The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1867-02-22 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE BOROUGH.  At the Southwark Police - court, on Thnrsday, Thomas Glover, 45, deeoribed as a hawker, wee brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with attempting to murder Henry Wheelright, by 'tutting hie throat in Kent-street, Borough. The prosecutor, a young man about 18 years of age, whoee neck and bead were bandaged up, acid that he was a sb-dryer, and resided in Long-lane, Bermondsey, About balf•past eleven on the previous night he was paseing Cradle - court, Kent • etreet, with another young man on his way home, when he saw the prisoner stooping down on the edge of the pavement, sharpening a large knife on the kerb•stone. Just as they palmed him the prisoner jumped up and exclaimed, "Now I'll do it; out the throat," and at the same time be rushed at witness and made a thrust at his throat with the knife. Witnees warded the blow off, and was running from him, when the prisoner seized hold of him and cut him on the back et the neck and the lower part of the back of the bead. As Ewen ache had done that be made use of a fearful oath and ran away. Witness, being nearly exkaaesed from less of blood, called out to a man to fol. low him and secure him, and then he was oonveyed to Guy's Hospital, where his wounds were dreeeed. Mr. Woolrych ached him if he had spoken to the prisoner before he attacked him. Witness replied that he did not, neither did he know anything about him. In fact, he had no reoolleotion of ever seeing him before. The prisoner here said that a few minutes before, on leaving a publiohouse °lose by, be was surrounded by a gang ef thievee, who maltreated him and robbed him of some money. Am soon as he got out of their clutchea he took out hie knife, and ruled it in selfdefence. _ .  --Prosecutor was reoalled, and in answer to the magistrate he mild there was so one near the prisoner- He was quite alone, sharpening a knife. Had he been surrounded by any persons, witness must have seen thorn, as he noticed the prisoner some yards before he approached him. John Kendall and Henry Archer corroborated the prosecutor's evidence. David John lawarne, 239 M, said he was on duty in Kent-street at half-past eleven o'clock, when • lad came running up to him, and told him that a man had been nearly murdered near the Castle. He proceeded in that direction, and saw a mob of about 50 persons collected round last witness and the prisoner, who was given into his custody for attempting to murder the prosecutor, and the knife produced, covered with blood, was banded to him. The prosecutor was gone to the hospital, but as soon as the wounds were dressed be came to the station-house, and made the charge against the prisoner. Mr. Woolrych asked whether he was in liquor. Witness replied that he had been drinking a little, but he knew what he was about, On searching him he found on him a penny and • bundle of religious tracts.  The prisoner, in defence said be was a hawker, and when in a public-house a number of fellows insulted him, and when he left they followed him, and knocked him about, and robbed him of IL 6d. He then used his knife in eelf•defence. -  The constable informed hie worship that there had been no disturbance in the street, as he had palmed the Castle only a few minutes before. Mr. Woolryoh Relied if the hospital surgeon was in attendance. _  The ooneeable replied in the negative. Mr. Woolrieh observed that he should oummit the prisoner to the Old Bailey for trial for the attempted murder, but is the surgeon oould not be in attandanoe to oomplste the depoMtions, he ripmanded the prisoner,