The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1884-02-29 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THE ATTEMPTED WIFE MURDER.  At the Petty Sessions on Friday, befrre M^. C. J. Parke, the Rev. Carr .J. G:yn, and C ilonel Paget, Timothy King was brought up on remand, for the third time, c- felted wite attemoting to murder his wife, Matilda King, on the 13th of February. We have already reported the facts. The prisoner, a little one-arm ci old-looking man of GO ye ire, is a higglea, and lived with his wife. a woman some two years his junior, and son, a lad about 15 years of age. on the outskirt of the parish. Some six years aio he lost ha arm through an accident, and at timea since then he has been very morose in his disposition. Oa the evening of the daY in question his son, suddenly entering Vie cottage, found his father stauding with his foot on tlau bosom of Iva snottier, arm id with a formidable cla gr-hauatner, the pi r won' in be ng literally de:uged with bluol flowing from wounds on the head. The prisoner then made a rush it the lad, but he managed to escape and to call assistance. S seieg this amar iachiag, he ran to a well, in which there were about 7th. of water, and jumped in teat foremost. On coming to the surface, some of the neighbours held his head above water, and eventually got him out, when he became extremely violent. They, however, took a very summary mode of dealing with hint, and tied him to a tree until tile arrival of the podce. Th injured woman has since been attended by Dr. Parkinson. Grave fears were at first entertain-d as to her ultimate recovery, but she is now progressing favourably. Mr. Supt. Batty said he was unable hi proceed with the cass that day, as the woman was still unable to be present ia Court. He, however, asked for a further remand. Dr. Parkinson, in reply to the Bench, stated that she was going on satisfactorily, but he did not think it would be advisable that she should he removed for a fortnight. Her wounds as at present wets a sufficient justification fir that opinion, and should erysipelas at any time set in the case would assume a much more serious aepact. The prisoner was then remanded to Dorchester gaol for eight days.  At the same petty sessions the ther cases for hearing were of an ordinary natnre.—ln that of Charles Ltcey, charged with aqianlting Ed Wilcox, against whom L mey Preferred a cross-surnmons, a dog was the casus Lacey possesses a dog. not the most amiable of its race, and on the day of the fracas it ran out and endeavoured to F alasfy himself as to the taste of Wilcox's leg. Wlc ix naturally objected, and tried to beat the dog off. Seeing that,L icy knocked him itiwn twice, and Wilcox returned the c ,Inpliment once. Lacey was fined 155., and the other summons was dismissed. _ _ _  John B umett, of Kinson, pleaded guilty to, and had to pay 104. and costs for, the not altogether unknown luxury to him of getting drank and disorderly. A lons widow, named $ sari Smith, was fined 53. and costs for a similar exploit. She added to the entertainment she derived from getting " overcome " by running after the passers-by with a stick. Two young men, named Fetcher and Bennett, of Bournemouth, were summoned for working a horse in an untit A3.—There was a doubt whether they were really cognisant of its st Ite, and the case was dismissed. A labourer, of Coletoll, nlmed J1111:18 Moxham, was summoned for St smiling a plated spoon, valued Is., th 3 property of Samuel Smith —The prosecutor wished to withdraw from the case, and this the Benc'a allowed him to do, having given the defendant a good taking t