The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1883-08-18 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

SUICIDE AT ISLAND..- able speed among a crowd of people. They Before Mr. T. It. Lee, at the County Magi& were determined to put a stop to this furious tratee' Court, Abbey-street, yesterday morn. driving and would inflict a flee of se. and jug, Robert Hutton, who gave ilank-qaay, costs. Warriegton. as his addrese, and who is sup- Iteseueeixe A PoLICMIAN.—Win. Gregory, posed to he captain of a river "flat," was carting contractor, had been Futumoned for charged with having hitt toted to commit having assaulted P. C. Barnsley at Egreatont suicide by drowning. Mt. Jam. a Heethert on the Ist inst. in the execution of his duty. Askew, keeper of the telegraph station en time —lnspecter Dutton, the first witness, sail main 1-Libre Islaud, had noticed the prisoner t that on the last court dey, a fortnight ago, about ten o'ctock on Thursday morning on itefeedant had been fined for cruelty to a the middle islatel, close to the shore, hangiug horse. The moment the magistrates left the from some rocks by the arms while his lees Bench defendant salted him to come oat and were in the wirier. The man was in h•s leek at the home which he had brought for teat, tee magietrates to see. \ Vitness wont down shirt-sleeves, itud Ir. Askew, supposiog he had been wrecked and partially disaleed, mid saw the horse, but relneed to give Ids attempted, sue at lust succeeded in getting ' nrsetat for it to be wo:;ked. There was not him through the intervening water, which ha • :ouch the matter with it then, but the wound could seemly bottom. Toe mart wcs feethi vele in inch a state that a bid l collar Inieht to be praying earnestly, an exereese wieee. he ! rennet: it to a raw a: ate in an holm lie told is said to have continued vigoroudy caring ; tiefen.iant this and pointed out that if deft iihis subsiquent coultnemeut. Mr. AA w had that hone in swei a state inflict-tisearched on the island and fauna Ike ro. head and got stepped for it he would say that neshukr oi Iris clothes, and et length, when Imosector Baden heel given him permission the tide receded, managed to persuade II:nt to 'to work it. Afterwards witness wi tat ieto his cross to the main island. The ileyluke pole, ; 05011 1,01130 and sotto. he hee.rd the wiled of a were signalled to, tend they took charge ol the ecnitie and defendant using lead language to Fisuher, who reheard to parlahe of st:.y icor. 01'stable Bartridey. Barnslt•y :vet other Prism:or rat.%at lie is a married mit% ‘• • • a- ; ti.'..,a const•ddes Itaa hold of eererelant who children.. en tee eeie ten. .1 ~fa a mitr Cy.l!taistc Iwi h stranding end bi a rambling Datum, evidently Iwo 11, •.is v• i c'.e:t„i s;•itte. Witoe,s rtlatttlica to wife. lie sets remanded :or 0 00, d ,'• Yen are re fit. lebave ii:het nation. Later in the evening it •e.e. -r•, Y. 1,-,g tailed from bis iti,llti that seam t 1.,e• 41 a. teat at. a tiltur:,•: ti o.t.t tt.tloek cite he lost it sou by drowning, site!, ';'r tie;Z:ernoutt of the irt rust. h., was it the timid has be. n in an tire... Wed ear ;. elliec below the Court witeu defendant clue Buzsinat Actutantivuom. roue- e ; in after Inspector Diitto,., askir:g hint if be jug of the t 'onnuatee el the Lie . I allots- hint to work the hia,ee lit' cultural Society was held at the ee.r Would not premise Ina teed I 0.4 I :... -,• cI AT A l)uc.cs SN