The National Register.
London, England, 1819-10-11 00:00:00

MURDER .IT CLAPTO.V.

We lately-ge;;ti;WticrVis of a Coroner's in-
quest, which was held on the body of Anne Homes-
by, at Clapton, where she was murdered by her
husband. Tl.e following is the eopfession of the
ttahappy criminal, who has since surrendered him-
self into the hands of justice :
cosi:ES:4ION. _ . _

Kent 1 The voluntary examination and confession of
Cinque Port.'-John Ihnnewby. bricklayers-labourer —taken
to wit. ) by and before us, the under justices, of wad
for the said Cinque lions.--
Who request. a that the letter before us, shall be opened and
read • it is addressed to Mr. thbman. Nu. 5, Dean-suet:l, Soho.
Laotian ; its
-purport is a confession ofahe murder.of ins wile, in
consequence of having, on Tuesday evening week, about the
dusk of the evening, caught her in the art of adultery, in a cow
hovel, opposite las faders house at Clapton—the examinant
uorompumed her wife home to her tither': house; he wicagone
on his wave!' when they got home; lie, the prisoner, then add
the housekeeper, whose name is Sorry, of the autthery of his
wife : and wmost directly atter his wile and hint had an alterca-
tion about going to bed tozether, and he having struck her alight-
ly with his open hand. she threatened it lie did not come to bed to
her, she would get up, and go with those she had left ; ar.d as
lie had struck her, she would swear her life against him, and lie
sliould lay iu goal and rot ;_ and she would go and live with the
other man, whom she loved. After this. he wu:ked lLand out
the room, two or three Mlles ; and she declared, on his hesiwaing
to come to bed to her, with violent oaths.. that site would be the
death of one or other of; them. He, then went for an axe that
lay in the adjoining room, close by her iather's chest; and, with
it in his hand, he challenged her to say so again. .She said,
rather than sailer the usage she had, she would 1e the death of
cue or, other. At this instant, tie struck lien upon the head
with the back of the axe. slightly. She was then sitting on the
bed. partly undressed, having ; reciouslv seemed to mica ,t
dress herself i.:;ain. When she said, she would go niche other man,
after the first blow was struck, he had just time to hear her
ssy, you know." and a second blow with the back of the
axe immediately followed. He does net know whether he
struek her went or net. She seemed to swoon on the tigi.. side,
and bled so as to be heard by him. He then took her by the
left arm, and pulling 1 er to tic left side of the bed, kissed her,
saying, •• Aly dear, you was once my conoOrt, for a Lute tone;
and now lam the death of you, anti you ol me." Slit: was men
Hove; and was so what he left the room, and went to her lit-
ther's chest and took a pound note out of it and t-eicinal—ativirca
I irusie..ed to the children and the woman (the liouseate; Cr), lie
would be the death of them, if they MittiC any noise; as he trust
have motor. lc- a time, in order to re pent, before he went away;
and, direr leaving his wait bleeding. lie taut do at. the name td the
man his wife hail Lite!) W1010:411 atdi Li• it with the hoose-
keepee. Ile came to W cadatei about nine or ten o'clock the
next nt /ming. and was at Canterbury last Suatluy—was at Dover
yrster .ay. and has wundtatd about at satinet.: plow, without
a PnrtictiLr intention. till he came to ‘Valitier. lie atught the
jacket he has on at %Voolwien, beitviug a brown cloth wane, and
a pair offastam ttowsers there; hissing dINU butigilt tier suiped
trewsers he new wears, at %Veto ic!. tie wishes to rid, that on
his wife's nailing alt vacua: that (Wei beau thagt,eu into the
c •w-lioiesnby ereat force, by .he anau he found her with, lie,
,t prisonvr, vitas:. if she would ',wear the rate against law,!-she would be foroittu •• but she reftustl, in coarse language,.
,
She loved Mr lime linger better than her lit. Inthei%
widole body." JOHN lIUMC.Sit
l'akcia :mad Signed, the ?tit day of
Uewbet, 1b1;), IKlioc ter,
J. K. IS‘cKunrsr,
3111r.zialAtaux.

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