The Sun. — 1851-09-15 (London, England)

CLERKENWELL. Bridget Davis was put to the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with having attempted to murder her husband.  The complainant said that he was married to the prisoner two years ago, and nearly the whole of that period his existence had been one of bitterness in the extreme, his wife frequently abandoning his society for that of other men, and spending in debauchery from 11. to 31. a week. Ten days ago she wounded him with a knife, which offense, like many previous ones of the same description, he overlooked ; but was now so satisfied that she would take his life if possible, that he thought it his duty to hand her over to justice. On the previous evening, between five and six o'clock, he went home and found her drunk on the bed with her babe, who was crying for food, and en his arousing her she attacked him in a furious manner, and finally seised a sharp-pointed table knife, and stabbed him in the chest, and under the left eye to the cheek bone. All this time she was calling out most lustily " Murder," which brought into the apartment of the complainant a Mrs. Elphin, and a man, the latter of whom received a very severe cut across his hand, in wresting the weapon from her. That interference, he believes, saved his life. Mr. TYRWHITT remarked that it was a very melancholy exhibition, and asked what family they had ? The complainant said she had had one child, but she knew best who was its father.  Mrs. Elphin having given corroboratory evidence, The MAGISTRATR asked the defendant if she wished to say anything P—She answered in a sullen manner, "No."  Mr.TTRWUITT wished to know if the man that was wounded in the hand was in attendance. The prosecutor said "No ;" he understood he had gone to a surgeon to have it dressed. He would be forthcoming another day. Mr. TYRITHITT, having commented on the extraordinary and evidently uncalled-for barbarity of the prisoner, who, luckily for her, had married a goodnatured and too easy man, remanded her. The prosecutor wanted to know if he might take possession of the infant. It should then have that care, through him, which its unnatural mother would not bestow on it.  The prisoner observed, in an unfeeling manner, that he might have the child if he liked, and it WS3 given up to him accordingly. She skipped gaily from the bar with the gaoler. Samuel Wyld, a hearty, rawboned fellow, 25 years of ago, was charged with stealing nine sovereigns and 17s. 6d. from Mrs. Mary Lambert, of No. 5, King'splace, St. Pancras. The prosecutrix is 60 years of age, and "deaf as a post." From the evidence brought forward, it appeared that the prosecutrix had left her husband, and three weeks ago took up with the prisoner, and had since lived with him as his wife. Tuesday last she left him at home, and on her return she found that he had departed, having previously broken open every box and drawer, from which he abstracted the cash in question' besides much other valuable property, some of which he disposed of in the neighbourhood. He subsequently accosted Police-constable Smith, 31 F division, and inquired the nearest railway station to Leeds. The officer directed him, after which the accused whispered into his ear that he had been cohabiting with an old lady, and having quarrelled with her, he had helped himself to all she possessed, and had given her the " slip," and meant to " cut" to Leeds; at the same time eagerly inquiring, " Do you think I shall be taken in Leeds," whereupon the constable assured him that he would not, and marched him off to the station-house, where the whole of the amorous old lady's money was found upon him. The case excited considerable merriment, and the prisoner was sent to Newgate for trial.