Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1883-10-27 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

STRANGE STORY OF AN EX-POLICEMAN.  At Enfield, Eugene O'Neill, an ex-Metropolitan police-constable, has been charged on remand, on his own confession, with having attempted to commit suicide by outt ng hie throat with a razor. A constable deposed that while on duty O'Neil accosted him with blood flowing from a wound in his throat, and gave himself into custody for having attempted to commit suicide. O'Neil stated that he had taken a quantity of paraffin without effect. The accused had been medically examined since he was remanded, and had been pronounced sane. He now made the following extraordinary statement :--" I was seven years in tho Metropolitan Police Force and never had a complaint against me. Towards the end of that time I had to give evidence against a pi isoner at the Middlesex sessions, and the judge asked me whether I had known the man before I arrested him on the charge. I replied ' I did, because I had had him once before.' The judge said the prisoner was prejudiced by my answer, and told the inspector to report me. I was reported and suspended for three weeks and then compelled to resign. I then tried to get a situation, but failed in all my attempts, and the reason was this. While I was in the polies! had to make inquiries amongst the Irish in London respecting the assassination of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr. Burke, and I became known. Ever since I have been followed about. If Igo after a situation someone has been before me and lam rejected. I endeavoured to enlist in the Royal Artillery, as these papers will show (handing in some printed documents), but they had been told I was a Fenian. I next tried the Salvation Army, but they had been before me and made out that I was mad. I then offered to do the lowest work in a stone-yard, but again they thwe-ted me. I went to Millwali Docks, and tried to get a ship to go to some foreign parts to escape my pursuers. I was content to work my paesage oat, but they followed me about there, and once more I failed. I went to Scotland-yard and paid Is. to get a certificate for a licence, but they had been even there." Asked who he meant by" they," O'Neil replied, "The Irish of London. They follow me about everywhere. I am regularly boyciAted." On promising not to repeat the offence O'Neill was discharged. While the case was proceeding the police subscribed 10s. amongst themselves, and handed the amount to the prisoner, who seemed eery thankful for the easiatanoe.  HOLLOWAY'II OINIXENT AND PlLLA.—Health's defences. None save the strongtet ran with tmpunity pass through the sudden transitions from wet to d-y, from cold to rougg7 Weather so prevalent dueng the autumn and early winter months. Influenza, bronchitis, cough, sore throat, or qr.lisey will attack those most watchful of their health; but they can readily In...eet any of these oomplaints by rubbing Holloway's Ohtment taiee a day up to the akin over the affected parts, and itssistl/2g its to. votive action with approp.iato doses of his Pills. This tell-known, sale, awl easy mode of treatement efficiently protects the invalid both from present and future danger :theta weakening or even distr. -Wog the syetam in the slightest degree. Kers TIC PILLS, a specific in Nemalgis,Faceache,9ld., le. lid.; postage, Id. Kay Bros., StoakPort•