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The Sun. — 1847-07-19 (London, England)

WESTMINSTE.  DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE AND CHILD MURDER.—Elizabeth Joppinq, a middle-aged woman, was charged with attempting to drown herself and child. The poor woman, whose face appeared much swollen and bruised, had a fine infant in her arms, and a little girl about seven years of age by her side. At about four o'clock yesterday morning, a policeman observing the defendant pass through King-street, Westminster, apparently in a very agitated state, he determined to follow her. Defendant after endeavouring to get into two wharfs in Abingdon-street, quickened her pace, and suddenly entering the Horseferry-wharf, threw herself and child into the Thames. The constable immediately followed, and after the poor woman and infant had been under the water, succeeded in catching hold of her and dragging her out with the child in her arms. Both were taken to St. Margaret's workhouse, where every attention was paid to them, and they shortly recovered. The policeman was of opinion that the defendant had been drinking at the time she committed the act. Defendant said that the continual cruelty of her husband had driven her to commit the offence. He had so beaten her about the head on that morning that she hardly knew what she was about. The sister of defendant stood up in the witness box, and said that the husband, who is a bargeman, was as good a husband as ever lived, when sober, but when drunk, a p. rfect madman. Mr. BURRELL asked whether he often got drunk ? The sister said, not very often. Had the policeman who saw him at the time he was drunk that morning, taken him for ill-treating her, she, in all probability, would not have attempted to destroy herself. Mr. BURRELL inquired whether the policeman saw the husband strike his wife 7—A female in the court said she witnessed the whole of the transaction, and the Policeman both saw the husband knock his wire's head agains• the wall, and then kick her. Mr. BURRELL observed, that he grossly neglected his duty then, and inquiries should be made into the matt• r. On the sister un•iertaking the care of the de'endant, and the latter promis,ng never again to attempt such an act, the was discharged.  TO COME Lusk Limerick
The Sun. — 1847-08-24 (London, England)

STREET..--(THIS PAir.) ig it e 0- ° Mary Doyle, .of Murphy at ihe statior and Ann a servant girl, who had giver' '-', obo described herself as ' Worde ptaceo • a general dealer, korjog 0 the bar, belt). M . re i r. Henry, charged with male infant. iticGrego, ; A l'retl/ A man, who said he was a carpenter, te' -I,ooclt IB4edtordbury, said that at about half Pot ten ° their .st night he and his wife met the prisoners leavintit if house, No, 42, Balturdbury, end on goteg diatel exclaimed und a child lying in the pas.sage, alai o'l%oo. theteraineaefhtearrgett:e He ran " Those wd.unen have been drpl•ing I'd gsfe while he„f COO' Mr HprisemerS, overtook thew, se , .HE caused McGrh to be Wit oat -• lof questioned the other pri oner. See 'Sig iti wasth a servant. to a lady and, g:ntlenaan lihrinchild hade neighbourhood of Regent's-park, st'd4,.„t,Peentsrel, been bore, about four months alter ll'' "'"„,- made bt mistress aware of her situation. .their service. Shortly before its birth site "" Ow and the her vase, consulting her husband, said she would keeP service, but she must have the child kilt li/, toad Alter the child had been at nurse some tithe. fr 10116 that she could not pay for it. She then took it .-.° DIA rid of ten of did not and adopteo this mode of getting not know the other prisoner, for ba the ir°l3 0 Sli: concern in the mminission of the offenee• , ceolsei•took the child from the Hurst she r:4O t, toiler suicide. She did not know anythieg about tuebost ie of the chiP. She suet him on board a sting' in, latterk her goingl to Grave: end, and had not seen !dm iny:rd 00,'he other prisoner being brought in, ,16450 ";:pequestions put to her very unwillitiglP '-'-i, the thing about tb- child. She had known the th,l3obl Doyle tor ab ut• t ' she was le ' vie e• *0 or three years with IY) of hawking silk, thread, &c., and had dealt "'' tOs the_ place where she was in service. ," tbei if .mr. HENRY said that he could not bevee,hila• ,ci I:riboner Doyle did not know the father of PP, - p,,,ce a° viiii r 1 he could not support her child, she ought against him, and compel him to do so- gm give °I police both prisoners till Frillqy: in orelerbo•-us IV° an opportunity of making Inquiries 6-------------A )
The Sun. — 1847-11-29 (London, England)

