The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1887-04-20 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE FROM THE " CLAUGHION."  At the Borough Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. Preston, William Haden, 43, Markstreet, Liverpool, was charged with attempting to commit suicide by jumping into the river Mersey from the steamer Claughton. Edward Henderson, seaman on board the Woodside ferry steamer Claughton, said that at 930 on Monday night, as they were approaching the Woodside stage, he noticed the prisoner standing outside the bulwarks on the starboard side of the boat. Believing that the man was going to jump into the river, witness went towards him and put his hand on his shoulder with the intention of preventing him. The prisoner, however, made a rash into the river. They at once lowered the boat and pulled out towards the prisoner, who was just past the Wallasey Dock. He was swimming very well, although he had all his clothes on. They managed to rescue him and brought him to the receiving room on the stage. He said he was all right and subsequently told them that he had some disease in his bead, arising from sunstroke. He said when an impulse came over him he was obliged to follow it. If it was to shoot anybody be would do it. The prisoner farther stated that he had been a soldier formerly. He smelt strongly of drink and he admitted that he had been drinking rum Mr. Preston: It would be quite dark. You must have lowered the boat very promptly. Witness: Very promptly. We landed him at the stage at 9.45, a quarter of an hoar after the alarm was given. P C. Cannell, stationed at Woodside. gave corroborative testimony. Prisoner, on being asked what he had to say, said: I was mad at the time. Mr. Preston: Mad owing to your drinking habits.  The prisoner's wife said prisoner was formerly a soldier and bad served in the East Indies. He was now in receipt of a pension of 2s. 3d. a day. They had been in Liverpool for two years, and he had tried his best to get something to do. He had advertised several times and answered advertisements, but with no result. He had never attempted to put an end to his ilia before, and she believed it was all for want of work. Mr. Preston said it appeared that the prisoner had money to get drink, and no one would employ him so long as he was in the habit of drinking. He had sufficient to keep body and soul together if he used it rightly, and in any case he could not be allowed to take his life. He should remand him for a week to the workhouse, so that they 'night see in what state his mind was. He wished the prisoner to remember that if it had not been for the very praisewerthy promptness on the part of the ferry people he would not have been there to-day.  A GRAIEFUL CLERGYMAN The following sincere and earneet L„. from the Rev. 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