The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-18 00:00:00

DEATH OF WESTERN WOOD, ESQ m p

It is our painful duty to record the death of
Western Wood, FN., member of parliament for the City of
London, which took place at ball-put nine o'clock yesterday
morning, at his residence, North Cray Place, Kent He
wu attacked early in the week by inflammation of bosh
limp, accompanied by pleurisy, which baffled all the skill
of his medical attendants. The deceased garrison& was the
youngest son of the late Alderman Sir Matthew Weed,
Bart., who represented the City of London is parieuneet
for 28 years, and brother of Vioe•Cbaaoellor Sir W. per,
Wood. Mr. Wood was returned for the City of Loud*
in July, 1881.
Mr. Wood wss born on the 4th of January, 1804, and nu
eoemeonmaly in his sixtieth year. He was educated at
Winchester College, end in 1829 married a daughter adobe
Morris, Esq., a director of the East India Compaoy. The
WOO of this union, still living, is two eons and three
daughters

SHOCKING INHUMANITY OP A WIPE.
VERDICT GP MANSLAUGHTER.

INQUBST.—(THIS DAY.)
Thin morning Mr. John Humphreys, the Middle-
sex coroner, resumed at the Plough Tavern, Plough-yard.
Shoreditch, the inquiry relative to the death of Mr. William
Henry Doggett, aged 38 years.
Mr. Webb, from the office of Meagre. Symeg and Sandi-
land, appeared for Mrs. Doggett, sad Mr. Wells repreeented
the relatives of the deceased.
Mrs. Fielding, nurse, said that she was engaged to elicit
deceased about four months ago. She went on a Saturday
and left on the following Tuesday. Mrs. Doggett
was drunk the whole of the time. Mrs. Doggett
struck deceased in a most brutal manner while be lay on
his bed. She used to laugh and say it was a joke. She
violently struck him several times between the shoulders
and gag "it seal in fun." She would not allow witness to
give him any medicines. Witness once saw her give him
spirits. The medicines gent by the doctor need to be left in
the bottles. Mrs. Doggett kicked witness it the breast and
said that she should not remain any longer. She would
not allow witness or anyone else to wash or clean him.
By Mr. Wells—Mrs. Doggett once thing a chair at
drowsed across the bed, but it did not hit him. He
not to have had • clean shirt for three months.
tieTyuldthing was filthy. Mn. Doggett had general control
over her husband.
By Mr. Webb.—Deomaxl never made any complaint
while witness was there. He used to call his wife "My
dear Polly" and endearing names. She was tipsy when she
threw the chair at him.
Mr. James Mercer, assistant to Dr. Wolfe, said that he
attended deceased from Nov., 1862, to Feb., 186.3. De-
ceased was suffering front the effects of drink bordering on
delirium tremens. Witnoes always impressed on Mrs.
Douett the neceseity of deoeesed taking his medicines.
Never saw Mrs. Doggett strike deetassel, except when 'she
boxed his ears while he sat on the sofa. He was miffing
from dropsical legs; and while pealing him Mrs. Doggett
kicked his lefp• Deceased cried out as if much hurt ; any
I injury to the pep would cease great pain. Would not like
to say it was by design. Ones she kicked him is the sto-
I mach. Could not say whether that was by accident or
design. Witness's medicines were put under the grate.
'She used to call the poor fellow off his sofa when he could
hardly move. She bad him wider her control.
By Mr. Wells—Witness discontinued his attendance be-
muse Mrs. Doggett ax°srd him of stealing a quantity of
her jewellery. Her treatment of deceased was not proper.
By Mr. Webb—Deceased always told witness be took his
mWkines. Deemeed sometimes celled to and 'poke to
Mrs. Doggett in Welsh—a language witness did not under.
stand.
Sarah Dalton, recalled, said that she was preaent on one
occasion when Mr. Roper, sen., was sent for at 3 o'clock
in the morning. Witless' went back with Mr. Ro= to
' his house, and fetched a bottle of medicine. Mr. B:oper
directed it to be given directly to deerueed. Mrs.
took it end emptied it under the fireplace, saying,
poison him quite goon enough without that." Deceased
was slaseat breathing his last, he was so low, when wits=
west for the doctor. Mrs. Doggett seat to get the doctor,
bat she was very tipsy at the time. The medicines w=
coatinualthrown away.
Mr. C. Whitworth, 16, North-street, Whitechapel, mid
that be was thirteen months in the employ of deceased. Oa
one occasion he saw Mrs. Doggett throw a carving-knife at
deceased. Mr. Doggett referred to his first wife's husband.
He mentioned the name of John Doggett ; and something
was said witness did not well hear. She jumped upend said,
"He was a better man than you—l loved him, which I
sever did you. I only married you for your money." Shs
then took a large carving-knife from the box, sad was
stout to Bing it at de wised. Witness turned round, and
she seeing him looking, chucked it on the floor, into which it
stuck about the length of as nth. She seised the box
of knives and threw them at him. Witness did not think
they struck deceased. She hurled the ale and the candlestick
at him. She then hurled the chair at him and struck him
on the leg. She then ordered him to pick up the things,
which he did. She said, " Have you picked them all up!'
He replied, "I think I have." " Then," said she, "come
and kiss your poor aunt"—(laughter)—which he did,
frightened lest he should be hit apes.
Mr. Webb said that could only be • supposition, and
could not be considered as evidence.
By Mr. Wells—There were about 10 servants in 13
months.
By Mr. Webb—Mrs. and Mr. Doggett were not sober.
Mrs. Doggett did not laugh until she said "Come and kiss
your aunt." She threw the carving-knife into the floor
with all her force.
Mr. Webb said that he bad no objection to Mr. Wells
putting in the will, which would prove that the family bad
got • codicil on the Ist of March, which would show that
the family then accepted his capacity. In that case, of
course the drowsed was competent to consult his medial
advisers and act as be thonlht proper.
Mr. Wells said that he would put in the document else-
where. where all the circumstances connected with it could
be elicited is evidence.
TheCorogier them read over the voluminous depoeitions at
great length, and proceeded to sum up. The question of
paramount importaaos was, be said, whether the life of dr
ceased had been shortened br any means. If his life wee
shortened by preconoerted malice, the cue would be one of
murder. In considering *bather the acts which were de-
posed to ware deliberately prearranged in the wife's
own mind the motives of course were to be
regarded. It should be remembered that she bad made
remarks that when be was dead she should eojcv all his
property, and also that she wished him to die. 13at if it
appeared that the ill-usage and neglect and deprivation of
nourahrosat and medicine was not deliberately planned, but
had caused death, the ma would be one of manslaughter.
it might be said that the deceased could have remedied
the shocking state of things described of his own motion,
but it was distinctly proved that he eau under his wife's
control, and was actually in bodily fair of her. If the
neglect and deprivation arose, in the opinion of the jury,
merely through the inability of the wife from drunkenuess
to set in • different manner, then they would say eo in the
verdict, and they might append to it any expression of their
condemnation as the utterly disgraceful and dissolute coa.
duct of the woman. The jury, he hoped, would not allow
their natural sympathies with the deceased, se • neighbocri
to bias their judgment in coming to a conclusion.
The court was then cleared, and, after a long delibera-
tion, the jury unanimously returned • verdict of " Man
slaughter 'pion Anne Doggett for feloniously killing sad
slaying Wm. Henry Doggett"
The Coroner then made out his warrant for the committal
of Km Doggett to Newgate.

