Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1884-02-29 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

THE ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER.  At the Patty Session' on Friday, before Mr, o.•i. Parke, the Rev. Carr J. C lyn, and o,lonel Paget, Thaotirit King was brought up on remand, for the third time, charged with attempting to murder his, wife, Matilda King. on the 13th of February. We have already reported the fasts. The prisoner, s little one-armed old-looking man of till years, is a tiggler, and lived with his wife. a woman some two years his junior, and son, a lad about 15 years of age, on the outskrrips tee pariah. Some six years ago he lost his arm through an accident. and at times since then he has been very morose in hi. disposition. On the awning of the day in question his son, eaddenly entering the cottage, found his father standing with his foot on the bosom of his moth or, armed with a formidable otaa -hammer, the pm r women belng lilt rally deluged with blood flowing from wounds on the head. The prisoner then made a rush at the lad, but he managed to escape and to call assistance. Seeing this approachieg, he ran to a well, in which there were about 7il. of water. and jumped in feet foremost. On coming to the surface, some of the neighbours held his head above water, and eventually got him out, when ho became extremely violent. They, however, took a veiy auminary mode of dealing with hint, and tied him to a tree until the arrival of the police. The injured woman has since been attended by Dr. Parkinson. Grave fears were at first entertain ,d as to her ultimate recovery, but she is now progressing favourably. Mr. Supt. Batty said he was unable t proceed with the Case that day, as tho woman was still unable to be present in Court. He, however, asked fc.2 a further remand. Dr. Parkinson, in reply to the Bench, stated that she was going on satisfactorily, but he did nOt think it would be advisable that she should be removed for a fortnight. Her wounds as at preient were a sufficient justification for that opinion, arid should erysipelas at any time set lit ' the case would asanme a much more serious aspect. hist edprisoner was then remanded to Dorchester gaol for ei  At the same petty sessions Ow cther C 11.503 for hearing wore of an ordinary nature.—ln that of Charles Lacey, charged with aisautting Eli Wilcox, against whom Lacey preferred a crosesiummoue, a dog was the came belli. Lacey possesses a dog, not the most amiable of its race, and on the day of the fracas it ran out and endeavoured to satisfy himself as to the taste of Wilcox's leg. Wilcox naturally objected, and tried to beat the dog off. Seeing that,Lacey knocked him down twice, and Wilcox returned the eumpliment once. Lacey wa.s fined Mi., and the other summons rfas dismissed. John Bennet, of Kinson, pleaded guilty to, and had to pay 10f. and costs for, tne not altogether unknown luxury to him of getting drunk and dieorderly. A lone widow, named S lean Smith, was lined to. and costs for a similar exploit. She added to the entertainment she derived from gott7og " overcome " by running after the passers-by with a stick. Two young men, named k'atonor and Bennett, of Bournemouth, were summoned for working a horse in an unfit state.—There was a doubt whether they were really cognisant of its at ste, anti the case was dismissed. A labourer, of Cflehill, n infect James Moxharn, was eurnmoned for stealing a plated spoon, valued Is., the property of Samuel Smith —The prosecutor wished to , withdraw from the case, end this the Bench allowed Ibir ti do, haying given the defendant a gool talking ti.