The National Register.
London, England, 1811-01-13 00:00:00

FRIDAY, JAN. 11.

John Bowles was indicted for the wilful murder cif Mary, his
wife, by giving her several blows and bruises on her head and
body. By the evidence of two women of the names of Tooley
and Togwell it appeared, that the prisoner, who was a journey-
man sairyer, had been out on the 26th of December last,
boxing. When he came home in the evening, he fnnnd his
wife absent from the lodgings, at A nei4bbouring gin-shop. She
soon after came home in compahy with a Mrs. Smith, whom
he objeoted to her keeping company with. As soon as she en-
tered the house a quarrel ensued, when he struck her several
blows in the passa ; afterwards they had another altercation
up stairs, when he struck her again, and one of the witnesses
saw him kick her on the floor. SOon afterwardi Mrs Togwell
came into the room, and saw the deceased lying on the bed.—.
The prisoner was standing by the fire side ; he said his wife
had had a fit, and he had her laid on the bed. The woman
went up to her, and saw she was dead, and immediately ex-
claimed, " Mr. Bowles, you have murdered your wife !" The
prisoner seemed in great agitation, and beat his head. He him-
self afterwards went fur a surgeon, who shortly arrived, but the
Woman was found quite dead. No one was present when the
deceased dropped, and Mrs. Tooley said she was in the next
room, and inu.4 have heard if any more blows had been given.
Mr. !-Inciter, surgeon, opened the body : he found the sto-
mach full of gin, and a vessel ruptured in the head, which'was
the cause of the death. But there was no,marks of violence
sufficient to lead him to say that they caused the rupture of the
vessel ; on the contrary. he thought it extremely probable it
might have been caused by intoxication.—Nut

WILFUL MURDER.
Antonio Cardoza (a Portuguese), Mary Rogers, and Sarah
Browne, were indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Da-
vies, by giving him several stabs in the back with a knife. The
deceased, it appeared, was a waterman, who, on the night of
the 12th of December, had been with his brother dancing, in a
public-house in Nightingale-lane, St. Catherine's. In their way
home they saw the two female prisoners, Browne and Rogers,
in the street, when the deceased put his arm round the waist of
Sarah Lrovene, which she took in auger. The brother desired
ter not be angry, and lie would give her something to drink.
A.squabble ensued, in which the deceased tore the clothes of
Browne, by the hook of an ue.brella getting entangled in them.
Shc immediately-called out for Antonio. When Carduza came
tp, Browne immediately exclaimed, " that is him who has so
served me ; murdee him, don't leave a bit of life in him." Car-
.drreadirectly attacked the deceased with along knife. A .senf-
fie ensued ; they both ,lawn, and Cardoza scabbed the de-
ceased several times in the back, of which wounds he immecli-
atAy expired. 'There was no evidence affecting the prisoner
Mary Rogers, excepting that she was present.
The Learned judge, in summing up, stated a distinction to
exist between the cases of Cardoza and Sarah Browne. There
was a quarrel and heat of blood between her and the deceased ;
but Cardoza came in, and, without any provocation given iwi•-
sanully to him, atta,ked the deceased. Cardoza was found
guilty of murder, Sarah Drowre of manslaughter, and Mary
Roger.; acquitted.
The Recorder immediately parsed sentence of death against
Cardoza, and directed him to be executed on Monday morn-
ing.