The Haslingden Gazette. — 1910-06-18 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

WANTED BY NOBODY."  A charge of attempted suicide was inveatigated by tho Accrington bench on Wednesday, when Parkinson Hindle, of Wonky-street, Baxenden, %a. in the dock.  Alice Hindle, his wife, stated that about 7-30 the previous night. she had some words with Mr husband. He had had some drink, and she told him that if he did not leave home she should do so. Prisoner at once pulled off his jacket and cap, jumped over the wall in front of the house. -and ran down towards Broad Oak Works. Soon afterwards she saw P.C. Thompson in the road and told him. Prisoner, continued witness. had worked very little for years, and during the last twelve months had only brought a few shillings into the house. Last week he took something out of the house and pawned for drink. He had threatened to commit suicide before, but bad never carried out the threat.  Thos. Edward Sutton, of Book Water-street, stated that about 8 o'clock the previous night he was walking near Broad Oak Lodge, and from what some children said to him he went to the edge of the lodge and saw prisoner in the water about three yards from the edge. By means of a piece of wood he succeeded in getting within reach of the prisoner and pulled him out. When taken out of the water prisoner was uneonscious and in the view of witness, was helpless and drowning. Witness resorted to artificial respiration, and when he became conscious was handed over to P.C. Thompson.  P.C. Thompson gave corroborative testimony. Ho added that when prisoner was able to walk home he was put in dry olothes•and brought to the police station. When formally charged with the offence he replied that he had not intended to do the job. Tho constable went on to say that ho had had prisoner under observation for the past four years, and he was a nuisance, hardly ever working. It was apparent that the watt* had ,obcred him on the night in question, but when he was brought round he still smelt very strongly of drink.  In reply to the usual question by the court as to what he had to say, prisoner said he had had no chance of getting work as he had had to do the houee work. He. however, admitted in answer to further questions that it would be hotter for him to work and let his wife ..say at  home. After a eonsultwtion the magistrates asked Mrs. Hindle whether she would be willing to give her husband another chance and take him home, but she replied that she would not; she had been married to him 24 years and he had done hardly any work all the time. She had been working from her marriage up to the present time and was tired of it.  Mr. Roe., one of the magistrates. asked Mrs. Hindle whether her husband had anything wrong kb him mentally, but she answered in, the negative.  Mrs. Hindi° further said that she was all right with regard to money non, as she and her five children were working.  The Clerk, addresling priaorter, said it appeared that nobody wanted him now. Priaoner was committed for trial at Preston Session&  Picking up her moorings in the Reach two miles from Chatham on Saturday afternoon the cruiser St George was carried by a strong tide on to the mud off Folly Point She was towed off at high watee on Sunday morning apparently undamaged, after being ashore about ten hours.