Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1883-06-02 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER.  At the Hammersmith Police-coort, London, Thomas Terry, a labourer, who appeared in court with his sleeves tucked up, was lately charged with attempting to murder his wife by cutting her throat with a tab's knife at the house where they were living, in Ancill-street, Fulham. The complainant said her huaband had been drinking he.avily all the week, but she had thought he was better. On the previous night, however, he followed her about the room, saying, "I don't wish to do you any harm, but someone is conning after me." Towards the morning he got a knife and rut some bread with it. He said, "Who says I am going to murder my wife? I did not nay so; I am only cutting a piece of bread." He then turned round and said he had been told that she had been left £IO,OOO a-year, and wished to put him away and boil Lim in a co,:cr, as he was not good enough for her. She as.ured him It was not true, and that she did not wish to do him any harm. He said if she did not tell him the truth he would murder her, and went to an open window with the knife. She watched for an opportunity to snatch the knife from NMI, and threw it out of window. He then picked up a table-knife, and be....an cutting her thrott with it. It was not sharp. Her fingers were cut in trying to snatch the knife from him. He said he meant cutting her throat, and he might as well do it at once. The landlord, hearing her mien of " Murder," forced open the door, which prisoner had locked, and tack him off her. At that time he had her down on the floor, cutting at her throat. He got away from the landlord and caught hold of her throat with hi+ hands, nearly strangling her. The landlord had to pinch the prisoner's throat to compel him to release her. She ran away from him into the etreet when she got free, and sought protection in a houm. He gave himself up to a comtable. Dr. Egan sold he was called that morning to the policestation to see the complainant, who was suffering from • slight wound on each side of the throat. The skin was cut, but the wounds were not deep. She had wounds on the fingers of her left hand, lie saw the prisoner. who was suffering from delirium tremens. Mr. Page remain:led the prisoner for inquiry.  AT the Police-court, Whitehaven, two men, named WAleevy, were charged with havin4 committed a brutal assault on their brother Jo.eph, who lies bully iojured at the infirmary. The family have often been in court, and it appeus the pritoners quarreled with their brother, and from the evidence of a aister who was present one of the prisoners held the complainant down whilst the other kicked and beat him with a poker until one of his legs was broken, and the ankle of the other dislocated. Prisoners were remanded, bail being refused. A COACH PAINTER named Aahenhurat has been charged before the Epsom magistrate with shooting Mrs. Eli abeth Borer in the leg with a revolver. The prosecutor join Guy's Hospital,sulTering from the injery. There were no witnesses of the occurrence, but the prisoner said he was shooting at a rifle gallery with his own revolver when the weapon accidentally went off. He woo remanded.  AT a meeting of the oommittee of the Frome Liberal Association and Club the following reaolution was unanimously adopted, and ordered to be sent to Mr. Gladstone: " That this committee would strongly urge her Majesty's Government to determine that the present session of Parliament shall be prolonged until the important measures mentioned in the Speech from the Throne hove been disposed of, and assures the Government that they will receive the full and hearty support of the Liberal party in taking such a coarse."