The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-23 00:00:00

MURDER AT DUMFRIES.

The Dumfries Courier of Tuesday contains an
account of a supposed murder in the Valley of the Glenkins.
It appears that the name of the murdered woman, who kept
house for her two brothers (farmers), was Ann Hannah ; and
the woman apprehended on the charge of murdering her is
Mary Timany, the wife of • labourer on the roads. From
the medical examination, it appears that no doubt'existe
that the deceased died from violence. The Courier says
"The amused is a woman of about 27 yet! G....1m
black-haired, of active habits, and not nap
in 'appearance. She is a Sootchwornan ; her bus
is an Irishman. They have four children, the
two eldest being daughters, of ten and seven years
of age respectively. The deceased was a power-
ful, strongly-built woman, with whom, in a fair
eroouuter, the other would have had no chaooe whatever.
The house in which the accused and her husband resided
belongs to the Hannahs, and it is believed that the occu-
pants were about to receive notice to quit on Whitaunday,
as the two women were often quarrelling. We believe the
authorities are in premenirn of • considerable amount of
evidence, showing that on repeated exasions the prisoner
had threatened to take the life of the deceased. It has
been alleged that the prisoner was jealous that her
husband was too intimate with the deconied, but on
what authority we have not ascertained. On one
occasion when deceased refused to lend some tea to
Mrs. Timany, the latter is said to have threatened
that she would one day give her what she would
of recover from for seven years ; and at another
time, when speaking tea visitor of Ann Hannah, it is said
that she used the word', 'lll dee for her yet ; 11l gang in
and leave her a corpse some morning.' The visitor there-
upon told her, `To nee her tongue and hands as she liked,
but to take no weapon.' This last story is not quite credi-
ble, bat we gave it es we have heard it. One point that tells
strongly against the accused is, that while she alleges that
on the day of the murder she had not worn • tartan dries
found stained with blood, and hidden away oa the loft of
her house, it can be proved by at least two witnesses,
not of her own family, that she was peen wearing that
very dress on the morning of the 13th. The malice
rities are actively engaged in the investigation of
the, ease, both at Kirkcudbright and in the neighbourhood of
the scene of the murder. We believe that on Friday night
the chief constable proceeded to Edinburgh, and after coaxal-
nation with the crown agent and Sheriff Hector, placed in
the hands of Dr. Douglas Hardman various of the produc-
tions showing stains of blood, with • view to their being
ecientifleally examined and reported upon. The prisoner
still resolutely denies the crime with which she is charged,
and in the meantime her children are under the surveillanee
of the police. While heiag conveyed to Kirkcudbright, the
prisoner's principal anxiety appeared to be as to who
should look after her pig. The funeral of the deceased
took place on Saturday)," and was numerously and re-
spectably attended. The body was interred in the church-
, yard of Daley."

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