Widnes Examiner. — 1890-10-11 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

IRE ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER. AT WARRINGTON. At the Warrington Occasional Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. S. Rigby a county magistrate, Thomas Nil, a puddler, employed at. Warrington, was 'nought up on remand on a charged of having etttempted to murder a woman named Mar 3, Lyons. Rider circumstances previously reported in the EXaminer." It appears that on Monday week Lyons, 'Who belongs to Dunham Massey, and is about 40 rears of age, was in the company of the prisoner, and the two wandered to the river side near Howley, Where, it is alleged, the prisoner threw the woman into the river, after a quarrel had taken place between them. , Hall was soon afterwards taken Into custody, when he explained the circumstances ' yr saying that he and Lyons fell asleep on the ' Pass. On awakening he had occasion to accuse 4er of having robbed him, an altercation followed, ittid he pitched her into the river. Whether this be the correct version or not, there is no doubt that the woman ~Ix'as struggling in the water when her screams drew Inc attention of a number of people. A crowd collected, and by means of a long rake she was drawn from the Water. The couple were taken to the police station, and Ball was detained on a charge of attempted murder, the woman being sent to the workhouse, with the intention that next morning she should be called as a Witness against the prisoner. When Hall was brought UP on Tuesday morning, however, the woman had disappeared, having obtained her discharge from the work. house early on the morning. Thereupon the county Police, assisted by the members of the borough force, tnade a vigorous search of the town in the hope of finding her, but were unsuccessful. There was nothing for it in consequence, but to remand the prisoner, and this Was done for a week. When the case came forward again on Tuesday, it transpired that the woman was still ,toissing, and Sergeant Barnes, of the county police, who oas the case in hand, applied for a further remand of seven days to give him an opportunity of finding Lyons. • When the case was before the magistrate on the previous Tuesday, he said, he asked a reporter who was present not to report the proceedings, as it might prevent him finding the woman; but on the following day he saw a !Von in a Warrington paper, and he could not tell how 4ar that might have assisted the woman in evading the Police.—Mr. Buckton (magistrates' clerk) : What did the teporter say ?—Sergeant Barnes : I requested him not to re,.. Port the proceedings as it might prevent me finding tier. He said, " I must put something in." "Well," I I aaid, "You will have every information after we have tried to find the woman, but I ask you not to put it in I tnatil then."—The Magistrate : What,l have to say is this. If you (the reporters) give such reports, we shall nave to keep you outside. You must not put in anything to hinder us here. The sergeant has a right to complain cLi you preventing him discharging his duties. You 'mew you have no right to be here.—The Magistrates' Clerk ; In cases of this kind.—The Magistrate : And therefore, unless you are more discreet, we shall know how to act with you in future.—The prisoner was then temanded. _