The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-31 00:00:00

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JILL said there was no doubt a very serious
tad been perpetrated, but there was no proof
of the prisoners were concerned in it.
isoners were eventually bound over, in their
ignizances, with sureties of 50/. each, to appear
.tr any charge that might be brought forward
them.
'tutu, said that, for the present, the property
_twain with the police until the case was Snally
ised of.

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND
SUICIDE.
On Monday evening great excitement prOYailed in the
parishes of Wandsworth and Battersea, in consevence of a
woman having attempted the murder of her two children and
her own destruction.
The circumstances connected with this dreadful affair are
these :—On Monday evening, about live o'clock, a woman,
about 26 years of age, named Amelia Alfred, left her home at
the water-side, Wandsworth, with her two children, a girt
and boy, aged respectively six and four years, and proceeded:
to Wandsworth-common, where she wandered about for.
nearly an hour, and then approached a large and deep pond
called the " Black Sea." It would appear that whilst stand-
ing on the margin of the pond she tied the two children to
her waist, and then precipitated herself into the water. The
bank was shelving, and the water was rather shallow at that
point, but so determined was the wretched woman upon:
making away with herself and her offspring, that she after-
wards threw herself on her back, so that the water covered.
both the children and herself. At this critical period, Wm..
Alfred, the brother of the unfortunate woman, a lad not more
than 14 years of age, ran up to the spot, jumped into the
water, and tried to rescue the children. Finding 'that he
could not release them, he held their heads above water, and.
hallooed for assistance. Mr. Alexander and his lady were
walking on their lawn, which is adjoining the pond, and
hearing the boy's screams, Mr. Alexander instantly surmised
that some one was in the water, and taking his gardener
with him, ran to the pond. The lad was still keeping the
children's heads above water, but appeared ready to drop
from exhaustion. The gardener jumped into the water, and
with his knife severed the handkerchief, and released the
children from their perilous situation. Police-constable Lee,.
38 V, who was on duty on the common, assisted in getting
the wretched woman out of the pond, having previously sent.
to the union to request the master and matron to have a
warm bath and other appliances in readiness. The children,
who, through the valorous, conduct of the lad Alfred, were
not seriously injured, were kindly taken charge of by Mrs-
Alexander, and conveyed by that lady to her residence. The
unfortunate woman Alfred when taken out of the water was
to all appearance dead ; she was conveyed as quickly as pae-
sible, however, to the Wandsworth Union, where Mr. King,
the master, and his wife, the matron, were prepared to re-
ceive her. The means used in restoring persons from drown-
ing were adopted, and before the arrival of the medical officer,
Dr. Connor, the poor creature exhibited symptoms of return-
ing animation. Every attention has been since paid to the
wretched woman, but she is still in an extremely precarious
condition.
There is little doubt that the woman is insane, and that
that insanity has been brought on by ill-usage and distress.
She had lived for years at Wandsworth, her native place,
with Henry French, a journeyman carpenter and caboet-
maker, by whom she had her children. This man, in la;a-
-vember last, was charged at Wandsworth Police-court with
stealing a silver watch which had by accident been left ire
the drawer of a cheifonier he had to repair, and was com-
mitted for trial. The woman Alfred, who was then supposed
to be his wife, proved her great attachment for the fellow,
for she never ceased petitioning persons to speak for him on t.lke
day of trial. The prosecutrix even recommended the pri-
soner to mercy on her account, and he consequently had but
a slight sentence passed on him. At the expiration of his
imprisonment French returned to Alfred, who was living
with her mother, a washerwoman, at the water-side, Wands,-
worth, but he had no sooner recruited his strength than he
basely deserted her and his children. This cruel conduct
was not without its effect. Thepoor creature, who had done
all that a devoted woman could to save, and afterwards
comfort him, became mad, and was passtd by the magistrate
at Wandsworth Police-court, as a lunatic, to the Surrey
County Lunatic Asylum, at Garret, where she remained a
short time, and was discharged as cured. From that thue
up to Monday she lived at home with her brother, and it
was generally noticed that she appeared very much dejected..
Whilst the woman was beingitripped at the union, a letter
fell from her bosom. It was a wretched scrawl, from the
fellow French, and the substance was, that lie never intended
to live with her or any other woman again, and she must
work and do her best for herself and children, as she could
expect nothing from him.
Yesterday the superintendent of the V division made Mr.
Clive, the sitting magistrate, acquainted with the particulars,
and it is understood that as soon as the wretched woman is
capable of removal she will be taken to the court to undergo
examination upon the charge of attempting to murder her
children.
The affair has cast a gloom over the neighbourhood. The
sympathy of all is in the wretched creature's behalf.