The Express. — 1865-08-07 (London, England)

THE POLICE COURTS. BOW-STREET. Walter Plunkett Wade, formerly in the army, was again brought up charged with anemones to commit suicide on Friday night, the 28th ult. The case had excited eo much interest, own; to the statement and manner of the primer, that • considerable sum of money had been sent to the court by various cootributors to be placed at his disposal le the event of hie proving worthy of Md. It will be remembered that the prisoner seemed to be about to throw himself from the parapet of Waterloo-bridge, when • polioemen, who was near hint at the time, drew him heck. The prisoner commenced a struggle, declaring that be would destroy himself sootier or later, and occasionally exclaimed, "My poor loss wife." He was Mk= to the station-home, where photographs of his wile and his tither end mother were found epee him. When brought before the merit he told anion pitiful story about having bees deserted er his poor misguided wife, hie childreng brains up, his pesos of mind destroyed, sad his and himself reduced to poverty. He said he had tried to live se an army tutor. bat his wit's schisms bad eves prevented his doing this, sad be bad now only 21. left in the world. Mr. Osborne, a solicitor, sow attended on behalf of Mrs. Wades family, and produced letters end other documents to establish the complete falsity of these statements. The prisoner had bean dismissed from the army many years ego, end. after his marriage with Mrs. Wade, it wee discovered. that be had masher wits liviag at the Caps. He bed also fanned an illicit casnexion with a girl named Rowe, and his wife was compelled to have him, for he actually Manned her with not beretlegally married to him. He had taken forcible posesnios of the shildreo, mad refined to tell where they were or to allow them to go to his wife, preferring to um them as • mews of extorting mosey at the time that be pretended to have bees so disturbed by trouble as to be preveuted from devoting his mind to any metal occupation. Tie bad addressed • letter to a young lady apologising for having takes liberties with hoe (this letter was read). Mr. Flowers said be bed received maay leases from ponces who bed known the prisoner, mintsing information respecting his ooeduct and chsracter of sin paiful • nature that he had so alternative but to decline handing over to him a single farthing of the sum which bad been so kindly sebooribed on hs bebalf. There was nothing more burinbalks than to me • man of ednoattos employing such hypocrisy to excite public sympathy. The primmer had affected to love • wife whom be sought by hie aspersions to destroy. and he had tried to excite pity for ea act which doubtless he bad so istestioe of carrying est. As he was satisfied that the primer wee innocent of ell istestion to drown himself he should discharge him. Mr. Osborne asked the prisoner if be wand state where the children were. One was six and the other eight years old, and Mrs. Wade's Meade would olieerfully take charge of them. Prissier said he would tell his wife himself. Mr. Osborne mid his wife bid very properly refused to ses him after his lamas conduct.  CORN,-CAMMUDGII, Ammer 5.-We had • email aim bet. The rain bail prevented the threshing of new wheat, sad although mem money was asked last week's prime could Daly be redid for the old offering. Weather fine. Wheat, 40.. to 41.. Beans, 42e. Oats, 24e. to 28e.