The Haslingden Gazette. — 1912-11-30 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

ONE-ARMEI) MAN'S PROMISE.  A. 7 the Blackburn County Police C.ourt on Wednesday John Sweet, a one-armed lampdighter in the employ of the Rishton Urban Council, residing in Talbot-street, wan charged with attempting to commit suicide on August 21 by cuitting his throat welt a tackler's knife. Prisoner appeared in the clock with his throat. bandaged. Superintendent Palmer said prisoner was a lamplighter and a knocker-up at Risliton. At 7-15 on she night in question prisoner had some words with his wife on money nutters and assaulted her. She ran out of the house and informed the police. When P.C. Cork arrived he found the door fast. Ile got through the kitchen window, however, and found the man on the sofa with his throat cut. On the slopstone near by there was a tackler's knife. Sweet remained in the house all the night, and the following morning was removed to the Workhouse Infirmary, where be had remained Peer since. Prisoner's wife, who resides at 52, Tilhotetreet, raid she and her 1r shand were in the house together on August 21st. They had sonic wools aboiot. money matters. Prisoner as...ultra her. Thefeupon she ran out of the house to her brother, Mr. John Sutcliffe. who resided in the same street. She had left her child at home, and she returned for it. The door, however, had been " fastened. P.C. Cork, who arrived diorily ! afterwards, entered the house through the window. - P.C. Cork stated bow he entered the house  through the kitchen window. Ile found prisoner lying on tlne ota, in a pool of Wood. (There was I a wound four Mohos king in die throat. stopped the Weeding. Dr. J. Barr arrived shortly afterward., and applied six stitches. There was a. bloodstained knife on the slopstone. After attention from Dr. Barr accused was detained in lie iIOWN, until the following morning. when he was removivt io the Workhouee Infirmary, where he had remained ever since. When charged with the offence he mute no reply.  Dr. W. It. Pollard, the Union Medical Offi,er, said prisoner came under his care on August 2211.1. and had ;teen at the Workhouse Infirmary tonca that time. He sae in a perfectly sound mental condition. mut was quite tit to be trusted to his friend, lie seemed conscious of what lie 'had done, mill N. 1104 very pendent.  . . The Chairman air. floury Smalley): Will it be quite safe to let him go? Or. Pollard: Yes. Doring the whole time I ilikVo soon hint I have never seen anything in his condition but what was natural. Superintenderr Valuer stud priaoner's wife and brother were in llourt. to speak on his Ispi  /Pri.oner's brother agreed to, look after hen if  he was discharged, and accuesst's wde raid rhe had no fear, and was willing ao rosurne cohabitation. The F 'lra ir,irafl hail he had some drink hint night  The Wife: Not mud:. The Chairman (to prisoner): Will you be teetotal and leave drink alone alrogether if we kt you go this morning? You see what it has done for you I'ti,o,ior I will. Aermwd wa. allowed to go home wdli his friends  Bombay is the leading pearl mart of A flower cut in the early mori.Mg will outlive flowers cut later in the day.  London enjoys a greater area of open ewes thou any other capital in the world. Over 190,000 prisoner, were discharged during 1911.12 iron, varioriA prisons in England and- Wats a. No Europeans lost their lives in the Jamaica hurrieane last week, stated Mr. Harcourt, the colonial Secretary, in Parliament, but great durnae was alkme to the banana crop. From injuries received through being knocked 4)IVII by a motor car at Tunbridge Wells on Saturday, Mr Alfred Jchn Marsork, forty-trine, a visitor to the town, died on Sundt*. Owing to the heavy demands mask on him a, a large employer of labour by the Insurance Act, Mr. E. G. Bates, of Thornton Heath. Surrey, is discontinuing his Vhristmaa gift of £2OO to the lroar of Grotdon. The (loath occurred on Sunday of Mr. Richard Mitchinson, of Quism's-road. Dommter. locomotive immeetor Great Northern Railway, who in his official rapacity frequently rode on the, footplate of the pilot engine preceding the royal train.