The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-28 00:00:00

DREADFUL OCCURRENCE.

Saturday meaning, about eight o'clock, a women of the name of
Justice, residing in tteorga.yard, Whitechapel, went into the house
of Michael Cialligan, living in the same place, and in the coulee
of conversation a dispute arose, and Mrs. Justice was desired to
leave the house, but on her refusing Colligan forced her to the doe.
She, of course, mad* some resistance, and while she was standing
on the steps of the door, Colligate gave her a violent kick on the
bottom of the abdomen, which inflicted a deep wound, from wheels
a great quantity of blood proceeded, and she mph* in shoat tea
Minutes afterwards. Infra:nation was sent to lambeth-street office,
and Foster and Partridge were immediately despatched in pursuit
of Culligan, who aiseanded. The body was removed to the
Workhouse of the perish, to await the Corona's Inquest.
At seven o'clock the same evening an Inquest was taken on the
body at Whitechapel workhouse, before Mr. Cowin, and a Jury of
respectable neighbours, besides whom many of the governors of the
parish were also present.
The first witness examined was T. Jaws, who stated, that he
was • lodger in the house of Culligan, in New-court, George-yard.
On Friday morning about eight o'clock, he was sitting with
gen, who was mending, some clothes for sale, when the deceased
came into the piazze of the house. Culligan, on acing her, rose
from his work, and desired her to leave the house, which she, with
much bad language, refused to do. Ile then resumed his seat and
his work, and repeated ins request, that she would leave, tire or
six times, and she still perststing in staying, he again rt,se, and
went out of the room in a passion, and raising his foot, kicked her
violently behind. She iininedtately staggered against the wall,
and a quantity of Mood flowed from her, and stained the passage.
Culligan thenpushed her out of the house, and she went BROWS the
way to the Chandler's ahoy ; she appeared very faint, and died
shortly after.
11. Aodersen, labourer of Charles.atreet, Mile End Old Town,
deposed that about eight o'clock on Friday morning, he was at the
house of Colligas, who was sitting on a stool in a lowev-room,
mending clothes. The deceased came into the passage, and said
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somethi-ng to Colligan in a low tone, but what it was witness could I , r Mick-earn-
not hear. Colligsn bade her ~Get out of his house," which in. employ of the West India pony or years. was gi
stead of doing, she kept muttering something in a voice so low, at tbe bar of this oilier, before W. BALLANTINE, Evq. the pia.
that witness could not understand her. Colligan then act into a siding Magistrate, charged with a felony, under the folhawingides
passion, and went up towards the woman, but soppctl short, as if ctunstances :
checking himsrlf, and returning to his sett, resumed his work. Mr. Foy, principal polies officer In the Cornpseeit serr4os,4",
The dcwasid still nintaining In the passegs, spilt jumn. posed. that he stopped the prisoner as he was main the dq
ed up, and went to her, and gave her a kick in the abdouten. mid gate, sod found concealed. neat to hie linen, • hadliterchief, inge-
plashed her towards tile darn Oa lacking in the prow intinedi- Woody fastened rotted his body, containing Mb. of raw coffee.
ataly atter, whose, raw dlitritity of blood ;he was surprised at I W. Fairborn, another officer belonging to the Dock Companz.
seeing it, as he did cot at the time that it could have been *wad, in consequence or information, he searched the prisoner s
'occasioned by the kick. There tea. no blood in the passage before. ho se on Thursday last, and found therein a quantity of tocoa sod
Colligan then pusbel the deceased into the street, and she sat down gl iger, which the prisoner could not satisfactorily account fur;
on the step of the door ; itercul piople came up to her, and lead the witness added, lie could not identify the cocoa and ginger as
h,r to another tali, from whence she teas shortly after lead to her As property of the Dock Company ; but he had no hesitation in
lodgings in George-yard. There was a track of blood followed aw iiring that the rogr.,e produced was the company, property.
wl:ere she was lead ; it flowed in large quantities ; there VW more
The prisoner declined making any defence; was fully committed

