Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1908-02-29 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

ROBBING HIS FELLOW WORKMEN. lb`l7  A V ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN POLICE CELL  At Ihrre•,,,a.•. West Riding Court, On T., day. John William lAatkineor,. a miller • Oral Meaboro'. wan charged on remand with st. of Po jug .ga vie. 3d., the Wages of fent fellow-workmen at Manse, Main I_ otli, It wan stated by Mr. Baddilcy. who cuted, that prisoner worked in a set I, The four other men at No. 3 pit,—}*oo a Rodger 4, Salo Akin, Ed. Turn., latio.. and (I. Crossland (trununerl. It a, glee ,i.ity of one of the Pallier, to drnw the tat, • tire Wag,. for that parth.nhir set. , inoner went to the cheek elerk arid deft, .1 the check for No. 47 t.et in the WM,' dgers. I.er...iced it le. wet. a; inerer the whole of the money in the ma. ye; II aloe. The total paid to hini was 4is Gal., of which XI tn. &I. wa• owing Prisoner then kit and sent letters manager and the man Rodger,. , he would not be able *0 attend }in eta. owing to to death of hie Theron tug week he wrote to Itodg,r, rpkingr to pay his wagen to a man named Ito 4 to whom ha Q mother would go for it. warrant was taken out against prironer. Wan arrested at Rotherham.  tbr, eat,t;  ‘Va  .ftsms,Z.  Sergeant Itonston. softer from custody of the Rotherham pa saitl 'be giparged pti-emer aftd mg 'Tve nothimp to say."  Corroborative evitlenee was given by E Henryliter:, collier; I. li Sladdist clerk in the check office; .10,hu.1 Midi pay. clerk.  -The priaciner applii,d i J aid I th.. Poor Prii.anier,* Deli n A. t, and toy gent to the i.e..di• A —iv,.  waii cionnlitteil to the bet question of legal aid wee not granted. Premner %id lio rfwerted hi, defence, would prove he wa: not at the raian the time of the prts.ent charge. Watkinitin wa, then charged with attei ing to eommit  Sergeant Houston said that prisoner apprehended and taken to th, eharge m I threatened to "finish himselt." He told mother in the train. "When till, job", :I shall iI4I the ,q 11111 as the old Iran did." ; something about. "kept that naid up." ' mother said he wan more fit for an an whereupon prisoner remarked, "1 knowt am ltiring, but the bobbii, won't girt chancs..'Later on the same eventr totted the prisoner in hi, ~nd at about 8-20 he called prim In? got no answer. Being •', adedear, opened the door and found th zOnet a "art round hi. neck and tit • :hen pipt. He was in a reclining mg with great weight about 't at feet from the ground. He we : rai -.Mous condition, hut with ti. rip itta ficial respiration he gradually omit rat :sergeant Haywood said that te* nit the cell prisoner said. "Yon w.,el has chants. to try me: I will mum • ss'rids, my father and brother have he got to Wakefield he would d have a better chalice there. he had not finished himself. lire Prisoner: You say you have prea with that searf, how about w I. -adit •rn round my neck? eour Witness: I don't call it wel . the you are trying to hang yoUl wrilr Pr' ; (Laughter/. ere'  asyln,  lA.vv Prisoner: You are a treat. 1 theism A a long statement to show he h.l nechsze Arn of doing right. In 1501 be was ,lemed nial Manchester after undergoing ti -Ire month fort imprisonment. Then lie went t, Cad, by sit, TI the intention of leading a new !i.e. Al* ,fitoo shop was broken into, and he was acme 'tiaY of the thett. although he was a• wart st night. He did not wish to be is- gill'all hi life, no he might as well finish ; Wadi, b' The Chairman: We have Id ta El' • arl this case also to the As7sizes. arvi ..n the decision, the prisoner said: 'Weat , the whether we take it or not." .chst Oet ,pns  eel it • • • / lt4 I