The Express. — 1865-04-14 (London, England)

SOUTH W ARK. William Harris siesular-looking young man, mademeribed in the cheigeelmeet se • oostermonger, wen phial is the box charged with maim two distuict attempt' to ger wit suicide. Police-ormetable 218 It said that about two o'dmi ea Tuesday morning he was called te • house ie Wades* street, St. George's New TOWN when he new the prisms lying insensible, sad • doctor Weeding him. He was quite black in the face, and • aced sod baodkerohlef were handed to him by the doctor, who had taken them from the prisoner. Tbe latter soon after recovered, and by dismissal the medical gentleman he conveyed him to Gel= where he received immediate ateentiou from the George Shemin', a Forts' is the Bah-market, odd be was at the door of the house in yiatmo as afternoon, when be was called to the back room, sel.t some difficulty in openiegthe door. Whenhe did se be found the prisoner hanging by the neck from • rope, the end of which he had fastened to the top of the deer. He was quite black in the face, but be inotandy got him down, laid him an the bed, ad bathed his face, mo that is a short time afterwards he recovered. Perceiving that be woe under the influence of drink, he left him sleeping mho sapposed, but shortly afterwards be heard that he had made another attempt on his life. Be, however, knew Duthie/ about that. George Lewis, • leather-dimmer, said that shoat pest two in the of ternoon to question he was palm( the house, when two lads called him is, saying that • men was wangling himself. Witness mired the back room and saw the prisoner lying down, quite black is the fee,, with a handkerchief tied tightly rind his nook. Witness instantly cut it off and met for • mostable sad a doctor. Witness bathed his face and his mouth, and did everethieg be could to save his life. The witness Sherman was recalled, and asked by the magistrate what be knew of the primmer? Sherman said he had Miami him for some time ea • has& win king young me, and be believed the km; winter and consequent bad trade had taken offset as his mind, and for several days he had boot drinking to mom The magistrate told the primer that he had bad a providential escape, and be ought to thank those two men for saving his life. With the now allowing him to have the advice of a minister, he should remand him to gaol until Wednesday next. George Tod!. a respectable-look's& middlseged roes, late secretary to the Wakefield Friendly Loa. Society, of to4L Gibson-street, Waterloo-rood, was brought up in erase charged with embezzling various sum" of money heloagtog to the society. Mr. Edward Harris, accountant, 79, Borough-road, said that be knew the primeer. who had been nearly two yeses secretary to the Wakefield Frieodly Loan Society. He wes paid for his senior at the rate of 4d. • member per queerter. The meetings of the society were held ou Satusday nights, when it was the duty of the primmer to resin' ell moneys from the members, eater it into his own beet, end hand it to the check secretary, who entered the same tato another book, and at the end of the evenings the haleness were made up, sod the money paid over to the Mariner. Latterly nomplaints bad been made by members who had paid the prisoner, that their permeate had not been credited to them. An investigation consequently took place, and it was discovered that the prisoner had received several sum, amounting to about 201., which be had never accounted fee. I Witness had gone through the books, and ascertained thee those depredations had been going on for some months. I Mr. Woolrych asked if he had evidence to mtetantiate his statement. Witness replied that he had two permute provost who bad paid him money which he bad not accounted for. WM= Rickey, a member of the society, said that on Saturday emoting he paid the primer half-•-crows, which he mired on the card produced. The wife of the latter also proved paying the prisoner other sums of mosey, which he entered oat their cards  00B.N.—Bmarnonam. Ana IL —At this day's rowtat thaws was a slant sappy of wheat, will& add dowly &alias et li. to L. ma garter. &rim oda, sad beim, nearly*. mast higher.