Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1862-07-30 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE.  Yesterday week Caroline Somerville, a girl not quite 18 years of age, and described as a tailoress, was brought up before Mr. Woolrych, charged with making two attempts to commit suicide. Catherine Owens, a yowl.. woman dwelling at 27, Jubilee-place, Commercial-road, said woman, in consequence of the receipt of a letter from the prisoner, she met her that morning in the Commercial-road, and found her in a very dejected state, and crying. The prisoner's distress of mind and agitation was caused by a young man to whom she was devotedly attached, and who had slighted het. The prisoner said she would destroy herself, and asked for the loan of some halfpent e to purchase a dose of poison. She refused to lend her money for , any such purpose. The prisoner then hastened to her ' home, and took up a small knife, with which she attempted to cut her throat. The knife was taken away from her, and she then retired to a private room and made an attempt to strangle herself with a pocket handkerchief. The prisoner's aecund attempt at suicide was frustrated, and she was given into custody. At the station-house the prisoner attempted to strangle herself with the strings of her bonnet. Max Holatock, a German, a pale-faced young man with a large yellow moustache said he was living at 36, Bedford-street, Commercial-road. The prisoner had worked for him two months. She told him she did love him truly and sincerely, but he did not want her to love him. She also told the young woman Owens that she loved him. On Sunday the prisoner said that she would • drown herself in the water, and he said "Go and do au, drown yourself fast." Mr. Woulrych That was cool. 1.1 ulatock : On Sunday she watched me from half-past two until eleven o'clock at night. Last Tuesday she began and was looking at me all day. Mr. Woolyreh : Did you pay her any attentions? Witness: Yes' I did pay her 2s. 6d. on Saturday night, all I owed her. Mr. Woolyrch : Did you make love to her? Witness: No, Sir, no. I never spoke of love. Hugh Andrews, a police constable, stated that the prisoner had sent a letter to her rival, the first witness. The following are.extracts :.—" Oh, Catherine, Catherine. what shall I do! my love is not returned. Mr. Marks has taken my heart away. Oh, Catherine, it is in your power to save ma. You say you care for him no longer. Oh, Catherine, give Min up it you can, or, if you cannot I must put an and to my existence. Oh, the pangs, the pangs, the anguish of unrequited love, and of blighted affection. Oh, Catherine, be sits all day lung and does not speak to me. He will not keep my company or walk in the street with me when we are coming home from work. On Thursday we came out from work together, and then he ran away from me, and I met him, and he ran away again. catherine, at that moment I was mad, mad, mad ! I had a great mind to throw myself under the wheels of a waggon and end my miserable existence; but oh, no, no, no, I will wait a little longer, and see what time does, and then if it is no better, I must die ; but he shall see me' and he shall never forget it. Oh, merciful Heavens, what shall Ido ! lam going mad. If you could but read my poor heart you would know how I love him. Oh, again I say, on my knees I beg of you to plead for me. Oh, Catherine, if you do not, this night shall be my last. I wish you good bye for the present.—CAROLINE SOMERVILLE, No. 5, York-street, Commercial-road, near the gate." Mr. Woolyreh asked Hulatock if he spoke English or German to the prisoner. Witness: I speak English to her. Mr. Woolrych You must have paid court to her. Witness No, no, 1 did not, never.  Mr. Woolyrub: i am afraid you have spoken on the subject of love and marriage to this poor girl. Witness: No, no, I am not in love; I never will be in love, never. . . .  Mrs. Somerville, the mother of the prisoner, said her daughter was in a most unhappy frame of mind, wild, about the young man Holstock. Mr. Woolrych : It is very extraordinary. I have questioned him both in German and English, and he says he has no affection for her.  Mrs. Somerville: This girl behind (pointing to Owens, a plain young woman,) is also in love with him. Mr. Woolrych : Do you hear that, Catherine Owens? Are you in love with this German tailor? Owens. No, sir, not I. I like him, but sin not in love with him. I think Caroline, there, might beg his pardon. Mr. Woolrych What, for being in love with him? . _  , Owens : Yes, Sir. She is a very silly girl. Mr. Woolyrch : I shall remand the prisoner to the Clerkenwell House of Detention for a week. The chaplain will talk to her. I hope she will be in a better state oi mind next week, and be sensible of her folly. The prisoner was then formally remanded for a week, and was led from the dock in a must prostrate condition by some of her female friends.