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.. ARSI FhEopTioN.
A woman residing at IN-ir
a charge of assault preferred summoned to appear at the Ravenwersby was recently
rate-collector of that place.
ago the woman in question
imprisonment.n d a
nspjustice
hw-room,
some
r o,h:tot
wian-
swermasel t r e
dpe
vieted of poach-
Ts he remem-
brance upon the lands of the complainant, her
by
the
ufficient in-
centive furthertimes
itwhaosutat
tahlel
sentenced to two months'
branceotfo
htherisacuagseura,ltwy
a rate application. One day last week theprovocation of
met with one of her sons, of whom he rate-collector
amount of rate due; but the young man, after the
that he had no money, advised him to appirystatihnig
mothr, and she would doubtless pay him. -11e-ateo r-d's
ingly did so, and on his pony rode up to the front door
the domicile, where he was met by the fair proprietor
with with a sweeping brush, with which, on stating his
errand, she aimed a terrific blow at his head; fortunately
for him it did not reach its destination, but descended
on the pony, which, smarting from the blow,
began to rear up and retreat. The woman con-
tinued the charge with unabated fury, the poor
fellow dodging his head from side to side to
avoid the succession of blows which were mercilessly
inflicted upon him. In this manner, having lost com-
mand of his horse, they continued backing across the
garden until they arrived at a wide ditch, knee-deep in
stagnant water and filth, over the brink of which the
hind legs of the animal slipped, and the luckless rider
WC9 qujckly deposited in the mire; over her fallen
enemy the outraged woman here wrought with better
effect, inasmuch that after a few "decided hits," the
vanquished and mud-soaked collector begged for mercy,
in eonsideration of which he declared he would forgive
her On amount of the rate. The woman's defence was
that she expected
that he was going to ride into the
horseback, and that, on endeavouring to drive
house on
she perceived that its hoofs were destroy-
the ony back, ;b..
herbs, from which she concocted a
ing the weiwlrd?ogine, and by its sale she partially obtains
species GI rn.
..-:
reucoptanee so exasperated her that
a livelihood; ttll C'
usual'' During the recital of the
8h
e.°:l°E4-tted the -
affair the whble of tiv? c' ,urt wis convntsed with laugh-
ter. the wal fined lie. 6`l ,_Lincanshire Chronicle.

A TV

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice TALFOCED.)
FORGERY.—Charles Clifford, aged 45, described as a
labourer, was indicted for feloniously uttering a forged
receipt for the sum of 601., with intent to defraud George
Holgate Foster, and others. The prisoner pleaded not
guilty.
Mr. Clarkson conducted the prosecution, and the
prisoner defended himself.
It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner, up to
1850, had been in the habit of banking with the London
Joint Stock Bank, but at the commencement of that
year the balance standing in his favour was only ss. sd.
Nevertheless a cheque which he sent in for 121. was duly
honoured, and he afterwards sent in another which was
stopped. The prisoner then sent in his pass-book to be
examined with his account, and it was discovered by the
bank authorities that an entry of 601. appeared in the
pass-book, but there was no corresponding entry in the
ledger of the bank, which circumstance led to the ap-
prehension of the prisoner on the present charge, as the
entry of the 601, was not in the handwriting of
any clerk attached to the bank. The prisoner
had no settled residence or occupation, but
had some indirect connexion with the Stock
Exchange, and generally gave his address as at the Hall
of Commerce, or Garraway's Coffee-house; but last
month his wife called at the bank with a cheque, and
she was asked where she got it from. She at once de-
clared that her husband gave it her, and she was then
asked where he lived, but she refused to say, and she
was detained while an officer went in search of him.
He was found waiting in the neighbourhood, and he was
immediately told that his pass-book, which had been
sent in a few days previously, contained a forged entry
for 601,, which purported to have been paid into the
bank towards the close of 1850, since which time the
prisoner's account had been balanced. He denied that
it was a forgery, but his denial was not satisfactory;
and ho was, therefore, given into the custody of the
police.
On being called upon for his defence,
The prisoner denied the accuracy of the charge, and
solemnly declared to God that he paid 601. into the bank
either on the 30th Sept. or the Ist of Oct. He further
said that if proper inquiries had been instituted no
doubt the fabrication of the entry would have been traced
to some of the emplo3e-_!s in the Bank.
The Learned JUDGE having summed up,
The jury found a verdict of Guilty, but strongly re-
commended him to mercy on account of his poverty.
Ho was sentenced to transportation for seven years.
Arnold Garber, William Wagner, and Philip Kessler
were placed at the bar to receive judgment.
These prisoners were convicted at the February ses-
sion, principally upon the evidence of an accomplice,
named Solomon Krehcour, of endeavouring to pass a
forged cheque at the London and Westminster Bank.
Sentence upon them was respited in the expectation
that they might mske some disclosures with regard to
an alleged syttcm of forgery of which the bankers of
this country and the continent were the intended
vic :ins.

