Police say that a former White House lawyer who worked with both
President Bushes tried to kill his wife.

"John Michael Farren, 57, of New Canaan, was charged with attempted
murder and first-degree strangulation after police received a panic
alarm from his home shortly after 10 p.m.," Connecticut's NewsTimes
reports. "Farren was arraigned in state Superior Court in Norwalk
Thursday. He appeared in court with a large bandage on the right side
of his neck and has been placed on suicide watch."

The report adds, "Farren has served as general counsel and vice
president of external affairs for Norwalk-based Xerox Corp. and served
as Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade under President
George H.W. Bush and in the White House counsel's office under
President George W. Bush."