The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1861-08-20 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

CUTTINO ANL) WOUNDING.—At the Petty Sessions, Gosport, on Saturday, John March, remanded from the erevioue Saturday, charged with wounding liie wife, Harriet Marsh, was brought up again for examination. On the Monday following prisoner's remand, intimation was received by the magistrates that there were eymptome of cryeipelas coming on, and that it would be desirable to lose no time in taking the wife's deposition ' • and oonsequently the prisoner was taken to the house, and Captain Field attended, when she was examined. She started that about seven o'clock on the 26th July, she was 'standing at her door with some needlework, whiten she saw the prisoner coming down the street in • state of intoxication. She went in-doors and made things as comfortable for him as she could, and for • short time lie hail down but suddenly rose up and used violent language towards her, end attempted to strike her with his &tin upon which she 'aid, "John, don't strike me." To which he replied, 'No, I won't strike you, I would not hurt a hair of your head." She then said, "No, you base no reason to strike me or give me any angry words, for I never interfered with you, do what you may." Ile then went to the table upon which was stainhog a teapot and basin, and toilettd some tea into the banns and threw it over her head and face, and repeated it a second time ; she put up her dress to save herself, when lie intinedietely nolo.' at her with the basin, and stru. k her with it in the face. The basin* wies broke in pieces but she conld not nay whether it broke by the blow or from falling on the floor. The blood rubbed from her face. and she mu into the street screaming, whets • neighbour led her into her house and aent for a &sten Mr. Keeley, surgeon, promptly Attended, Anil found the blood flowins, rapitly from her face, upon which was an inches" wound exteusling from the left eye nearly to the mouth, and on the right cheek was a tmielveree wound about tWO inches ii: length, in the direction of this right nostril. The loss of blood was no great that the poor woman WAS exhausted. The prisouer was committed for trial. sieeesee Cseg Poiseteteo. An inquest was held on Wednesday by Mr O. S. Brent, deputy-coroner for West Middlesex, at the Buffalo's Head, Marylehoneroad, ou view of the tawly of Sirah tinnier, aged about 52, late resident of 20, North street, Manchester-repine, who, (non the evidence adduced, died from the effects of opium under the subioined eircumetances. On Monday evening about nine o'clock poliee•constable 216 D found deeeased apparently drunk and insatiable Oil the iloorztep of 8, Nortlitimberland.stree', with a crowd .if persons round her. Ile asked her where she lived ; first she said in Paradise-street, then in Northstreet, and firstly she asserted that she belonged to the workhowo. lie removed her to that institution, but the porter knew treating of her, and therefore took her to the High-street Police-station, charged her with being drunk soil incapable, mid she was put into a cell. She was antSciently sensible to give her name and address. About an hone attempts!' she was found insensible ; the divieional surgeon, Mr. Clarke, was sent for, and medieine welt adinieistered, which shortly after appeared to have effected her recovery. Another hour elapses', and Ale was again found heavy and sleepy, and seemed totally unconecious. Her friends were sent for, and in comsequence of her stating that she had taken poison, Mr. Clarke used the stomach pump, but she sank and died before one sum. Mr. Clarke performed • postmortem esaluinatiou. and diroovered that death took place from the effects of laudanum. The daughter of the deceased stated that on the evening preceding her death she entered MUSLIM'S room and exclaimed, " I have taken it ; I have taken six pennyworth of latt&DOM," and threw a phial ma the floor, but witness did not then pay any attention to it, as deceased had so frequently thresiketed to-destroy herself. She had several times before purchased landenum to kill herself, but invariably threw it away after keeping it for • short time, and on last Christina...day witness' found her hanging by the neck, but in such a wanner that she received no injury.—Verdict, " Suicide, in a state of mind unknown."