The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-05 00:00:00

THE HEREFORD MURDER.

iIERIFORD, Wednesday Night.—An inquest was held
this evening before Peter Warburton, Esq., and a highly
respectable jury, on the body of the unfortunate woman,
Priscilla Morgan, who died from wounds iuflicted on her
by some navigators employed in the construction of the
sewerage works in this city.
The body presented a shocking sight, the face being
one mass of bruises ; the left eye had the appearance of
being beat in, and I,he skull at the back of the head was
fractured ; besides which she appears to have been
kicked severely, the front teeth being knocked out and
the jawbone injured.
Tile names of the men at present in custody are Ro-
bert Scott (foreman of the works), John Wilson, Henry
Williams, Thomas Ford, and Charles Smith.
From the evidence of several witnesses, it appeared
that the prisoner Wilson was on Saturday night at a
house of ill-fame in Bowsey-lane with a girl named Han-
nah Downes, who rifled his pockets, and decamped. He
got up to follow her, and missing his boots and jacket
commenced hallooing for them, when the man and wo-
man who kept the house proceeded to expel him from the
premises. He resisted violently, and dragged them both
down stairs into the street, where several neighbours,
and also six other navvies, were speedily attracted to the
spot. Holmes, the man who kept the house, was dread-
fully kicked by the navvies, but was rescued by a power-
ful labourer named Watkins. The deceased, who lived
next door to Holmes, was endeavouring to persuade the
navvies to leave, when she was struck a tremendous
blow on the cheek with a rolling pin by one of the party
(whose name is supposed to be Whitelock) ; she fell
backwards, her head striking against the flags, and was
picked up insensible. She died shortly afterwards in
the ioflrruary. The inquest was adjourned till Friday
(this day).

A larie reward is offered for the capture of Whitelock
and two others, who are now at large, and to capture
whom every endeavour is being made.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALUS.-THURSDAY.

A remarkably thin mu,ter, and very little betting—a
weaker " demonstration" before the Second October
Meeting we never remember to have seen.

CESAREWITCH.
13 to 2 agst Rubioll
10 to 1 agst King Tom (11 to 1 taken)
10 to 1 agst Mr. Sykes (take 12 to 1)
100 to 7 agst Neville (taken)
16 to 1 agst Brotherto Grey Tommy (taken)
20 to 1 agst Black Swan (taken)
20 to 1 agst Monarque (taken)
50 to 1 agst Scythian (offered)
Offers to lay 1,000 even King Tom beats anything bar
One.

OA3IBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
1000 to 60 agst Flatterer (taken)
1000 to 40 agst Robgill (taken)
DERBY.
1000 to 70 agst Ellington (taken)
20 to 1 agst R3gerthorpe (to 2251.)
1000 to 100 agst Rogerthorpe and Polmoodie
coupled (taken)
1200 to 100 agst Ellington and the Wild Irishman
coupled (taken)
NOTICE.—The room will be opened on Saturday next
at the usual hour.

BEDFORD RACES—THURSDAY.
The Hunters' Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added ; for
3-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights. To
be ridden by gentlemen farmers or tradesmen.
Jockeys alb extra. One mile. (6 subs.)
Mr. Down's Mary Anne, by Tearaway, 3 yrs, (501.),
7st 101 b (including 61b extra) (Hughes) 1
Mr. Smith's Dalston, 3 yrs (1601.), Bst 61b (including
61b extra)
...(Nightingale) 2
Mr. G. Drew's Mayboy, 3 yrs (1001.), Bst 61b (in. 6th
extra) (Bray) 3
The following also ran :—Anglo-Saxon, Gossip, and
Monti.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Mary Anne, 3to 1 agst Anglo-
Saxon. Won easily by half a length. A length be-
tween the second and third. Anglo-Saxon and Gossip
were beaten off. Monti was pulled up, and did not pass
the post.

The'Scurry Plate of 100 sovs (60 given by the Duke of
Bedford and W. H. Whitbread, Esq., and 40 by the
Grand Stand Company), added to a handicap sweep-
stakes of 10 sovs each, sft Extra weight for cer-
tain winners. Half a mile over the T.Y.C.
Duke of Bedford's Para, by Paragons, 3 yrs, 7st 71b

(E. Sharpe) 1
Mr. W. Ellis's The Poacher, 5 yrs, 75t...(J. Steggles) 2
Lord John Scott's Rambling Katie, 3 yrs, Est 1216

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(Bray) 3
Mr. Dray's Little Gerard, 4 yrs, Est 131 b ...(Hughes) 4
The betting opened at even on Para and closed at G
to 4 agst Poacher, 7 to 4 agst Para, 5 to 1 agst Little
Gerard. A good race in with the first two was won by
half a length, the second beating the third three lengths,
a neck between the third and fourth.

The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas ; 3-yr-olds, 7st 71b ;
four, 9st ; five, 9st 7113 ; six and aged, 9st 91b. Three
miles.
Mr. Greville's Quince, by Slane, 4 yrs
Mr. Walker's Winkfield, 4 yrs (J. Mann) 2
Duke of Bedford's Weathercock, 4 yrs ...(E. Sharpe) 3
Mr. Harrison's King of Trumps, 6 yrs (Bartholomew) 0
Betting 6 to 5 on King of Trumps, 3 to 1 each aget
Quince and Winkfield, 10 to 1 agst Weathercock. Won
by a length and a half. Weathercock trotted in third.
King of Trumps did not pass the post.
The Stratton Park Stakes of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 30
guineas added by the Lord-Lieutenant of the county;
3-yr-olds, 7st ; four, Bst 41b ; five, Bst 91b ; six and
aged, Bst 1116 ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ;
extra weight for certain winners. The winner to be
sold for 150 soya. One mile and a half. (7 subs.)
Mr. Bevill's Georgium Sidus, by Meteor, 3 yrs, 7st 51b

(Collins) 1
Duke ofßedford's Triton, 3 yrti, 7st (including 3lb extra)

(J. Steggles) 2
Mr. Down's Mary Ann, 3 yrs, 7st 2ib (including 51b
extra) (Hughes) 3
The following also ran :—Noisette, Minos, and
Warbler.

Betting--5 to 2 agst Noisette, 2to 1 agst Georgium
Sidus and Triton, 4to 1 agst Mary Ann. Won very
cleverly by a length ; a length and a half between the
second and third.

WREXHAM RACES--THURSDAY.

Bryn y pys Handicap.