The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-13 00:00:00

II 13, 1845

ties could shield the prisoner from the results of his own
fraudulent conduct, which had been more than sufficiently
proved to justify a commitment.
Mr. MN-Glum was clearly of opinion that a prima facie
case of fraud had been established against the prisoner, and
therefore called upon him to Lind substantial bail to appear
on a future day, that the requisite formal evidence might be
produced for the completion of the case.

LAMBETH.
Mr. Keene. the Governor of Horsemonger lane Prison,
waited upon Mr. Narton, to inform him.of the suicide, during
the preceding night, of Thomas APNamara, a prisoner under
his care, who had been sent there on the evening before by
the Hon. Magistrate.
It will be recollected that APNainara, who had been in
custody since the let inst., had been re-examined on Monday,
on a charge of inflicting as many as twelve or thirteen wounds
upon the person of his wife. The wife attended and gave
her evidence upon the occasion, and upon her own showing,
it was evident she was a person of the most profligate habits,
having left her husband three different times to live with
different men. The accused, notwithstanding her scandalous
conduct, was much attached to her, and sent a friend to
bring her back from Tunbridge. wells, were she was living in
adultery with the last person she left home with. On the
right after her return, she declared her intention to rejoin
her paramour, and her husband in his rage and jealousy, and
being also much intoxicated at the time, inflicted twelve or
thirteen wounds with a sharp instrument upon different parts
of her person. The offence, notwithstanding the strong pro-
vocation, was of so serious a character, that Mr. Norton felt it

to be his duty to send the prisoner for trial, and the evidence
of all the witnesses in attendance being taken, the prisoner
was remanded until Friday next, and was sent off by the van
to Horsemonger-lane Gaol.
Mr. Keene said the prisoner had been removed from this
Court with the second batch of prisoners, and was conveyed
to his cell. He was subsequently supplied with bread and
gruel for his supper, and there being nothing in his demea •
nouror manner to excite the least suspicion, he was locked up
in his cell at eight o'clock, agreeable to the gaol regulation.
Yesterday morning, on the turnkey unlocking the cell door
he found the unfortunate man suspended by his handkerchief
from one of the bars of the cell window. Medical assistance
was promptly in attendance, but it was found that the body
was quite cold, and that life had been extinct for several hours.
Mr. Keene added that the unfortunate man had drunk the
gruel and eat a portion of the bread, but had not gone to bed.
Mr. NORTON, who appeared evidently affected at the fate
of the wretched man, remarked that he did not observe any-
thing whatever in the manner of the prisoner, when before
him, to lead to the slightest suspicion or apprehension that he
meditated the act of self-destruction.
Mr. Keene said, the Prison Act required him, in all cases of
suicide in his prison, to communicate the fact personally to
the nearest relation of the deceased, where it was practicable,
and as the wife was in the present case the nearest relative, he
requested her address, that he might see and communicate to
her fate of her unfortunate husband.

The address of the profligate wife was supplied to Mr.
Keene, and he left the Court for the purpose he had stated.
Cook, the gaoler attached to the Court, informed the Ma-
gistrate that though M'Namara was somewhat affected while
his wife was giving her evidence against him, he (Cook) felt
quite certain he did not intend to commit suicide when leav-
ing for Horsemonger-lane Gaol on Monday. His (Cook's)
reason fur being so certain was this, that he requested to be
permitted to take with him to prison a loaf of bread to last
him, with his allowance, until he was brought up again on
Friday.
Mr. NORTON admitted that this was a circumstance which
warranted the gaoler in the conclusions he had drawn, and
strongly favoured the belief that the act of self-destruction
had not been premeditated.