The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-03 00:00:00

TIM MURDER AND ATTIMPTID 81.3C1D11 AT ZOLTWILL.

Borah Edwards, 77, was charged with the wilful murder
of her husband, Thomas Edwards, aged 80, at liolywell, oa
the =ad of May last.
Mr. Swetenhain and Mr. Vaughan Williams prosecuted ;
Mr. Morgan Lloyd defended the prisoner.
The prisoner was accommodated with a seat in the dock,
and thecool and collected maser in which she demeaned
herself during the proceedings was most remarkable. Whoa
sskedrto plead she said ins hem voice, " Not Guilty." The
court throughout the beating of the saw was inconveniently
crowded.

The facts of the ease were short and very plain. It ap-
peared that the husband of the prisoner was an old man,
and had bean ill about four ni.ditha previous to the 22nd of
May last. The primmer and her husband had always been
on good terms ; they had had no quarrels, but, on the con-
trary, so far as was known, had lived comfortabky together.
Latterly they became in indigent circumstances, and re-
ceived relief front the parish. OD the 20th ci May they
were seen by a person named Ann Matthews, a neighbour ;
deceased was in bed ill, and the prisoner manned with
Men/sews about some washing, which the (Matthews)
was is the habit of doing for prisoner and her
husband. On the following day Mrs. Matthews went to
the house but was not admitted, the prism. saying haw
husband and herself wished to be quiet, smidaijuse
eher
through the doorway. On the 22nd of May
went again to prisoner's bans, and foiled the dew leek::
the window was open, and eeeinthe door key inside,
Matthews took it, unlocked thedoer, and west into the
house. On going up stairs she 'bottod the eid aces lyieg
ma the bed with his threat cut ; he was not thee dead; be
put up his hands and died immediately after ; she also saw
that the prisoner's throat was out. Mn. Matthews inn eat
and saws the alarm, and a rears was found with blood
upon it.
A defence of insanity on the part of the prisoner was
set up.
His lordship summed tip, and the jury, after five minutes'
deliberation, returned • verdict of Guilty, recommending
the prisoner to mercy on account of her great sr, which
was followed by mermen from several in court.
Sentence of death was passed in the usual form.
The prisoner, who ressined unmoved during the whole
trial, was removed from the desk.

THE POLICE COURTS.
_ MANSION HOUSE

Anna Corning a lad a7l eiaaileyeare--- of age, and Judea
Davie, a marine store dealer, who were brought up on
Saturday lut, the former
misirotith striding, and the
letterwth receiving, well ram to have been stoles,
a quantity of parchment tide to the number of
between four sod five lswdrsd, wars yesterday brought
up on bail for farther •
Mr. W outlier appeared for re pressititir, and Mr. Beard
appeared for the defendant Davis.
Mr. Woatner said that sir the bat exstainatioe • con-
siderable quantity of the deeds had been recovered, and
Davis, upon the advice of Mr. Herd, bad caseated to give
the names of the parties to Misr be bid add them, and,
under those circumstaars, be eakad bin lonia* to let it
stand over for another week, is order to stud an opportu-
nity of recovering the whole et dr okras property.
The prisoners were then again russatied, being spin ad-
mitted to tell.