The Express. — 1864-07-18 (London, England)

ATTEMPTID SUICIDE. _ . . . .  n • Araofel: ;:iii4ular-iiicZniionag an, was in...lila before Mr. Wooll7ch charged with attempting to .:.it suicide by swallowing a large quantity of laudanum. rii:i..e.coontable 183 M said that about halt-put 5 o'clock ,n F by afternoon last he was on duty in Swan-street, when he saw the prisoner lying on the pavement. A genwas leaning _ over him, and, as noon as he Nor witness, be called him, saying that the man was dead. itooss ran to the spot, and found the prisoner totally insensible, and the gentleman handed him a bottle labelled Lii.lanuni, which he said he had taken from the prisoner's yn,l• Witness at once conveyed the Fiancee to Guy's Hospital, when the stomach pump was used, and eventually wai r •stored to animation, but be was too ill to be removed until this morning. Woolrych asked the prisoner whether it was trite ay. be had attempted to destroy himself He replied that it was. He was truly unhappy. Weolrych raked what was the cause of his unhappiness: He said that he had had words with his wife. _ _  Tee latter. a derent.looking female, here stepped forwani, and to iotwer to the magistrate said it was milts true they t.J4 words. on Tuesday last, about a yorteg girl who worked 13 the Mlle pleoe with her husband. She however, forFite him, but since that time he had wandered about is • mauler. She had neveroachod him for that tuwotelliet u be was • good husband. Mr. Wooleysh asked what business he was. it. wife replied that he was • bird-cage maker, but ha MI very bad health.  The it-mita:de then informed hit worship that SA he warn bringing the prisoner (tom the hospital that morning be mid that tee next time he would do it better."  r. Woolzych remarked that it wasaZocking thing for & person Co mace such a determined attempt to commit suckle. He should remand Lim to goal until he yarn in a better frame of mind.  Mary Ann respectable-looking young woman, wu neat charged with attempting to commit suicide at Waterloo-bridge. Socuel Camden, a lad assisting the watermen at the Wateiloo.bridge stain, said that about 3 o'clock on &tardiF afternoon the prisoner came down the steps while ha was on the loge. She came towards him and said that it would be a nice place to commit suicide. He told her to take care or she would fall in, and that he should Liar care that no olio committed suicide while he vas there. The prisoner told him he could not prevent her committing suicide if she liked, and at the same time she slipped off the lop and went under. He caught hold of her and pulled her on shore, when he sent for awnstao.y. Witness added that had he not caught bold of her in time she must have got under the lop, and nothing could have saved her.  The prisoner bete said she had no intention to commit feticide.. Elbe fell in accidentally. Mr. Woolrycb asked whether the Prisoner war sober! The lad replied that she had evidently been drinking, and when she first came on the logs he called out to her, &I he was afraid she might fall in. Mr. Woolly& said, after bearing all the evidence, be did not think she meditated suicide. He should therefore discharge her. He considered that the lad had acted very courageously in saving the woman's lite. therefore be should order him to receive five shillings from the poor box.