The Warwickshire Herald. — 1899-02-16 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

EGED .1111SS1PTED SUICIDE AT SUM& L'OLDFIEILD.  Al the Police Court on Tuesday morning. Leo James Itabnett, clerk, The Lime*, ilsrmingham Road, was brought up charged on remand before Alderman J. 1.340ver and Mr. H. Parkes with attempt. ing to commit suicide on the 7,th nun by cutting his throat with razor.  Sergeant Jackson deposed that about one a.m, on tile morning of the a* inst. he was in the Sirminghain Road. He there saw the prisoner with his neck wrapped up. He asked bins what was the matter, and prisoner mid "I have cut m ythroat" Witness said '• What wilt?" and he replied "A razor," at the same time handing witness the razor produced. Prisoner's shirts and waistcoat were saturated with blood, and 'he had a clean cut wound across his throat—a nasty wound, but not dangerous. Be took him into The Limes and Dr. Hobbes was sent fir. On his arrival tie put five stitches into the wound. Witness brought prisoner to the police station, and there said to him "You have somewhat reflected and are sorry for what you have due, aren't you?" Prisoner replied "No, this is only the commence. meat of it.'!  Mrs. Bußows, wife of Sir. Harold Bullowa, said she saw prisoner in the While Road at about eight o'clock on the night of the 7th inst. She had previvusly him in the afternoon when he said he bad divided up his things and that he Rad written to his father and brother as be could not have poverty staring him in the lace. In the evening he told her he had no money and saw pwerty staring him in the face. He then cut his throat, but she did not see with what indirnment he did it. He afterwards Struck a light and said -Look what I have done." She said "What have you done that for?" and he replied "I have no money and am 60 unhappy." Blood was running down his shirt, front from the wound. She then went with him to The Limes in the Birmingham Road, and Mr. Henderson went for the police. She there left him. Superintendent Walker (handing to witness a paper): Did he hand you this paper!—Witness: No, it was pit into my pocket. Superintendent Walker Did you see him write it —Witness: No: It was quite a re:prise to me when found it. I have known prisoner since October: but I have never heard him threeen to take his life.  buperir.ttendent Walker: What Jid. you do with the paper?—Wilness: 1 ware it to Sergeant :Jack& HI. The worde on it were in prisouer'e and Sergeant J'aeluon. re-called. caid die paper nro. &wed wa; handed to him by- Mr.. Bullows at 11.30 p.m: Imt night.  The Chatrman Naked if there wa. any one present t, represent the prisoner, and the Clerk having replied in the negative, said he had seen the prisoner's fa tier and to him he did not express any intention of being present. He Holbeehe) asked Mr. iliabnett if prisoner's brotfier, the solicitor waild attend. and he replied that he did not think CO 84 hp had bn:iness that day at the Birminghiun Clunty Court.  openntendent Walker said lie tied received letter from prisoner's father in which he said, among orh;,- things, that the law mtpt take its tonne. Prisoner appealed to the Bench to let him off. He ,inecrelv promised not to commit the offence again. He had beets in prison for a week, and to wear prison clothes would break heart. He would, of the magistrate= dismi:setl the charge, pro. mi.o faithfully he would not attempt to commit again under any circumgtances witatev‘r. His in. ther Wolter would have been present but foe other bn.ineor elkaining him. Superintendent Walker said it was very sinpular 'hat ant .ug the prim-quo.= many friends in Sutton nooe of them were present. Pidsoner said the relson mja, be I,Pea I he had loft his home over twelve months They might not know h;= pceition. SuPerintendent Walker said it sb Aced ther,, was a great deal more lxhind than was on the depositires,  prorr eharaeter vr,,,ia hear the rtr;etest ;nve.Vontion Ti weor priion.dother would breok h;si °hear. He irotriel promixe not to eommit the offrnee again. Ftirdier he e mid not PIS'. The mantstralea then ret;red for several minister. and on their return into rout Alderman Glover said' if IA nu.: a far more Perinum queetion tfian nriaoner ,