The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-20 00:00:00

COMM CARL -CHASOIC OP ROBBERY AT TIM LSD OP

COBH 6.

Mary Costello, a respectable-looking married woman. N. '
aiding at Ware's-pamage, Easton-road, and lately is the
service of the Earl of Cork as • wetonrae, was Aerie!
before Mr. Kw: with stealing, at No. 1, Grafton-eked.
St. George's, a dreeming-gown and several other articles, lite
property of the Earl of Cork.
It appeared that on Saturday night Polloe-omistable Wm.
=99 C, was milled to No. I. Graftonotreet, and the
given into custody by Lady Cork, sad taken to the
Vine-street station. On the accused being plaoed at the
bar this morning the constable said there was no prosecutor
in attendance, sad • letter was banded to the magistrate
from the Earl of Cork strain that he had no wish to proem
mite.
The accused said the property she was charged with steal. •
lug was bar own, and was made a present to bey. On &tem
day evening she was given into custody and locked up SE
Suaday afternoon, and refused bail till Lord Cork was mat
to. She wee charged falsely, and had Dever been in a polies
court before.
Mr. Knox asked the moused whether she wished the
can goes into?
The accused said she did.
Mr. Knox said as there was no preeeeutor in atteerbsee
the accused would be discharged, and if she bad bees
wreegf ally given into enetedy she scold eoesult a solicitor.

SUICIDE THROUGH PEAR OF POVERTY.

INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. Payne, deputy-omensr for the
Oity sad Southwark, held as inquiry respecting the snip&
of MUilds Barnes, • widow, 38 years of ice.
Ruth Bnrlingtos said that deceased was her sister.in.law, -
and she lived at No. 2. Alfred's-plus, Leedonvued. 1
bad three children, and she was in • state of great poverty.
Howie; lately lost • small pension, and having acid MAO/
all her fenritare, she become wry much depensesd, sad she
said, " I do not know what to do ; I cosset sea my chiltlem
starve; and I will eat see them go into a +Mayotte." She
also complained that some one wu in the habit of *stem*
bar room whenever she went out and ateslieg mow
trills. On Friday morning the little daughter et
damaged CAMS runniog iotn witness's house and -
" Mother has hanged herself while I was bed." tt
Witness went to the room and found that deceased bed
committed slaked s in a very strange manner. She wee
deemed sad had not been bed during the previous night. -
She appeared to have stood upon the chair or sheet of
drawers, and having fast/sod a rope with • some to a book
and then tied her right hand to her beak ailing her diem
for the purpose, she jumped off awl go gauged hat drip.
No doubt her object in tying up her right arm sad Imes (
was to resist herself from struggling to get bee. De.
essesd was the widow of a porter who di el 12 mu= a.
Boom Ware, a neighbour, deemed that •
formight age. stated that she had takes pokes but meg .1
set kill herself. She asked witages to eat her heir, and
while witness wee &ie so she rid "Phrase oblige us
and est my threat with the seiseers." Whew &dialed M
do AN and afterwards there was • quint sad whams
gave her a black eye.
The
Detour having summed up,
Tito jury rittursed verdict of "Suicide, while is s
Maas et misound dud."