Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1862-04-11 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

TIIE ATTEMPTED MURDER AT HULL.  On Monday, the young man, Charles Thompson, who is in the custody of the Hull police, on a charge of committig a very violent assault upon a female named Emma Twidle, was again brought up before the Stipendiary Magistrate. Mr. Eaton, the solicitor for the prosecution, stated that the unfortunate young woman was still in a very dangerous condition, and even if she were to go on improving from day to day, it would be many weeks ere she would be able to appear in court to give evidence. Her deposition, however, had been taken, and that would be sufficient legal evidence to keep the prisoner in custody, and remand him from time to time until a change takes place in the girl. In her deposition Emma Twidle states that she met the prisoner at the Florence Cafe, and he would go to her house in Whipp's-court, South-street. She refused to allow him to remain when he arrived there, and he said, 'Won't you let me stay P" She replied, "No," and turned her back upon him; when the prisoner said, I'll make you suffer then," and, taking up a shovel, he struck her three or four times, and not being content with the effect of the blows from the shovel, he seized the poker, with which lie violently beat her about the head This statement the girl made, believing she was in a dying or dangerous state. It appears that the cries of the girl brought the neighbours, who found her weltering in blood, and were horrified at her conditim. The prisoner, in the confusion, made his escape. A surgeon was sent for, and upon examining the girl he found her head covered with wounds. One wound was three inches long, and the skull was fearfully cut in many places. The hands, arms, and the upper part of the body were one mass of bruises. Her :throat, on which she had received a blow from the poker, was much swollen. The prisoner was afterwards apprehended in bed, at his father's house in Prospect-street. Mr. Pettingell, whoappeared for the ;prisoner, stated that he could not—resist the application for a remand, and therefore the Magistrate remanded the prisoner until next Tuesday. The prisoner in appearance, is very respectable, although in character he is the reverse. His father is a highly respectable tradesman in Hull, and this son has:been a very great drawback to him.N,The prisoner has been in custody several times, and his father, not long ago, was obliged to prosecute on a charge of felony, for which the prisms ,er suffered a term of imprisonment.  Giprs.—Thcre need now be no hesitation an to what Is the most imitable and acceptable present to make our Children and young Friend., seeing we can procure at several Shops io Town those truly exquisite Sweets called " Wotherspoon's Victoria Lozenges" in pankets from One penny to one shilling and ft on oath, and in it variety of Flavours suitable to all tastes. It is worthy of remark that these new Lozenges are entirely.free (ruin Colouring matter, and made by' Patent SelLactlng machinery which renders them independent of inaelpulation in the process of manufacture, and era therefore suited to the most fastidious Test  TIOLLMPAT'a 011r1luirt