The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-13 00:00:00

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MURDER AT CHELSEA.
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Yesterday evening an loquisitioa was taken at Gal;
nalphaut Chariot, Penshroke.amers,Groebeatir.plam,
Rellet Lianas Eat Cermet, ow View er **body of Mary
Sea Leech, who died he St. Mearge's Nespital, in aseese-
=* woe. ale received from her hoshiad, Francis
a pensimer from the SOth regimeat, *he stabbed her
with a knife.. Friday last... already stated in this Paper.
The Jury being sworn, they went to view the body at the
Hospital, whieh presented a sweet shocking skid.
Asia payout. w No. 7, Lawrence-essort, Sows-
eww, Chelsea, swore. She Zoew She deceased about Obese
weeks; between 'ix and seem (Meek On Frisley night,
the deceased was standime neat the sad of the court, talking
toe sae who was said to be her beamed. She 'mew her
homes. they lodged I. the perkier three nights, I. the same
home with whom,. They seed to go out in the asoreino
together • had never seen them intimicated. This was shunt
three weeks ago, did not see them Mace, until Friday sight,
she asked bow she did, and Mid her that mishit basbsed. He
(the hothead) thee came forward sad desired bar be go
home; it was a moonlight night, het rather misty; there
wee sallideat light to distiaguisli his features • he repealed
m Coma homes you are drunk!" emptied, If t ass
(*mak, it is by imam of prostitution to support an idle fel-
low like you." As moo as she uttered there words, he rush-
ed towards her and struck her with iseasething ; she stag-
gered sad fell out her Leek, ese*lming, " I am murdered;
pall the knife nest of use!" whitish' repeated several thews.
The bushaadean wader the wall, and there stood, observing,
he was any persoe's prisoner who chose to take hiss, or
word. to that egret. A great many persons tame up; did
nut observe Clot at that time amongst them ; saw so knife
or any other Metres/Rent ; was so alarmed that ehe left her
ou the grouted sad went hum, and saw no mom of the
metier.
Joryinan--0, There is a meek upon the side of her seek,
had you seer the hisobasid strike her before he Mobbed herd"'
—A. "No, Sir; but she raised her clothes after she fell,
and Imw the bowels protrude. lam sure the husband was
quite sober."
Richard Clark, of No. I, Lawrence-court, who was examin-
ed at Queen.sileare ou Saturday, was again esasained. He
stated that on Friday evening, at the time aliove-mentioard,
he was standing opposite his gateway, belied the deceased
saw her talking to last oilers% who gore by the name of
Ross, as well as Derma ; heard the deceased bilking to her
hothead; in consequence of his Ming • German, witness
c•mld nut distinctly recollect the words, but heard r reply,
which was to the same effect as related by last o
Witless, in addition to what he stated at Clileett•lnNare•
added, that be had a distinct view of the husband by the
light of • medic in a Itair-dreserr's skull. Ile did not ob.
serve him haring any knife; but witness saw him fumbling
in his pockets before lie struck the deceased, anti thought
he had something then in his band. After he struck her,
sad before she tell to the ground, she raised her clothee, suit
exclaimed,. "0! my Gush, I am muidered—will any one
lake the knife out of or!" Witness attempted to keep her
up, but she fell before he reached her, sad then uttered the
same exclamation. Don't know who pulled the knife out;
conceives that neither she nor the husband were intoxi-
cated. She had been at the Coach and Horses previously,
and had hem it the habit of frequenting that biome.
Mr. William Treadaway, No. 2, George-street, Sloane-
square, coal-merehant, being swore, said lie was precut at
the horrid Inmeactian ; jest as the deceased fell, he heard a
scream of murder, he stepped towards her such saw part of
her bowels; she said " mks the knife out of me." Elise-
loth Harrobow tried rim to the husbsaa, " you murdered
yonr wife.' Saw no knife, but the husband wits stauding
by her; he said, " I am the usetrderer, take nie;" he was
the only man I could see then. He kicked her before slur-
lug the evening very violently at Mr. Champion's corner.
She was a prostitute before he had her suit ever since ; witness
assisted by G. Carter, conveyed him to St. Lake's wsitclshonse.
On their way he said, " You, say as well let one go ; I will
not run away from you; I threw the knife in the road—don't
take ate through the dirt I got no shoes on." He added,
"It is a ease Moire." When in the watch-house he said
jealousy prompted him to commit the act; he could speak
good &Wish, and appeared to be about forty years of eer.
No proud.* was 'wade to extort emksaton from his. Wit.
ems returned to Lawrenee.cuurt in search of the knife, awl
was isifermed by Elisabeth Harrobew the knife was taken to
the Hospital with the deceased. The reason why they
quarrelled was because she would not go home with him.
When they quarrelled its she early part of she evening he
kicked her; he had thee • plain hat on, but when taken into
custody be had au oil skin bat on. Witness knew him and
the deceased for two yesis ; they formerly kept • cook-shop,
but failed.

