The Sun. — 1859-10-11 (London, England)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.  ATTEMPTED SUIOIDE AT THE MAIIBLE ARCH.—James Colman, a young man, was charged- with attempting to commit suicide by hanging himself with his pocket handkerchief to the gate of the Marble Arch.  Wm. Atkins, 211 D, said that while opposite the Marble Arch that morning, about a quarter after one, he heard loud groaning, and on crossing over he saw near the Arch a coat and waistcoat lying on the pavement and the pri Boner suspended by a pocket/handkerchief to one of the rails attached to the gate post of the Arch. He got him down, and he remained insensible for some minutes, and when he recovered, and on his telling him that he must take oare of him, he said he was sorry he had not been a little longer before he came, and if he only knew the trouble he was ia ho would have let him done it. He understood he had been at sea ; but his sister was present. His sister, a good-looking, respectable young female, said, in answer to the magistrate (Mr. Beadon), that she could not account for the prisoner's act, but that she had had a little quarrel with him in the evening. He had been drinking before he left home. He was living with his father and mother, and had never attempted anything of the kind before. He had only been home from America three months.  Mr. Beadon said he would remand him for a week, that he might be attended to, and have the advice of the chaplain.  THAMES  A RurnA.N.—John Watson, a tall and determinedlooking young man, was brought before Mr. Selfe charged with assaulting Ann Briant, a comely-looking female about 28 years of age, who carried a fine child in her arms, Complainant said she was a single woman. Mr. Selfe—Then, why are you called a married woman in the sheet ? Policeman—Last night, At the station-house, she said she was a married woman.  Mr. Selfe asked the complainant if the child she carried in her arms was her own. Complainant—Yes, sir, it is. Mr. Selfe—Who is the father of it ? Complainant—A young man that has gone to sea. She then stated that she was just leaving her own house, No. 4, Park-street, Borough, when th 6 prisoner came up to her with a knife in his hand and said, " I'll cut your b—y eyes out."  ' The prisoner (loudly)—lt's false, sir, it's false, sir. Complainant—lt's quite true, sir. He then followed me up and struck me on the eye with his fist, and gave me this black eye. Mr. Selfe—Why did he strike you Complainant—For nothing, sir. Prisoner—lt's a lie, she called me a monkey. Afr. Selfe—Do you know the prisoner, young woman ? Complainant—He lives in the same street, that's all I know of him.  Jane Smith, of No. 4, Park-street, Bromley, saw the assault committed, and heard the prisoner say—" I'll cut your b—y throat." Prisoner said he was intoxicated yesterday, and now all the women wanted to swear his life away. Margaret Connor, an elderly woman, said the prisoner was her lodger, and that he came home last night and took a piece of bread and meat out of the cupboard and began to cut it and eat it.  Mr. Selfe--Have you left Bromley this wet morning to give that important piece of evidence ? Witness—Yes, sir. Mr. Selfe—You had better have stopped at home. The magistrate then said the prisoner had no business to strike a WODIRII in the faee. Prisoner—l did not strke her. Mr. Selfe--I believe you did. You are fined 10s., and if you do not pay it, to 14 days' imprisonment.