Widnes Examiner. — 1886-03-20 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SAVAGE ATTACK ON A WIFE.  At Warrington Borough Court, on Monday, the magistrates granted a remand in a case in which John Broderick, tanner, of 7, Silver-square, Warrington, was charged with attempting to murder his wife Helen, on Saturday evening. From a statement made by Chief Constable Hunt, it appeared that prisoner, after leaving work on that day at one o'clock, went home and gave his wife 18s. Haviii had his dinner, he went out. At about 10-30 in the evening prisoner's wife and her son, a youth of fifteen, were in Winwick-street, when the prisoner met them and asked where they were goincr. On Mrs. Broderick replying that she was goingto the market to purchase some meat and groceries he said that he would accompany her. On their return home Mrs. Broderick asked her husband where he had been all the afternoon. He at once flew into a passion and, asking her what had that to do with her, lacked her severely. Mrs. Broderick had at the time a child in her arms, and to protect it stooped down in a crouching position. She received kicks on the chin, left hip, right side, and right arm, each one causing a braise. The son, unable to prevent his father's violence, went to call the aid of the police and as he was leaving the house heard his mother say "Johnnie, you're not going to murder me!" Prisoner, it appears, then went to where the coal was kept, picked up a spade, and threatened to kill her. With the spade he then struck her across the left temple, and in striking a second blow caught the child across the back with the weapon. . Inspector Spinks and Police Constable Bruen, who had been informed by the son of what was going en, at once went to the house, and found Mrs. Broderick and her child saturated with blood. - Prisoner was taken into custody, and on being charged said "It's all wrong, I have not done so much." The injured woman was attended to by Dr. Starkey Smith. Michael Broderick, the son, having given evidence bearing out Mr. Hunt's statement, Inspector Spinks was called. He said that on going to the house in Silver-square he found it in darkness. Prisoner was sitting alone in the kitchen, the furniture was disarranged, and near the fire place was a large pool of blood. Broderick said his wife was in bed with the children, and the officers subsequently saw the woman and child. Mrs. Broderick was covered with blood, and blood was oozing from a wound on the body of the child, which is about twelve months old. Mrs. Broderick, who was taken to the Infirmary, had an incised wound on the left temple. She declined to stay in the Institution, on account of her children, and was afterwards treated by Dr. Smith. The child had a wound across the shoulder, which corresponded with the edge of the spade. When charged at the police station with unlawfully wounding his wife with a spade, prisoner replied "I never had a spade in my hands.' His son was present and said" Yes, father, you had," and prisoner replied" If you say so it must be right." On being charged that (Monday) morninc, with attempting to murder his wife, he said " I'am not up to that.' Prisoner will he kept in custody until !Monday next, when he will again be brought before I the magistrates:  KAY'S TIC PILLs, a specific in Neuralgia, Face-ache, 14c., ind, Is. I:Id. Postage Id. Bold by Chemists. Nay, Brothers, 6tockport.—.Advt, Justice O'Brien told the Cork Grand Jury on Wednesday that there had been no cl anga for the better since the last a=lizes, and that he could come to no satisfactory or favourable conclusion in regard to the condition of the country. A