HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH A DELIRIOUS HUSBAND.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1462, 21 August 1883, Page 2

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH A DELIRIOUS HUSBAND.

Thomas; terry, a labourer,- was .brought up at Hammersmith, charged with attempting to cut his wife's throat, t with a knife. The complainant slated ,that last week the -prisoner wjas; drinking very heavily.'".-,Jhi?"'/weifc';Bhe' •thought he was thie night he followed te about saying,"ldon ! tt ; wisli yon but some one is cowiny after-inff" Towards the mdraiug he'/got .avkjiife and said: " Who says Lam goiiigHto: murder my wife 1 I did not say so* I am' only, cutting a i piece of fyead."- 1 He then turned round and said lie had •boon told that'Sho had'boeij; left £lo,ooQia year, and that she- wished to have him boiled.in a,copper, as he was'no.t good enough -for h£r. ■She told him that it was not true, and she did not wish him any harm, He said if she did not tell him the truth he would murder her! She 1 watched for an opportunity tosnatchtb?'knife.from him, and threw it out the'window. Hejlien picked up a table knife and'began cutting her throat with it. Her hand was cut iu trying to snatch it from him. He said he,meant cutting her-throat, aiid he might as well do it at once. She cried " Murder," which brought her landlord up, and he/forced open the door and pulled him off her. At that time hor husband had her on the floor cutting'her throat. Being strong he got away from the landlord, and caught hold of her with bis- hands; .and nearly 'strangied;;hieri--'';He^then" : 'g6t away and ran mtd the street. Her husband. then- gave himself t up, ( J|r Paget remanded the prisoner, and gave directions for him to be mediolilly W aniined.:.;. .-•••■ -.' ; - - 1 - I * : 'H