than a tout.
By a Juror—The deceased appcaral quite well when she came
to Colligan's house. Witness has known the deceased nearly nine
yens ; she was a very bed woman, and obtained her living by
prostitution. Sbe was about 46 years of age.
Jimies Carpen stated, that he lodged with his uncle, P. Carpen,
painter and gluier, Nose-lane, and that he was going down lleorge-
yard, on the morning in question, and saw Culligan kick the de-
ceased apparmuly with all Ids force in the abdomen; blood instantly
flowed true her in knee quantities, and covered the pavement, and
flowing 1010 tbe kennel, stained the water a .ich was running down
it. Site staggered against a wall, and cried mit, " 0 God 1 0
God I" A wutuan who mute up with a sieve put it on the
ground, and sat the deceased upon it, but she hail not Sat above two
minutes before she fell backward on to the pavement. Some women
who had come up, raised her in their arms, and carried her to her
lodgings, where about ten minutes after witness calla, and fuund
her extended on a heap of straw quite dead.
Martha Naves, a widow, living at 25. Licorgeryard, taw the de-
c.rased standing at Colligan's dsor, and heard her exclaim, " For
God's 'Luke for Christ's sake ! some good Christian bung me a
chair, fur the villain has murdered me, and 1 will lay it at his
duor."
Mr. Charles Cidlyer, suwon, of Whitechspol, visited the der
ceased at her lodgings, and ford her (lead. There was a gest
deal of blood about the lower parts of her body. Witness fband
the lower part of the abdomen considerably lacerated front the kick
she had received, and whigb.witncsa considered to be the cause el

to Ncw.gate for

SAi.c or A Wirc.—Yestetday week a great commotion
was created in the new market, Shusithill, by one of those oc-
currences which sometimes disgrace the labouring classes of this
country—the sale of a wife by her husband. The vendor was
a pensioner with one arm, named Hugh Pritchard; his wife was
a good-looking woman, apparently about six and twenty: After
several bidding, she was knocked down for five shillings; but
not liking the purchaser, she was put up again, and was finally
disposed of for three shillings and a quart of ale. The purchaser
was then moving Of with his prize; but the crowd, taking up
the cause of outraged decency, began to pelt throw with mud; on
which the man slunk away, leaving the stoaian to shift fat her.
self, and she was glad to take refuge in the lock-up oo Shute-
hill. There Collier, the Alter who has charge of the lock-up,
very properly detained her ; and, having learnt where the husband
was to ba found, he took him into castodv, and lodged both the
deli:iguana io the New Hailev. Oa the following day they
were brought up before Mr. Norris, who remanded them till
Monday, when thq were discharged, with a suitable admonition.
M..ae.litster Grardian.

SUICIDE.—On Friday evening, a Coroner's inquest was
held before Thutrats Slicks*, leg. ofelhe body of Mr. W. Sharpe,
the eminent banker, residing in West Smithfield. It appeared that
the amused had been lattsrly very low spi►ited. and exhibited
symptoms of mental derangement. 1)n Thursday he went Into his
bedroom, and desired hisservant to call him at four o'clock to din-
ner, who, on going up stain toe that purpose, was alarmed at find-
ing the door hastened; he called to the deceased, but not receiving
an answer, he and a fellow-servant broke open the door, when they
found the deceased lying on his bed with his throat cut in a most
dreadful manner, and a ?Mr lying by his side. surgeon was
immediately sent for, bet life ens extinct. Some family troubles
are supposed to hare been the occasion of l$ Oinnuittins the nob
It. 1 cattxt...." Insanity."

her death.
Mr. Curtis, surgrin, gave testimony to the same effect.
The .lary inquited whetiper any evidence could be obtained of
the cause wh:ch brought .the di ceased to tL house of Culligan on
thet mereln,„,o and were Letnrnied that no evidence on that point
bad been obtained, altholgit.irquiry had beta made with that enter.
line Cotton en than semnied up the evidence to the Jury. who.
after a short consultation together, returned a vtrdict of
murder against Michael Canvas," for whose !prehension the
Coroner henniistely issued his warrant.