The Haslingden Gazette. — 1907-12-21 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

TROUBLE AT HOME  ACCRINGTON GIRL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.  A respectably dressed young woman, a ith a tear-stained face. named Mary Ellen Mannion, a carder, and lodging at 4, Russia-street, Accrington, was placed in the dock at Church Police Court on Thursday, charged with attempting to commit suicide. Supt. Mellieand said prisoner was a single woman, and she went to her work at six o'clock that morning. She worked until breakfast time, but was afterwards seen to jump into the Leeds and liierpool canal. JUMP, Hargreaves. labourer at Steiner's, living at 36. Blackburn-road, Great Harwood, stated that between 9-30 and 10 0'...10ck that morning he saw prisoner running along the canal bank towards Clayton. He noticed that she kept turning round as if to see if anybody was following her. He saw her jump into the water. The Superintendent: Did she deliberately jump in. or did she fall in! Witness: She deliberately jumped in. By the Chairman (Mr. Riley): She jumped in from the edge of the bank, but when he got to her the was about five yards from the bank. The Chairman: She might have fallen in. Witness: I should say she threw herself in. Supt. McKeand: After you saw her jump in what did you do:' Witness: I rushed along the canal bank and helped to pull her out. Did she say anything to you when you pulled her out She didn't say anything about having intended to drown herself !---Not just then, but after wo had taken her home sho said we should have let her go.  8117/i. Mckvand said a man named John Flamm of Milton-street, Oswaldtwistle, a labourer, jumped into the canal, fully dressed, and rescued the prisoner, who, when brought to the bank, was unconscious. Artificial respiration was success. fully applied, however. The Chairman asked prisoner if she had anything to say. At this prisoner, who had maintained a con, .posed demeanour, broke down and sobbed bitterl3. She said she had no mother, but her I ather was somewhere.  Supt. McKeai,d......... the information that there %ore five children %honi the father had deserted .  The Chairman Win you go to any of your relative.  Prisoner said she did not want to go to them. She further told the Superintendent that there had been a squabble at home. She had fallen out e ith her brother regarding the amount lie should contribute towards the upkeep of the fan. Hy. and it hail preyed on her mind. The Chairman: If she goes back to the same place and the squabbles continue she might be tempted again. He added that the girl should live under better conditions until she gut into a better from of mind.  Pr,omer said' she had nowhere else to go. supt. McKeand undertook to see the father and brother. and tell them that they would have to be kind to the girl. The Chairman said that waa a serious thing, but they did not want to punish her. They wanted to try and make her happy, and Supt. Mclieand would go to the father and brother and ask them to do all they could to compensate for the unhappiness they had caused her. She would be discharged.  We behme this is the third person Barnes has rescued from the canal, and his bravery is worthy of the recognition of the Royal Human, Society.