The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1894-05-05 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

THE SOLIHULL STABBING CASE. At the Solihull Police Court, on Tuesday, before Messrs. Everitt and Lord—Mary Jones, Warwick road, was charged with unlawfully and malioiousty wounding her husband, the Rev. Maurice Jones, curate of Solihull, on the 99th Marsh. Mr. Ludlow appeared for the proseent ion, and Mr. Stubbins defended.—Mr. Ludlow said Ms olinat _ _  iiiietiove;ed;il4was not des-Trott- s—of pt.-re-weeding further.—On the suggestion of the magistrates, the accused, who was crying bitterly, stood forward in the coast, and was formally charged with unlawfully wounding her husband. Oa her behalf Mr. Stubbing pleaded "Not guilty."— Mr. Ludlow renewed his application, but the magistrates decided to have -the prosecutor sworn.— The prosecutor, who stated that he was • clerk in holy orders, and at present resided at Hall Greta Vicarage, said be was haring breakfast with hi wife, who seemed hysterical. There was a slight altercation about the pulling up and drawing down of the Wind, and he went to leave the room. His we followed him to the door, is  order to prevent him leaving, and it was then that the ',cadent happened. Hs was unaware that anything had happened until he fell • Pan in his left side, and his wife had then gone hart to her seat, and was preparing to sit down. He could not say what caused his wound, but he afterwards sent for Dr. Page. He was in bed I week, and had • nurse. He should not have had a nuns if it had happened in any other way. In oromexansination witness stated that he Con firmly convinced that his injury was the result of an accident. At the time he rose to leave the room his wife was buttering some toast, and she merely put out her hand to stop him from leaving the room without the slightest intention of hurting him. P.c. White said when be came Mrs. Jones said. "Oh, Maurice, do say it was an accident." The husband said, "It certainly was not an accident: it was done in one of her violent fits of temperThree men were vrorldng in the road overlooking our parlour. We had an argument about drawing the blinds, and I went to leave the room and found myself cut." Witness replied, "You ars certain it was not an accident," and prosecutet answered, "I am certain it waa not.' Wibus. charged her with unlawfully wounding her husband, and she replied. "I didn't know I had done it; when I did know I was very sorry, and I' have been sorry all the day." Witness arrested Mrs. Jones, and visited her cell several times during the night. At three a.m. he looked through the trap-door of the cell, and accused said. Officer, I suppose if my husband dies you will charge me with murder." Witness replied that he should, and she then said. "He wrenched my arm and bruised me; that is why I took the knife from the table and did it." Mrs. Jones was in a very excited state. Witness in fact thought she showed symptoms of insanity, and he did not consider her respmsible from the first moment he I saw her.—Mr. Stubbins, in defence, asked the bench to dismiss the case. They considered, hoc' ever, that it was too serious a charge to dismiss, and committed the accused to the sessions for trial, but allowed her bail. The husband and wife, who appeared perfectly reconciled to each other, left the court together.  Exhall. Smoot. Boa.—At • meeting on Monday eveniu& under the presidency of Mr. A. Lola, the attendant* otiose (Mr. C. Simpson) reported that in Marsh Om *vers. attendsnee had been 146, (the number oak the rep:biter being 179), showing a pa:ventage of (1)L.  Pr"