Liverpool Weekly Courier. — 1893-07-29 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER AT WIGAN.  At the Liverpool Summer As.sites on Tnuredity, Hnbertleall, 40, cartel, win indicted for haring attempted to murder his wife, Mary Ann at Wigan, on the 91h June. Mr. Byrne prosecuted, and the .prilinner wan defended by Mr._lll•Kaand.. .  Mr. Byrne, in detailing the circumstances of the cites, said that the prisoner and hie wife got up at twenty minutes to tire o'clock DU the morning of the 9th dune, and after going downstaini seine words pawed between them. The prisoner inked his wife what it was she had got against him, and she replied that she had nothing spinet him. Further words ensued, and the prisoner threatened to cut her throat. He drew from his pockets large pruning knife end attacked her with it about the bend, face, and neck, inflicting upon her • number of serious wound.. She screamed out, and a neighbour named Mrs. Bennett came in, and the piisoner.aleo attacked her. Another neighbour came to the women's assistance, and between them they managed to take lialsall away Item hie wife. Subeequently it was found that the prisoner had, after attic:king hie wife, cut the throat of his child Lily, aged four and a half year.. A police-con. , stable was sent fur, and he found the prironer lin • bedroom upstairs attemtaing to cut his own thrunt. A deapnrate etruggle took place, and in the end the pithier managed to take the knife from the prieuner. _  The prosecutrix, in the course of her evidence, eai:l that the phloem in the course of the quarrel said he would out her head off and the children's head off as well. He also said, "I 'upraised to du for you two years ago, and I'll do for you now." In moes-examivation by Mr. M'Kearid the proseoutrie denied this she had been addicted to !rehire of intemperance, or had been found misconducting her-elf with men. She further said there was no truth in the statement that she had been on ainili ar terms with a lodger named Connolly. On one occasion the whole street " was up," and the crowd cried nit against her because of an allegation her husband made against her. Her land. lord had nut gi.itin her notice to leave h, house because of her diegasting conduct. Her husband had not been obliged to dress and undrese the children and to get their dinner and tea ready , while she was lying drunk on the floor. He had ! done so, but she mipposed it was bscause of his bad temper. He dill 110 u complain on the morning in question of her having nibiconducted herself with Oonnolly. She adinitted that she was not fond of her husband, neither, elm said, wee she fond of Connolly. The medical Fieldmice wan to the effect that the prosecutris s life wit.n not in dengiii at any tune in consequence of the wounds inflicted upon her. Before a fdressing the court for the defence Mr. M'Keend called a numbee of witnesses, who spoke to the good character and sobriety of the prisoner. In his speech counsel did not deny that the primmer wee guilty of some violence towards his wife, and asked the jury not to convict him for attempted murder, but of unlawful wounding Sr wounding with intent to do giievous bodily harm. He said hie instructions were that the proseenittie by her course of conduct towards him, had driven him to such a pitch of fleetly as to induce hien to do the act whieh he undoubtedly did. Be did not intend to envier her, but to punish her for the ante of whieh be believed she was guilty. The jury found the prieoner not guilty of attempt to nun der, bue guilty of wounding with intent to du grievous bodily harm. A count in the indictment ch•rging the prisouer with attempting to murder bin daughter, Lily Helsel!, was not proceeded with. Sentence Inlll postponed.  Robinson's Patent Groats. For Greets Robinson's Patent Grorita. For Co _ .  BoAHLIBUSI • YAteut.Grosta. ur Poi rld.re '1