RELEASSI OP M. GARRETT. —lt will be recollected that at the May sessions of the Central Criminal Court, a gentleman named Garbett, who had been an tt attorney Wellington, in Shropshire, and who was since practising in London, was convicted of forgery under very peculiar circumstances, and a point of law raised by his counsel, Mr. Montagu Chambers, was reserved for the consideration of the judges. It will be remembered that at the spring assiaes of the present year at Kingston, Mr. Garbett appeared as a witness for the defendant in an action upon a bill of exchange, and upon his being examined he swore that the accep• tance to the bill in question was not the handwriting of the defendant, but he declined to say who wrote it, until Lord Chief Justice Denman insisting on an answer to the question, and threatening to commit him if he did not, he was at length constrained to admit that he bad himself written the acceptance to the bill, without the sanction of the party whose name appeared as the acceptor. This was of course tantamount to the admission that it was It forgery, and the Lord Chief Justice committed him to the custody of the Governor of Elorsemonger-lane gaol, and directed that an indictment should be preferred against him, and it eventually came on for trial at the May session. Upon that occasion Mr. Chambers objected to the admission of Mr. Garb( zee evidence upon the former trial, on the ground that it had been given under compulsion and a threat of ;committal, and therefore, according to the rules of law, could not be received. The evidence was admitted by the court, the Judges, however, agreeing to reserve the question for the consideration of the Judges, if the prisoner should be convicted. After his conviction, accordingly, judgment was respited, and the point has ever since been under consideration. Within the last few days, however, it appears, that a majority of the Judges have decided that the evidence ought not to have been received, and in consequence an order was seat to the gaol of Newgate for the discharge of Mr. Garbett, who was at once set at liberty. SUICIDE Or
The Sun. — 1847-04-07 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY DEATH.—On Monday afternoon ad inquest was held before Mr. W. Baker, at the Rose I° f Crown, Queen-street, Upper East Smithfield, on view the body of Christopher M'Geary-, aged forty-six Years: who died on Friday morning last under very melanebo'l circumstances. It appeared in evidence that the decease was formerly in very affluent circumstances, and carried on a very extensive business in Jersey as a woollea draper. He became very much reduced in his alail7l and about three months since he left Jersey with bit; wifeand two children. Ile arrived in London and obtaine".;; lodging in Queen-street for 2s. Gd. per week. Ile was is great distress, and could scarcely procure any food fe his family. lie subsequently obtained a scanty subsisf: tence by selling rags to several Irish brokers. Fie 50 h fered from great privations, and his health was In" impaired during the last few days. On Friday mornieg last he appeared very ill, and after eating some dry bread for his breakfast he laid himself down upon a miserable bed, the only article of furniture in the room, where he shortly afterwards expired. Mr. Brown, a surgeon' made a post modem examination of the body, and attrii. bated ()Lath to a diseased heart. Verdict " Natural death."  SUICIDE THROUGH DlSTRESS.—Yesterday a man named Christopher Siddons, a boot and shoemaker; lodging at No. 8, Broadway, Westminster, terminate ° his existence by suicide. The deceased had for a length of time suffered great privations for the want of erapPY' ' but had never been heard to threaten self•destructlerl' Yesterday afternoon, on his wife's return home, after short absence she found deceased lying totally insensible on the floor, with a paper which had contained about It ,r ounc.,:- of oxalic wk.!, as 10..0 ao p7nrty cup, "'/Ale!, swan poraer.t of the • (Litt-* lie was conveyed to tne Westminster Hospital, where the stomach-pump was applied, but in a few moments he ceased to exist.  16
