The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1871-09-09 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

THE TRAGEDY NEAR FARNHAM.  On Sat Imlay morning the double crinie of attempted murder and suicide, is petrated in the wild part of Surrey known as the !' Devils Jumps," under dreamstances of great peculiarity, again came before the justices at Farnham in the examination of the alleged perpetrator. The crime WILY so nexrly consuilimatesl that the intended victim wagon Satin, lay scarcely able to appear Wore the magistrates, and was still in a very weak condition. She did, however, appear, awl the evidence was so clear that the case, so far as the magkiterial jurbidiction is concerned, was concluded. The prisoner was champs] as William Midway, and the description given of 111111 fes having been a cavalry soldier awl as lately conneetel with circus performances was fully borne out by his appearance. He is a tall, soldierly-liiiiking loan of about 44, slightly built, and his actions in the court were theatrical in the extreme. lie requested and obtained leave from the justices to stand near his sglicitor, Mr. Eve, of Aldershott. Ile seemed inelinefl. 11111,01 by the justice, or the solicitors, to influence the principal witne,-, by leaking negative and affirmative signs by shaking and noildingfiis bead ;let he was quietly stopped in this.counie by the Superintendent of Police, who stood near him.  After Ann Langley, the cook in Mr. Carrington' service, William Carrington, a nephew of Mr. Carrington, and Sarah Parry, the housemaid in Mr. Carrington's service, had repeated their evidence, which has already been published,  . Mrs. Carrington vrniA brought into the court, and this occasioned much excitement. She is a handsome woman, younger than the prisoner. She no sooner caught eight of the prisoner than she became hysterical, and the prisoner also became much excited, raking his hands above his head, an I weeping alcuth exclaiming theatrically, " lb" t bless her." Ile also made a show • of bitterly weeping. The witness described herself en Rosa Cart ing,ton, the wife of Richard Christopher CitrrilE-ttOn, And dcpo9,ll: I remember 411140 well the morning of the Ikth of last month. I heard the bell of the house ring several times between twelve and one, and as no one went I got up to answer the ring. The room I was in and front whielt I went 5525 at the rear. I saw through a glass In fore I opet,ed the frott it,r that it was the prisoner, and I said " You bad man for coining here." I then opened the door, and the prisoner, who had a stick in his hand. IsClllO,l it gill the ground as he saki " have rose you from that." He further said "J want the money you owe fir, tie shawl, the chat. and the little I said I would pack up the shawl ntlll eloak and send or bring then, to Itlnt, bet I could not give the dog mall Mr. Carrington returned. 'the prisoner left toe tars 1110111elit Illtll went round the home and tlieit returned, I had stood on the steps, thinking he had not aahl all Ile had.to sae, and when he returned he said, "You are a bad womtui," and thou stahhed melt, the arm.  Mr. Brown (who appeared for the prosecution): Did he make some proposal to you lotion, he stablmil you. Witness No, he did not. Not cunt t can recollect, Mr. Brown Recollect yourself tot a moment. titter redocting): Vs. I op ow remcmher ; he asi,ed me, heiore he bat tiro door at rad, if I would go for a a alh with Mtn, anti I ref tined, saying that I was SUM he dc.ired to do Inc all the injury he could. I cannot remember that Ile made use of any threats, lint the stab followed. That was with a slurry knife, and was thromob the in-m. I ran into the 1,11 entrance id the house anti fell. I cannot tell whether Ile stalibed air, I,lleo I was nundait er aficrwaisls, but the only next 0,1114 I can remember t.s his