The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-08 00:00:00

OLD
THI MURDER IN MAL

Yu. Bazo• Pr Irr.

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Thomas hart, 43, pipe-maker, was indicted for the
wilful murder of Louie' Bare, his wife, by stabbing her.
Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Clerk conducted the prosecution.
The prisoner was defended by Mr. Ballaritise.
The learned counsel for the prosecution, having briefly
opened the ease, the following evidence was adduced:
Fanny Nutt said—The deceased woman was my daughter.
She was the wife of the prisoner. They had been married
nearly twenty years at the time of her death. A short time
before the death of my daughter I was living at a place
called V ineyard.ganlens, and my daughter used to come
there. One day while I was living at this place, the pri-
soner came to my hones. I knew at the time that my
daughter was not .iving with the prisoner. He asked mu
after hi, little boy, and also if I knew when his wife was.
I would not tell him; and he said he would be revenged—ho
would do something to some one, but he would not say who.
By Mr. Ballantine.-1 am sure the prisoner said he would
be rev. toted; and I told him in reply that vengeance be-
longed to the Lord. This is the fint time l ever made this
statement.

Sarah Abrahams said—l live at Nu. 5, Brook's-gardens,
Bagnigge-wells. I know a woman named lianas. In Oct.
she was lodging at my house, and the deceased cams and
stopped with her. She was called Mrs. Bare. The de-
ceased and Mrs. Hands left my house together about a
fortnight before I heard of her death, and my boy
carried away two boxes that belouged to Mrs. Bare. After
the deceased had left the prisoner came to my house and
inquired for her. He asked me if I had a little, short
woman lodging with me and I told him that I had such a
person, meaning Mrs. Hands, and also Mrs. Bare, who
answered the description. He then said that Mrs.
Bare was his wife. The prisontr nest asked mo
about some boxes, which he said belonged to him,
and I told him that everything had been taken
away. Ile left my house soon afterward', and came again
almost every day and wished to know when his wife was
gone, and 1 told him I did not know. On Saturday even-
ing, the Bth November, hr came again, and I told him I
was going to send my little boy to when Mrs. Hands was,
and he might go and see if his wife was there. The day
before th, the prisoner told me he was afraid his wife was
going on badly, and, sooner than see her in the emaciated
state his daughter was in, he would die at Newgste. The
prisoner went away with my son, about a quarter-pest
six in the evening.
By Mr. Ballantine--The prisoner's daughter is now in
attendance, outside the court.
Edward Braxton said—l am the son of the last witness. I
took two boxes for the demised train my mother's house to
a place in Marylebone, and I afterwards accompanied the
prisoner to the mme house. We did not get there until
nearly seven o'clock. The prisoner had drink at three
public, houses as we went along. Before we wont into the
house be told me that we were to bring the boxes away. I
welted in the parlour with the prisoner, and is
• short time the deceased came in, and I heard
the landlord of the house my to the prisoner, "That's
bey ; don't kick up any disturbance at eh." The deceased
did sot see the prisoner, and she proceeded ap stairs, sad
the prisoner took a candle and followed her immediately.
After he had been gone a short time he called tome to fetch
the boxes, and I went up and found the prisoner and his
wife talking together, but I could not hear what they said.
The prisoner said to me, pointing to a hos," Here, a.) • ~,
take this down stairs." I took vp the box, and went diem
stain. As I was leaving the room I heard the deceased
sereamitig, and the prisoner was hitting ker. I told
him not to beat his wile, and he turned to me and said,
" Trouble your head with your own business." Ile struck
her the eor four time* before I left the room. lie hit her
about the body, sad struck her downwarde. I did not see
that he had anything in his hand. As I was going down
stain, I heard the deceased scream "murder." I put the,box
down in the parlour, and then went up stairs again to fetch
the other box. I met the prisoner on the stain, and he told
me to fetch the yellow box down, and he said he would
carry it away. When I went into the room the
prieoner's wife was lying down by the doe-place. I did not
hear her groan or make any sound, but 1 saw that there
was blond upon her face. I carried the box down, as I had
been told, and found that the prisoner was gone. I went
out to look for him, and found bins in the street, and I
observed bleed on hie right hand. I told him to come back,
foe he bad killed his wife. Ile said he had not. I repeated
that he had ; and be said, if I have, du you tell the police-
man. I then called • policeman, and the prisoner was taken
into ettetoily. I never sew the deceased strike the primmer.
By Mr. Ballantine—The prisoner and hie wife did not
appear to he quarrelling when I first went into the room.
I heard the prisoner say something about • man named
Thompson having been intimate with his wife. The de-
ceased was very angry at the boxes being taken away. I
did ant see anything in the prisoner's hand while he was
striking his wife If the primmer hail had anything in his
band I think I must have seen it ; but he struck the Wows
as though he was is the act of stabbing. I did not hear
the deceased scream " murder" until after I left the room.
By the Corwt—They "poured to be friendly when I first
went into the room. If the deceased had struck the prime
ner, I must have seen it.