The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1871-04-11 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. John Cada*, bricklayer's labourer, of British America, was brought up for attempting to commit seicade, on Sunday.—Prisoner looked round wildly, asking "Oh ! where is my wife 1 '—Mr. William Dibbens said that about a quarter to nine last evening, he saw prisoner near Chapelry stairs, with • crowd r ,uu I ;he went across and attempted to throw himself into the water.—Prisoner : drive me out of my miteL—Witness: Ho appeared to wish to throw himself into the water ; bat some one stopped him. Witness then went to tell the police: Had beard of his character, and believed that he was unfortunate, and no person would employ him. His wife had two children by loin', and he wanted her to live with him ; but she could not, as he had no home for thcm. This, witness believed, preyed on his mind.—Prisoner : God blms you, sir. I have waited all over the c auntry and worn the but, off my feet to get work. —Witness feared that front prisoner's habits, he would not get work. His (witness's) wife bad given prisoners wife erotic, an I assisted her in her eonfinement.—Prisoner here wep: Litt. rly.—Elisahoth Marian Telbot, whose rather keeps the Fishonnaa'a Arms, said that on S.turdiy night pridiner came to the house. and had belg'tere th •re. He Was also to sleep there on Sunday night. Tony persuaded him to go to bed, and fetched him • candle; but he said he would not go to bed; if he went upstaire,he would hang himself. Her father said he should not hang himself in his house, on which be went ont.—Prisoner : Oh I my poor widow wife ! Witness continued that a man named Dowell followed him, sod she saw him go straight down the steps, and jump over. She went up and told his wife.—John ladwell WAS last night at the Fisherman's Aral, and akW prisoner, who was "sort of noisy," and witness sdvised Mr. Talbot to send him to bed. Prisoner said, "If you put use to bed, I will destroy myself." Priaoner said hew .nted to see his wife, and kept on about her. On this Mr. Talbot said, "If you want so much to see her, you hat' better go," and opened the door. Prisoner went straight out, walked down the step', jumped into the water, and Islam about ton yards, and would have been drowsed, had not witness rescued hint. When prisoner got mit about ten yards he tried to touch the bottom, but he was out of his depth, and went under, when he cried for mercy. Ile would have been drowned "as wife as • clock," but witness got • boat, and palled off, and seised him by the hair.—Mr. Arlen : Wss Ito in an exhausted condition I—Witness No, s'r, I aloa't I. Ii so anythin,; t, drink. Ile was votaitiin.hke. They got Ithri ashore, and "Mr. Mao" put the handbolla on him. Witness stayed at the station with him all night. but be would not go to sleep, or let any one else go to sleep.—P.C. McMahon said they heard a man was overboard, and went to the harbour. TM-y saw Lbw in the grater. and Dowell in a boat, and waited till they came on shore, when they took prisoner to the station.—Prisoner, in answer to the Benob : 'Tie grief that's the cause of it all. Being separated front my wife, and can't get • living. ra not fit to live, not fit to do nothing. I cannot got any work. I'm no special thrade."—Mr. Arden: You were eight years away from your wife, and never sent her • ponny.—Prisoner : Oh! that was the cause of being separated from her. I'll not live away from her,— Committed to the Sessions for trial.