The Wolverhampton and Midland Counties Advertiser. — 1876-08-26 (Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England)

LADY AND HER SUITOR. EXTR AORDINARY CASE.  At Westminster, last week, Joseph Steads Buttereorth was re-examined, charged with assaulting Henry Percy. Mr. John Elliott prosecuted; and Mr. W. I Doveten Smyth defended. The prosecutor, who had 'aot been in a fit state to attend on the last occasion, now declined to give evidence, stating that he wanted to withdraw from the charge, and that the prisoner "had done it in a moment of frenzy ; " but Mr. Arnold said that on such a serious charge he could not allow a withdrawal or • compromise, and the case must proceed, and if the prosecutor would nor give °video* he should have to commit hint. Upon this the prosecutor gave his evidence, stating afterwards that he had only done it under compulsion. The 'evidence was to this effect :—On Autfust 1, prosecutor 'was in his house, in the Wilton road, Pimlico, with a :young woman, named Zilpha Ormsrod, when the pd loner burst open the door, and said he had come for "that girl." Prosecutor ordered Mot out of the place, when the defendant struck him over the head with • loaded truncheon, and he bled profusely. He staggered some yard., when the prisoner followed him up, and struck him over the temples with the bludgeon. Again be attempted to escape, but was struck another blow on the left jaw, which broke it. He thee grappled with the prisoner, but, faint from loss of blood, was obliged to let go, and the priboner knocked him down a flight of stairs with another blow, and he was just enabled to Pt to the street, where he caused the prisoner to be apprehended. During tbe time he was being assaulted the prisoner eaid he would " kill " and " murder" him,. and afterwards, when In the street said it was not ybt finished ; it would be another time.—The prosecutor , was attended by Dr. Ward, of the Belgrave road, and that gentleman deposed that his wounds were serious. and the twomorrhage considerable. The prosecutor was delirious for some nights, and morphia had tobe injected under the skin ; he became weak and depressed, He Walig however, progressing favourably.—lt being a gumption whether the weapon WWI loaded or not, Mr. Arnold ordered It to be opened, and on doing so• 'large quantity of lead was found inside, and the instrument, a four-edged one, was of the inost formidable character.—ln oross-examination by Mr. Smyth, the proseestde skid he was a gentleman. Ho had knows the young lady since June 17th, and had lived with her. He did not know that she had been engaged to be married to the prisoner, but eince the assault hefted lent the prisoner—not given hite—X3 to marry the woman, and the wedding was to have taken place on Wednesday, but he had not promised to give the bride away. He did not use any violence to the prisoner on this occasion, nor had he used a loaded stick at that or any other time on the prisoner or MissPriuerod..—Mr. Arnold retuanded the prisoner for further evident*, and accepted bail in .1::;0 for his appearance.  worth  Two men, John Giles, Fired 22, and William Bond, both bitninkerF, were fighting at \Va)sqll last wcek. Bond struck Giles a blew snider the ear, wh.ch threw him to the grouLd. When picked up. Giles was I found to be dead. Bond wee arrested.  There is living at Purley, about three mi!es from Reading, a man named Matthew Hamblin, who was , one of the custodians of Napoleon, and was present at his funeral. *Sinn enlisted in the 601 Regiment R. at -ariing, in 1, and was present at the last five engageraisots in the Peninsular War with that regiment, nod went to St. Miens in 1815. Paris posse/45PR another lady doctor. Her name is Madame Fratteeline %bard. She is twenty-revels years of age, married, and has two obildren. Madams Ribard underwent her examination at the School of Medicine before a crowded audientie, and came out of the trial most successfully. On handing her ;)er diploma, the President complimented her In gallont terms on her talent anti learning.  Lighting a Fire Id now no longer a troulonie oparstimk an it may readily be done without wool i.r naner. by Wax( one CO T.AYLOR'S TRIANGLE FIRE L/OtITIIRA. which iii.ike we dirt. h,.re no unplea,ant Qinell, are cheaper AO les; troll"' some than uairc lirolyr,l Petal let iktarap Vitali* awl Wr-trnd Worlra, Wilk, lit4d, a :Id leeek7t a ,3,1014,. r tax sips&