The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIU'ENC'E—May 25.

SOUTHWARK.—ThE ATTEMTED MURDER IN
BERMONDSEY.—After the night charges had been
disposed of, Sergeant Wise, 459 A, the acting
inspector at the Bermondsey police-station, attended
before Mr. Burcham, and said that he had just been
sent for by Mr. Broad, the house-surgeon, to inform
him that James Fadden, the man who was On Sun-
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shortly before twop sence of the dying man, and
Edwin, the chief o'clock he proceeded with Mr.
prisoner was brought'clerk, to the hospital, when the
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M, and placed at the foot of the bed
where the injured man was lying. The latter
leaving received a r 't •
e., orative from Dr. Broad, was
then sworn, and in answer to Mr. Burcham he said
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My name James Fadden. I believe that I am
dying,
and
wish
to speak the truth. I am a labourer,
in
and reside Merrick's-place, Russell-street, Ber-
mondsey. The prisoner now present is my, brother-
ill-law, I having married his sister. On Saturday
night week, the 14th inst., I was in Mrs. Carey 's
house, No.. 5, Merrick's-place, hearing the news-
paper read. While there, about half-past twelve
o'clock, I beard a disturbance outside the door,
between my wife and the prisoner. I went out and
saw them quarrelling, when I said " What is all
this about 9" They continued wrangling, when I
went between them to part them, and told the
prisoner if he did not go about his business I should
hit him on the nose. I made a blow at him, but I
think I did not hit him. I might have done so, but
he flew back and said lie could fight me. He then
suddenly pounced on hie, and we rolled on the

ground. When I got up I felt blood trickling down
my neck, and then I fell again.
Mr. Burcham—Did you feel any cut on your
neck ?
Prosecutor—No, Sir; but as soon as I got up the
prisoner's brother said to me," James, you are stuck
in the neck."
Mr. Burcham—Do you recollect whether the
prisoner had any knife in his had ?
Prosecutor—l did not see one, and lam sure he
did not have any.
Mr. Burcham—After you found that you had
received a wound did the prisoner say any to
you ?
Prosecutor—l do not know. I was sitting down
almost unconscious. I did not hear him say any-
thing.

Mr. Burcham—Has the prisoner lived in your
house lately ?
Prosecutor—He did a good bit ago, but we were
then good friends. About a week before this oc-
curred, we were going home, and had a quarrel.
He made a kick at me, and I hit him, and then we
parted.
Mr. Burcham—Have you been friends since then?
Prosecutor—Oh yes, and I had forgot all about
that ?

Mr. Burcham (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to
put any questions through me to the prosecutor ?
Prisoner—All I want to say is this. I was eating
bread and cheese in the street, when my sister came
up and commenced abusing me. I had then an
open clasp knife in my right hand.
Prosecutor—That is false. He was not eating.
bread and cheese.
Prisoner—l was ; and your wife came towards
me, and I pushed her away. You came out then,
and in the scuffle I pushed you off, and the knife
must have caught you.
Mr, Burcham (to the prosecutor)—Did you see
any knife in his hand when you first went out ?
Prosecutor—No, Sir, I did not ; but no one else
came near us.—(Witness here became very much
exhausted.).

Mr. Edwin read over the depositions, when
Mr. Burcham remanded the prisoner to Horse-
monger-lade Gaol.
The certificate of Dr. Broad, the house surgeon
of Guy's Hospital, set forth that there exists an
extensive incised wound on the left side of the
neck, and that the haemorrhage could not be stopped.
There are very little hopes existing as to his
recovery.
The prisoner, who seemed to feel the awful posi-
tion in which he was placed, and cried several times
during the examination at the hospital, will be
brought up for further examination at this court in
a few days.