Widnes Examiner. — 1895-09-07 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF A CORPORASEPTEMBER TION EMPLOYEE. FROM WARRINuTCN TO On Friday, at the Warrington Borough Police Court, 1,244480 n, ~, Bridge-7 10, 7 35, 8 28, 10 45, 1 53, 2 35, 51.5 355 before Alderman Wright and Mr. J. H. Fleming, James Sundays 10 15 a.m totitnaa rnand Hillhouse-7 12,8 31,a1l 15,1 14.a3 15,a 40, a 6 • Evans, 76, Longford-st., a middle-aged man who looked ,taye 936, 25, 8 50. a Stops if required. very ill, was ch irged with attempting to commit suicide 8 IT. ilara U. .3, N -W.P.30.03 23 7 10,9 50. 12 0, 1 50.3 11, by cutting his throat, on the 3rd August, in a dwelling135. Sundays 30.3 23,10 16, 4 21, 11 35. a Moo- house. 91V. *Mondays excepted. The Chief Constable stated that the defendant, James 55.1nctintham iMidland)-6 14, 9 32, 11 55, 12 55, 3 20, 5 0. Evans, was 43 years of age, and a single man, and had .„2. Sundays 11 45, 4 25, 515 p.m. 4 s'ctie. burn-237, 5 20, 5 45, 8 33, 955, 12 25, 2 40, 3 48, been in the employ of the Corporation at the Gas Work 4,1514, 847 102. Sundays 843. 60. for 17 years. He lodged with a Mrs. Irwin and her hus-3 Blackpool-5 20, 545, 835, 9 ssg,rford-st. On the whole he had been a it a 48, 4 43, 6 14, I 17, 847 102. Sundays 2 37, 843 6 0. sober man,but at the election time he got on the "spree" 1 411 hou-2 5,t45,8 t) ,9 19 too, i 0 0.12 14 12 25,2 40,3 20, and had been drinking more or less ever since. He had 02_4 21,8 259 18 dun lays 70, 8 43 a.m., 50.6 0,8 58,p.m. had a two weeks' spell of nothing else. On the 2nd of 23711155-2 37, 5 20, 5 45, 9 55, 11 40, 240, 3 46. Sundays the present m mth he went to his lodgings partly sober. Cheat 7 422 40,2 5b 30,3 20 When he became somewhat better his landlady gave him 30a, 7 42.9 5,10 23,12 7,12 15,1 2 , .64,7 42. 10 11, 11 32. Sundays 8 44,10 26. a.m. 7 a serious talking to. He went out and the same night 1 45, (C, . a Monde., a and Saturdays only. bArpiey. about eleven o'clock he returned and went to bed. Next 6 0,,a11e °teen-7 10. 8 20. 105, 12 7, 1 15, 330, 3 48, 55, morning he did not get up, and at 12.30 on Szturday ,Z• 48, 9 25, 1020. Sundays 8 43, 60. Mrs.lrwin went up with some food, and finding the door ot,evre-a3 0, 2323, 7 10, 828, 950. 10 45, 12 0, 150, shut burst it open and found the defendant on the bed 11.9,.a1, 5 15, 72j, 11 35. Sundays 30. 323. 10 15, 4 23, bleeding very profusely from the throat. On a table 13onday 5 excepted. Mondays only, near there was a razor be-smeared with blood. Mrs. 13„„7_eiliDury-7 42, 9 5, 12 15, 2 3.1. 3 20, 3 11, 6 4, 7 42, 10 14 ''°4Ys 8 44, 745 p.m Irwin's daughter, Beatrice, took away the razor and Derb- ,x. , afterwards handed it over to the police. An alarm was tr. Yl• hiland)-6 14, 9 59, 11 55, 12 55, 3 ‘..0, 50, 11 53, . ._"daYs 11 45 a.m., 425 p.m• raised, and P.C. Clough went in and afterwarde pro-4 5.7 10,8 25,8 35,10 5, 10 43,12 7, 12 25. 115 cured Dr.Nuttall's assistance. The wound was bandaged 5 35, 623 7 8 925 10 10. Sundays,7 40,8 35, 843. s up and defendant taken to the Infirmary. Since then he ° 7 47,9 4' ' ' * 55tditidanburgh-2 5 20, 9 55, 11 40, 12 35, 2 25, 3 48, 10 15 40, bad expressed great contrition and promised to reform. The magistrates dismissed him with a caution. 96 % 40 a.m. 9 45 p.m , I,Vadler's Ferry & ?milt, th-7 38, 8 25, 943, 11 53, 2 5,4! 551 ea 2,6 17, 80. 9 48. Sundays 1 48, 2 40, 7 50. WEEKLY REPORT ON THE HEALTH OF vrodli 740 .. n 5-7 42, 9b. 10 23. 12 15, 2 30, 3 20. 4 22, 5 11, 64, 4, Lao 14. Sundays 544 a.m.. 745 p.m.