Widnes Examiner. — 1889-09-07 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

COMMISSION ON COST.  ATTEMITED AIURDER AND SUICIDE AT WIDNES. A MISERABLE TALE.  • At Widnes Petty Sessions, on Thursday, before Mr. IL l'ilkington and Mr. ii. Wide Deacon, Catherine Doyle, aged 37, wife of Patrick Doyle, , , chemical labourer, I, Sutton's-lane, Widnes, was charged with having, on Thurslay, attempted to commit suicide and also at the same thne to murder lies O blind child, aged three years, by drowning it—Peter ! Dennett, a labourer, said on Tim-slay morning at 11 oo'clock, he was working near ifittownl., when Ike saw the prisoner coning idong. She appeared to be very "strange" and he watched her. Site went to the edge of a pit, sat down Otto" rock' of stones with the child in her arms, and a few 111111LIIIS afteniards he mimed her. De went to the pit and SAW the woman just crawling out. She appeared to be very miserable and said she would make away with herselL—The prisoner solid she did not know what she woo doing. Site did noit mean to harm the child. She had intend.' taking the child to its father and then doing what site liked to herself—Tl,' husband came forward and said his wife wat always drunk and Ile could dote, good with her. On Monday site was drunk when he came home, and she had to get upstairs on her hands and kno:s. On Tuesday morning she was outside waiting for the pulolic-houses too open. Site had been just the same for the last sis or seven years. He had bison separatosi from her, and had allowed her 12s. 6)1. a wash, but sht• had lived with hitn the past two years. She had even spent in drink the money Ike had given her to take the child to the Eye infinnary at Liverpool, and she Intl " drunk money " given to her by Mr. Deacem for the same purpose.—Mr. Pilkington Will you undertake to look after her if we let her go.—Doyle: I cannot look after her and mind my work.—Mr. Pilkington (to the prisoner) : Will you behave yourself if we let you ~it.—The prisoner If he will allow me so much I will take the children and look after them.—Doyle : You must not take the children I will take the 'children myself. Mr. Pilkington said the magistrates would give the woman another cisme° and allow her too go this time. If ',nought up again she would I be severely dealt with.—Doyle whimt the magistrates to, grant a separation, he to have the children, ant! Mr. Pilkingtoin said they must settle that betwom them- , I selves.  A% COOL •si Criliwerw"—lwilies will IWO Beethasn't, glycerine:tint miemethet " ett ding anti retrething If applied to the 'twit anti hands after being tail ht the hot ..... plat jug lawn-tennis. pteltlittg, de. It pre.tervid the ettinplealon from hetatining paler taltilittrlit remove. all heat and irritation, and lieept the akin atilt aridly:hitt. during the hottest vteallter. &at les Is., of all eltemitits. Free lor 3.l.eatt tlty t tole maker. IL. Bee:lain Alia Son eliennata Cheltenham.  1; 1.1;:-Edward Petre, father of the Countess of Bantry, died suddenly on Sunday morning. Damage to the extent of £4,000 was tAUSINI on Thursday morning by a Ore which raged at Chadwick I and Sum' cabinet works, Blackburn. i Alm. S. A. ALLEY s WORLDS ilms 111,1.01a1t never lags ,1,, wslore grey hair to its yontlanl ,olonr. It acts dirty( ly Upl,lll.e rnas of the hair. inviwbrating them, claan,as the : renlo,ing ihuelroff. rendering the h.tir non. silky. glosl4y, and dlbposing it to oo.nio int any deiiired ion. It has bona of admirer, male and female, .yot,, Lou old. Sold by Chemists mot P.... ...........44,1.  3,11 d.  6. 11d.  6. 6!.