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

MURDER NE.dit ROTHERHAM—EXTRAORDI-
NARY STATEMENT BY THE PRISONER.

On Saturday the inquest on the body of Sally
Hare, who had been murdered, by her sweetheart, John
Taylor Whitworth, was held at t. John's, Langhton-en-le-
Morthec, near Rotherham, before Thomas Badger, Esq.,
coroner,
The first witness was the mother of the deoeued, who sold
that her daughter "Sally would have been 18 years of age
this very day."
Mrs. Cuthbert, wife of George Cuthbert, farmer, St.
John's, said the deceased was her servant, The prisoner
(Whitworth) CalDe to her house on the evening of the
30th of September to see the deceased. At Dille o'clock
at night the primmer and the deceased were together in
the brewhouee, and witness went and asked her if she
had nearly don.. In a abort time the deceased came into
the house, and winter seked her if the prisoner was
going home. Deceased said she did not wish him to aro
home, it was Co Tote, and then asked witness's permission to
sit with hit. till tie was ready to start for home. Witness
said she did not like that, but she would allow it for ones.
The cleansed and the prisoner eat by the kitchen fin and
took their suppers together. Witneu went to bed &boat
half-past ten o clock, and heard nothing more till about two
o'clock on the following morning, when the deceased came
running and screaming upstairs, saying, "Oh muter, Will
has cut my tbroat , I'm dying Witness got out of bed,
sod on getting near deceased found her covered with blood,
which was swimming from her hands and a wound in her
neck. Witness's husband went for a policeman' and the
manservant Cal sent for a surgeon. Deceased told her that
I the prisoner had cut her throat. See wee without bonnet
whim she came in, and her hair was in great disorder.
Kr. George Cuthbert (husband to the Ise witness) corro-
borated the latter port of her evidence. He had gone to
bed at eight o'clock on the night in question. He went,
along with some of his neighbours, to look for her bonnet,
and found it and a cap and other articles on the common,
about 240 yards from the bowie. He traced blood all the
way, and near wane the bonnet was found there were marks
of struggling.
Emanuel Turner corroborated Mr. Cuthbert's evidense.
Henry Sargent, blacksmith, said he found simile on Sun-
day morning tut, in John Hibbert's field, about five yards
from the mark. of Blood and struggling. It was open, sod had
marks of blood upon it. There was also some hair sticking
to it.

Thomas Clarke, shepherd in the service of John Verney
Machin, gsq., of Geteford (in who service the prisoner
war) said: On Friday the lat ',latent I met the prisoner
in a field belonging to my master. I said to him, " Now.
Jack, where beet thou been to ?" He paid. "I believe I
don't know where I've been." I paid, " What hart thou
been doing?" and be replied, "I don't know, Clarke,
what I've been doing." I said, "What do these police want
thee for?' and be asked, "Do they want me P" I said,
" They were inquiring for thee. What lust thou been doing
Thou has out thy throat." He replied, " Yea, and the girl's
too." Witness took him to the farm, sad as they were going
the prisoner asked him if he had seen the girl. I re-
plied, "I have not ; " and be said, "Clarke, what am I
to do ? " When witness met with him he was without a asp,
and Ma hair was hanging over his spec his clothes were
very wet, and there wee blood upon his 'Maoist, which ap-
peared to have come from his own throat. His right jacket
sleeve appeared to have been washed up to the shoulder, and
the left one op to the elbow. About eight or nine dims be-
fore this the prisoner asked witness if sheep salve end the
stuff with which they " dipped " the sheep were poison, and
on being told that they wae he asked how much it would
take to poison snyone. On the morning of the 30th ultimo
the salve-tin and some salve were missing, as was also some
of the "dip."
John Copley, coachman, and William Holmes, In the ser-
vice of Mr. Machin, said the cap produced was very like the
one the prisoner usually wore.
Superintendent Cheadle received the prisoner In charge at
the Worksop police station, on the let inst. He charged him
with cutting and wounding, with intent to murder (at that
thus the deceived was aliveY & re illy Ha. He replied, "Hal
I know thr re M inch a girl:" The next day witness ward
him if the knife which was taken from him was hie, and ha
replied, "Yes; but that's nut the knife. She got the knife
away from rue."