Mr. CLARKSON, who appeared for the prosecution,
said that the prisoners had made no such disclosures,
and he therefore preyed the judgment of the Court.
The Learned JUDGE raid he was directed by Mr.
Justice I,7illiams, who tried the case, to order them to
be transported for ten years.
The prisoner Gerber, as he was leaving the bar, ad-
dressed the Court in an excited manner, and declared
that he Tsai innocent, and that the charge had been
ordertru trumped up
bnaegmaiingshtt
hhitnn
iintb.lyf
get
te referredie. to, in
William Jackson pleaded guilty to a charge of wilful
and corrupt perjury. owutitonfe;Toub
Mr. CLARKSON, who was, instructed for the pressen-
hatehis charge had been . preferred by the
,
Commissioners of Inland Revenue, in consequence. o
f
teen sate t
evidence given by the prisoner in favour of certain par-
ties charged with working an illicit still. There was no
doubt that the prisoner had upon oath deposed to cer-
tain facts which ho knew to be false; but it appeared
that he was very young, and that be was to some extent
under the influence of other parties, and possibly, under
these circumstances, the Court would be inclined to
take a lenient vices of the case.
The Learned JUDGE sentenced the prisoner to he kept
to hard labour for nine months.
Isaac Cooper, `,4, fisherman; Thomas Knott,,3o, fisher-
man; and Richard Palmer, 27, fisherman, were indicted
for piratically taking possession of a fishing-vessel upon
the high seas, within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty
of England.
In another count the prisoners were charged with
the cffence of simple larceny in stealing the same
vessel.
Mr. PAYNE, who appeared for the prosecution, said
that this indictment was framed under the statute of
the 11 th and 12th William the Third, which enacted
" that if any person having the charge of a
British vessel, and being a British subject, should
unlawfully take possession of such a vessel it should
be deemed an act of piracy," and subjected the
party convicted of the offence to a certain punishment
prescribed by the Act of Parliament. The Learned
Counsel then proceeded to state the facts of the case,
and it appeared that the vessel in question was named
the Experiment, and she had formerly been a revenue
cotter, but had been purchased by a gentleman named
Howard, who was the owner of a number of fishing-
vessels, to be emplsyed for the same purpose at Great
Grimsby. She sailed from that place on a fishing
voyage on the 4th of January, and at that time the
prisoner Cooper acted as master, and there were also on
board a man named Denny, who was the mate, and a
seaman named Smales, and two boys. The ordinary
coarse of proceeding on such occasions was for the vessel
to remain at sea fishing three or four days, and then to
return to the port with the fish that was taken, which
was then sent up to London. It appeared that instead cf
doing this the prisoner Cooper, in the first instance, after
they had obtained a quantity of fish, proceeded to Scar-
borough, where he sold the fish, and then wrote a letter
to the agent at Grimsby, stating that the vessel was in
a bad state, and required repairs, and he requested that
some money should be sent to him for that purpose.
The agent, in consequence of this, dispatched a person
to Scarborough, under whose directions some repairs
were done to the vessel, and she proceeded to sea again,
and the prisoner Cooper continued fishing until they
had got a cargo, when, instead of returning to Grimsby,
as it was his duty to have done, he sailed to Sunder-
land, where he sold the fish that had been caught, and
also some of the tackle belonging to the vessel. He
then proposed to Smales and Denny that they should go
across to Holland, and get a freight and smuggle it
home; but they both retused to have anything to do
with such a proceeding. While they were at Sunder-
land, the prisoner Palmer, who wont by the name of
" Dover Dick," came on board, and ho also pressed them
to join in the smuggling trip, and said that he had fre-
quently been across before. They still, however, re-
fused to join them, and Smales proceeded immediately
to Grimsby and stated what had occurred. At length
it appeared the three prisoners took the vessel away
from Sunderland, and after fishing about the coast a
abort time, they sailed across the Channel, to a port
called New Dieppe, on the Dutch coast, and upon
their arrival they sold all the fish they had taken
for a bottle of gin and some tobacco, and very shortly
afterwards they sold a large quantity of chain cable,
three anchors, a compass, and other articles belonging
to the vessel, and, in fact, almost dismantled her. The
affair subsequently came to the knowledge of the British
consul, who ordered the prisoners into custody, and they
were soon afterwards brought over to England with the
vessel to answer the present charge.
The prisoners said nothing in their defence.
The jury acquitted Knott, who appeared to have
merely obeyed the orders he received, and found the
other two prisoners guilty.
Mr. Justice TALFOURD observed that the offence of
which the prisoners had been convicted was a very seri-
ous one, and he sentenced Cooper to be transported for
ten, and the others for seven years. The Learned Judge
at the same time observed that the man Smales appeared
to have acted very well in the matter, and that his con-
duct deserved some consideration at the hands of the
prosecutor.
Mr. Howard said it was his intention to make him
a present for the very proper manner in which he
had acted.

