The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-11 00:00:00

MURDER AT ISLEWORTH.

An inquest was held on Saturday by Mr. Bird,
at the. Chequers Inn, hieworth, 'on the body of • woman
who was murdered an Thereday awmiag last, about sight
o'clock, in Lim-lase,blower* the body having been
covered by a postman, who itummliately before had beard the
report of a pistol, and seen a arm remain away. The
first whines examined was [iamb Benham. who said
she was the mother of the murdered woman. The de.
maned went by the name of Berahain, but she was married
to • ma who called himself Copeird about four years ago.
The man's real name was Cooper, and he was a deserter.
Her daughter was Hi years of era. She bad not lived with
her husband for some months. Witness lad sew her
daughter on Thursday, the lib hid. She addo sew
land fast at the bottom of the lane, mitring the
shooting ; he sherwarde came to the house where she was
living with her father Ind author • that is, the grarditaker
and ilinodllintinr of the dreeraderal. He was for about two
hours in the home venting foe her daughter to come in.
Her father then emu 'hoses, sad Copeland ran into the
wenhhouse to get out of his way. lie bad
threatened to do • some mischief to whines •saTto her
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daughter. He had shown her three bullets which he
in 10 Pocked. and said he would aot towable
Ann (her &migrater) much ]conger . He added that he
had grossly wronged her, but it was thirteen yearn
ego that he bad married his find wife. Witness
wee afraid of him, because she haw bow savagely
he behaved sometimes. Before he left the house her
mother called to him and said she would give him up,
inuring that she would Warm &Ord him as being ads.
mgr. Her daughter said ha should not be even up. She
then followed him out of the house. She had been at Rich•
mad all the day with her deter. After the etamination of
the witness was terminated, she started up in • frantic manner
and said,"! am certain he did it. He stabbed his Ara
wife." The whams was continuing in an incoherent
meaner, when she was removed from the room.
Rosins Benham. who mid she was • eider of the de-
ceased, stated that she was • domestic servant, and lived at
Richniondimasen. Het beotberin-law came once to see
her on lad. She wee afraid of being alone with
his, as he frequently threatened her life. While she
was out with him and the deceased, Copeland showed them
three ballets, and said, *"One is for Ann, another for the
old manna, and the third is for the first man that stops
me." He said he had kept them three months for the pur-
pose. He seemed in • very determined and revengeful
dote. Be.''e not seen any pistol in his pommusioo.
James Audio a letter carrier, said that on Thursday
evening, about eight o'clock, be wen in the Brazil, llinlase,
when he beard the report of firearms. Upon going ea fur.
titer he sew the decreed lying upon the ground, end be
observed • man running awa . The man had on • dark
frock coat, and • lod. hat. W hen be found the
deceased lying, he sailed for amides's, and carried her to
the Union Workhouse. She groaned heavily, and died
while they were carrying her off. He said to her, " Foe
God's sake tell me who has don* this," bet she wee them in-
sensible, and unable to answer. Her bonnet, when he got
up to her, wen on fixe, and he took it off and crushed it
under his foot
M. Jan •Burinne, proved findings bullet is
the brain of the murdered womae, which uodoubtedly had.
caused her death.
The inquiry was adjourned. .;

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