SUperintendent Gillett—l accompanied the Hon. and Rev.
Willem Howard, resident megietnets, on the let instant,
from Rotherham to the hnnee of George Cuthbert. We
saw the deceased in bed iu a room there. She appeared
to be very ill. Mr. /toward spoke to her, told her that
she was in great danger, and thee she might die in a
few hours. He desired her to tell the truth about her
throat being cut, then swore her, and took down the de-
position which I hold in my band. He took her state-
taunt down la writing, and at .ached her mark to the docu-
ment, as she was unable to write in cons quenee of the in-
juries on bet fingers. Her statement contained the follow-
ing (sets: "The prisoner end I have kept company for
chant three years. Last night, the 30th of September, he
came to see me. My mistreat' went to bed, and left us up
together in the kit; has. My matter went to bed about
eight o'clock. The prisoner end I sat quietly together till
about an. o'clock, and no angry words pseud between us.
About este o'clock Its left the home to start for home, and
asked me to scoompsny him a short distance. It waste
beentifed starlight night, and I consented. We left the
hones together, and got as far es the little common. He
thee mewed me of gong with another young man, whose
name he did not mention. We bad some words about it,
and he salted me to take poison. He said, "If you will lake
some I will take some too, and we can die together." I add
I would not. He said, "If you don't, I will kill, you."
I said, "Though you do kill me, I won't take sny.' Im-
mediately on leaving the house, and before he accused
me of infidelity, he had attempted to take improper liberties
with me. I would not accede to his proposals, and he thee
accused me of going with another nun. After I refused to
take poiams, he got hold of me, threw me on the it=
put his knee upon me, pulled out his knife,
it, and cut my throat. Before he cut me I im-
plored him not to kill me ; but he put one hand on my
month, and with the other cat my throat. I got the
knife out of his hand, and managed to vs* up, but in the
straggle I cut my hands and Engem very much. When I
bad got up, he stabbed me in the throat yith the knife, end
I got hold of his hair, threw him backwards, end eo managed
to swipe. When I was on the ground, and endeavouring to
rise, he stamped upon my bud with his foot two or three
Scow. I ran home, bleeding all the way, and went straight
to my mistrers's bedroom. I said that Whitworth bad mur-
dered me. My mistress got up, and endeavoured to stop the
bleeding with some clothes ; and I was put to bad, wham I
have been ever since. This morning, continued the withe
I went to the prisoner in the cell, at Rotherham, and told
him he must get washed, as be world have to go with me te
Laughlin to attend the inquest on Sally Hare, whose thug
he war charged with cutting. He made no reply; butt 01
his way to Laughtou, said he should like to see her. I leak
him, and be kissed her three times, and be wanted to be left
with her, He seemed to be very much affected.
Mr. Latimer, of South Amnon' surgeon, said that be bad
attended the deceased. She had had her throat rut. a cut as
the chin, cats on the thumb and three dogma
_on the left
hand, sad also on the forefinger of the right hen& The left
side of her head and face was swollen. He stundad her
to Wednesday hut, and on the following day abaretisy
she died. Her throat was cat through the windpipe, e
also through the passage leading into the stomach The
instrument by which the injury had been isfiict.ed had
penetrated to the vertebres. He had no doubt death had re•
waited from the wound in the throat. He thought [heaths
wound was a stab wound.
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Ths prisoner, having been duly cautioned by the eeetieleg
said—The girl went nut with me from the house, end we
went together as far as we bad often gone before, and this
we stopped for a short time. She asked me when I wee
goinr with her to the feast at Tattersball Thorpe. and I
said I tlsotight there was no good in tor going there and
that she did not want me, She sold if I. did not care foe
her she did not tare for me. I said we hero not been long
together, hut I hope to be comfortable. We got to farther
words, end I told her I thought she went with another men.
She mid before she would tell me the would lose her life. I
said I did not wish her to go with any one else while she
went with me. I thee slaked her if she would go any further,
and she said she would not. She "We will
pert as we have always done Move." See then told me
to sit down, and she would sit on my knee. I sat down,
with my feet in the hollow of the ground, and she eat oa
my knee. When ohs eat down she said, " Whet have yea
got hem f" I said, " It's my She asked me to let
her look at it, and I tithed her what for. She mid the
thought it was as touch her knife as mine, and then she got
the knife oat of my hand, and opened it. I said the shalt
not open it, and that I should shut it smile. 1 tried to get
It out of her hand to abut It, and she said before I shadd
hare it the would try for her life I bird to get the la*
again. end it came through her lingers. She mid, " Mira
have cut my fingers;" and I raid, "I'll have my Inn if
it cuts, your tare of Sbe then said, " Then you shell tif
for it.' So I tried to get it again, and she got hold of tea
hair of me head. Irked her what she meant, and she add
if I would not let her go she would let me know what the
meent I raid we bad better pert good friend., end that I
should have my knife. She then got hold of my heir egad.
sod pulled roe down. I rolled her twice over her head, maker
heed caught my feet. I said I should not stand that, of
she maid she would not give in to me. I told her she bed
better be eterieg, and she struck at me with the
her hand. I Wert to keep it off my Sae, and it went ma/
jacket sleeve. I tried to get the knife again, but she bedfast
mid of it, and she mid she would not pert with it
about together, the knife went in the aide of her face, 221
tried to get it out of her hand. Sbe murk to it fast, and dm*
me over agslo. She then said, "Oh, Bill, the knife lue eel
into ray neck." I said "I cannot help it; you sheald hue
let en of the knife, and let me go." She said, " Lees got
up, and I will give you a kiss and let you go." So we got
up, and I odd. "Come then, my lees, put your arms rotted
my seek and I'll give you a him" Then she crane to WWI
"Ott, Bill." I mil, " Whet, my lus." 81• .M.
"My throat's cut." Irked her whet with, and elm Mat
" Thisktnie here." She rid, " I will rim eon a kis be
the lest" I said, "Coate, then," end while Y put rey ins
round bar neck, she struck the knife right at my throlfs#
"Goto -- with you, Bill." I thee fell es 57
sad rho nu sway. When I got up 1 saw no ens. gad Me*
the beet of my way home. I was taken to the look-up, sed
did not know what It wee for till this mortis,. Amodio'
told me h waa for mane the throat of Scrah Here. I VW
taken to see her, gave bee three kisser, and was then teargbi
away.
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