e fore
course R RUSSELL E
theLL GURNEY,afternoon Es qaj.
u,
rQy.we.)
ere In theFOURTH COURT.
em-
panelled in the grand jury-room.
George Shirley, 16, poulterer,
killing and slaying Ann Shirley.
Mr. Platt prosecuted, and Mr. Parry defended.
It appeared that the prisoner and his father reside
in Vincent-court, Westminster, and the woman co-
habited with his father. The prisoner had always
been very kind to her, contributing to her support.
She was a woman of most drunken and abusive
habits. On the sth of March the prisoner came home
while she was cutting some bread, and she imme-
diately began to abuse him, taxing him with having
stolen a penny, which he denied, and was much
frightened at her violence. She continued for some
time to abuse him, and at last threw the knife at him,
which fortunately fell at his feet. She then struck at
him, until at last he seized the poker and struck her
a blow on the side of the head, but ry
not a v W
e severe
one. She, becoming ill, was taken to the est-
minster Hospital, where she died the next night.
The surgeon who attended her and made a post-
nz, ortem examination of the body, said he never saw a
body so fearfully diseased, and it seemed difficult for
him to explain the exact cause of death.
Several witnesses gave the boy an excellent cha-
racter for kindness and humanity.
The Jury Acquitted him.
Daniel Bah: t n ')8 labourer, was indicted for
atabbinn, E ng 0 1 -1 . .
with intent to kill her.
Mr.W. Ellen Sweeny,
The pro 'ooper prosecuted.
habits andaeoutrix and prisoner (who from his savage
that niekna likeness to the murderer Good goes by
with me) cohabited together, sleeping in a room
an old
Baker's-alle Irishwoman, in a lodging-house in
22d of zaarcYl; Itcsemary-lane. On the night of the
and the Iris came home, and were quarrelling,
" Murder ii, and hen was awoke by the cries of
been stabbed in til.;'e then found that the woman had
hospital, where ont.ree places. She wag taken to the
and close in the r- 7es found to be two inches deep,
versed the abdorneeng'a of the kidneys ; another tra-
Hie had been saved: and it was a miracle that her
The poor creature
be prevailed upon 1; who seemed very ill, could not
iaeCourt to say who did the
injury to her ; but evidence of the woman who
J.! t
was in the room ryes quit
ne jury found him e conclusive.
Guilty,

Mr. GURNEY told him it was a very brutal case;
and if the woman had died he would have had to
answer the offence with his life. He was sentenced
to two years, and hard labour.
This ended the business of the sesFion, and the
courts stands adjourned until Monday, May 10.

