Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1902-01-17 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

DRUNKEN MAN % FOOLISH ACT.  A Lamm, rained Tom Braminiel. ling at Surmount, was in custody at the Bbm Wait Riding Pohce Ca'stet on Tuesday, charged with attempted to commit suicide by lunging , on the 10th inst. The prisoner, who had no friends in court, presented a wretched spmamma in the dock. The AM witness. John Bell, colliery boakman, living at Greemale, Chapettown, said that. on Friday in last week he was working on the bank at the pit bead. when he saw the primmer, who was wanting to tight anybody who came near him. The prisoner mated to fight the witness. The witness' thought he waa a "little touched with beer." In comequence of his rough conduct the witness locked hint up is a cabin, and went to And the under-manager. On returning to the cabin :aid opening the duct he found the prisoner hanging from the wall. Be had a handkerchief ' round his neck, the handkerchief being attached by wives to a nail in the wall. The witness leicribed the position of the prisoner, from which it appeared that the handkerchief was not fastened close up to the neck, but formed ti loop in which the prisoner's bead was suspended. The 'Mucci added that • police ceentable IFee sent for, and the prisoner was given into cuMody. The Chairman (Earl lAltarocliffe) You say he was "a little bit touched by liquor." What does that mean? Was he steady on his feet? . . .  The veitawes rr.plied that. the prisoner was not steady, but be wia. in such a condition that with thought. a policeman would have locked him up. Police-couirtable Nelson, who in stationed at Memos. Newton Chambers' colliery, mid he wan called to the cabin, and found the primmer in charge of the host witinetw and others. The prieoner 'seemed to be very wild. The esitnese took him into cuatody. and conveyed him to the poke 'station at Chewltown. It wee neeevaary to have him watched all the night. The withers explained the pomtion of the nail on which the wires and the hindkercbief were impended, and said the prisoner appeukd to have host got on a reat and then. alter potting his head in the noose, jumped oil the seat. Judging from ha. appearance, the witome would not have been locked up for being drunk. Supt. Bielby said the priaoner wee brought to hi-s 'station at Buengrvave road, and his onndition was that of a me bordering OD &Briton tremens. /ill he could get. out of the prnioner was that on the Inivioun day be had (hunk a pint of whisky. Supt. Bielby added that. the primmer had been brought up at. a public house, his father having been previously an innkeeper at eurncroes. The prisoner was a man who worked hard when he did work, but unfortunately drink was bin braetting sin. His brother bed been conimariasited with. but he declined to have anything to do with him. The Chairman Do you wink to my anything about this affair? The prisoner, who woke in a huaky voice. risked : No. air. The Chairman, addressing the prisoner. raid: You know thin is a very sweious charge against you. I don't believe that you actually content, plated suicide. There is evicliece that. you were starring from the effects of drink. I rather think von are still averring from three effects. We have decided to remand you in custody for a week to give tiny! for your friend's to be conummiested with. You will he pout under =Aim) supervision, and I think very likely a w vek will do you a ' great deal of good.  Barn!ley West Riding Police. B. fore Mews H. Pigott tprei.iding). W. Brady, 's%. Bony. mid E. G. Norton. A