The Sun. — 1847-04-07 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY DEATH.—On Monday afterno°- 06 inquest was held before Mr. W. Baker, at the Rose; , C VI own, Queen-street, Upper East Smithfield, on the body of Christopher M'Creary, aged forty-six Itasoll who. died on Friday morning last under very meiotic,- d circumstances. It appeared in evidence that the den., tied was formerly in very affluent circumstances, and corlieo on a very extensive business in Jersey as a volirof draper. He became very much reduced in his aw-d,ifo and about three months since he left Jersey with bi.;,l 0 and two children. Ile arrived in London and obtaill- Di lodging in Queen-street for 2s. 6d. per week. Se _wlfa great distress, and could scarcely procure any frsolol his family. He subsequently obtained a scanty s 4 spf' tence by selling rags to several Irish brokers. 118;00 fered from great privations, and his health was 7„,iafi impaired during the last few days. On Friday 133°„'"060 last he appeared very ill, and after eating some drY for his breakfast he laid himself down upon a min 13° bed, the only article of furniture in the room, *Pe:OO, shortly afterwards expired. Mr. Brown, a silirif,oci; made a post mortem examination of the body, gIIV 4' hilted death to a diseased heart. Verdict, "1/-11 death." offlo SUICIDE THROUGH DlSTRESS.—Yesterclay named Christopher Siddons, a boot and sheen:l 13110 a 0 lodging at No. 8, Broadway, Westminster, terno;oo his existence by suicide. The deceased had for ~eoloi' of time suffered great privations for the want of enjoili but had never been heard to thr( aten self-destrti?.ta Yesterday afternoon, on his wife's return home,Bible short absence she found deceased lying totally Wise:l)oov on the floor, with a paper which had contained half an ounce of oxalic acid, as also an emptycuAs'O' which was a sa.all portion of the same deadly P-1300 He was conveyed to the Westminster Hospital, 'll,llO the stomach-pump was applied, but in a few raogiell". ceased to exist.  IsTITED ‘-`AT
The Sun. — 1847-10-02 (London, England)

DOMES. desk of the schoolboy, in the barracks of Jefferson- stunned by a painful and intolerable dissonance. - On of Orleans, now Louis Philippe. Hence the intimacy was not of a date so recent as many imagined, but ville, and the public libraries of Washin t in the lk' •tetl ' he ' dthat the g on, Praslins were doing the work of the youngest branch of Name of Compass!. per of Paid. ' Price. . villas bordering the Hudson, and among the most had let one hand fall abstractedly upon the key-board, the Bourbons; lied that good father of a family who Yesterday morning great excitement prevailed in show the displacement of air by steam, Dr. Bach- Annum. Share. I secluded planters in the Carolinas ; but it must afford while the other executed, by itself, a passage of extranow reigns and governs in France has always been the the vicinity of Oakley-street, Lambeth, in conse- hoffner produced a most complete set of mechanical sufficient cause for arousing their indignation by telling,ordinary difficulty and involution. Then, for the firsthydro-machine man to be intimate with an one, no matter how indiffe- quence of an attempt to poison the family of Mr, apparatus, and, aided b the enormous x s. d. X s. d. 1 Commercial .... them how Messrs. Bathyllus Reprint, and of Co. ~ rent his or her character,Y who can do him an honest William Coo • M ' l Isabella-of the institutionproduced some most magnificent East and West India.- 61. pr cent. Stock. - 1224 Alas l the supposition was too true : Beethoven was • New York, carry off so vast a share of the fi pro ts job in France, in S • part of the world. Wit- street, pain, or any h Lambeth. East effects. Among other results we saw solid bodies, Country ... 1/. per sh. 100 o o - cursedw .the with loss of his most precious faculty. Those. Landon ...... -102 j without partaking in the labour or the responsibility ness Sophie Dawes, Madame de Feuc eres, Minos, Duke premate tho full splendour of hisigantic genius Mr. Cooper, his wife, and four children, have been such as paper, eggs, &c., drawn with immense velocity St Katharine 5 per cent. stock. - 83 Putting the profit out of the question-there is the those who conceive, with a distinguished ' of Rianzares, and Gonlazes Brabo of infamous repute'Southampton -• .. •••• ' 21. per cent., 50 0 0 0 0 0 for a considerable period into which •••• •• -•• annoyed by the visits of a through a tube, the upper part of a jet of composer now - . . ~ glory, and that is not so contemptible. Listen to living,wthat ' Beethoven began where Haydn and Mozart On the subject of the "privilege •Of suicide, as the female acquaintance. For several weeks Mr. Cooper steam was allowed to pass;_ while pieces of pasteTNSTMANCE
The Sun. — 1847-05-11 (London, England)

