The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-07 00:00:00

A MOTHER KILLED BY HER lON.

On Saturday evening, J. Webster, Esq., deputy-
, 'armour, held an inquest at the house of Mr. Tophs, the
Warm Hearthstone, Sheffield. on view of the body of
Harriet Slater, aged 42 years, who died during the previous
night from injuries inflicted, on Thursday night, by her son,
Thomas Slater, aged 20 years, who was brought betore
the magistrates, on Friday, on • charge of •eassulting
his mother, and remanded. The doomed, who was *widow,
and whose reel name was said to be Gregory, We re-
spectably connected, but had been reduced to poverty, mid
had led • dissipated life for some time. Hume( lad
week, deceased remind some money from her friends,
and her see preened her to buy him some new clothes
with it, he being particularly anxious to have some
' clogs. Deemeed had been in ill-health :or some time, bat
though ill able to walk out, she went on • drinking tour on
Thursday even*, along with her son Thomas and two
men, ands boy of five yeah, whom she took by the band.
After they had moat two hours in going from public-house
to public-haw, they, between six and seven o'clock, reached
the Turf Tavern beer-house, Weetber, kept by Mr. H.
Swinscow. The son here reamed • request which he bad
frequently made during the evening, that his mother would
boy him • pair of clogs. She refused in the most positive
meaner, saying she would sot bey them if • half ay
would be sufficient. An angry altercation ensued, ftMg
which she called her eon akeakiegly foul names, and the
son threatened to strike his mother. She at moo jumped
up and advanced towards him, saying "he dared
not do it. He met her and struck her on the mouth.
Though she was ender the influence of liquor, the blow did
sot knock her lows, but it knocked out one of her teeth,
end caused her lower lip to swell and blacken. She angrily
rushed to the are-place to eels/ the poker, which, however,
wee taken from her by the Isodlady, in order to prevent •
renewal of the disturbance. In a short time the woman left
the public-house to go to the Town-hall, but, finding herself
very weak, she proceeded towards her borne. On the way she
called to rest at the White Lion, Queen-street, when she
became insensible. She was conveyed home in • cab, and
attended by Mr. H. 1 Walker, surgeon. Coasciousnees,
however, weer returned. A post-mortem exambratioa
showed hat death bed resulted from axtrayseation of blood
between the brain sad Ilionbraaas, and Mr. Walker attri-
buted the extrantesiien of the blood to the blow Misted on
the deceased by her sou. Evident* was adduced carrobo-
reties of the above, and the=lotec brld deliStration,
returned • verdict " bus agaiast Thomas
dieter, who was emanated for ea the ebarhe ; be was,
however, admitted to bail is hie owe reargaimense a 401.,
and two sureties of 201. each, if he could dad surmise.-
ITheffirld Independent.

THE VAULT DIIIZCZATION CASI AT FIIBIEIVED.
—We last week reported the circumstanees of this eels
so far as inquiries had then gone. On Friday a further
daminatiou of some of the vaults beneath the church
wee made, and it was then found that from the vault of
the family of Colonel Joyce two or three oodles have
been extracted bodily, as stated by the prisoner Vasty,
in • voluntary confassioe. From the vault of the Bev.
W. Batchelor Mr. Batchelor's coffin has been missed,
the lead wkilly removed, and the strong oak noes,
which is in capital preservation, ripped up, e=etly
•ith • view of finding rings or other val
the deceased. The coffin was lying on its 444 sad
was stripped of all its moments ; but the plata, bearing
date 1811, was found broken up in • corner, the
sneak having forgottea to take it away with them. The
eon of Kra. Klisabeth Ballehelor was also dripped. This
probably tumid's' • clue to the letters " Oa the plate
proved to hoe bees sold. The vault of the Baker family
was opened, end several conks found stripped of their harm.
tore. In the vault of the lloyees • pert of • plate wee
lotted. The search is still bang preemrast A lad, who
was employed on the building at the fiche of repairs,
ado as guide, and while be prwksied theme ep to be
" bad," there are damnuide,
which be deeknis " muck
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