The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-30 00:00:00

THR !WIDER 4T WALWORTH.

On Saturday Mr. Serjeant Payne held an inquest
...., the body of Mrs. Sophie Moore, aired 25, the wife of •
hawker, residing in Trafelpr-street, Walworth-road, who
was stabbed by her has boad oft Tuesday last. The unfor-
tunate woman was rimmed to the hospitsl, and she expired
oa Friday mooning. Soon after the wound was infitoted
Moore disappeared, and has not slam been beard of.
Hannah Hurl, deposed that she resided at No. 23, Tra-
falgar-street, Walwer.b. The deceased lodged at her house.
Ethe lived with a man named William Moore. Witness un-
derstood they were man and wife. On Tuesday morning
Wt, about isaif-past raven o'clock, the deceased walked into
witness's room with hi r hand to her beck, and called out,
"Oh, my beck." Witness asked her if he bed hit her, and
she laid, " Yes, with a knife!" end on putting her band to
her back, she saw that it wee smeared with blood. The de-
ceased then ran out of the house, but witness did not see
the man. There were itwo little boys living with them,
and she heard one of them, named Allred, clap his hinds sag
cry our, " Oh, father, what have you dons, what will become
of us?" She did not hear Moore make any answer to the
child's exclamation. She taw a stranger, named From, come
to the door, and he asked where Moot(' was, and witness said
upstairs. He went up, and in about five minutessiterwards
they came down again with the boy Alfred, end walked over
to the Nelson publichouse. She had not seen them since.
Elizabeth Bunt .11 deposed that she saw the deceased sit-
Eng en the door-step of Frost's house, sad mired her whet
was the matter, and ehe said " I am stabbed." The deceased
then wished to lie down en the step, but witness got her over
to her own house, when abe fell down in the passage. Wa-
ne.* took off her gown, and saw that there was a wound in
the left ,boulder bone.
John Ewell, 23 l', deposed that as Tuesday morning last
8 be saw the deceased, and Mr. Howitt's asebeant was dressing
6 • wound oaths left side of her back. He asked her who bad
dons it, and she said her husband. He produced • knife,
which the damned told him was the one she bad been
stabbed with. He found it on • ten tray, where she had
told him to look for it. The Itnife was quite dry, and had no
blood on it,
Mr. James Broad, the house surgeon, mid deceased wee
brought in on Tuesday Wt. On examination, he found:she
had received a wound • little to the left angle of the blade-
bone. At first her breathing was much distressed, but the
text evening it was relieved. On Thursday afternoon the
ebilacolty of breathing returned, and continued until five
o'clock on Friday morning, when she died. The wound was
about an inch and three-quarters in length, and passed
between twe ribs, penetrating the left lung.
By the Coroner—The knife produced (a black-handled
table-knik, much worn, and very sharp) was quite calcu-
lated to hays eswed the wound which was the cause of
death. Ste was unconscious eight or ten hours before her
death.
The Coroner raid he 'eked the last question as, if the de-
cowed had made a statement, kneeing she was dying, it
could of course be received es evidence.
Ge ego Farmer, • traveller, of No. 4, Townley-pled,
Brandon-steed, Walwortb, deposed that be was the lather
of the deceased. She was matriod to William Moore, who
wee formerly • tailor.
Meets Steen steed that she was the mother of the de.
diessd's husband. His name was William Abraham. He
cease to her Donee on Tueeday night, and mid, "I have done
for it." Witness mid, "Done for what, Will ans I" and
be replied, "I have struck Sophy, and I fear it is • severs
blow." She mid, " Why did you toe, last night, when you
were bare, bats your lassie°, and if )ou had any quarrel,
pee befirs • magistrete, and got a peeper aquatics t" and
he answered,;" Dec suit I could not bear totem.° tier."—Witness
asked why he was unhappy, and he mid, "Mother, we were
invited to dinner at bee father and mother's., and • young
man threw off Insinuations that my wife ought to have been
married to him, and I felt very little." He also said that his
sister informed him that, after the dinner, the young man
put his arms around deceased's neck, and kissed her.
William Frost was then examined, and said that on the
night of the occurrence he was called up, and saw toe de-
ceased bleeding from the month. lie went over to the house
and Paw Moors standieg by the gee-place, and he asked him
what be had done, end he raid, " Don't ask me, Bill."
There was then one of the children in the room. Mores
asked Lim to have a pint of leer, end they went over to the
Nelson pubbethouee, but neither of thin, having any money,
they parted at the corner of East-lane. Waness then went
home, and beard the deceased bed been webbed. He saw
Moors wain on Thursday, but they did sot *peek. He had
sot the least ides where Moore now was.
The jury immediately returned • vetdiot of "Wilful
Murder egainst William Abraham Mbove."

SUICIDE DT PRUSSIC Amp.—An inquest was bold
feromday, at the Castle, at Holloway, on John Andrew
Cooper Huddleaton, aged 23, eon of a medical practitioner,
who had committed suicide by mellowing prumic acid tinder
circumstances of a painful douse.. ic character. The mother,
who la living separated from hot husband at Dover, had been
prevented from seeing the body, and the coroner held his
court with closed doors, and instated on his tight to do so.
Tin limiest was ultimately adjourned.
CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE
CREST, VICTORIA•PARIL—The number of path nts volleyed
at this institution outing last week was 1,262, of which 203
were now oases.

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