The South Staffordshire Examiner. — 1874-09-12 (Wednesbury, West Midlands, England)

POLICI CELL.—At the Salford Police Court, on Saturday, a young woman. named Alice Nugent. alias Castles, a woman of loose character, was charged with attempting be commit suicide in one of the police cells in tho Salford Town Hall. The prisoner conducted herself very violently in the dock, and from the rambling statement she made she appeared to be de Inspector Hargreaves said that on the 22nd tilt , the prisoner was bravght b fore the court fon being drunk and disorderly, and was sent to gaol' , for 14 days. On being removed from the dock I she was placed in on • of the cells prior to being, removed to the Couniy Gaol. She had been in the, cell about a quarter of an hour when witner. visited her in cazupany with Police-constablo Wilson. They found her lying on her back, with her feet tow,de the door. On examining her they, found that she was black in the face and foaming, at the month. On removing her from the cell handkerchief wee fonnd to be tied tightly round, her neck in two knots. Mr. Hamilton, surgeon, i was sent tor, but she was a lorqh time before I recovered. The prisoner was committed for trial ;at the sessions, and, on being removed, said, in ft/ I determined manner, "You'll never have me."  EXTRAORDINART ROBEILRY EY BOYS AT BronxPORT--On Saturdaythr, e boys about 17 years of age; named Walter Walker, Peter Luhay, and Thomas Fitzpatrick, were charged at Ltockpart with being concerned in the rcLbery of .£4O from a conveyance bele ging to Mr. Samrel Robinson, of Robinson and Schofield, hat manufacturers, Romney. A. young man nante d Thomat Hallam was also charged with aiding. abetting, and prone.. ing them to commit tile robbery. The lad* had provided themselves with complete suite of new *thing, even to shirts, boot.. and. hats, and - they were each in pmsession or • new watch and guard, and a passage warrant to America under assumed names. The two boys who were apprehended in Liverpool a few a ago, said that it was another boy name. Peter Luhay who stole the money, and had £l2 of it. Police constable Scott went to,the residence of the boy Luhay, and finding him in bed, took him to the lock.up. A boy named Thomas Higgins, who had attracted the attcntion of the police by his appearance in a nos suit of clothes since the robbery was oommitted, happened to be caught sleeping in • cab, and apprehended on a charge of vagrancy, when h made a statement inculpating Hallam, who had himself written to Mr. Robinson, stating that he saw Walker holding the horse in front of the Stockport Bank at the time of the robbery, and had no doubt he could fied him. He proposed to go in search or the thief providing he wculd pay his erpenses. Mr. Robinson went with him to the police. station, and a police constable was deputed to accompany Hallam to Oldham wakes to look for the pr sonor Walker. ccordingly they went; to Oldham, and retcrned withcill obtaining any clue. The following day Mr. Robinson receivesi another communication from Mr. Hallam, deeeribing the visit to tndham and their ill-success, which he attributed to the presence of the policemens stating that be saw five individuals who were; wanted for other offs pees, and they cU ran as ay when they saw the paceman. Walker by that time must be either at Liverpool or Hun, an most like'y at the latter. If he was at either place be could find him without a polietanan, but he had no money to go there. He knew all the model lodging houses where he would be likely to stay at, acd knew the offices of are three fines of steamers where he would call were he to book for America. He would guarantee be would soon have the prisoner in the hands a justice, and the money recovered, if he (Henault was allowed to catch hire without the assiatance of a policeman. The apprehension of the prison's* defeated his scheme. Two witnesses gave evidence, which was corroborated by a statement made by the prisoner Walker, to the effect that five weeka ago Hallam asked them to do the "cop," and they eould have the key of Ridgway's seed plum be conceal the money in say time. Hallam derdesi the charm; but the evidence of other witneeses lett no doubt of his complicity, and It was overt proved that he said he bad written to Robinson to be employed to a after the boys ; but if he naught them he would let them go, if they let him have any of the" p.- They were all ooannitted.fen trial at the KnutEford Quarter fleedene.