The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-03 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WUNESDAY EVENIKG. OCTOBER 3, 1860.

Sunday night I slept in my own room spin. I am not
certain whether I put on &clean night-drem that night or
os the llluaday night. One night-dregs went to the wash
every week. I put a clean night-drom oat to air on the
Saw* ,en I always do. On Monday morning the linen
was oo for the yeah, and it wee the konsensaid's duty
to collect it. In due course she would have to collect my
nightdress. It has been stated thatone of tny night-dresses
was miring. I know nothing of it. I had three night-
dresses.

Cam-examined by Mr. Rihton—l had ably been at home
a fortnight. I bad been away half a year. Prisoner was
examined as a witness when I was charged with this murder.
The prisoner's depositions before the magistrates were
here put in in evidence as given by her when Mir Con-
at-ince was charg.l with the murder.
eiles-examination resumed—The prieoner told me about
the mowing blanket, but I am not rure whether it was be-
fore or after the body was found. I heard the prisoner go to
my sniter's loot to inquire after my brother.
I.e-examined by Mr. Sande s—My door adjoins my
sister's door. I don't know what I worn doing at the time;
but I was standing near my door when I heard the pri-
soner ask.

Mr. Saunders said he should have called William Kent,
but he ean at school near Worcester, and could not be here
to-day.
. . .

be refined to in evidence : it might have be downtime
a month, and be wholly nnoonniscted with thy Cam
Sir John Awdry said that the objection Monad entirely
to the weight of the evidence, but not to its badman' ibility.
A great deal of observation might be made as to the weight,
as even i< it was proved to have belonged to the prisoner It
would only serve to show that it had been connected with
her room. . _ _

THE MURDER zrIAR NEWCASTLE.

Yesterday (Monday), at 2 o'clock, the inquest
on the body of the unfortunate deceased hnan, Thomas
was opened in the Mill-house, at tfrpeth, before
A. Paull, coroner for the Chester Ward, and •
respectable jury. The corpse was identified by Edward
Hart and the son of the deceased, who went out on the pre-
vious morning. The only other witness examined was a
young boy, Samuel Wilson, 11 pears of age, and son of
Mrs. Jockey by her first busbend. On the application of
Sergeant Robinson the inquest was then adjourned till Mon-
day next, at Pelton ; Dr. Hudson being appointed to make
• post mortem examination, and report the result on that
occasion.

We regret to learn that the wife of the hard-hearted pri-
soner is in a very precarious state. Of her ultimate reco-
very, however, hopes are entertained; and it is expected
that she may be able to attend and give evidence at the
inquest on Monday next. She is represented. as being •
womanof very industrious habits, having during the life.
time of her first husband saved as much as 1010/. Of the
earnings thus accumulated Luckey had expftted to obtain
possession ; and thus seems to be accounted for the marriage,
which has been productive of so unhappy au issue. On his
way from Bishop Auckland on Saturday, the heartless fellow
stopped at Waldridge Fell, about fivennles from Urpeth; and
going into • public-house, he partook freely of drink,sub-
sequently falling asleep in the plank H e frequently, it is
stated, during his short stay there, talked about his wife.
On reaching Felton Fell he had some more spirits ; and
when he got to the house of his wife at Urpeth he was
considerably under the influence of liquor, although he
seemed conscious of what he was doing. But for the pre.
some, in that cottage, of Harrison, the poor woman
would have been alone with her children, as the adjoining
mill is now tenantless; and still more serious, perhaps,
might have been the consequence*. As it is, the prisoner
has already alleged that he came to destroy his wife ; and
that if the knife had not been wrested from him he would
have killed himself.

THE POLICE COURTS.