The Sun. — 1866-05-23 (London, England)

CUSHION." God. `Make it ' dear, won't and ; wantock me up and to ,  The case excited considerable interest, the court and the yard leading to it being crowded with persons from the neighbourhood.  Albert Charles Tuck, a young man, living at Point-pleasant, Wandsworth, said he was returning from Putney about 12 the previous night when he was told that a man had gone along with his throat cut. Witness walked on and saw a man and woman  lying in the middle of the road. The prisoner was the female, and she was on the top of him. The man was bleeding from the throat and the prisoner was crying. Witness asked what was the matter, and the man said his throat was cut, and that his wife had done it, and.that the woman was his wife. The prisoner madeno answer. Witness picked him up and brought him to the station as well as ho could.  Mr. Ingham—ls the man able to attend ?  Inspector Usher—No, sir. lie is in the infirmary at the Wandsworth Workhouse, and not expected to live. The inspector was then sworn, and stated as follows :—Between 12 and 1 yesterday morning I was sent for to the station. On arriving there I found the injured man in the reserve-room with his throat cut. Dr. Winslow, the police divisional surgeon, who had been previously sent for, was attending him. The Hon. Mr. Wrottesley soon afterwards• attended and took the injured man's declaration  The magistrate was sent for by the advice of the surgeon. The man was not sworn, but he made the statement, and it was afterwards read over to him. The prisoner cried and sobbed bitterly. I charged her, with attempting to murder her husband by cutting his throat with a razor. After a pause she said " Yes." She gave me the latch key of the streetdoor, and said I should find the razor on the top of two boxes in the bedroom. She asked me to fetch a dress and several other articles, which I did. I went to the place and found the razor as described. It was covered with blood. Mr. Ingham—Was it wet ? Inspector -Usher—No, sir. The blood was dry, as I found the razor two hours after the occurrence. I found the bed covered with blood. I also found a rope tied across the bed two or three times. This is the rope (producing it). It is steeped in blood. I traced blood on the handles of the locks of the doors, and also on the way from Putney to Wandsworth. Mr. Ingham (to the prisoner)—Have you any questions to put to the officer?  Prisoner (who was crying)—No, sir. At a subsequent period of the day the magistrate, accompanied by Mr. Andrew, the clerk, proceeded to the infirmary to take the injured man's deposition on oath. The prisoner was removed from the station to the bedside of her husband who made the following statement :—" On Sunday we agreed to separate. On nondaysnight I went home and lay down on the bed. I awoke and found my hands tied to the bedstead and my feet entangled with a rope. Blood was pouring from my throat. My wife was lying upon me. She said, "I'll let you know whether you are going away," and she made another cut at my throat. I think it must have been with a razor. I pushed her off me. I promised her I would not go away. She cut the- rope and I got loose. She tried to prevent my getting up by holding me down by the shoulder, but I was too strong. I got away and ran into the street. She followed me and said, 'I hope you will not transport me.' I was very weak, but got half-way to the police-station. She took hold of my arm and asked me not to transport her. I fell from weakness, and a young man and a policeman helped me to the station." The only question put by the prisoner to her thati hheehhuadsbaburdo,uwghhtothapepaeaffa:erdoinahaim:rlyf. l husband was whether he did not say, on awaking, w state, answered that he did not remember. Mr. Ingham then remanded the prisoner for a week.