Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1881-02-18 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

CYCTRIOVS ATTEMPT TO COMMIT  SUICIDE.  A rather curious attempt to commit suicide was made on Thursday by a rural postman, named Edward Bushred. The particulars will be learned from the evidence given before Mr. Alderman Gregory, at the police-court, on Friday morning last.  John Baxter Vincent said he was a watchmaker residing in Pease-lane. On Thursday evening, between seven and eight o'clock. he was walking on the London road, when he saw a man in Mr. Marvin Lock's field. He wee walking about. Witness did n t stop, but after he hail gone on a little distance he looked back, and then saw the man either jump or fall into the water, There WMa soldier coming al ing at the t'me, and witness askeol him to come and help him. as ther • was a man trying to drown him elf. The soldier said "Oh I is h.?" and walked on. By this time the orlooner had got oat of the water. He walked out of the field into the road, and after getting into the rood he again got over into the field and walked In the direction of the water that he had been in. Before, however, he gut very far he turned round and came back into the road Again. He then walked up to the town and Into Greeniog's Passage, where he lived. Wltness went with P.S. Mitchell to prisoner's house and pointed him out. - -  ---P.S. Mitchell said, in consequence of information received, he went with the last witness to prisoner's house about nine o'clock. He want into bis bedroom. and Vincent pointed the prisoner out to him as the man he had seen in the water. Witness asked to see the clothes he had been wearin,r that evening. They wore produced by his wife, and he found them to be dripping with wet. He then cherged the priaener with attempting to commit suicide. He replied " Its all a mistake—it's all wrong." Meer a little persuasion witness induced him to cet up and go downstairs. Re w as about to m•tke a statement, but witness cautioned him, and told him what he said would be used in evidence against him. He did not say anything then. On the way to the police-station he said  "I know my clothes are e but I walked into the water I had no intention of doing ;hat.' He wite locked up, and witness had remained eiith him all night. Alderman Giegory : Do you wish to ask the witness any questions I isoner : It is quit: true what the sergeant has said. Mr. Charles Pars n, lost m aster, stdd the defendant was a rural latter este ier. Oa Thursday evening he had resson to enemad him for irregularities. After he had spoken to him with regard to the irre.zularities, and told him be wuuld be su-pelided, he replied. "You eon% see me any mere." He repe 'tea thee, words two or three times dui.. ing the couversatioe. Wit nein told him not to ttlk nonsense, or avtirdl t t that tffect. He then left witness's room, and he did not see him again till the evening, when be Saw him at the eolice-station. Pri4orier, asked it be had anyning to say in regard to Mr. Psi:eon's evidence, said '' I won't say I didn't say it. but lam net aware I did. I was a little excited, and I don't know whst I said." Alderman G-egory (iddressing prisoner): From the evidence af Mr. Parsene thrre is no doubt you had some such intent on, and as we cannot deal with the caeo now, you wilt have to be remanded till Monday morning. Prisoner : I had no intention to commit suicile any more than I have now. I never had it in any thoughts.