The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-11 00:00:00

POLICE IN TELL IGENCE-April 10.

GUILDHALL.—ANOTIIER VICTI3.I OF THE
GREEN -EYED MONSTER.—Ann Ginty, a decent-
looking woman, was charged with attempting to
commit suicide by swallowing a quantity of
laudanum.

Broom, 153, said he was called to a room on the
second floor at 3, Charlotte-court, Redcross-street,
where he found the prisoner suffering from the
effects of poison. He saw an empty bottle labelled
laudanum, on the table, and she said she had taken
it all, alluding to the previous contents of the
bottle. He procured medical assistance, and as
soon as the prisoner was in a condition to be re-
moved he took her to the police station.
Alderman Hale—ls this the first attempt she has
ever made upon her life ?

Offieer—o, Sir; she made a similar attempt
about six weeks ago.
Alderman Hale—And what is the cause of these
attempts to destroy herself ?

Springate, the gaoler—She tells me, your wor-
ship, that it is jealousy of her husband, and she has
been on her knees all the morning praying for for-
giveness.
The husband here came forward, and corroborated
the gaoler's statement.
Alderman Hale—How long have you been mar-
ried-to the prisoner ?
The husband being unable to answer the question,
the officer supplied the information, stating that
they had been married only eight months.
Alderman Hale, addressing the prisoner, said—
You must be a very foolish woman to poison your-
self because your husband is unfaithful to you; and
let me remind you that the offence you contemplated
is a most serious one, for the commandment, "Thou
shalt do no murder," applies equally to the taking
of your own life as that of another.
Prisoner—l will never do the same again, sir. I
will pray for forgiveness.
Alderman Hale—Very well. Upon that promise
I will let you go home with your husband ; but if
you :are :brought here again on such a charge you
will most assuredly be tried at the Old Bailey for it.

BOW-STREET.—John -Wallace, a tall, slender
youth of about 18 years of age, dressed in the uni-
form of the St. Giles's Workhouse, and wearing a
bandage about his neck and the lower part of his
face, was charged with a savage assault upon
another inmate of the workhouse, named Joseph
Owen ; the back of his head was strapped with
plaster, through which the blood was still oozing,
from apparently a large wound.
The complainant, who appeared to be in a very
feeble state, and who was said to be suffering with
paralysis, deposed that about one o'clock that after-
noon he was sitting on a form in the workhouse
yard, when he " happened to touch" a boy who was
sitting next him, The prisoner thereupon " began
to jaw" him, and he then " happened to touch" the
prisoner, who seized a shovel, and struck him with
the blade of it on the back of the head, inflicting a
severe wound.

A policeman here produced the shovel in question,
an old and much-battered spade, but certainly a
very formidable weapon.
Mr. Jardine inquired whether the wound was
severe, and whether it had been dressed ?

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The governor of the workhouse, Mr. Ranklin,
said the wound was very severe. It had been dressed
by a surgeon.
Mr. Jardine—What is the matter with the de-
fendant's throat ?

Prisoner—l have got a bad swelling there, and
he (Owen) hit me there before I touched him. It
hurt me very much, and the pain made me wild, but
I did not mean to hit him so hard.
Complainant—l did not hit him at all ; and I
never touched his throat.
Mr. Jardine (to the prisoner)—Even if he had as-
saulted you first that would not justify you in cut-
ting his head open with a spade. Hc must be taken
care of for a few days till we see what it comes to,
and for that purpose I shall remand you.
The prisoner, who, with an air of great non-
chalance, repeated that complainant hit him first,
was then remanded.

.MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—George Brown
Fitzgerald, of 19, Marylebone-lane, butler, out of
place, was finally examined before Mr. Beadon, on
the charge of falsely representing himself to be a
Mr. Maitland, and the master of one Robert Davis,
and as such supplying a false character, whereby
the said Robert Davis was taken into employ as a
butler.

Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, as before, attended on
the part of the prosecution ; and Mr. E. Lewis, of
Marlborough-street, for the defence.
The evidence on two previous examinations has
been already given, and need not be repeated.
fir. Lewis said he prioner had been seen by one