The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-18 00:00:00

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HORRIBLE MURDER OF A WIFE BY
HER HUSBAND.

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This was a meeting for last examination. The bank-
rupt was described as of Gunters-grove, Brampton
builder.

The balance-sheet commenced Aug. 12, 1854, and,
ended Aug. 1, 1855, and showed--Debtor to creditors,
2,7161. 103. 3d. ; do. holding security, 2,226/. 3s. ; capi-
tal, 263/. 14s. ld. ; profits, 2,360/. 9s. ld. Creditor, by
good debts, 66/. 16s. ; doubtful, 138/. 16s. 7d. ; pro-
perty, 357.175. 2d. ; do. in hands of creditors, 4,0107.;
losses, 2,355/. 18s. 6d. ; excepted articles, 20/. ; bad
debts, 23/. 17s. 10d. ; trade expenses, 2477. 14s. 6d. ;
domestic expenses, 668/. 12s. Bd.

The losses were stated to arise principally on buildings
at Moor-park•terrace, Stanley-row!, and Parson's green.
The bankrupt passed his examination.
IN RE ELIZABETH WHITTAKER.

This was a meeting for certificate. The bankrupt was
described as of Romford, plumber.
The balance-sheet commenced April 6, 1853, and
ended May 17, 1855, and showed—Debtor to creditors,
340/. 16s. 9d.; profit on trading, 3081. 17s. Bd.; Mrs.
S. Whittaker (liquidation account), 172/. 9s. Bd.; credi-
tor by good debts, 1871. 98. 5d.; doubtful, 20/. 12s. 2d.;
property, 36/. ; excepted articles, 20/. ; losses, 38/. ;
trade expenses, 2101. 4s. Bd.; domestic ditto, 3061. 7s.
I The bankrupt obtained her certificate.

This morning, about half• past seven o'clock, the neigh-
bourhood of Artillery-lane, Bishopsgate-street, was pain-
fully excited by the report of a murder, committed by a
man named Lordon, on his wife, residing at Parliament-
court, Artillery-lane, which, on inquiry, was unfortu-
nately found to be true.
The deceased and her husband (who is in custody)
were both persons of dissolute and drunken habits, and
from their constant quarrelling continually annoying
the peaceable inhabitants of the neighbourhood. The
deceased formerly kept a fruit stall at the corner of the
Mansion-house, but in consequence of the impropriety
of his conduct bad to be removed.
After the committal of the horrid deed the prisoner
gave himself up to one of the Metropolitan policemen,
and was conveyed by him to the station-house, where
he made a statement of his guilt to Sergeant Merritt,
who was then on duty. The prisoner was detained
whilst Sergeant Merritt proceeded to the house indicated
by the prisoner, where on entering the room occupied
by the wretched couple he found the deceased suffering
from several severe wounds in the neck. Deceased was
50 years of age. Medical assistance was immediately
sent for, and Mr. Shaw, surgeon, of Bishopsgate-street,
promptly attended, and on examining her pronounced
her to be dead.

The police immediately took possession of the room,
and in a hurried search made by them the knife with
which the horrid deed was committed was found covered
with blood.
The murderer is the deceased's second husband. He
is a Spitalfields weaver by trade, but has latterly worked
in the docks. There are several children, but all of an
age to maintain themselves.
Rumour assigns the cause of the murder to jealousy,
the deceased having attended an Irish wake or party
last night contrary to the wish and desire of her husband.
The prisoner was this morning placed at the bar before
the magistrate at Worship-street, in whose district the
murder was committed, and remanded until after the
coroner's inquest, which will take place in all probabi-
lity this evening.