The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-02-11 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE ATT7IPTED SUICIDE OF AN ASTON GIRL.  On Saturday at the. BirilTillglOUTl 1.01100 Court, before the: Mayor (Mr. Law:. y l'ark•ar) and MessrS. `Xilders, J 41114. in, Mid M. tiltati, I" notice MeVarty. of 71, Syeamore.rowl, Aston, was brought up on a charge of attempting ti commit suicide, WI some near light- was thrown on the alltir. it may be remembered that the accuael was faunal ia a subway at Now.streat Station, near miabli.,:ht, Wednesday, in alaorthally nue iscious COOliii ion. She was f 01211,1 to be wit out her hot, her purse coutaining Dig. was gone anal by her side lay a bottle, eyidentiy containing poison. At the porter who tirot came across the amend approached a wom In retreatoal, anal was not seen afterwards.. The girl was removed to tho Queen's lIN,I `lift rallied under the t rem meat. On coming tamed die wis interviewed by her mother, and stat,l that, she had not taken any poison. The whale thing was ii mystery to her, She knew nothing of the affair, but she had discovered that her purge anal hat hal been stolen. This statement she adhered to. On Satorday Detective Price took her into custody and brought her before the Bench. She was well dro•ased in a green frock with a black jacket trimmtal with astrachan. She look al very de apondent.--Prico explained that he had had a talk to her that morning. At first she denied attempting to take her life at all, but when pressed she confessed. She asserted that. she did nut buy the poison herself, neither dial she know who dial obtain it. These statements proved to he quibbles, for at last she said that she took the bottle of belladonna from the bedroom of her Into mistress, who resided in Alton-road, Birchtield. The reason she took it was that she was out of a situation, and had felt unwell for a month. In the dock the prisoner was quite sullen, and re. fused to make any answer. —The mother promised to take care of her in futuee, and on this understanding the Bench liberated the girl.  Unioniet., ;.n,! Cladstoninn., by w`;ieb the pr)-ent nine repre,-entatives would be returned . .  anoprrood, and the ratepayers, in eangfrplenee, raved the expense of a oonteet. lxx Nix), Mr. Cawley, aim had accepts,' an appointment in Eit4 ‘Vtirce.tersit ire. ten,;erel his resignfo ion as  secretary t —Association and registration agent : and Mr. Alfred J. King WAP electe I. from A consider:Otto number of applicants, to till that post. Mr. bronght it large number of testi. moniala of the highest order from prominent mornhors of the party. in the Forest of I):.:rt Division th of oncestersstre, and had provol him. self a most fikient officer. Taking piano at so owl.war i a time, it night reasonably have been expected that the change would havo luel ,prejtvlicial effct urnn the work of regi-dration, bunt the committee were pleased to be able to report that tlte.e feara were not realise I. Mr. King, in ant incredible short time, made himself acquainted with the district, and the friends of the cause, and the work was dine in a highly creditable manner, and with matisfactoty remake upon the rezister. Mr. James Gething, who had been chairman for the last two years. having signified his intention to retire for that Mikis), Mr. R. H. Evans was requiteted by the committee tn reenme the office, and was ununimotasly elected, Messrs. W. H. Evans and D. W. l'robert having also been elected at the last annual meeting to their old offices of hontrary secretary. A joint committee of the Conservative and Liberal Unionists had been appointed to consider all matters in which their joint interests were affected, and they had worked together with the greatest harmony and with distinct advantage to the Unionist cause in the Manor. The committee