Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1859-02-19 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

EXTRAORDINARY DELUSION, AND CONFESSION OF MURDER.  M A NISON- /10 141 —Alfred A lf'ereon, a journeyman baker, Egged 20, won brought before the Lord Mayor charged with attempting to c ~,,, mit suicide ly jUllipitig ff,oll the pump.' el London-Bridge, upon the evidence of the policeman, who sail that he saw the prisoner yet upon th, parapet, on Friday night, and ,uspecting his intention ruu up to the Spot as fast as he could, and caught I hy his coat just an he was jumping down towards the river.  Lord Mayor : Well, prisoner, what have you got to say to tids Indet you know it is a 111014 serious offence, for which I could 14,t04 you to prison ? What made yo httelopt so rash a deed ? Priwner (gloomily) : I don't kilOW ; I have thought of it for a long while, for I have got a load upon my j jjjj which I ean hear no longer, owl last uight I made tu, my mind to do it, and I should have done it If the policeman hadn't conic up. Lord Mayor What i the load upon your mind—l think it tuw,t be nnnu.thung very istrious to lead you to such an act.  pne ~,,, held down his head and said nothing. Policeman : My lord, I believe he haft made a similar attempt Wore, hut his brother ie in court. Lord Mayor : Then let iil/0 maw! forward. A reepeciably &eased man then got into the witness. box, and said the prhontr wee hoc brother, and that lie had twice before attempted to destroy him life. Lord Mayor : It bltelllS to me very strange. Is he in hie right mind ? _  Wit.,: fur 28 I know, he is ; and au for any load upon hIM ntnal, I 110il't Kee liv lie nig' have load upon his mind any ill Ore II di" rest 11,1 Lord hlayor : lie mufti be labouring under wnne delilvii  Prisoner No, it's no deltednit. l'he truth is, I killed my lather ; I gave I • some poimni three day ber..re he died. I did it at troy lier's command. Lord 51a30r Now don't bring un)body else into suet' a it toter.  Prisoner : Oh, she is in her grave now. and so I may say it. She told inn to give it to him, and I did give it to him, and 111. died, but I dal it innocently, for I Ili., it at my mother's command. I did not know what it was. Lord Mayor P theru any gm o 1 for what ho says;, Witne.s :No, my Lord. Our father died ten years ego, and, an 1111 died rather ruddenly, there was a C/11.1.11..e1/ illlllllllt upon hint, and the verdict aas that li,, do d from natural causes.  Lad Itlayor : Ile must he Iz,hoiirs g under some strange delte ion, for if lie had giV1•11 his father poison, and him tt Pr had known about it, 6hie would have g;ven him op to justiee. Prisoner : Ittit she told me to do it, nod, as I said berore, I did it ttttt smtly ; hot just before she died she eeer e.,,1 to Ille that it wan poison, amd she prayed Hue, in (horn name, not to met& it to any living tool till after Alf' wan dead. An.l I ilid not, btu it huts made Inc so miserable that I am tired of my life. Lord .‘layor: Well, I hawse it in all a delusion ; but, if not, as you nay you did it innocently, and not knowing it wit, 11041011 that you gave your lather, you may set your minfl at rest, for no guilt can rest upon you. I ulo not believe there is a word of truth in it, hut I shall 1,11, mid you for a few days, and perhaps melt r the rare of the t TIMM chaplain your I will become more calm.— Remanded accordingly.  T/IA PKIIFt CT OTIS% or