The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1905-03-11 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE QUARTER SESSIONS.  The licensee of the White Horse hie, Newton, Frederick Goodwin. who aetemptel to commit suicide bp meting his Gamed en Saturday last, apreared before Colonel J. C. Lloyd, at the Neehin Peace Couxt, reterdat, on that charge. Onodyrin who DWI appeared to be in • weak state. est in the went with a dark scarf round lea throat. During the proceedings numbers of people congregated in the vicanty of the pollee buildings. and discumid the affair, and at .one time the whole road wits filled with school Chi/dies, who watched the officials se they moved shoat the mart room. The find witneee celled wee Louisa Ann Conceal, a barmaid eanployed by defendant; neho said that the had been at the White Horse for three weeks as tannaiel, hot had 'preciously been *employed es Dement on and MI for two years. She saw defendant inveral time. during the morning of the date in question, and he weaned to have bad drink but was not drunk. At about one o'clock he said he we. going-to the barber'. to get shaved, but witness add that he had better wash himself. firth, and for that par• got a Pig of hot water for hint. Defendant welt unetairs with the welter. but maid that he would lay down for a thost time, and wash afterwards. About halt an hoer afterwards witneue, who wee m the bar. heard defendant mall her name twice. She went %minim, and famnd Sinn on the banding. When she got to the top of the sitaire he went into hie bedroam, and she followed him. On gong uto the bedroom the hound Mu sitting on theaide of the bed. He had hie bead thrown bath, and she could see that hie threat was out, and bleeding. He told her to. meld furiirs4Leo. I litzs "he bad mth. Mine sent her meter . :DT alnaide and leering the 'state the we gtilC went up twice to see denalnant Lintcecesion be died net movedi:7lMgeni the almond she found hornkneelingthe yeaheland with hie head leaning against the table. She afterwaride noticed that the towed that Wag on the mok yam covered with blood. Her sister. on coaling beck from the doeterh found the heaths (produced) lb:L.llo=er the bed on the gimr. The and blade wee coveted wft The dootar when he came in told her eater to_ put the huge down. Maria Coetrell, sneer of the last witness, add that she had been emeioyed at the White Home for the lath throe months se stheard. On Saturday afternoon her slater told her to go to fetch Dr. Yeoman. She went, but the doctor sap out, but be came • few minutes afterwards. She ded not .astiee defendant's condition during the morning. On 'Pueeday, l'uory 28, the was seirt by defendant to Mr. Leah the chemist, to fetch a ehilling's worth of laudanum. It we. about ten o'clock when the went, and_hir. Lees told bar to go back sad ask hir. (Mohler' what the Medan= was for. On her :damning to the chemist ithe soid that it was to rub Mr. Goodwin'e side with. She received the bottle (produced). marked "Laudanum, poison," which eke gave to Mr. Goodwin. She did not know whet became of the contents of the .bottle. John George Lee, chemist and druggist, of Neston, said that on Tocetkv. February .28. Maria Ooltrell called at hie thip for 1110MOdlitig. but be sent her bath with a memage to Mr. Goodwin. She came hack eeain, and he gave her the bottle (produced). In oonsequenteif recent meats in .ionnection with the defendant, witness did not put laudanum in the brittle, but a harmlees mixture. Mho Yeomans, M.D.