The Warwickshire Herald. — 1893-12-14 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

ATTEMPED SUICIDE IN SI:511`01! PARR. The Magietratee—Mestrs. A. L. Crookford stied T. S. Eddowee—were • occupied at the Sutton Police Court cc Saturday mopping, in thee/ring a charge agailbSi, (IeCIVW Henry Cluinterbuak, fitter, 31, Eva-road, Watson Green, Birmingham, of having attempted to commit sukede on the 'lib inst.. by taking two ounces of laudanum. Polieesenreant Smee said poisoner was brought to the police :.stet:co ishortly before Mahe on 'Thursday morning by two of the perk-keepera in • helpless state. He wee elite conseious, and ap. peered to hare been tiretkieg. The keepers mad they found Wen lying :at the teething shed near Illackroot Pool, having apparently laid there all night. Witnesa put htm into a cell, wrapped him up warm, and gave him some coffee. In slit post, eserita he had two empty bottles, one of which had contained whisky and the other laudanum. and wituess had sewe aroerteined that prisoner had purchased two ounces of laudanum of a chemist in the .zawn. He wee eeea in the town. at three o'clock, acul he enter the park at about four elte sane alternaan. He became insensible a little , later, and he (the sergeant) sent for Dr. EVIZaI. 011 his arrival with Mr. ellaVaS,V the prisoner Was nearly dead, but alter applying several realediet the medical mea succeeded it rallying Througeout the day and the following night two men had to walk him about, and the deem now thought if prisoner was removed to Winton Green. Gael Infirmary he would have Laster attentien, and would more quillekly recover. He. therefore, asked the Beach to remand him to the Infirntary ! tree Tuesday next. Witness further tied the fellowseig extraordiaery :tete was fi.und in the prie own' posseesion, written in peocil, and apparently only a alhOlt trme before he tea the laud-3111.1M:— am weary of the hard and continuous struggle for a bare and miserable subseeence. I have purpotely omitted my name and address. The county must bury my body. "My poverty and not my will conaeuts"—fShakospeare). May all forgive nte, IS I do all. (Agnostic). "Can'st thou not minister to a mind diseased." "Throw physic to the dogs, 11l have none of it"—(Bard). Tfme about three,. Daisy, Cel:a. Edith, and Meet forgive me. Fer/esiaistes. chapter nine, and verse five--" For the living know that they shell die, but the dead know reilt anything; ueither have they any more e reward, for the memory of them is forgotten." I belive the above to be the truest words in the book of contradictions, immoralities and absurditi,el from Genieve to Revelation!. 1/eath nor hell has any terror for me. Hell is an expleled superetition. Colonel Ingersoll has put tles tire of hell ete, never to be rekindled." Pre,oner new said it was domeetie trouble that caused hint to make the attempt to take his life.-Pollee:sergeant Smye further added that as sumll DA he got to know prhomer's name he sent for his wife, and she came over en Friday noee him.— The Cheirmae (Mr. Creckford) said the Pencil should rematul the preserver until Tuesday next and he would mesneitile be medically exam iled at the lafwmary of the Willson Green Gaol an to the state of his nried.—Priaorter, who Trati leapoctisbig dremati, but still iromewhes strange in his manner. waa then removed to the cella, and tat& in the day taken to W intent Greco. The prisoner was again brought before 31eser. A. 1.. ercekford and T. S. Edslew:s. ottlluee day morning, when Superintendent Walker asked for the prisoneee own safety a fur.lier remand for at lete a week. Wleethic after that p.rioJ he would be auffissiently recovered to uterine the charge he knew not, but at all ciente he theught for the safety of lintself and the public he should be furthsr remanded. The surgern of the prison in-trimmer sertitied that "he Wa, saffee:rig hem neltiehri.:ta," and dela he (Cc. ,nriarrintendentl believed :lc another week he III:LOIS Ile in a position tt lappets hefere the Mach. 'Bench grentel the ronned and the pr'eente.memo t.:I had a etratete and 13W look ut him. was neet'eeremeriel to this eelbe and Liter in the day to V. -neon