Mrs. Elizabeth Harrobow, No. t, TuritheatLrow, Chelsea,
kept • stall opposite the Coach and Horses, near the spot
where the di ceased was stabbed ; beard a scream, and went
to aecertain the cause ; saw the deceased lying in the manlier
before described, and cried nut to her husband that he had
murdered his wife; hail known them both about ten years;
believes the words were, " Loath, pus stabbed your wife, she
is wondered." He replied, " Yes, I have, and I don't mewl
to resist." He was then taken into easterly. %Valletta found
the knife is half an hone afterwards, and she gave it to
Mayhask, who now produced it, and it was identified by
witness. She eliserved no blood 'pots it at the time; she
had no candle, but found it in the mad; it laid about three
feet from the spot where the set was committed.
!Richard Ilaybaak, watch houtckeeper, St. Luke's, Chel.
rim, bring sworn, said, abuse eight o'clock un Friday
night, the deceased's husband ass brottelst to the watch-
house ; searched him, butt he only Mond half an ounce of
tea in his pocket. He said then, " I have done it, and have
thrown the knife away opposite the Three Crowns." Hawing
lift hies metered, whims went In march of the deceased, awl
foond bee lying on a shutter opposite Doctor Tarnholl's
beam in 11111114M1heteare, who happened nett to beat home, and
she was then earned to the Hospital. Elizabeth Harrubow
flare him the knife, and be returned to the watch-house;
be asked the husband chat sort of a knife it was ; he re-
plied, " • lung knife with a white beadle ;" had sheens hint
them the kalfe; he said it was the same knife, and be was
h
now; be was then quite sober.
r ~. Kitchen, House Surgeon at St. George's Hos.
pital, sweet.. The deceased was brought to the Hospital,
on Friday amain a little post eight o'clock ; she was in es-
enscialing pain. On examistatioa he discovered • wooed
upon the right side of the abdomen, about six 'aches in
length, apparently indicted with a sharp inatsamseat, the
greater part of the bowels and port of the stomach pro-
tended; each an instrument as the owe now produced world
Maid such • woolowl; the bowels were cat through; she
lingered snail live o'clock the following morning; bad eta.
noised the body internally since death, and discovered
the bowels bad bees wounded I. fear different places; it
was impossible fur her to live; either of them would be
mortal.
The Coroner named up the evidence, and the Jury in-
staidly returned • Verdict of " Wilful lOW deliberate Mur-
der against Pram& Leech," the deceased's husband, who is
in candid,.

Daowntwa.—A young man, genteely attired,
was found drowned in the Serpentine River early
yesterday morning, rind he was taken to the work-
house to be owned. Hr was recognised in the
middle of the day to be a chaser, iu the neighbour-
hood of Exeter 'Change, of the name of Hot.-
Lam who bad left his home at nine o'clock on
Sunday morning iit a desponding state. An Inquest
will sit on the body this day.

A most euo►mous m►►rhronm. of the button sort,
was exhibited it, this market on Tuesday hot,
which sprung up, with many others of inferior size,
from on asparagus bed, lately belonging to Mr.
Gti.t., rope-maker, near Stoke mills. It attained
in four nights and three days the circumference of
lour feet fire iiit-liea, and the weight of sixteen
pounds. The owner sold it out in pieces et out
penny eacb.—(Plymosith Paper.)

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There wasps interesting siondaeli Ola'y yesterday ee the
Ashford and Hamslow read. NV. 11 guideway, of Mer-
cer.stram, hawing Imea.baelitid for WO guinea* 10 perform
efokt aides in as minutes. The horse did four miles in
three monads ow* the irivarler of as hour, sad won the
mulch gaily in moss secoodsfildile the given time.
On the same ironed a rising man from Leieestershire, a
groom, of the made of rennet, undertook to do • mile in
fuer Marta, hi Asir unsettles 28 'monde, for five guineas. He
won it se follows :—Pint wearier of • mile, 1 minute 1 se.
clot—Set-owl, 1 minute a seeoudi—third, 1 minute 12
✓econda—Fourtle and last, 1 minute 6 seconds; grinning it
lgs seconds. He was allowed five 'ninnies between each
sari.