I‘TivuERDszTR,.l/FNesliTx mEn, G
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
.
ATTEMPTED ee, a furniture-
broker, who has been in custody S.
1111\lehael
Collins'
pie the 12th alt.,
charged with feloniously shooting
with intent to murder him, underwent a lengthened
examination.
The unfortunate victim of the prisoner's '
an inmate deliberate
attack has been ever sincethe IN e.st-
minster Hospitel, where, in consequence of
. of the severity
of the injuries he had received,Hewas but little expectation
existed of his recovery.
attend
lttend however, sufficiently
convalescent on Saturday to at this court, a
circumstance at which Mr. BroderiP, the presiding
magistrate, expressed his gratification, admitting
that, from the perilous b
position
, a_the unfortunate suf-
ferer had been in at one time, had hardly expected
to have seen him.
Michael Collins said that he resided at Buckingham
Cottages, Rochester-row, and was associated with
the prisoner and others in a
progressivemeetings teetotal so-
ciety, premises for holding the
been taken in York-street, West' of which had
mmster. Although
the key of the place had bean
prisoner
handed to the treasurer
of the society for the body, ner set
.up a claim to
be considered the landlord, objectedshowingthe
folly
to a piece called Sir
John Barleycorn,
being acted, was frequently called
yof people drinking,
fi to. order at the
meetings, and made himself veryo offensive. At about
half-past seven on the evening of the 12th prosecutor
found that prisoner had taken possession
members in ;
of the pre-
mises, and refused to let his brother
upon which be (Collins) partially
broke the door in
with a piece of quartering, The prisoner was stand-
ing with a pistol in one hand and a drawn sabre in
the other, and they repeatedly asked him to come out,
but he refused, and swore
he would shoot the first
man who crossed the threshold
with the of the door. lle then
struck at prosecutor e sabre, declaring that
unless he removed his arm, '
which was resting. on the
half-shattered door, he wouid
cut it off ; but. prose.
cutor removed and avoided the blow. Prisoner re-
peated again and again that whoever entered should
pay for his temerity with his
life, and prosecutor then
told him that he had no
themore. business in the pre-
mises than the rest ofthe society, and no right to
have armed himself in
he had, and while
in conversation prisoner firedway
in his hand at hiin and the horse-pistol he held
the charge entered his abdo-
men. He deliberately •
was raised the pistol and fired it,
and prosecutorthen carried.. away.
Prisoner and his
a most
solicitor both questioned the
prosecutor in
hisirregular way—the former re-
peatedly interruptingadvocate—and endeavoured
to elicit that the pistol
had gone off by accident, but
received the reply that
he had raised it and fired as
described. Taey next,
tioned the prosecutor
exasperated the in order to show that he had
prisoner by some offensive epithet,
which prosecutor admitted
he had applied with refer-
ence to a meeting about the wrongs of Ireland, which
prisoner wanted to h.
William Sherman proved
held at the hall.
proved that some of the shot
with which the pistol was charged also struck him.
Mr. Miran, an inspector of the B division, stated
that having heard
what had occurred he went and
found the prisoner
told him his determination in the room, and when he
The
put. down thentstion of taking him into custody
inspector found pistol
and. sabre and surrendered.
of shot, powder,sw two pistols loaded and a quantity
Police-constable *Saunders, 192, B, proved that he
and two other officerstini. were present while the prisoner
stood for some in
.the menacing position described
when I
„le arsd and while
B‘rodwil.il,e he reloaded, and admitted in
reply to Mr. question, that they made no
effort to disarm himeriP 5
A. clerk from the him.
of Mr.. Games, for the prose-
cution, asked ter a c remand, owing to the surgeon being
unavoidably absent.
Prisoner was remanded

