The Poole Telegram. — 1881-12-02 (Poole, Dorset, England)

SALIBBIIRY.  Melingn.—Ruth Bendall was charged before the Barl of Pembroke md Mr. Hinxman. on Tuesday, with the murder of her male child. The body of the hsfant was found Im the 15th inst. floating in the *ma4e point at Whiteparish, and an examination of the both, showed that the child had been thrown in alive. The pris“ner find been tramping the country, Ind after the body of the child was found she was traxd to Westbury and on two policemen trying to arrest her she endeavoured to commit suicide by throwing herself int-) aneighbouripg pond. She now peared in a most unhappy condition. Her life had Men one of untottuitate vicissitude; married to a ret'.4%fe husband, lie had several times deserted her, leavingh oto ingt• time with four children d, pendent upon her. The IPagistrates formally ernamitted her for trial.  -'-nn-On Saturday lest, at the ordinary 'of Guardisup, Mr. Porter, tit meetiug of the Barna -tor of peor-retei in the East-atreet, was elected cone.. Tue numbers were toren of the late Mr. F. Nickell.. . -For Porter, 9 t Buster:tee 15. l;•ut.Lloußrit Vern' SeßsiLlos, Stant-atty.-Beers ' dotterel Parke sod Sir Di D'Oyly, Bert.-ritiohavia jouree, itlin tt ttcher f Blaudford, Wed brought up chatfr,thi w.th essaulting and threeltenitig tka his of h;R wije, Eliz.bete D.rtilny.-Complaihant, Mho is ado /gb'er of Mr. Booth, watchmaker, stated for a long time ebb had neensubject to cruel treatment By her husband, and abtlut three weeks ago, when she had the offer of a Situation as lauudrees in a gentle. tuatt'a fatuity, he threateue lit she went out he would weeder her, and held the poker over her. He also threatened, if She went to the place, to get some gnupowder Awl blow up the house. On Tuesday last she was al in be), yid ho struck her in the bowels with his fist She heat to go out to support herself and her child, and ecause she came home gate from work, be abused her, took up the poker, and threatened to beat her brains out, and he also took up a knife and threatened to thrust it through her. On Wednesday morning, because the child put Its hand Into the sugar Lavin, he tir.t struck it and then threatened to force the saucer down the child's th oat, and when he spoke to him he took up a cup uut of her hand, threatened her with it, and then threw the contents lot' her face. She told leim she could not ettutd his ill treatment any 1 .nger, and shoold tell her mother. He again threatened to r if she weht out to do for her, and on r.turning h.,tue at diunentime taunted her and took up a stick and threatened her. She called out murder, Red wheu she again told him she eh said leave, he said if she did he would meet her under the railwey arch aud murder her. She, however, went to her mother's house an .titer way. She was in danger of her life.-To the elor4e priemer dehied having threatened to murder his wife. -John Light, shoemaker, stated he lived ue onnia.ausnt's inotheein-law, Mrs. Both. (in Wednoeday night about hah.past eleven he heard a disturbance near his house, said on going to the place found it was the prisoner &twang Mrs. Both and making ipe of the most foul and disgraceful languege. Hu alto .aid he would murder his wife and have the rope round his neck for her, or have seven or fourteen yea s, but he would have his revenge out. He also said he would go aud burn every stick in the house before he let. He dil not appear to he in liquar.-Prisoner woe committed for two months' hard labour.