The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-13 00:00:00

THAMES.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE LONDON DOCg•s°
Ellen Dacey, alias Lacy, a young woman of the
class called " unfortunate," was brought bef°r°
Mr. Paget, charged with attempting to drown her'
self in the London Dock.
On Saturday evening last, at six o'clock' °
young man named Freeman saw the prisoner jall
over the railings of the second bridge which passe,,
over the lock of the Loudon Dock, in New GraYe'
lane, Shadwell. He jumped in after her, and with
much difficulty saved her. She was quite insensibio
when brought on shore, and was removed to tha
workhouse of St. George-in-the-East, where she h3Ol
been since detained under medical treatment, and
was now brought up to answer for her rash 3,Pi,
foolish act. She now said she was very sorry zer
what she had done. Mr. Paget remanded her f°l
a week. It was stated that Freeman had 031 e
three lives. One he took out of the Victoria ore 3.
mental water in the Victoria Park ; a second fr°,
the London Dock at the Old Gravel-lane-bridge;
and the third on Saturday evening. He is a l'°°
man, and has received for his heroism—nothing.
A COWARDLY FELLOW. STABBING. --- JOll.O
Robinson, 20, and described as a printer, 'I;
brought before Mr. Paget on remand, charged
stabbing Patrick Allen, who has been gricvotl4'.'
wounded and deprived of the use of his right arai,'
which is in a sling. The prosecutor was returnoi'
from the Pavilion Theatre with his brother Pho
Allen a few nights ago. They went to a public;
house on their way home, and the prosecutor bee3e3
intoxicated. He reeled against the prisoner On bib
way home in Whitechapel, but did not hurt 111
The cowardly scoundrel immediately took he
knife from his pocket and plunged it into t;
arm of the drunken man, who was fes;
fully wounded, and has been under medical treato
ment ever since. John Allen, the prosecuteft;
brother, distinctly stated on the first examinv't'°)c
that the prisoner put his hand in his pocket, ti°°,,,
from it a knife, and struck at his brother's 0P
ea
After the first examination John Allen was treat e 0
with drink, tampered with and intimidated by 011,
persons of doubtful reputation, friends of the Pro
Boner, and he endeavoured to unsay all he had 030,
M before on the second examination before r. De,io
son. He saw the prisoner take something fror
pocket, but did not see hin4clo anything with it. ci
After a long examination, Mr. Benson warl3e
John Allen against the consequences of committiooo
perjury, and said he was either a very stupid PePia
or very wicked. He feared the latter. He ah°°l3o
remand the prisoner again for another week, tly
his colleague might re-hear the case. It orighlethe
came before Mr. Paget, who now carefully read to
depositions of the witness, and put this questiolleot
him seven or eight times without obtaining &direr
answer : Did you not say on the first
amination, " I saw the prisoner take a knife f
his pocket and strike my brother's arm 11
it." The magistrate at length said, " You did e.03,
og
it in my presence and in the presence and hearl
of the whole court." bee
James Carroll, a police-constable, said that W ere
he took the prisoner into custody his hands IsT
covered with blood. t
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Mr. Paget said the ends of justice should 0 ter
defeated by a bad witness, or the illegal inter
ence of the prisoner's friends. He should rera°
the prisoner for another week.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.
PERSEVERING OFFICERS.—Mary Ann Curtif,',';,
well-dressed woman, was charged before Mr. 5-10
whitt with attempting to pick ladies' pockets
Regent-street, &c. ofr
From the evidence of Cane, a plain-clothes of
cer of the C division, it appeared that yesteol'
afternoon while on duty in Regent-street, ;3 ca-00
pany with Webb, another officer of the iisad
division, he saw the prisoner put her Pap
under a lady's jacket and also into the 1° the
pocket. The lady passed away, and fora'
prisoner then went on to Regent-circus, (-).,"tbeo
street, and tried another lady's pocket, and 016
went on down Oxford-street, and crossed over tql.id
shop of Messrs. Grant and Gane, where she, ba
the pocket of another lady who was looking 'l3()f'
window. The prisoner then went on to Nelyed
ford-street, and pushed herself amongst °cod
females standing by the bazaar, and then red 3,5'
prim to Oxford-street, and when near the Fri% 01)e
Theatre she tried another lady's pocket, all
was then taken into custody.
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In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the officer sli`
he was an hour and a half watching the priso;toce
Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner forioolf
months with hard labour, she having prey DP/
undergone a Similar term of imprisonment for
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