the time. He got me into the corner of
the room, and beat me on the head; he caught me by the
throat, and I thought he would have killed me.
The prisoner, who seemed quite perturbed and agitated,
here turned pale, walked about, exclaiming, " Oh, dear!
oh, dear;" at length he seated himself on a trunk in the
room, and hid his-face in his hat, stooping down.
Witness—l struggled with him, and got his head under
my arm, and I had strength enough left to drag him to
the door, and opened it. I cried " Murder" as well as I
could, when he ran off, leaving me insensible.
Mr. Greenwood—Did he ever talk to you of money,
as if he wished to fish out of you whether you carried
money about you ? Witness—On Friday night he called
and he asked how we thought we should pass onr Christ-
mas. I told him my husband had resolved on going into
the country to see his father and mother,. and it would
cost him 5/. About a month ago my cousin was robbed.
He said he was surprised we had not been robbed. I
told him there was no fear of that, as I always carried
my money in my pockets. I occasionally lent the pri-
soner money, a sovereign at a time, because we thought
he had met with misfortunes.
Mr. Greenwood—Did he say anything while he was
beating you ? Witness—He never said a word from the
first to the last. My shoulders, my stays, and all my
clothes were soaked with blood. My nose bled very
much.
Mr. Greenwood inquired if the prisoner wished to ask
the _witness- any questions ? Prisoner (tremulously)—
Ask her if she said anything to me about any man that
used to czll here.
Witness—l never did say anything about the man.
Prisoner—Ask her if she never said she would give
information to the parish officers that I had deserted my
wife, and cause my arrest.
Witness—l never did anything of the kind.
Prisoner—Ask her if she did not seize me by the
throat.

Mr. Mould (to Mrs. Haines)—l suppose you "consi-
dered it a death-struggle to save your life?' Mrs. Haines
—I did so.

She added, the first blow he struck her was on the
front of the head. She here became very weak, and her
examination was closed. _ _

The prisoner was then conveyed to the House of Cor-
rection, under the commitment of the magistrate. It
was yesterday reported that Mrs. Haines was still in a
very dangerous state. The prisoner is said to have been
formerly a lieutenant in the navy ; he is about five feet
four inches high, thin, pale, and 55 years of age.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.

Elizabeth Wood, the wife of Benjamin Wood, a City
policeman, was brought before the Lord Mayor for final
examination, upon the charge of having wounded her
husband, with intent to kill and murder him.
Benjamin Wood, who had been in St. Thomas's Hos-
pital in consequence of a wound inflicted upon him up-
wards of a month ago, stated that on the 14th of Octo-
ber he was living with his wife in Talbot street, Grace-
church-street; that at a quarter past one o'clock he had
his uniform on, and was ready to go on duty, and ho
complained to his wife about his dinner not being ready.
They had a few words about it, and he put on his hat
to go out, and as he was going towards the door, sho
threw a knife at him, which struck him in the throat,
but he did not think she throw it at him intentionally to
wound him. Ho then felt tho blood running down, and
it was streaming about the floor ; and he ran down
stairs to Dr. Smith's, and was taken to St. Thomas's
Hospital, where he had been ever since. lle did not
recollect that he had made use of any threat towards
her. He thought she had sat down to her dinner, and
he thought she had the knife in her hand at the time.
He did not think she had picked it up purposely to throw
at him.
Lord, he took up his truncheon to
truth.
All the rest he has said is the,
I never meant to .
answer to a question from the
The witness said,
in
nid not recollect whether or not he
strike hempreiswointhert.
hurt
.
s band at the time, unless he was
had his truncheon in
1-
his pocket.
in the act of putting it in
assistant-surgeon at St. Thomas's
Mr. F. L. Clarke,
Lord Mayor, that hyerthh.l92.
attended by Mr. Sony,
brought into the hospital,
ure the bleeding vessel,
deavouring to sec
who was en for that purpose.
larged the wound
having slightly en
f sal from the wound, Which
hospital, said that liwentwtaso Wood, who, upon being
Wood was bleeding prohu y
been severe , and • .
carotid artery had
bleeding, by pressing his finger
seeded in repressing
d tag the only alternative, Mr. Solley
into the wound, an .
n the carotid artery, and pass
was on the left side of t e neck.d The
mbrrancsoheisieoyfstulice.
asked him to cut down upon
could not have survived
accomplished, the man
effected that operation
two or three minutes. Witness e
a ligature round' it, as it was
down the neck, and the
by making a distinct *soundh t
bleeding instantly ceased. had in a
great measure closed, the
had progressed favourably, but until the woundner. thannet
g after Wood
John Davis, a City policeman_, stated that
who
had been taken to the hospital, he saw the prisoner,
stated to him, that while they were at dinner, they had a
quarrel ; that he threatened to knock her down, and 1
that she threw a knife at hint which she had in her
hand ; that as he was stooping down to pick it up, she
saw the blood running from his neck, and she halloed
out " Murder."
The prisoner said—My
PaStiiennctewsaintdimae the
wound
The LORD MAYOR. told the prisoner she might say what
she pleased in her defence. .
him any harm. The
reason why dinner was not quite
ready, which made him angry, was that I had taken my
street-
work home to Fish.
street-hill,
I never intended to do
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the cloth before I went out, andan
lady gave me more. I then went home, and it wanted a
for being so long, and began
quarter to one. Wood had all his clothes on, and I laid
down and cut his and my
by the table with his
winomnlyd
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my
with
dinner,
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making
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of an oath, Ile had his hand up with the truncheon;
and I said, if you attempt to strike me, I'll throw this
knife at you. I thought he intended striking me, and I
thought I saw the truncheon coining down with his
hand. I had no intention of striking him with the knife,
nor did I know I had done so until I saw him stoop ; I
saw the blood, and I was frightened, and I halloed out
" Murder." He told me not to hallo, and he put his
hand up as well as one of mine, and a man and woman
came up, and took the truncheon front his hand as he
stood bleeding. I never intended to do it, I'm sure.
The Loan MAYOR—Prisoner, you have got yotn:self
by your passionate temper into very serious trouble. It
is my duty to commit you for trial. You can represent
t 11059 things which you have stated to me upon your

trial, but you stand committed for having made the as-
sault with the intent to commit murder.
The priioner again solemnly declared that she never
had a thought of injuring her husband, and handed in
several letters, which she said she had received from her
husband since the melancholy occurrence.
She was then committed for trial.