The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-27 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

CHARGE AGAINST A DEAF AND DUIII3 WOUAS
FOR INTENDING SUlClDE.—Elizabeth Eylesmere,
respectable-looking woman, 48 years of age, deaf
and dumb, was charged with intending to commit
suicide.

George Smith, of 7, Dorset-street, Vincent-square,
said that he was coming over Westminster-bridge
at five minutes to two this morning, when his at'
tention was attracted to the defendant at about the
middle of the bridge. She had neither bonnet nor
shawl on, and her conduct was very strange. She
placed herself in the strangest attitudes, vra's
wringicg her hands, and gesticulating in a very odd
way. She looked steadily over the parapet into the
water, two or three times, and witness went over
and spoke to her, but could get no answer. 5118
then crossed to the other side of the bridge and re'
peated her singular conduct, at the same time get-
ting half-way over the parapet. As witness believed
her intention was to commit suicide he gave her
into custody.
Mr. Selfe—Have the police been able to hold ani
communication with her ?
A sergeant of the A division sail that he had
held communication with her, and she positivell
denied that she had any intention of committia
suicide. She was a married woman living at
\Valwortb, and said that it was not likely 811°
was going to drown herself, as that would con'
sign her to everlasting perdition. She wanted to go
to glory, and was only looking into the water.

Mr. Selfe thought there was very little connee-
tion between going to glory and looking into the
water. The latter was not exactly a step in that

direction.
The police were ordered to take her to
,her
friends.

THAMES.
A STRONG AND POWERFUL ONlON.—Willianl
Onion, aged 35 years, described as a labourer hale
ing no home, and who has been immortalised is
Punch as strong and powerful, was brought before
Mr. Paget charged with violently assaulting Dauiei
Sullivan, a mechanic, and Edward Belson, a eoll.
stable of the R division.
Last night, a few minutes past 10 o'clock, tbei
complainant, Sullivan, was passing WhitechaPe
Church, when the prisoner, who was standbig
against the railings, pointed towards the church'
yard, and said, "My father is buried there." S.
livan said, "I cannot help that," on which the Pr`..
soner seized him by the whiskers, shook
and threw him heavily on the ground, and
when he was on the ground kicked hi',
about the body in a most brutal mantlet'
The indignation of the by-standers was aroused'
and they secured the prisoner awl gave him ill°
the custody of Belson, a police-constable. Onie3
made a determined resistance, and said, " 11l sl3°ti
you I am strong and powerful as Punch as describe
me." He kicked and plunged violently, and it re;
quired the united efforts of seven or eight men
force him to the station-house. When there P.
struck Belson, and knocked his helmet Off
head.
Police-sergeant Prior, 12 K, said that the prisoll
was intoxicated last night, and his language Atio
demeanour were terrible. The prisoner had be
convicted and sentenced to nine months' impri'°l3l
went for an assault on a London Dock constable'
whom he attempted to throw into the dock
and he had since been convicted for assault
on police constables and others. The priso%
had also been convicted for vagrancy, and ei
one occasion hurled a large stone at a relievie;
officer in his office, and if the stone had not Wilco
an iron bar outside the window the officer WOuet
have been seriously hurt or killed. The prix +a
had been taken at midnight from his father 6
grave, over which he was singing, " Father ce'to
home." The prisoner, in defence, said he weeto
Whitechapel Churchyard to pay respect to
father's remains.
Mr. Paget said it was not a proper way of PO oic
respect to the memory of a father by getting &lie/
and savagely assaulting a weak old man. He klid p
the prisoner to be a very troublesome fellow, 913 pe
great ruffian. He sentenced the prisoner tevi,
imprisoned for two months for the assault on Sdle,
van, and another for the assault on the conga 0'
and with hard labour, snaking in all three m°l3
imprisonment.

SHEEP STEALING.—At the Edmonton pefwc,c, 013
gov
sions, yesterday, Edward Winder, 'I h05...0,1199:4
James Burns, were charged with stealing eighteen S",.of
the property of Mr. Joseph Conquest Hartwell, farniejiot
Chingford. For some time past there have been fre4
thefts, the sheep being stolen from the fields, and 6bo
ver]y have the depredations been effected that no 01°' 0°
been obtained until now as to who the robbers wore:ocis'
the 17th instant the three prisoners were seen in
tion, and certain suspicious circumstances led to the tV
ing watched. The eighteen sheep were taken fOrilv
field and driven away. They wore followed, and the
bd
soners were caught getting the sheep into the stableteafot
longing to Winder. All the prisoners were comasit
trial. ,
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