The Herald of Wales. — 1888-05-26 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

AND SUICIDE.  At the Bow-street Polioe Court on Wanes. day, Annie itlizabeth Prince, aged 26, wife of Henry Prince, a milkman, reaidi, g at 43, , We-street, Oxford-street, was charged with /attempting to murder her infant daughter, eged one mouth, by holditig it under the water in the River 1 hetet,' ou the 17th inst., near Cleopatra'. Needle. bhe was further charged with attempting to commit euicide by jumping Iwo the cater at the some time and _place. Police-conethole George Hussey, 251 E, said ,het on the night in queetion he was on duty on the Thames Embaukineot, übe he saw the prisoner wAli her baby ie her arms jump into the water just by Gleopaira's Needle. He tuelied up and leaped in after them. With wfileulty he managed to get both mother and to.iiti as, ore, aid convtyed them to Charing those Hospital. Pollee-sergeant William ~tuith, 31, L, prooueed the 1011. wing letters bieh tied been written by the prisouer :—"Dear Husband.—May 16.-1 cant put up with the treatmeut any longer, Coa"Rg in .4,4 talking (vomiting -a you do, met going without your mule. I •-•isioak, • :tank you will be sorry for what you are the Or %muse of, for fam going to drown myself and w the baby. 1 hop.; the Lord will have mercy on ruv sent, as you are always swearing about the baby. My body may be brought home to you . . . ." On au envelope was written: "I am drove to it.—Mre 0. Prince, 41, Wellsstreet, Oxiord-atreet, London, W.—God help my poor baby ;" and upon another sheet of paper was the following: "I have always .ioue my beet towards you and the home until that olu p:iok came between us. Pleese rend o Mrs Pritice, ben., West hill, Obery St Mary, levou. tihe us a wi.nees to treatment I have received ftom her von when I was oonfined. It was enough to kilt any woman. 'Tie beat for us to b. put to death than the treatment I receive." The husband of the prisoner deposed . that he and his wife had always lived happil, , together, but they had bad a email disagreement about a et ok.—ln the result the megi,trate decided to remand the prisoner for a week in order that inquiries might be made.  The polling for the election of a Parliamentary representative for Southamptou, to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement ot Admiral Commend', opened on Wednesday morning, at eight o'clock, the candidates being Mr Francis Henry Evans (Gladstonian Liberal), and Mr Arthur Edmund Guest (Conservative). Mr Evans was not present, but he had many volunteer representatives; while Mr Guest was also enthusiastically supported by a large oan• tingent of local tfrioniate. The polling proneeded briskly throughout the morning. Many vehicles were etrployed. the drivers wearing suits of party colours, while horsemen similarly attired patrolled the streets. There were fifteen polling stations, sad during the day Mr Guest visited them. Mrs Evans, accompanied by her daughter and Mr Cooksey, one of the unsucee.sful Liberal candidates at the lest general election, also visited the polling stations Lady Anne Bunt. Miss Amy Mender, of Wolverhampton, and Mrs Esteem, were working for Mr Evans. During the afternoon the polling contiuu.d aotivdy. The g of vote* otimmeneed shortly before teti , whim it bad already bettime evident tt at Mr Evans had won. A large crowd waited cutside the office where 'he counting was proceeding, and cheered alternately for one or the other of the candidates. The poll was declared at 10.40, and th- result was received with loud cheers by the Liberak Ihe following are the figures:— Evaus(G) Gile,st(o)  Majority.  At the last general'eleotion the result of the poll was—Mr. A. Giles (0), 5,023 ; Sir J. E. Commerell (C), 4,726 ; My J. ft, Corasey(G), 4,384 ; and Mr. J C. M'Coan (G), 4,029. At the preceding election in 1886 the numbers were—Mr. Gi1e5(C),6,696 ; !Sir j. E. Commerell (Cl, 5,307 ; Mr. H. Lea (L), 4,666 ; and Mr.E. Jones (L), 4,635.