SAY I$4T,  CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUR.T. OLD COURT. The seventh session of the present mayorally commenced yesterday morning; the Lord Mayer, the Recorder, and dug following Aldermen were present—viz., Sir C. Marshall and Messrs. Musgrove and Hughes. The Sheriffs and the Under-Sheriffs also attended. The calendar contained the names of 236 priannua. The grand jury having been sworn, The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his usual charge. 8e said, from the summary statement that had been laid befors him it appeared that the calendar contained 236 prisoners in amount, and comprehended also many cases of a very serious character. With regard to larceny, there was an increase in number: he found that there were as many as 84 cases or simple larceny, 24 of larceny on the person, 34 cases of lerom ceny cmitted by rvnts, 9of larceny from dwelling' houses, and 2 casesse a of larcen attended with violence, making a total of 153 cases out of 236. In point o number and importance this was a great increase. Th o ere were also forty-two cases of cuttingand wounding, four llae' of manslaughter, five dreadful cases con tairfng ti charges of unnatural crimes. There were also charges of various atteniP to commit the felony of suicide, and there was one Caso charging a man and wife with taking poison. In this car a question might arise as to how far the one might he been influenced by the other in the commission of this offence' They would perceive from what he had stated that the pre.* sent calendar contained many charges of a very serious With regard to his observations on the subject of larceny, felt bound to point out the fact that so many of consisted of charges of larceny; he had done so with the view of drawing their attention to what grand juries 11 _,141 the often, at the close of the session, insisted upon—namely', 77. expediency of erecting some tribunal for the surnmary.co_ viction of juvenile offenders, who were those the most likely to commit the offence of larceny. He found, on lookingloLerg the calendar, that there were few instances of any Pluy committed for that offence under the age of 14 years. more were not aware, probably, that cases of that kind were 'ich apt to come on at Middlesex than in that Court, to wl t the graver offences were generally sent for trial, and tll; circumstance it was to be attributed that there was sac'. t. in the number of cases of this nature at that Collis He was induced to mention this matter, because t"A. subject, to which grand juries were frequently in verting, had escaped the attention of the Leg attars and there could be no doubt that a law suited to thicalendartr" would be enacted. The cases contained in the were extremely serious ; but many of them to be matters of any legal difficultv. The "IY q ors upon which they would have to determine was whetbef niu the evidence was of a nature that would warrant trie*ith sending the cases to which they related for trial.. " these observations he-would dismiss them to their dela. The grand jury then retired. did not ua:_ptroa
The Sun. — 1847-02-05 (London, England)

MALICIOUS OUTRAGE.—In the beginning of last week, one of those acts, which we have so often to record in the mining district, resulting from the most fiendish and revengeful feelings, occurred as Brockmoor. It appears that before daylight on Wednesday morning four pieces of hard oak were introduced between the teeth of the crown wheel and the nut wheel of the Star Pit winding engine, at the Wide-waters Colliery. near Brockmoor, belonging to Lord Ward. The object of the miscreants was to break the machinery, and destroy the lives of the first band of men who might happen to descend the shaft—a calamity which was happily averted by the timely discovery of the affair. A reward of 201. has been offered by Lord Ward's agent for the discovery of the miscreants engaged in this nefarious transaction.— Worcestershire Chronicle.  The following Eorrible suicide has just taken place in the gnarlier de Breda :—A young female was living in some style under the protection of a wealthy person, but the gentleman having reason to believe that she was unfaithful, he called upon her and told her that he would have nothing more to do with her. Before she could justify herself, or utter a remonstrance, the gentleman turned his back and left the zoom. After a moment's pause she ran to the stairs after him, and entreated him to return. " No, no," cried he, harshly, " all is finished between us," and he continued to descend. The poor girl wrung her hands in despair, and cried, "Ah 1 I will be at the bottom before you!" And she was true to her word, for on quitting the house he found the mangled corpse of his mistress weltering in blood on the pavement. The wretched girl had thrown herself from the window.—Path Paper.
