The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1880-10-30 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

REPEATED A.TTEMPTS AT SUICIDE BY AN EX-MAGISTRATE.  At the County Hall, Coventry, on Friday, before Messrs. J. Darlington and E. Petra, magistrates, Alfred Ashley Vanghton, no settled abode, was charged with having, on the 7th May last, attempted to destroy himself by cutting his throat. —Prisoner appeared to be about 50 years of age, and was very poorly dressed. It was stated that some years ago he was the owner of Fillongley Lodge and the adjoining estate, was a justice of the peace for the county of Warwick, and is connected with some of the highest families in Warwickshire and Staffordshire.,—Dr. Pritchard, practising at Shilton, was pat into the box, and said that on the 7th February last he was sent for to Hopsewood Hall, near Withybrook, where the prisoner was lodging, to see the prisoner, who was said to have attempted suicide. He found the prisoner with a large incised wound in the arm immediately above the left elbow, severing all the structures down to the bone. The wound was caused by a clean sharp cutting instrument, and he was satisfied that it was self-inflicted from its symptoms. The wound was dressed, and prisoner recovered soon after. On the 7th May last, he wa9 again called to the prisoner at Hopsewood Hall, when he found him suffering from a most frightful gash in the throat, severing all the structures right down and into the windpipe. Witness attended to him and he wee going on very well for about three weeks, and then prisoner made another atLempt at suicide by tying a clothes line to the bannisters and jumping over with the end , I tied round his neck; but luckily the rope broke with the strain. From what witness knew of the , prisoner he had reason to believe that if set at ; liberty he would attempt his life again.--The Bench, after a long consultation, said they had decided to commit the prisoner for trial at the Winter Assizes, I as lie would, no doubt, be much safer in gaol than at liberty, until it was decided what to do with him. --Prisoner was then removed to the cells.  We learn that the first edition of 50,600 cooies of "Round the Fireside," the winter number of Society _  was sold in three days. Weldon' s Illustrated Dress Maker and Weldon's Ladies Journal: London, Weldon and Co., 9, Southampton-street, Strand.—The November numbers of these two periodicals have reached us. The former which contains practical instructions and hints from both dressmakers and amateurs is only one penny monthly: the Ladies Journal, which also embraces literatura and art, in addition to the latest fashions is threepence. 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