9/16 Although he had sixteen years' good character, he was unable to obtain work of any kind. Mr. He jumped off Limehouse Pier, and when rescued, said, "I intended to do it." A decent-looking young woman, named Ellen Gray, was remanded on a charge of attempting to commit suicide. About half-past eight on Sunday morning Constable 834 K found defendant lying in a doorway in Benworth Street, and she was in a very drowsy condition. She was holding an empty bottle in one hand, and stated that some two or three hours previously she had swallowed a quantity of laudanum. |