The Haslingden Gazette. — 1902-09-20 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

WOMAN ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT SUICIDE. SHE IS DISCHARGED.  A woman. named Mary Jane Hold.. who lives at 6, 31arquis-street, created quite a sensation on Monday night week by standing e her house door and proolaiining to the pimple about that shohad taken laudanum from a bottle, which she held in her. hands. She was removed to the Accrington Police. Station, wh..re ehe lost consciousness. Or. Geddio and his min were sent for. They used the stomach pump, and after two hours endeavours they succeeded in bringing the woman round. Site was brought hefor.• a magistrate on Tuesday morn. ing week, and charged with attempting toomamit auicide.  Chief Constable Beattie asked for a remand for a week to enable the twill, to inquire if j,eybody would taka charge of the woman. He had no objection to letting her go assuy at once if someone would take charge of her. The prisoner said she one employed at a pickle onion Amp in Aerrinspon. and alto would lose her work if oho mould not go hoek that day. Tha Chief Constable: She said the was tired of life.  -•.-. Prisoner: I will never do it again. P.C. Baron said he ant in Marquis-street last Monday night, when he was told that a woman had been attempting to commit suicide. He taw the prisoner stood at, the door of No. 6 in that street. Mho had a bottle in her hands labelled "Laudanum—Poison," and ahe aaid eh.. had taken the stuff. She also said that her friends had turned their hacks on h r; she had nowhere to go; that she was tired 4,f living. and wanted to die." PrMoner was reinand.si until Wednesday to see what could he dove for her.  l'insoner rata agam brought up Ott Wedll.l3day week at the Accrington Police Court. beforoddajor Sharplea to the chair) and Mr. E. Wekh, to me what could be done for her. The Chief f'onstable said no one would have anything to do with her. Rho Mao not properly recovered from the effect of the poison. and he would ham to ark for a remand for, week.  Prisoner: If you keep me a week Iwill 1; dead! 'The Chief Constable further stated that when she regainsd conamouanem shic said she did not want to get better. lie would not have pressed the MAP if somebody would take charge of tile prisoner. Prisoner: I .iuld go to Mice Mg.'s, and then could go to work. . .  The (Thief Constable said pe:soner sranterttogo. but he did not think it was safe to let her go. If they kept her a work, she might come to her KT.*.  sairl if they would let her go eh.• trearld go to Mire Allll.B.  A woman seatml M the body of the (-part (presumably the Mita( Ann, referred to by prisoner( said he had no room.  Major Sharpies: Ito you object to a a.mand° Prisoner: Yes: I tlo. If I do alot 00 to my work. I shall lose it, mud I 61.11 be destitute altogether.  P.C. Aaron repeated his evident.. of the previous day. and adil,d that when ho took her M the pollen station she said that if the poison did not act she would go into the water. The magistrate. remanded prisoner for ri week. Priiener was duly firelight before Major Sharpies, Mr. John Peters. and Mr. Wm. Ashworth on Wodn':f!lY; _ _ . . .  Constable Beattie said the prisoner wan in a different frame of mind now than she was before oho went to Prod,. and was sorry for what ohe had done. Two women Ind now promised to take charge of her, and if the magistratea agreed he did not object to her being dieeharged.  The Clrk to prisoner): Will you promise not to do anything of the oort again! Prisoner: Yes, air. I am very sorry. Shsrplos: You are discharged.