The Express. — 1860-06-11 (London, England)

THE EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT AT MURDER  AND SUICIDE AT WINCHESTER.  On Wednesday morning, before the Mayor of Winchester, Robert Simpson, a private in the 00th Rifles, was brought up in custody of the police from the military hospital, charged with cutting and wounding Sophia Rowe, with a razor on the 12th of May, with the intent to murder ber. The prosecutrix, • young woman who has been from that date an in-patient of the County Hospital, stated that she was • native of Stow Market, in Suffolk, and had resided in Winchester for some time. On the 24th of December, being out of a situation as a servant, she went to lodge at the house of Mr. NVidlin, the Painter's Arms, Sussex-street, where she remained till the following circumstance occurred:—Some months ago she formed an acquaintance with the prisoner, who came to see her at her lodging, and often went out with her. On the nights of Thursday and Friday, the 10th and 11th of May, he remained all night, and slept with her. On Friday morning the prisoner said he was tired of soldiering,. and he should cut his throat, and asked her to get him a razor. She said she would not borrow one, but as he seemed so unhappy she would buy him one, and gave him Is. dd., and he left the house and went into the town. On his re. turn be gave her the razor, which she locked up in her box. Prisoner remained with her all day, and they went to bed between ten and eleven at night, and at his request she took the razor out of her box and put it under the bolster. Shortly after they were gone to hot Rachael Welby, who was in the habit of sleeping with her, mine into their room, and got into bed with them, where she remained all night. Welby got up in the morning and left her in bed. after she was gone, prisoner took the razor from under the bolster, when she asked him to cut her throat, to which prisoner replied he had not the power to do it. She then said he must do it, and if he refused to do so, he should not cut his own, upon which be did both. Mr. E. Buckell, surgeon, said he was called in on Saturday, the 12th of May. Found Sarah Rowe with her throat cut, and there was a very deep and serious incision, attended with great loss of blood. She said, in answer to a question put to her, that it was the prisoner who had done it, and who also had a severe wound in hie neck. He afterwards found • razor in the middle of the bed; it was the one which was then pro. duced. The same day Rowe was seut to the County Hospital, where she has since remained. Ihsehael Welby was in the habit of sleeping with Rowe, and did so on the night of the 11th of May, and in company with the prisoner; he and Rowe were in bed when she went into the mom. Left at 7 o'clock in the morning, before which she heard Rowe say to the prisoner, " Dodo it, Ben, there's • dear," hut she did not know what it meant. Mrs. Wathin dotal that her husband kept the Painter's Arms, and that Rowe lodged at her house. The prisoner was in the habit of coming to see her, but did not know that he slept in the house. Went to ed on Friday night about 9 eclock, in. consequence of being poorly. About 7 o'clock next morning she heard Rowe say Good bye," and directly afterwards heard a smash in the room occupied by Rowe, and on going into it she (culd that a window had been broken, and on looking on the bed she saw Rowe bleeding profusely, and with her throat cut, upon which she immediately sent for Mr. BuckelL Whilst waiting his coming she heard the prisoner say, " This us love," to which Rowe replied, " I shall die happy." The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, said lie did not know what he was doing at the time, and was fully committed for trial at the next assizes, buebeforo being removed was allowed to shake hands with all the parties concerned, which he did apparently to their satisfaction. --Sali4,4sry Journal.  The officers of the 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars had their annual dinner at the Clarendon on Saturday last. General Sir Henry Wyndham, K.C.8., colonel of the regiment, presided, and was supported lay the Earl of Cardigan, K.C.8., Colonels Smedley Harrison (commanding), Douglas, Peel, Bellingham Smith, George; Majors Cook, Lawrie, Fraser ; Lord Royston, Rev. Richard Pyper, Hon. Captains Vivian and Noe', M.P., Captain Dawson, M.P., Lc.  For the information of gentlemen of the second branch of the legal profession, the Dublin Warder meatiosi that the office of solicitor to the Ecclesiastical Commis. sioners, vacant by the resignation of Mr. Godfrey Father. stone, is supposed to be worth nearly 3,000/. a year. Six of the leading Dublin professionals are already entered for the race, but this number will, of course, be largely in. crossed before the end of another week.  A portion of the Bateman property, in the county of Kerry, consisting of four lots, was sold on Friday in the Landed Fatates Court, and realised upwards of 20,0001. Some other lots which had been announced for sale were withdrawn, a sufficient sum having been produced to dia. charge the encumbrances.  The committee of the Glasgow Garibaldi Fund remitted 900 f. on Wednesday, being their thin! instalment, making up to this date the sum of 700/. hom Glasgow. This remittance includes the munificent sum of lOW- (fit addition to fiat formerly sent) from Miss Geraldine Rosa, Ballnagoern Castle, Ross-shire. The following cordial letter of approval from Lord Kinnaird has been received, enclosing the subscription of 101.:—" Veitch'e Hotel. June 8, 1860. My dear sir,—l am glad to see that you have had a meeting in Edinburgh to raise a ' Garibiddi Fond.' I enclose a trifle only to show my sympathy with Garibaldi and the righteous cause in which he and his brave companions are engaged. Yours faithfully,