The Poole Telegram. — 1882-02-10 (Poole, Dorset, England)

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE  NEAR HYDE PARK.  Emil Fantlelow, aged 24, waiter, was brought up for further exemication at the M oylebone Pel ce Court on Friday, on a charge of ehooting Clara Aenie Byford, a el'ow servant, at No. 1, Southwick-crescent, Hyde Park, with a revolver, with intent to murder her, BEd also with attempting to c nunit suicide by ..hooting himself with a revolver and cutting his throat with a razor. The iojured woman was in atte;;dance for the first time, and appeared to have almost recovered, though the two bullets have not vet been extracted from her body. The prisoner was shit very ill, and was again allowed to be seated in the leek On st”ing the prosecutrix he become gr ally eft c'ed —The priesecut:ix stated that she had been in Mrs. Fernie's service as heusemaid tao years. The tedoner went there as waiter weeks lettore this occurrence. Oa the eveaing of the 19 h December she went into the prisoner's pantry for s enething, and he came up t her and kissed her without a word being said. Sloe " Be q rlet, I am very cross with yo 1," 4111 went into th, kitchen. She had occaoien to go into the pantry fez rin, when the prhoner came rip to her and she pushed him away, She WAR truing trend to pet some cups on the tray when he tbeil at her. She had had a few wi rds ed•h the prisoner as between one servant and anoti ee but the'e had been no cleared botween them. He had not spoken to her with affecti; n, put had never complained that she had not returned his kin lly (trainee 0.1 the Wednesday previous to this occurrince the prisoner ehoweil her the revolve-, and she tok it into her hands to lo is at it. Sloe asked him what he wanted it tor, and he sail, "In cue aneb ely get in during the nighe."— Medical eo ',knee having been given as to the injuries rd i ved, a I, ng ateternent written by the prisener was read by the interpreter. In it the t ri-oni r wird the reason why I e committed these acts was because loved the girl with all his heart. On the 4th if November Tat he went to the house as waiter, and as ,00n as he saw the eirl he 11k. d her very much. Savona times he asked her if she cou'd lore him, and commenced ta kiss her, but she objocted, and got very cross, and femme tired of him, and said she did net like him. These words Michell his feelings and bin heart, but his thoughts were May sod niebt on Vet girl. The statement went on to -ay that he was tioohled v.l h giddiness and Les of Olt op, and he fi-equetely ttooght he vaunt te mit of his mind. He borrowed the r. volver, and on the 19. h Llecenoly.r he had an attack of giddin. as. Afier doing his work he went out, and he purchased some cartridges, and went to a number if publlcho nee and drank three or Ion" pints ef stone When he got back he told the girl he was drunk and lovee.ick, upon which 'he lreigh•-d at him. After dinner he went to the pantry nt dr .irk two berths of stone and then, all at one., he put five car tri Igen into the revolver and some into h;s waistenat pocket. He walked emelt saying be had got to die—that death was a pin, and he would die with pha ure for her. When the eirl came in he put his arm round her waist and tried to kiss her, but she dieeppearid, and when she rime again he n 1 o her, lie fired at hirubelf, and ran several times up and down the pantry. He got le la of the morolver and tired again, but the chatub. ra were all diteihareed. In his ovei-exci'emeot and terrible condition of mind, he Rot hold of the raz tr and cat his throat. He became fein•, end knew nothing more until he found two policemen srending by him, and be was then taken to the hospital. Ifs attempt to murder the girl and kill himself was while ia a fit. He did not intend to kill her, but only to frighten her, and ha believed he most have been out of his mind He w.s very sorry, and God, who was able to rectify all sine, would forgive him.—The prisoner, through his intevpreter, said when he had finished his punishment he wield make the girl a present of £l,O.—Mr. C iike committe 1 him to the C intral Cr 'Must Court for trial, and he was rerupviel in a cab.