The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1883-06-22 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THE CASE OF THREATING T.) COMMIT SUICID:t.— Richard ..lizard was brought up on remand at the Guildhall on Monday, betare Dr. Drew, Alderman Lundie, J. E. Robons, Esq., and B. Hopkins, Esq., charged with assaulting his wife and daughter on the Saturday we sk previous. Pris oiler Lad been remanded in order that he might be medical", examined, 68 it had been elicited from the evid me that he had threatened to commit suicide.—M a Supt. Vickery said the prisoner had been examine, , and the doctor reported there was no afiliction ol the brain when prisoner kept away from the drialc.—ln answer to the Bench Supt. Vickery said prisone • had never been before the Bench on a charge of drunkenness, although he had beea dismissal from a sdtuati u through drink. —Prisoner said he had only ance been discharged from a place through drink. With regard to the rope produced by his daughter last week, he had never seen it before in his life. His wife wantel to get rid of him. He was in the hands ot the Bench, and they could do what they liked with him. She wanted to get rid of him because he was out of work. When he was in work he toek h ,me every penny of his wages. He had been a servant of Mr. Landie, and when he was employea by him he took home his money. His home was not comfortable; he was in danger of his life. Sometime ago his wife took up a knife and said she would put it into him. He did not get drunk, but he liked a gle es of loser as well as anyon. The work his wife did was to wash a few garments for her brother, amounting to 43/4 I. a week. His daughter who gave evi once there last week was 24, and did nothing except help her mother in the house, and when he was in wor.. his money went to help keep her.— Mrs. Tizard w a then called and said sh • had done her duty to the prisoner as a wife should, and he could say nothing about her. His home was • comfortable one, but defen rant had such a lreadful tempor, and no one knew what it was but she herself. As for the knife, which he alleged she took up, it was no such thing. He was struggling to get out of the room, and she locked the doer, toek out the key, and put it under She bed. He would tell any big lie for a very little apple. —Li answer to Or. Drew she said the last time be was at war's he brought home ten shillings. She found in the waistcoat pocket two shillings and a penny.—Prisoner said that was quite riot. lie had done five days' work at two shillings a day, which he gave to her. Tile remaining 2s. la. was what he hal saved in order to pay a water rate when it became due. —Dr. Drew, speaking to Mrs Tizard, said his brother magistrate, Mr. bundle, hail employed her husband anu found him a very good tempered man.—Are. Thera said he might 'oe se b :fore other people, but let him come home and then he is different.—Dr. Drew said he was sorry to say that a great many wives drive their husbauds from home.—Mr.s. Thar,' : But I don't.—Dr. Drew said a Bean's respectability was more his wile's hand than peop.e imagine.—The B ouch considered there was fault oa both sides, but believed at the same time her husbaud had an laic omforteble home. Tiza:d woull be uisinissed.—There was aui attempt at applause in the body of the Court, which was instautle suppressed.  THE It ,