The Haslingden Gazette. — 1910-07-02 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

A'TTEMPTED SUICIDE AT ACCRINGTON.  Parkinson Hindle, labourer, Worsley-street, Bagenden, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with attempting to kill and murder himself at Accrington, on June 14. Mr. J. Aitken, who held the brief for the prosecution, stated that the prisoner threw himself into the lodge at Broad Oak Printworks. For about a fortnight before the occurrence prisoner had been drinking heavily and had not been in regular employment. On the evening of June 14th he had a quarrel with his wife, and, leaving her, walked straight across the fields to the lodge and jumped in. He would almost certainly have been drowned, but a Mr. Edward Sutton heard some children shouting. and looking round saw prisoner wading into the water. By means of a piece of wood he managed to reach him, and he afterwards got Hindle out in an unconscious condition. He brought prisoner round by means of artificial respiration. Subsequently a police constable came up and took Hindle into custody. Prisoner was under the influence of drink. When charged he replied, "What I did I did in a mad Jag." . . .  In reply to the Chairman, prisoner said he was not going to do such a thing again.  „ He wa4hound over to come up for judgment it called upon within 12 months, having to enter into a recognisance in the sum of £5.  ALLEGED THEFT OF WOOL AT RISHTON.  A FORTUNATE MAN." In the .seiond Court, Arthur Warringham (27). shoemaker, was indicted for stealing 5416. of wool. valued at 275.. the property of Richard Tomlineon, fareler, and licensee of the Bay Horse Inn, Rishton.  Mr. Burgess, who r -coed, said that on Ma 20th Mr. Tomlinson had several sacks of wool in a shippon at the rear of his premises, and on the 26th some of the wool was missed. The police were informed, and it was found that on May 256 prisoner and another man named Abbott went to  a marine store dealer named William O'Hare and mid they had some wool for sale. Prisoner asked per pound for it, and O'Hare offered 2id., subsequently buying the lot for Ils. 6d Prisoner gave a wrong name and address. Subsequently the other man was arrested and oonvieted, but pri. soner was not arrested until June 16th. When taken before the magistrates he said, " I know nowt about it."  In the course of the evidence the marine store dealer, O'Hare, said he had had previous dealings with the prisoner, whom he knew by the name of Woods.  Thomas Abbott, who appeared in the custody of a warder, was called by the prisoner, and in answer to questions said Warringham was not with him when the wool was stolen, and did not know it was stolen. He asked Warringham to go to the marine store dealer's shop and ask the price of wool. iWarringham did not receive any of the money got from the sale of the wool. In cross-examination, witness admitted stealing the wool himself. No one was with him at the time. Prisoner was not with him on the night of the theft. He did not know why prisoner went away. _  Mr. Burgess: Did you tell him the police were after him?  Witness: No, how could I when they had me? (Laughter.) Why did you not tell the police the man had only been your servant?—l cannot give any ex. planation.  Why did you not tell the story you have told to-day before? You could have saved this man from being in the dock to-day?—l was upset. Was not the reason you did not tell the story before because you knew it was false and untrue?— No.  Prisoner told the jury that be did not know why he should have been brought into the CM) at all. "I am as innocent as any man sitting them," he added. All he had done was to help to get the wool upon the scale to be weighed, and after they came out Abbott "treated" him.  The jury found prisoner not guilty, and he was discharged, the Chairman saying to him: You are a fortunate man. 

Article type: Incident