Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1888-05-26 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

ATITYPTID SINCIDII. John White (31) coach painter, Idorpeth, was brought up on • charge of attempting to strangle himself with a leather strap, with intent to murder himself, on the 17th inst. Supt. Winpenny stated the oiroomstanoes of the ease to the magistrates and the chairman asked prisoner if he di I attempt to strangle himself. He replied : No sir, no. Toe Chairman then asked him if he understood what 'he meant, and he replied Yes, I understand you Sir." After a consultati la it wee decided to hear j toe evidence of the man who first found him. Robert Usher, Seaman, Elated that he was et:tieing Beck Hill about 9-30 p.m., and saw • man struggling on the ground. He went to him and found him black in the face with a leather strap round his neck which he was putling at with bath hands trying to draw tight. With difficulty, owing to hi. reigniting, witneas got the strap off and threw it away when the man seized him with both hands and held him down. After a struggle he got away and ran for the pelioe.—lt appeared that the ptisoner had been in the town for a week or more and had acted in s strange manner. On the !Sunday morning previous he had lint.ioked Sergeant : Bromley op about 3 o'clock stating that he had bean robbed of a lot of money. This proved to be untrue. He had also called the police op at the station, during another night on some trivial (mouse, and had been to the pollee office in the day time, to enquire if it was true that two of his brothers had committed suicide. He was ordered to be taken to the workhouse.  James Shaw, labourer, Granemoor, was summoned for De/dicing to send his son William to school. Sergeant Hermon stated that the boy wee 12 years of •ge, had only passed the 2nd standard and had been absent 29 times out of a poesible 40 attendsaws. In reply to the charge the lad's mother amid, " He's been at work. What I was breed to send him. When he has any work to do, I lets him go." It appeared that defendant had been fined in March for a similar otleuce. The Chairman told the parent that they eould not send the boy to work when they liked and fined aefendant ss. William Woolsey, labourer, Gransmoor, wee lam. mooed for negleoting to send hie eon Arthur to .ehool. In this ease the lad wee 12 year. of age, hod only pegged the 2nd standard, and been absent 34 timee out of 40. In reply to the charge defendant said, I have not each him to inshool regular— I know that." There being no previous conviction defendant was fined 2s. 61.--George Footer, labourer, Skipsea, was similarly oharged in moan of bis son George. In this ease the boy was 10 years of age, had passed the 2nd standard, and been absent  177-times Out of 40. A fine of 2e. 6d. was imp ised.—Thomas Taylor, labourer, flunmenby, Moe eommoned for neglecting to semi hie daughter Annie to soh ,01. The child was 10 years of age, had only passed the let standard, and been absent 20 times out of 40. Defendant dil not appear, ant was ordered to pay se. fine.—John Priestman, labourer, Hanmanby, wets charged with a like neglect. Hie child was 9 years of age, had only pssAd the Ist standard and been absent 16 times out of 40. This was a second offence, and defendant wait fined ss.