The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-10-19 00:00:00

THE LATE MURDER NEAR WORKEOP,

The unfortunata young nan, Nally Hare, having
gled of the wunitilt inietwl upon her by her sweet.
heart, John Taylor Whitworth, while walking with hint
on Throaphain 00010001 en the night of the let Ina,
an Mimed Was held on the hotly by Mr, Hedger on
Matnnlsy. The principal evidenee adduced was the
statement of the unfortunate girl, made shortly before
bet death, Soli whieh Wu as fellows i—
" The prleoner anti t halo kept enmimny for about
throe pure, Lest night, the ilOth of Meptember, he Game
to we me, My 10011110111 W.Ol 10 bed anti left us up
together in the Minato. My tuiautir Want to bed about
eight n'uloak, The prisoner and I eel quietly together
till about one u'oluolt, and po angry words posed between
Ise. About one o'olook he loft the house to sMrt for
Mane, anti asked ins to aceoinpany him a short distance,
It wee a beautiful starlight night, anti I consented, We
loft the house together, and gut is tar se the little own.
icon. He then amused tug of going with another young
loan whose
worJs about I:incendheh
ed laid ti.l nitluti,:n.koWpoe
poison,
solos
eald, 'lf you will take sums, take sonic 101;, and
we oan together.' sald'l would not. He saki,'
you don't, I will kill you.' I sold, "ritimillyou do kill
1,,., I won't take any.' Itninediately on leering the
house and before he aoottsed ins of infidelity, he had at•
templed to take improper liberthts with me, and had
made indeoent proposals to me. I would not weeds to
his proposals, and its then sound me of going with
another man. After I refused to take poison he got
hold of me, threw we on the ground, put his knee upon
ine, pulled out his knife, opened it, and out my throat.
Before he out ins I Implored him not to kill me, but he
put one hand on my mouth, and with the other out my
throat. I got the knife out of hie hand, and Mallaged to
get up, but in the struggle I out nip hands and Inger%
very Dwell. When I got up he tubbed to. in the
throat with the knife and I got hold of his hair, threw
hint bookwards, and an outofigiot to escape. Whin I
was on the ground, and endeavouring to rise, he
stamped upon my head with his foot two or throe times.
I ran home, bleeding all the way, end went straight to
my mistress's bedroom. I said that Whitworth had
murdered ins. My mistress got up and endeavoured to
stop the bleeding with Borne clothes, and I was put to
bed, where I have been ever sines."

The prisoner, who was in attendance during the in-
quiry, in oust:diof the police, bed requested to see the
body of the el before going to the inquest, and, on
being admit to the room where she lay, he went up
to her end Wised her three times, appearing to be very
inuoh alboted. Nevertbleas, after the evidence against
him had been gone through, he made the following
dimly explanation of the poor girl's death :—" The girl
went out with ins from the house, and we went to•
gather as far as we had often._ before, and then we
stopped for • short thee. She Liked toe when I well
going with her to the feast at TatterehaU Thorpe, and I
said I thought there wee no good in going there and
that she did not want me. Site said if I did not' oare
for her she did not 01.11 for me. I said we have not
been long together,. but I hope to be ocunfortable. We
got to further word', and I told her I thought she went
with another man. She said before site would tell me
she would lose her life. I said I did not wish her to go
with any one else while she went with me. I then
asked her if she would go any further, and she said she
would Do. Sb. We will part sews have always
done before.' She then told me to sit down and she
would sit on my knee. I sal down, with my feet in the
hollow of the ground, end she sat on my knee. When
she sal down she said What have you got here r
I said, It'a my knife.' She asked ins to let her look it
It, and I &eked her what for. She laid %he thought it
wee am moo bee ladle &4 mina, and gm she got the
knife eat at oty lod mid opened it. 1 odd elm should

not open it, and that I should shut it again. I tried to
get it out of her hand to shut it, and ahe said before I
should have it she would try for her life. I tried to get
it again, and it came through her fingers. She said,
'Bill, you have out my fingers ;' and I said' have
toy knife if it outs your face off.' She then said, ' Then
you shall try for it.' Bo I tried to get it again, and she
got hold of the heir of my head. I asked her what she
meant, and she said if I would not let her go she would
let me know what she meant. I said we had better part
good friends, and that I should have my knife. She
then got hold of my hair again, and pulled me down. I
rolled her twice over and her head caught my feet. I
said I should not stand that, and she said she would not
give in to tau. I told her she had better be starting, anal
dile struck at me with the knife in her bind. I tried to
keep it off my face, and it went on my jacket sleeve. I
tried to get the knife again, but she had fast hold of it,
and she said she would not part with it. Rolling about
together, the knife went in the aide of her face, and I
tried to gut it out of her hand. She stuck to it fast, and
threw me over again. She thou said, ' Oh, Bill, the
knife has run into my nook.' I *aid, 'I cannot help it ;
you should have let go of the knife, and let me go.'
she said, ' Let's get up, and I will give you a kisa and I
let you go.' Bo we got up, and I said ' Come then, my
lass, put your arms round my neck and I'll give you a
kid.' Then she came to me and said, Oh, Bill.' I
said 'Whet, my lass?' She said, 'My throat's out.' I
asked her what with, and she said 'This knife here.'
She said, 'I will give you a kiss for the tact,' I said,
' Coins then,' and while I put my arms round her neck
she struck the knife right tmy throat, and said 'Go to
hell, I then fell on my,lack, and she ran away.
When I got up I saw no one, and made the best of any
way home. I was taken to the lookup, and did not
know what it was for till this morning, when they told
ice it was cutting the throat of Sarah Hare. I wee
taken to see her, gave her throe Muse, and was then
brought sway.
The Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against
Whitworth, who was accordingly committed on the
ooroner's warrant to take his trial at the ensuing York
wises.