The Haslingden Gazette. — 1907-06-08 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT OSWALDTWISTLE.  GIRL DISCHARGED.  After seven clays' confusement Ut Preston gaol, Mary Elizabeth Wright, 20 years of i•ge, s room hand, hand, whirie parents live at 22. Georgerantset, Ciewaldtwiatle, wa again brought up at Church Police Court on Monday, charged with attemptiag to commit suicide.  When prisoner was before the magistrates the previous Monday. Supt. MeKeand itatod that there lhad Iron some insanity in the girl's family. and she scented to think that everybody was against , her. She had had an illegitimate child mid had been taunted about it. She seemed a cuisot but of a very sensitive disposition. Sarah Hall, of 31. Gardenstreet, Oswiddtwiatles said prisoner had lodged with her about fear months, the girl corning to their house aid sayiag 'had had a bit of trouble et home." During the time she had lodged with her prisoner seemed all right, though she was a little bit funny at time*. She had attended to her work regularly. She leas keeping company with a young ?nay named Howard, but there had been no bother between shorn to far an ehe knew. On Friday. the 24th prisoner came home from her work and ate a gcod tea, ,being apparently quite well. She went out about eight o'clock and returned in ten minutes. She began to cry, and got • glass out of the cupboard. She then went into the kdehen and "mixed something up." She went into the cuthoure in the yard. and witness then got another woman to tie and one what she wan doing. Fri. toner bream@ very ill, and Dr. Townley had tubs Sent for to bring her round. Maria Wooller. of 27, Gardenstreet, Oswaldtwbtle. mid she wasi in the house of the last witness when prisoner went into the yard, and she went said asked priecmer what she was (obit. tar toner replying, "Nothing; you never rind.' She wont and fetched the prieoner's young r.an. -nd she took the glass and contents from prLoner. They did not Fee prisoner drink anything, but abs became vary rink and ill, and they bad to fetch • doctor.  When charged with attempting to commit rid. nide by taking oxalic acid, th,, prisoner made no reply to P.C. Whitwam.  Mrs. Wright, mother of the prinmer, said she would ho only too glad to have her daughter boson /gain. Sim had not been " upbraided" at honk* on &croons of her misfortune. Howard, the young man who was now courting priioner. was not the father of the child. Primmer had never in any way threatened to take her life, nor had she done anything to lead rioters% to think she hod ever contemplate.' suicide.  Qucetioned aa to why prisoner left home. wit. 'ices prii,ner "went away in a temper" over a few worde they had about an erranci on which primner was sent. Prisoner had mewed downhearted.  The Bench asked Supt. MeKeend if the medical man at Preston had sent ins report with pi gird to the young woman's mental conditien. Supt. MeKeend replied in the negative, end intimated that for such a report the Medical Officer would require payment, and ho had 'been informed that such payments could not be made cut of the polize funds. He chservod that flora mumt be tome fund for defraying much payments, and remarked that the clerk could obtain the ii.formation and cover the emit out of the County fund. The Chairman observed that it seemed as improper thing for • girl to be remanded seven days and 'then that the Bench should learn nothing further as to her mental condition.  Pri,oner promised ens would never repeat the offence sad expressed her sorrow. The magia. trues di,miesed the ease. and advised her to go end live ar'th her maxim, and have more errs* an the future.  In the cruse afralt.t the Wutera I'iereo Oil CO, 01121,titIkent of the Standard 01 Co., the jury ha. W,' Iho fine to be paid by tin company at £300,000. and hag refused to permit it to do further busineee in Texa,.