Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1882-04-01 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER AT WEST HARTLEPOOL.  SCENE IN COURT. On Wednesday at the West Hartlepool Police Court, before Cirtain Young and Mr G. Pyman, Isaac Tose (26) was brought up on remand charged with attempting to murder his wife, Inn Tose (22), on the 21st instant. Mr Harry Belk prosecuted. Prisoner was unth fended.— Prosecutrix said she was the wife of prisoner, who is a sailor, residing at 7, Seamer-street. She had been married eighteen months and hail one child. A month after marriage her husband blacked her eyes and cut her month, and he had on several occasions since ill-treated her and threatened her. A few days before the 21st inst. prisoner threw a knife at her, and she finally left him and went to her brother's use. On the last-named date, about nine o'clock in the evening, her husband came to her and asked her to go for a walk. She refused, and asked him if he was going upstairs, when he replied, "You go up to your man." She answered, "I have no man but you." He then went upstairs, where a man named William Alders, his wife, and her brother's wife were sitting. Alders and his wife shortly afterwards went out leaving prisoner, herself, and her sister-in-law in the room. She was sitting on a stool, nursing her child when her husband asked her it she was going out to work, and she said " Yes, if it is fine." He then said three times. "Are you sure you're going." (It this point the poor woman, who appeared to be in a very weak condition, went off into a swoon? and was not able to resume her evidence for some time). Proriecutrix, on recovering, said prisoner, after the above conversation took place, got up to strike her on the back of the ueck with a knife, repeating the blow on her left side with the same knife. She fell to the ground, and be held her down with either his knee or his foot until she lost her senses. In answer to prisoner, prosecutrix said he appeared to have had drink.—Susannah McKay, wife of Robert McKay, 20, Searner.street, deposed to hearing I couveilation between prisoner and his wife, the latter charging her husband with not having worked for her. Upon this he jumped up, and after endeavouring to put the light out, stabbed his wife in the neck, and afterwards in the back. He afterwards threateued witness with the knife. He had, previously tol this, frequently threatened to " swing for his wife." After making the attack prisoner ran away, and she followed until she fainted.— Margaret Brunton, 20,1 Seamer-street, proved that on the night of the 13th inst, prisoner came to her house and said that it he got hold of his wife that night he would " finish her," and desired her " for the love of God " to take care of the child.—Dr. Biggart described the injuries the woman had received. There was an incised wound an inch long and half an inch deep behind the left ear, and a similar wound on the lower part of the left shoulder blade. She was also bruised in the side. 'The wounds wore not inflicted in dangerous parts.—After hearing the evidence of Sergeant Bowman, the Bench decided to comm't prisoner for trial at the approaching Durham Aeeizes.  Dr. Mf.Oftbe, Arohbiehop of Dublin, was on Monday created a Cardinal.