In a few days the whole of the planets known to
the ancients will be visible is the heavens.
Deputations from Blackburn, in reference to un-
employed factory operatives, had an interview with Sir G.
()rayon fiaturdtowat the Hoof e. The deputation, which
was introduced Mr. Jim Pilkiogton, Id. P., consisted al
Mr. J. B. S. 8 y, mayor of Blackburn ; Mr. Robt. Hut-
Whoa, ea-mayor • Mr. Aldermen Berms, Mr. John Live
sey, Mr. Jas. Ardente, and Mr. Brier y, C.E. to the coo
petition of Blackburn.
GRESHAM Commix —Professors suggest scholar,
or at Laid auditors, but these are seldom to be seen ill
Gresham College, except when the lecturer as music ars
given, and then the small theatre is crowded, not bec.dtue
it is a lecture on musical art, but bemuse it is is
fact a concert to which the citizens are admitted him
It is almost an insult to our readers to point out the folly of
having lectures on kstronomy,Physic, Divinity,and Rhetoric,
delivered by learned men, in Latin, at twelve o'clock in de
day to empty benches, or if not to empty beaches to a fee
nursery-maids who find the theatre • comfortable shelter
on a rainy day or in exceedingly sultry weather
sod when the public understand that 1,20-
or more per annum is expended in this learned folly, we
can but hope that the days of the present system are 0,111.
bend. Several attempts have without success been made
during the last twenty years to breathe into the dead boll
a living spirit, by associating it wiih some mat of learn
iog, such as King's College, the London Universitr, or
even the London Institution in Finsbury Circus. Wh4
ma be so irksome to a man of talent as to speak to curt?
seats, or to feel that he is perpetually *owing seed that not
only eau never ripest but never even germinate. There is s
dirusity that so hedges round this ancient corporaton. that
our desire to make their 1,200/. a year useful to the citizens
will be denounced by beadledom se as unwarrannible neer.
femme with municipal institutions. The wonder
that shrewd caleulatiag men of business, as the geoerid War
of citizens indisputably are, can permit such an abuse to
fester in their very heart. Surely there are left among the
merchants of the City of London some men, worthy sitcom.
eon of Sir Thomas Gresham, who look upon him as sat
honour to their order, and who ought to feel it incumbent
num them to force the trustees to a faithful performs.*
of their duty.—Th Mirror.
GRISNLaNn SZAL FLIMING.—The Lord &Bonn,
from Greenland, arrived at Pearlised on Thursday, three
weeks from the ice, with 5.000 seals, about 50 tam of al.
Bbe reports the Active of Peterhead, and the Menotti sod
Alm. Harvey, of Fraserburg, had each about the rams
gaudily. The Cempordown, of Duadee, at an early dale,
had 3,000 seals, 90 tons, and was likely to get considerably
more. The Palm, of Hall. and three Norwegians are le•
portal well laid. but quiddity. net slated.