The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-23 00:00:00

ANOTHER DREADFa 11U1DR11.

An Inqnisition was taken at twelve o'clock on Saturday
last, which contiated Its investigation until alien at night,
on the body of a woman found drowned in the well of the
Drake of York poblie-hone, Brampton, teal, when the evi-
dence taken was read by the Coroner, and the Jury not
Punanimously in their verdict, an toljetentoseat took
as one eclat on Monday ; fresh evidence having
obtained, they continued their investigation till five
o'clock in the evening. The fallowing particulars came out:
In the early part of Siptetistrer, the bath regiment, to Witch
Doitoella, the harmed iff the Jemmied, Woo ged, arri ied from
Halifax. lie was then quartered at the Duke of York, at
Brampton; he came there accompanied by his wife and two
children, and was lodged in a regal at the hark of the house,
the window of whiCh is about five feet from the well in which
the deceased person was tuned. The usfurientat woman
was about twelve years older than Donal!) ; the wan very
Much attached to him, but was extremely jetlons, and fee-
mimitly evinced Nat passion when he casually spoke to an-
other female; their trearrels consequently were frequent, and
at time* particoslarly violent.
On the night of the ltth of %idealise they quarrelled,
and from violent words proceeded 1., blows ; their conduct
became desperate ; Donnelly forced his wife towards the
welt, and threserued to throw her into it : her screams
brought persons to her assistance, and she was reheard from
his violent efforts to force her towards the well's mouth.
The whole of that night, however, she lay in the open air,
With her head resting on the stone steps leading auto the
probtichiseee, where she ins found nett morning, with her
clothes wet through with dew and rain. She was advised to
go to her apartment and Change her apparel, which she did
after some time, sad in the cameo of the day she became re-
conciled to her husband. On the fallowing Saturday night
she was in the clubroom at the Duke of Turk, in apparent
health sod spirits; after that time she was not seen alive by
any one in the house.
Oa Sendai morning, the 20th of September, Darnell,
came down from bus apartment, and sat in the tap-room with
hie two children, but without his wife; inquiries were made
after her, and he said that she had gone the preceding night
en a visit to her friends; be did sot know when she would
return ; that she had taken 3/. with her to defray her ex-
penses, &c. 'to other inqusrite, he said that she was gone off
with another man. A &mode, who went into his apartments
on the day after Dannelly's wife disappeared, stated, that she
found every thing about the room in the rreatest disorder;
ilie clothes of the deceased were scattered shunt is all direc-
tions, and she observed marks of blood opus the beil-linen.
Yet with all these strong evidences of guilt, together with
the violent conduct towards the deceased on the Thursday
preceding, no anspiciee appears to have bete entertained of
the murder until Saturday last, after the body bad bees Ir.
cog in the well for more thane month.
Donnelly remained at the Duke of York after the deceased
was missing for more than a fortnight, and frequently Con-
versed about his absekt wife without the least emotion or
confusion at the time. Ile said she was gone off with a
fellow, and would net trouble him again, and since that
period he has cohabited with another woman.
The Coroner summed up the evidence to the Jury; he was
glad they adjourned; because more evidence of great im-
portance had been adduced, and from that, and the evidence
taken on the first day they assembled, he had no doubt bat
that they srpobt be able to come to • satisfactory conclusion
upon the subject.
The Jury, without hesitation, refereed a verdict of
"Wilful murder epatrul William Donnelly, the Amassed yr
the deceased," and a warrant has since been issued for his
apprehension and committal to the county gaol.