The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-29 00:00:00

SINGULAR ATTACK UPON

A LIVERPOOL

CLERGYMAN BY

A MAD *OMAN.

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Ann Drummond, a woman labouring under a singular
delusion, was charged at the Police-court, on ThursdaYt
with using abusive and threatening language to the Rev'
J. R. Conor, incumbent of St. Simon's Church , Gloucester!
street. The defendant appeared about 40 years of age, vr,s,
neatly attired, but her peculiar manner indicated that;
was labouring under an aberration of intellect. lieen
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She then displayed a small parcel of thyme, and ejsc 5
lated, "This is it." Mr. Wybergh told her that she W,at
charged by the Rev. Mr. Conor with having, on the 2.15,,
instant, used abusive language to him in Bolton-street:
with intent to provoke a breach of the peace.—Defentlait
Oh, no, sir.—The Rev. Mr. Conor said that he WO°
acquainted with the woman fourteen years ago, in co'
quence of being connected with the Provident Society,
but latterly she was deranged, and had become a Perfe4
nuisance in the church. On Monday night last he _
leaving St. Simon's school-room, when the defends%
rushed into the passage and endeavoured to stop him, ir
order to have some conversation with him. He, howeve„'
declined to speak to her, and then a witness can3Blll,'
when she entered into an altercation with him. He ,
Conor) did not hear her then make use of abusive tan'
guage, but sh had disturbed him when preaching
church, by crying out that he would go to hell.—De-- •
dant (excited) : Never, sir.—The Rev. Mr. Conor eent;
nued by saying that lately, when administering the holy
communion, defendant was forbidden to approach, um,
she persisted, and, in order to prevent a disturbance, ,
permitted her to come near him. She then seized his sa
plice, and tore it.—Defendant (to Mr. Conor) : You were
married before you were married in Liverpool ; you bait
done wrong. She further said, " You are the Map To
has done my job for me, and you must look to me.
knows plenty."—Mr. James Lowe, scripture readero;
connexion with St. Simon's Church, said he was presea
when the occurrence in question took place. Mr. Coe „
walked away when the defendant attacked him. She tbes't
said that she was an injured woman, and would not re
until she had satisfaction from Mr. Conor. That gentle, a
man, she said, had committed adultery with her, atille
was the father of one of her children.—Mr. W. Nicol, ,t
magistrate, asked the unfortunate woman what she Of
to say ?—Defendant : I have nothing to say only this.
am twenty years under persecution, and it all rests aPv
• 00 Mr. Conor. lam like Ridley and Latimer ;I am „
tire, but not blazing. I want to get out of the perseel
tion lam in. lam persecuted body and soul. caev!„,
get peace ; therefore, I want to be rid of them. Put thew,
out of me at once, and get rid of me.—The Rev. Mr. Colt
asked the magistrate whether it was necessary to OP:
that he never had any improper intimacy with the wows
—Mr. Nicol : No, not at all.—Defendant (to Mr. Cone!):
My John is your son, and you sent him away.—The 1391;
gistrate expressed an opinion that the woman was ingot:
and a surgeon who was sent for from the Northern 01;0
pital said, that there was not the slightest doubt that 84
was labouring under insanity. The deranged wer:f,
was then removed in the custody of an officer.—The P;la
Mr. Conor again asked the magistrate whether he sh°_„-
say anything in reference to the assertion of the defendemo
affecting his character, but Mr. Nicol said there was /1
occasion, as it was quite evident the woman was insane'