The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-26 00:00:00

John Daniels, a leather finisher in Virginia-row, Bermond-
sey, was charged with making a very determined attempt on
his life.

William Daniels, a young man of 18, the son, stated that
on the preceding night his father returned home rather late
and went to bed. He, however, had net been long there,
when he got up and went down stairs, and, remaining
longer than expected, witness's mother sent him down to see
where his father was so long. Witness, on entering the front
kitchen, was horror-struck on seeing his father hanging by
the neck from a nail in the wall, having fastened a piece of
twine round his throat. Witness instantly procured a knife,
with which he cut his father down, and he fell heavily on the
floor, and appeared to be dead. The alarm having been given,
a policeman entered the house, and seeing the condition of the
man, he proceeded without delay to attempt resuscitation, and
by the aid of friction, and administering brandy in small
quantities, the defendant was brought round. As soon how-
ever as he became sufficiently recovered, he jumped up, and
seizing the knife with which he had been previously cut
down, ran into the kitchen, and was about to cut his throat
when his arm was stayed by the policeman, and the weapon
taken from him after some resistance. He was then conveyed
to the station-house.
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Mr. Corruigmuu asked the defendant why he made such
a desperate attempt as that described upon his life, which
would inevitably have succeeded had it not been for the young
man (his son), assisted afterwards by the policeman ?
The defendant replied that he could not account for it;
that he had been drinking, and he could only ascribe it to
that circumstance. He admitted, he said, that work was
slack, still his sons were earning wages, and that it was not
the pressure of his circumstances that prompted him to the
Commission of such an act as he had attempted.
Mr. CormranA3l, having commented in strong terms upon
the extraordinary and determined attempts the defendant
had made upon his life, said that he was very much inclined
to send him to take his trial for the offence. As, however,
he had since exhibited such contrition, and had expressed
his determination to abstain from liquor, instead of adopting
that course, he should make him find good security not to re-
peat the attempt, and confine him in gaol until it was forth-
coming.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
FORGERY.—John Alfred Calton, builder, residing in Eliza-
beth-street, Hans-place, Chelsea, was committed to take his
trial for uttering a forged bill.

It appeared that he-had been mixed up in money transac-
tions with a Mr. Joseph Lampen and a Mr. W. Smith, whose
names he affixed to a bill for 371.105. ld., which he procured
Mr. Watts, the proprietor of the Admiral Keppel, Fulham-
road, to discount. The peculiarity about the matter was,
that Smith, at whose instance he was taken into custody,
professed, as was stated by Mr. Calton's defender, to be ready
to bail him, and that Watts destroyed the bill apparently to
suppress the whole transaction. Mr. Justin, in prosecuting
'le matter, described Mr. Watts as guilty of, compounding a

felony,
Mr. BOND said it was a case he must send for trial. If
such transactions as this were permitted it would put an end
to all confidence in trade or business. Accordingly Mr.
Watts was bound in his recognizances of 801, and the others
in the usual recognizances of 40/. each, to appear at the
Central Criminal Court to indict the prisoner for uttering. N.
Mr. BOND refused to take bail for the prisoner, but at the
close of the court said he would take until Saturday to con-
sider the matter, and ordered the prisoner to be brought up
on that day.