The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1871-09-30 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

ATTEMPT TO MURDER.  At the Harlow Petty Sessions, on Saturday, Mr. James Base Mußinger, M.A., St. John's College, Cambridge, was charged with stabbinf with intent to murder a lady, the wife of Mr. } rederick Barnard Hasslam, miller, Brecknock road, Tufuell Park, London. It appears the lady was on a visit to a relative, Mrs. Barnard, of Harlow, and on Tuesday evening in last week, the accused, who is slightly related to both Wire, called at the house, and was asked to stay to supper, when an altercation ensued between him and Mrs. Haslam, and he took up a knife from the table and stabbed her several times. The knife was broken in the struggle, and he then took up another, and again stabbed her, inflicting altogether 18 wounds; but according to the medical evidence they are not of a dangerous character, unless tetanus or erysipelas should intervene. Prisoner, who was defended by Mr. Turner, of the Home Circuit, was committed for trial at the next Essex Assizes for attempted murder, and bail was refused. The accused is a gentleman of high standing at Cambridge University, and was superintending the publication of a work from the University Press.  A few further particulars with reference to the murderous arsault made on Mrs. Heidrun may be accer ntable. The attack upon Mrs. Handam by the prisoner, Mr. James 131.1 Mulliuger, M.A., who is 37 yeare of age, seems to have arisen out of family differences, real or supposed. NVlnen the prisoner was announced at the house of the Barnard family at Harlow, where the occurrence happened, Mrs. Haslam was playing with one of the children. line accused had known Mrs. Ilaslam before, but he addressed her as if he was quite unacquainted with her. He said he !wished to speak with her about family differences, awl Mrs. Hashuu told him she would rather that he left them, and would go and have it out with Mr. Haslam, who would be down on Friday. After a few si.conds of angry conversation, Mrs. Haslum told him to leave the house, awl that sine should not say another word to him. Ile scented annoyed at this, and soon afterwards he made several stabs at Mrs. Ha-lion, first with one knife and : then with another, both being taken from the supper table. A surgeon was sent for, until Mr. Nash, smutant to Mr. I/ay, of Harlow, was soon in attendance. He found Mrs. Hashan very faint from loss of blood, ! and he ordered her a Oa, of sherry, but sine could not take it at tint, owing to the hemorrhage resulting from a cut inshle the under lip. 'line blood, however, being washed away, she was able to take a little sherry. It was follfill that she had sustained If wounds ; some of them were unimportant, but there WILK a rather serious gash on the throat. The left jaw, the back of the right hand and the right wrist, the ring finger of the left hand, and the left wrist had all reeeiveil ruts. Mr. Day, on into arrival, wan of opinion that the wounds were wit dangerous in themselves, no artery having teen severed, but from the windier awl position erysipelas might supervene. The &vilest wounu is on one of the hands.