The Sun. — 1847-09-01 (London, England)

MARLBRCY-STREET—(THIS DAY.) Alice Parker, a middle aged woman. was placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing four sovereigns and a half, the monies of her employer, Mr. Thomas Mills, tailor, 91, Jerinyn street. The prosecutor stated that the prisoner had been is his service about ten days up to Thursday last, on which day she absconded, and did not return, but sent a woman for her boxes, stating es the reason for her not coaling that her eye was so bad that she was obliged to go into the hospital in order to have an op-ration pertormed. when his daughter went into his dthat a box had nee,. broken open, and four sovereigns and a half taken from it. He im bedOn ther oi,m yarn, ,ehe evening,fi)ut mediately instituted inquiries at the various hospitals. and at the Westminster Hospital he was informed that the prisoner had been an inmate for two days, when she was discharged for misconduct, and that no operation had been performed upon her. He then gave inf,rmato the police, who succeeded in taking the prisoner into custody last night. Police-constable C 106, said that he took the prisoner into custody about six o'clock on the previous evening, and told her the nature of the charge against her. She denied the robbery. Witness then conveyed her to the station, where she was searched, and a box containing a razor and a letter, of which the subjoined is a copy, found upon her :—" My deer Wiliim,—The war Id of late has looked on me as a Bad cattetar but why Oiould they—what have I clone, no rung to alley one but myself: I hope that God will forgive me for what I have done. Will you forgive me, what did you pass poor Fathers door becose I was thare you ought to havia proteced me in Every way. But lay you naives be abraiden for your unkindness to me. I forgive from my hart you all I live behind me. May God bless them and may the Lord receive my soul. I wish you 01 the happiness this world,cao afford. Good bye. Go:i bless you. I cannot live as you have turned your back upon me. You promiset never to do SO but the List word in my ny.wh shall he Wilbatc. May you never kuow or feel what I have done on your account. Farewell for ever. I was yours very truly, A. A. P. To William Balton. August 31, 847." Thu prisoner denied the charge of robbery. The reason that she left Mr. Mills in such a hurried manner was, that her eye was so WO that she thought it better to go into the Mr. BINGHAM said, it was evident. from the tenour of the letter taut she intended to commit suicide, and had she not been taken into custody and searched. no doubt she would have carried her object into effect. lie should remand her till Saturday next, and d reef that she should be carefully looked aftc:r.
The Sun. — 1847-09-01 (London, England)

NIARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY Alice Parker, a middle aged woman, was placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing tour sovereigns and a had, the monies of her employer, Mr. Thomas Milk tailor, 91, Jertnyn street. The prosecutor stated that the prisoner had been in and (lid nut relurn, but bent a woman his service about ten days up to Thursday last, on which es the reason for her not coining dayttob,ertdl hthar:ohoerse:bm: i,bmaxssiecehstie:ennbsi,d. etoeoanudrticd;l:de:rl that ehanabv his ixsa nhdaad(u. pgeht)erttetrii bawriopikieter in,rt:7p his that her eye was so bad that she was obliged to go iuto n and four sovereigns and a half taken from it. He im mediately instituted inquiries at the various hospitals, fu:i obrti'lesmriCr sacn(llinioldsmupci:tta,eland that no operation for w re twoalidainyt::rwineheiintshiatet wthe radrtiiosstchhiejaerArg'heedas had been performed uon her. lie then ave rmato the police, who succpeeded in taking the prisoner into custody last night. Police-const,,ble C 106, said that he took the prisoner into custody about six o'clock on the previous evening, and told her the nature of the charge against her. Sne denied the robbery. Witness then conveyed her to the station, where she was searched, and a box containing a razor and a letter, of which the subjoined is a copy, found upon her :—" My deer Wiliim,—The world of late has looked on me as a Bad cutterar but why sbould they—what have I done, no rung to aney one but myself. I hope that God will forgive me for what I have done. Will you forgive me, what did you pass poor Fathers door becose I was there you ought to nave protected me in Every way. But May you naiver be abraided for your unkindness to me. I forgive from my hart you all I live behind me. May God bless them and may the Lord receive my soul. I wish you all the happiness this world can afford. Good bye. God bless you. I cannot live as you have turned your back upon me. You promiset never to do so but the last word in my mouth shall be William. May you never know or feel what I have done on your account. Farewell for ever. I was yours very_ truly, A. A. P. To William Balton. August 31,847." The prisoner denied the charge of robbery. The reason that she left Mr. Mills in such a hurried manner was, that her eye was so bad that she thought it better to go into the hospital. Mr. Bmianam said, it was evident from the tenons of the letter that she intended to commit suicide, and doubt had she not been taken into custody and searched, no she would have carried her object into effct. He should remand her till Saturday next, and direct that she should be carefully looked after.