The Sun.
London, England, 1828-09-10 00:00:00

ATTEMPT AT MURDER.

Last night, between ten and eleven o'clock, a
'desperate attempt at mttrder wee made by w man
named James a lerither4iresser, residing in
the tack attic of the house next Perry's (late Brook-
son's) chop-house, the Three Tuns, in Fetter-lane,
upon his Wife, to whom he had been married about
seven years, and has a family of three children, the
eldest of whom is about six yeare df age.. tt Ap•
pears that tb..?: %Vitt:died itian had for some time
entertained doubts of his wife's continency, which,
Vve hear, were quite unfounded, :and this opinion
became the cause of great rancour in the mind of the
husband towards her, and tepeked quarrels between
then were the eonsequence. He repeatedly vowed
that he would " serve her out some day or other"
which threat he last night put in execution. On
Monday afternoon he sent one of the children for
some gin, and mixed it with water, and then intro-
duced some ersenic, which he gave the unfortunate
woman to drink. She put it to her lips, and finding
ft possessed a very unusual taste, she refused to
drink aey more. The wretched man, finding his deadly
object had failed, commenced beating her most un-
mercifully with his fists, till she was black and
blue in many parts of her body, and left her
almost insensible from the effects of the blows.
At dinner-time yesterday she in good temper
named the treatment she had experienced from him,
and exhibited her bruises, which irritated him ex-
ceedingly, and in the midst of the conversation he
jumped up and left the house. The poor woman,
who had been charing the whole morning at Mr.
Perry's house, shortly after his departure resumed
her labours, although nearly incapable from the
effect of the beating. About nine o'clock she went
home, and there found her husband, who commenced
the quarrel again. She fled into one corner of the
room, and endeavoured to make for the door, at the
same time calling as loud as she was able, "Mur-
der I murder I" She was pursued by the unhappy
man, who thrust a large clasp knife into her throat
on the right side. The poor creature in this dread-
ful state ran down stairs with the blood flowing in
torrents from the wound, and sought refuge in Mr.
Perry's house; but the moment she entered she
fainted from exhaustion. Mr. Perry gave an instant
alarm, and several persons rushed up stairs, and be-
fore they gained the room in which the parties re-
sided, they met the husband coming down, with his
hands and clothes covered with blood. He was im-
mediately secured, and carried to St. Dunstan's
watch-house. The poor creature now lies in a very
dangerous state. Abbott was securely hand-cuffed,
and conveyed to the Compter. Previously to his
leaving vile watch-house he left 55., which he re-
quested might be laid-out for the use of his children.
lie is a man about 26- years of age, very slender,
and apparently in distressed circumstances,- but we
are informed he was in constant work. Upon his
reaching the gaol, he was placed in the infirmary.
The poor woman bears a most excellent character
for industry, and there does. not appear to have been
the slightest cause for the jealousy of her husband.