The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1872-08-30 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

ATTEHPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.—A railway rel occurred between two men at Knot Mill. .%\ 111. labourer named Josiah Wilkinson, of Netherend, Leigh, a dyer, who resided in Ivy street, Castlefial, Petirith, cut his wife's throat with a razor on Tues. was passing under the viaduct between Deansgute day morning, and afterwards attempted to count and Chester Road, in company with his wife, svlwiti suicide with the same instrument. The man and his he was met by John Edge, a porter, living in Deals wile, with six chlthen, removed on Monday night gate. In the course of a quarrel, the latter cal. oil to a new house. At five o'clock ca Tuesday mornLeigh's wife a foul name. Her husband said that ing Wilkinson, without giving any warning, inflicted -• he would make him prove his words, wheren; a wound upon his wife below th.i left ear, and then, Edge struck him a violent blow, and knocked bet apparently thinking that he had done her fatal in. down. A constable who witnessed the quarrel, I.OiC jury, he drew the blade across his own throat. in. Edge to the Knott Mill Police Station, and luekiiil Meting a overegashi. The poor woman wa, .anto him up. lle then went to look after Leigh, wls to creep to the door and give an alarm, and surgical he found in a serious condition, and bleeding from assistai.ce was sought. The woman is not much a wound over the left eye. The officer procured it thebut Wilkiuson's wound is cossiciered cab, and took the injured man to the Royal infirm- daig,„„is. The man hail one been working f.u. ary. Ile was there examined by the house surge ;a fort:light. and he ha.: b. lUI in a despondent state oi who pronounced him to be dead. mind. A I'ARENr s PROPERTY IN HIS Citistoiss.—At A PACHYDELMATOUS BIPED !—Lower Norwood Southwark Police-court, on Friday, several ctil'ir flpossesses a bricklayer named Ilminett, upon a hotu were brought before Mr. Partridge charged iu who; the sting of the wasp has not the slightest effect. instances with wandering about the streets %vitalist., He eau hand,e them without fear, nod even place visible means of existence. One, a girl "nle" them anon his tongue !—Ssitth Prcas. Birehall, was found in a wretched condition in tilo strt. The father, a fish curer. came foriviird, isi aln,cl In answer to Mr. Partridge, said he had six , I • at house and did the best he could for the. • ss, • .0 I; Th4lllolllll . m. al. 1 :al ‘.l,.it ii 11.4 t, do Partridge said it was evidently a case for an . , Si The trial school, and tor the purpose of having .. • s L• , .! s tlie authorities is s necessary arrangements made, he shouldcv the girl. The father here iutid, "Do you untiO •t, • ' • 1' say lam not to take her home'? Why, she is Jr. t . ' t. ii-!rain states VI., iaM iigetting old enough to be useful." Mr. Partri!ise .too is Uli.cjl, weir said she would be better in a behuul. 'Cite Lit:des and C.. si Then I protest against it. She 16 my property, .t: .) .11 ;:.. :: I. .AOl4 and wii:!e Ibe EMI it you send her away it is a robbery." Mi. bowl of. coin, 10.• Partridge ordered a remand, and the father n- luau tutu aba of flour in his ey.2i tinned as he left the court to declare he Iva- , cured to I.IC CQAUS• lieWl:d artobbed of his PrOPertY by the detention of t  work in this camp. On Thursday it is probable that there will Inn another sham fight between the iWO divisi.c which will then return and take up their ol...iLiers for a few days more of picnicing before more active operations of the canipar commence.