The Express.
London, England, 1858-10-12 00:00:00

JEALOUS! AND ATTEMPTED MURDER IR

112XLV014IL

Yesterday great interest wan excited at Sirmiog-
ham Police Court, by the examination of • young men named
William Sicith, residing in Moseley-street, on a charge of
attempting to murder a young widow named Mrs. Owen,
at her house in Cheapaide. The unfortunate victim of the
prisoner's jealousy, though safficiently recovered to attend
the court, was so weak that Me had to be supported to a
seat. The moment the prisoner saw her be burst into
• paasionate fit of weeping, and Mrs. Owen was also much
alerted several times. The evidence went to show that
Smith, who had been paying his addresses to hire. Owen,
had become violently jealous of her, to museum:los of her
rejecting him, and of seeing her epeakieg to some other
man. Os Tuesday meriting, the prisoner bad benkfeeted
with Mn. Owen and • girl, named Jane Humming., who
lodged in the hone, and, after the meal, Mrs. Owen went
snubs to her bedroom. Smith followed her immediately-,
and met her as she was returning. lit pushed her bane
into the chamber, trying, " Sit you dawn here. i want to
speak to you." She to.d him she bad no time to ait any-
where, as she had to go to work ; and then Smith wanted
to know what wan the matter with her. She replied that
there was nothing the matter, and asked why he did not go
to work like other men ? " I shall never work may more,"
he said, and immediately pot his arm round her neck and
cut her throat with a razor. She shrieked, and the girl
Hamenins embed up stain, struggled with Smith, who had
his victim on the door, and wrenched the razor from hie
hand. He, however, deliberately drew a knife from Ws pocket
end attempt el again to complete hhe design. But by this time
an alarm had been given, the prisoner was secured, and
medical eminence obtainet. It was found that Mrs. Owen
was seriously injured, the wound in her throat being four
inches In length and an inch end a quarter in depth.
Smith, upon being charged by the polite with the attempt,
said, "It is tree, and if ever I get out again, I'll be sure
to murder her before any other man shall here her." The
=had borrowed the razor from a neighbour on the
pending the attempt. Mrs. Owes is not at present
out of deeper. The prisoner, who refused to say anything
in reply to the charge, was committed to the antes for mist
oo the capital charge of cutting sod wounding with intent to
murder. Before leaving the dock Smith begged permission
to shake hands with his victim. Me was permitted to do so,
and on leaving her said, " Good bye, Mary, I shall imam en
79a Men."

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER AT IFRAMIIBLD.

During Saturday last considetable excitement
prevailed at Framfleld, In Steen, in °mosques°e of the
death of Elizabeth Randall, who, as alleged, wee killed by
her ua hband, Cornelia' Randall, the keeper of the Barley
Mow public-hews, where the inquest wee held.
Several witnesses having dittoed to • quarrel and • scale
helm= the meneed and her husband,
Mr. George Molman, surgeon, of Uckfield, mkt : I wee
celled to Mr. Rudolf e, at the Starter Mow, and found Mrs.
Remedial lying in bed, quite dead. I should think she might
have been dead about half en Our. I diacoverwl co the kit
aide elf the lass • hue bruin, extending to the ear, elan
am MMus of • imam kind on the upper parts of the
MM. The Lop bruise appeared to be recant—about two or
thee' dive. I aresoesed oo freetatre. The bruise did sot
wpm, to to sollterest to mese death. It might have
beim mused by • blow from • ilet. It was not awe as
would beat bees caused by • fall. I afterward. made •
port-mortar examination of the body. I noticed Bret that
the body wee well-formed, and wry corpulent. There woe
cometkomiale die smaluo of the ablemee, and slight mimes of
the lege. Oa the left Ms of the hes *en ores bevem ex-
essMes tom the lett dthe AM esthe serer, mud pertly bddsd
the sea. The appeared to me le be of recent date—wmaky,
from use to three &q.t. I also food similar melte bushes
es each um. I also discovered b differ's:if of the body
worst Worm, of looser standing, parth • Mrge ate
ea the left below. On removing the scalp dlseovered •
Imp brunet:tending about duos Motu towards the beck of
the head, with coenderable extravasation of blood. On re-
moving the scalp-cap, the doze maier, or covering of the
Wain, was move vascular than usual, particularly ou the left
ate. On removing the dare miter I found • clot of blood
el esuiderable me. nearly corresponding with the bruise dis-
covered on the scalp. The brain, en both "Mee, wee mom
commuted then natural, particularly oa the left ads; but
the appserenos of the soutanes of the brain was healthy.
I next examined the chest. I found the bangs end heart
vote healthy. There sot a little fluid in the pericardiaa.
I bound a treethre ot the fourth rib of the left sad., =-
nomadic( in sitmenem with era external betties. I next
examined the abdomen. The liver wee larger and of •
palm colour them waml, the gall bladder quite full, the
stomach nearly empty, not esenaining more than a table-
spooufel of fluid, the oast of the stomach rather more red
them tonal, the Intestines coemising little in them, end
healthy In appearance, as well as the kidneys and Misr
oegana in the region. The metents et the pelvis appeared
natural. I attributes tbe Massoftete came of death to the

ratraraiatios of blood no rho bra* probably maammtr by a
blow or a fall. I caganot my wrilab.
Otbar whamming having bum examallard,
Randall volantosrod this otatteasat:—.• I •132 certain tbst
if I over did ay wits say injury I did not intend
doing s."
Tail jury than returned a r•retted of " Kaariairplatar"
against ILaudiall, who was committed fat MY.

SEDUCTION AND BDICIDL—Lsat evening, Mr.
Payne hold en inquiry at the White Harr Tavern, GiDarr-
street, on the body of Marla Drew egad 28, who cored
outride under the following painful oircumat•oces
Drew said that she lived with ha sista in service, so Mr.
Jeffrey's, dentist. of Oiltepst•street. Deceased wee to have
been married on Friday, to • man named Biers, a packing-
nee maker, but he deceived bar. Os Friday sight ohs twice
attempted to throw herself oat of the window, but wiener
prevented her. At sin in the morning, however, on ping
tato the kitchen she found that her sister had drowned her-
self is the clears. Biggs had seduced deceased. Altar hese-
tag nether evidence, the *met was stljoonted. The man
Biggs, it was rated, bad gorse to work at Woolwich.
SIXGULAH ACCIDENT.—On SlM:inky morning,
about 9 o'clock, a cart belonging to the Danford brewery
ens proceeding down Henry-street, wbk h leads at a me-
siderable decline Into Rodney-strest, when the horse ran
attainat a house belonging to Mr. Queen with such force es
to carry away the whole of the iron railings. The horse and
cart fell over into the area, and nine barrels, hill of beer, were
projected through the window into the kitchen. One of
these barrels rolled agahlat a servant who woe attending to a
&WC sal the child bad ita arm injured. Ths man who
drove the cart was severely bruised, and the bore, wee so
MO& bent that it died • short tine afterwards—Eaves
lirrald. _ .

TIIE LATE GALL—During the gale of Thursday
Ind der wbole of the tents of the encampment belonging to
t Pembroke garrierin at Freshwater East were eatimply
Wilms down. Both ofileent and men were exposed to the
beawy rain which fell at Use tine. and were go completely
annabied that they were ordered Into gftreieon early next
morning in • MIA/TSAI° conditi n. Thie dimeter bee deter.
rained the anthorittes to ro.:ect another spot for musketry
ramie. sad Dale has been rp•Sen of. Au the troops will at
the mess dee occupy forutications, the expenes for root
and the areal. at suitablo accommeiletion elmsthere will be
wed.