The Poole Telegram. — 1882-12-15 (Poole, Dorset, England)

JUTS. BOOTS AT THE QUEEN HANGS HIMSELF,  Au attempt. at suicide was made at the stables of the Queen's Hotel on Monday morning, which, although it did not succeed, was painful from the youth of the would-be-suiaide, and hie frequently expressed determination to commit the dreadful deed, arising as he says, from something preying on his mind au that his life was a borden to him. The lad is named Alfred John Hall, and is only 17, and little for his age. It appears that on Monday evening he was with some of Air. Pittis's servants, a sailor of the Herat/lee named Marks, and the eldest eon of Mr. TOULliillll,4l, goard of this Portland train. In the course of conversation the lad frequently said he was tired of his life and miserable, n 4 from being uncom• fortable in his place of service, for he was c emfortable eaough there ; but from something on his mind. The young people tried to get hioe out of his low way, but the lad persisted that he was tired of his life, and he made a sow of drinking something as if it were pois m, and declared he'd kill himself. The servants expreesed thair horror of au..th saying+ and threats, and the sailor sabi—" If I had my will, I'd have you given a dozen for saying 8l)." But the lad went out, and shortly after committed the attempt, particulars of which will be found iu the evidence. He was arrested, on his master's charge, and next day was brought up before the Mayor (81. N. Howard, Esq.), Dr. Drew, and J. E. Kobens, Esq., and charged with attempting to commit suicide in the Queen stables, on Monday night. The lad belongs to Guernsey, and has been in Weymouth about six months.  John Marko, stoker, of H. LS. Hercules, was is the kitchen of the (edema's, last evening, about eight or nine o'clock, with another young man, named Tomlinson, and the servante. They heard a scream, and one of the young ladies said " That's Hall," they ran to the stable, and founi prisoner hanging up by the neck with a cord, which was fastened in a peculiar way, so that witness could not explain how it was, and it took him a long time to undo. It wao fastened round his neck, and at the other end to a beam, very securely. The lad was als ,ut two feat from the ground, and he must have swung himself up.  By the Mayor: If he had put his two hands up and lifted himself up, there would have been no hanging. It wai the prisoner who screamed.  The Mayor: I suppose he was afraid if he did not scream no one would come to him.  Dr. Drew: If he had hung there till now with one loop round his neck he would not have been dead, If the rest was over the beam in the way you say. (Laughter in Court.) Witness continued that when he lifted up the prisoner he seemed very absent ia mind, and nA to know at all what be was about. Some brandy was sent for, but he did not drink it; the stuff that was round his neck would not let him.  P.C. Stickland about a quarter-past eleven, wee called to the queeu'a Hotel by Mr. Pittie, who said he wished to give his boats in custody on a charge of attempting ti hang himself. Witness found the rope produced over a beam four or five times double, and they told him that Vital what he was hung to. On being charged, the boy said be was miserable, ho had something on his mind he should not divulge to anybody, and if he had the chance, he would do it agsio. He wanted witness to let him go when he was being brought down street. . .  Superin-teodea-Vickery hl not had time to write to his father, but said the lad stated this morning he was determined to kill himself, he was tired of his life.  P.C. Stickland said the lad was kioking the cell door, and said he was miserable, and would take away his life, he was tire I 4 it. The Mayor told prisoner this was one of the most serious charges that cold be brought against any man. He was just as guilty, in trying t take away his own life, as if he triad to take that; of another man, in fact it was an attempt to murder, and was a most serious offence, both as regarded himself and as concerned his country. What had he to say? Prisoner sail he had nothing to say. The Mayor said in the face of the evidence which the last witnesses hal given—that the prisoner repeated last eveain; that he would destroy himself, and again this morning, in other w..rels, that he would attempt murder—. he magistrates could only commit him for trial. They hoped he wou:d consider the seriousness of the crime he attempted, and reflect that there is a hereafter as well as the present life.  The prisoner wiui removed, the Mayor 'barging the police to take care of him in the Gall . .  Prisoner's sister was present, and Pa hir being reinuvtd, went uut with hiin subbing sad.