Widnes Examiner. — 1909-01-16 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT STOCKTON HEATH.  At the Warrington Occasional Court, on Tuesday, "before Mr. G. Pilling, Alfred Rickhuss, a spade maker, Was charged with attempting to take his life by cutting his throat with a knife at Stockton Heath on December 22nd, Ann Probed, a widow living at 43, Heath-street, Stockton Heatb,said that the prisoner had been a lodger at her house for about three months.He had often-comPlained about his throat. On the Sunday preceding December 22nd, witness heard prisoner using very foul language in the presence of her children, and she then told him he would have to find fresh lodgings. The next two days witness was out washing, and about seven o'clock on the Tuesday evening her son James came and told her something about the prisoner. She went home and found a policeman and a doctor present. James Probert, aged 13, said he came home from work -on Tuesday, December 22nd, and after his tea he called to the prisoner to come downstairs or he would bring a policeman. When asked by Mr. Pilling why he sold this, the boy replied • that his mother wanted to get rid of the p risoner. The prisoner said, "I cannot come down my throat is cut. Go and bring a policeman and a doctor." Witness ran for Police-Constable Barber. P.C. Barber stated that upon receiving information from the last witness, he went to the house and found the prisoner in bed, end the bed clothes were saturated with blood. The prisoner told him that he had cut his thought because he had been suffering with it for a long time. He added that he would find the knife under the bed. Witness rendered first aid, and sent for Dr. Taylor, Who after examining the prisoner had him removed to the Warrington Inflrmary.On the 28th December,witness visited the infirmary and charged the prisoner with the offence,but he made no reply. • Prisoner stated that he had been drinking and that he did not know what he had done until he came round. Asked by Mr. Pilling if she would take prisoner back, Mrs. Probert replied that she was not willing to do so. Sergeant Barlow said the man had been working at the Stockton Heath Spade Works, but he had been discharged on eccount of inattention to his dirties, but they were willing to take him on again if it would help him in any way. Prisoner was a man with very sulky habits and his fellow workmen could not get on with him. Prisoner promised to behave himself in future, and it was decided to adjourn the case for a week in order to communicate with his relatives in Wolverhampton.  SERIOUS CHANCES Are Taken in Neglecting a Case of Piles. Any person takes chances in neglecting an attack of Dues. The ailment has a tendency to become chronic. The safest remedy for any form of piles,whether itching OT protruding or.bleeding, is Dean's ointment. In using it there is no detention from daily occupation, and the many cures by it have made it famous in every corner of the world. The following is yet another case: Alr. IL Kirk, 19, Buckley-terrace, Gidlow-lane,Wigan, 2°41 : " For eighteen months I suffered with itching Piles. They came on in attacks, and I suffered very muc't with the irritation while tliey lasted. I tried teveral remedies that were recommended to me, but did not get any good from them. Doan's Ointment, how.yer,gs.ve me splendid ease,and cured me in a fortnight. ve been absolutely free from the trouble since. I can give Doan's Ointment high recommendation, and I shall take pleasure in speaking of it to others. (Signed) IL • Piles, eczema, and other skin complaints, are tormenting and distressing; they spoil the sleep, make you tlervQns and irritable. Doan's Ointment allays the Irritation and inflimmation of itching skin troubles— eczema, piles, shingles, pimples, chilblains, etc. The first 413„Plicatio0 gives relief, and a lasting cure follows. Posn's Ointment is two shillings and ninepence a pot I1:x Pots thirteen shillings and ninepence). Of all ~emusts and stores, or 'post free, on receipt of price, j,"rect from Poster McClellan Co.' 8, Wells-street, I nord-street, London, W. Do not forget to use the ull !lame, Do's Ointment.