The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-21 00:00:00

LLLEOED MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER

HUSBAND.

Yesterday, at the Lambeth Police Court, Richard
Pony, 64, described as a labourer, residing at No. 22,
Breahorteat, Lambeth, was charged with having caused
the am& of Jane PE, his wife, by striking her on the
head sad body in afrightful manner.
Witulsell he lived at No. 22, Broad street,
cpbmints underneath those occupied by the
primer eel Ida sib. They were continually quarrelling,
and tie beeele woe abort always drank. On Saturday
main between 8 and 9 o'clock, the loaer and de-
emed Mae bore, apparently very semilarie and shortly
afterwarde the Owner went out, and woe bilewed • little
while der by by wife. Sere duo afterwards the prisoner
brash* wee tomb beat, and *Mei the deceased was out
and lad baba his door be PIM down stairs, but at
solo sane Um she entered the harm They had some
womb about the door being inched, wires the prisoner,
who appeared to be sober, went to bed, and the dammed
aside wool bet. Bhe returned at a eery late hoar,
alma Intesiented, when he heard dim quarrelling, and
imenshately afterward, a heavy fall, which was nwceeded
by miapleta silence. His wife called out to him that she
watigke had happened between Perry and his
emillieenediet sly afterwards he heard the prisoner put
ea lb ebeeiresi one down stairs, when he celled out,
4. Ins% this tying ea the stairs ?" The prisoner then re-
tuned to his ran and brought a light down stairs.
Mr. lilliett--Tes said you heard the fall in the prisoner's
room ?

-Wiser mini that he did, bet he did not bee her go
deaf the naive after that. He must have heard her if she
loci, so be sash hear the least thing on the stairs. The
prisms', wile' be came down to the landing near the door,
sand ant ea witann to get up, exclaiming that his wife
bad nit elm& in her. Witness got out of bed and assisted
Ida es semi the deceased up stain, but he at ante ter-
mini thaisbe was dead, and told Ant prisoner so. The
lattee meleimed. " Good God, you don't mean to say so !"
They titillation her into the room, and put her on the
bed, vibes he embed her face with cold water, and sent
the priesaar ler a doctor. The police shortly entered the
bra" cad breoght one in, when they pronounced her
min des&
Atter, of the L division, here informed the
that the place where deceased was found was
MMus Min lower than the prisoner's room.
Mr. Matt to Mitchell—Had she fallen dews stain,
amt gas have heard her ?
Mitehel—Yes ; I wu not asleep, and I could have heard
a eat walk down.

16.11111eti:fhen what you heard was the quarrelling,
and the heavy fall in their room ?
Mitchell—That's all I heard, excepting the prisoner
coming down and calling out, and his afterwards procuring
a Irma when he roused me up.
Margaret Mitchell, wife of the preceding witness, corm
bon his evidence in every point. The deceased was
covered with bruins front head to loins. Witness beard no
savanna the stairs, the fall took place in the prisoner's
room.

—lan 138 L, proved being called into the house between
one and two o'clock on the morning of the occurrence, and
found the body of deceased yet warm, upon which he pro-
eurod medical attendance.

Sergeant Ariel., 4 L, said, he also went to the hone*,
when he looked at deceased, and perceived a deep cut on
the left eye, and another one across the name. They were
quite fresh. When apprehended the prisoner told witness
Mat hie wife had frilen oat of bed, and subsequently ob-
served that it was hard for him to work all the week and
then for his wife to speed all the money.
There having been no medical examination, the prisoner
was remanded.

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