The Sun. — 1821-11-05 (London, England)

ATTEMPT TO MURDER.—On Wednesday morning last, between the hours of one and two, a most inhuman and monstrous attempt at murder was perpetrated by a villain, named Patrick Fitzgerald, on the body of his own wife ! who was in the last stage of pregnancy. The particulars of the horrid attempt are of the following atrocious nature :—The unfortunate victim is an  interesting girl, about 17 years of age, and at the age of 14 was married to her inhuman husband, who is a fellow of the most ferocious appearance, and standing near six feet high, about 40 years of age. A few days after the marriage was solemnized the monster deserted her, and the unhappy girl was sheltered at the habitation of her aged parents. The villain after six months absence returned, and plundered her of eery thing she possessed, and again absconded, and came home at intervals, and served her in like manner. On Tuesday night he went to the house of the poor girl's father in Angel and Portercourt, Golden-lane, St. Luke's, where she resided, after being away from her for eight months. On his entering the room, in which were the aged father and mother, and. his unhappy wife, who had only a few days to go to her accouehement, his extraordinary conduct excited the alarm of her mother, who observed him glance a look of terror at her unfortunate daughter, and in order to, reconcile his anger she took him to a publichouse, and treated him with some beer, and kept him in conversation till twelve o'clock at night. It was then agreed between them, to prevent quarrelling, that the mother and daughter should sleep together in one bed, and he and his fatherin-law should sleep in another. After the poor old wormin had got him to accede to her proposal, she took him back to the house, gratified at her success ; and left him and his wife in the room on  the ground-floor, whilst she went up stairs to prepare the beds. She had not been up stairs long before she heard the cry of " Murder !" and the, shrieks of her daughter; the poor old creature ran down stairs into the room, when she observed the unhappy girl lying on the floor weltering in her blood ; the inhuman monster was kneeling on her stomach, with a knife in his hand. Tile old woman attempted to release her daughter from his vengeance, on which the villain stabbed her in the arm, and also attempted to cut her throat. By this time the neighbourhood was all in an uproar, and the watchman broke into the house, but the murderous villain had made his escape  backwards. The unhappy girl was put to bed, and a surgeon was sent for, w►en an extensive wound was found at the back part of her head, and also a deep wound in the forehead. The poor creature, as well as she was able, ,stated, that as soon as her mother had gone up stairs, the  monster began to break open her trunk, in which was all her baby-linen. She endeavoured to prevent him, when he knocked her down with the instrument he broke open the trunk with, and then placed both his knees on her stomach, and stabbed her in the forehead with a knife he took from his pocket —lnformation of the horrid affair was given at Worship-street Police-office, and Garton and Hanley, two active officers, are in pursuit of the monster, who, we sincerely hope, will be speedily brought to condign punishment. The poor girl was yesterday expected to breathe her last.