HORRIBLE MURDER in LAMBETH

A WOMAN'S HEAD CUT OFF BY HER SON.
A sensation, which it would be difficult to describe,
was caused on Saturday afternoon, throughout the
neighbourhood of Kennington-road and Lambeth, in
,
n upon his a consequence of the following frightful murder com-
mitted by a young ma
respect-
ably-connected female, of the name of Elizabeth
Wheeler, a widow, about 44 years of age. The fol-
lowing particulars connected with this dreadful tra-
gedy were obtained on the spot a few minutes after
the melancholy occurrence :
The house in which the tragedy took place was No.
1, Durham-place, Kennington-road, and immediatelyics.
facing Bethlem Hospital for Lunatics. The building
was occupied by Mr. Wickens, a dyer and scourer, a
family named Toms, and the unfortunate woman who
has been thus prematurely hurried into eternity, and
her son, a young man about 28 years of age.
On Saturday afternoon, at a few minutes before
one o'clock, Mrs. Toms, who was in the house at the
time, had her attention directed to a loud scream,
proceeding from the upper part of the building,
which was succeeded by a heavy fall of something on
the floor. She immediately went to ascertain the
cause, when the son of the unfortunate woman made
a hasty retreat out of the building, carrying in his
band a stick and a knife. Airs. Toms having entered
the apartment occupied by the poor creature, she
was horror-struck at finding the trunk of the woman
lying on the floor in a pool of blood, and the head,
which was completely severed from the neck, was
lying on a table in the same room, the flesh still
moving to and fro. Mrs. Toms instantly hastened
down stairs, and informed her husband that the
young man had murdered his mother. By that pe-
riod he had proceeded some distance up the Kenning-
ton-road, in the direction of the Common. Mr. Toms,
however, never lost sight of him, but followed his
track until he got within a few yards of Chester-
street.,
At that point police-constable Lookyer, No.
135, came along, and having had his attention directed
to the alleged murder, he forthwith secured him. He
at once admitted that he had murdered his poor mother,
with
of en axe and a knife. The constable an iron, and afterwards cut her head
and informed the officer that he first struck her on the
off byhead means
nmdanonto
his
way e
station-house in Ken-
thither he told the
officer he was now sorry that he had committed the
murder, but the fact was he could not help it, for his
atni Ken-
nington-lane, tcoen
aonk o the
e
mother and other persons were continually torturing
him and following him about. He also informed the
same officer that he had been confined in a. lunatic
asylum, and had not been liberated long. The mur-
derer, when arrested, did not offer the least resist-
ance, end to all outward appearance did not feel the
awful position he had placed himself in.
From the state of the room there is no doubt enter-
tained but the unfortunate female was in the act of
leaving the apartment with a saucepan of greens in
her hand iu order to strain 011 the water, when her
son gave her a violent blow on the head, which felled
her to the floor, after which he must have knelt upon
her body and performed the act of decapitation. The
saucepan was lying near the' door, and the steam was
still ascending from the greens therein. In the
midst of the pool of blood was lying a pillow, which,
it is believed, the murderer had placed there to pre-
vent the gore from flying over his clothes. When
apprehended by Lockyer not a spot of blood was per-
ceptible upon his clothes, and his hands were per-
fectly clean, leading to tha supposition that after
perpetrating the dreadful deed he had washed his
hands.

In the afternoon the prisoner was examined before
the Hon. Mr. Norton, at
prisoner, on being placed at the bar, looked wildly
alined v‘ligashtdrwenssnendatiintiao
and an intelligent around him, and appeared to be either unconscious or
indifferent to the Lambeth Police-office. The
position in which he was placed.
neckerchief, twisted rather than tied round
features, his neck.
He is a well-made man,
blackuse frockiie
hadcoat,a blackblan
kw
scarf,eistc ntr,
with large black eyes, regular
Mr. Norton inquired—How old are you ? Pri-
soner (carelessly) —Twenty-eight.
---wenty-eight.
Mr. Norton--What is -your name ? Prisoner—
Thomas Cupper Wheeler. -
The following witnesses were then called :--
t countenance.
Eliza Phillips said, in answer to questions from the
magistrate—l reside at No. 1, Durham-place, Lam-
beth-road. I have known the prisoner from the
time he was a little baby, I knew his mother,
whose name
,y.was Elizabeth Wheeler.
I have resided I believe
ed in the same house with her since
August last. She was there before we went there.
We found the prisoner and the deceased there. They
lived on the second floor, and we lived on the first
floor. The prisoner was living with her when I went
there. His mother informed me on more than one
occasion that there was something the matter with
him. I have frequentl seen him in the house with a
flat-iron in his hand, Yand also a hatchet. He used to
go up and down stairs with a flat-iron or hatchet in
his hand. . .

The
Prisoner—,,,v‘t
gentlemen.
The Magistrate—
more It is impossible to conceive any-
thingy mother did not fear though,
horrible than the crime with which you
are charged, and it my dut to inform you that
every word you say will be taken down, and may be
used in evidence against you.
The prisoner—I don't fear anything.
The Witnes9—l have seen him with the iron and the
hatchet in his hand, muttering to himself at frequent
intervals.
The prisoner-_I have a habit of speaking to myself,
as I have no cob else to speak to, and my mother was
always -. ht
11C'kgUartling me.
T" wit"B4—About three wet:ks ago I saw him
with the flat-iron in his band, muttering to himself.

He was then standing in the room. He was per-
fectly still. His mother was in the room at the time,
but she said nothing about it then.
The Magistrate—Did he hold the iron in a threat-
ening manner ? The witness—No, Sir ; his hand
was stretched down by his side. He has been doing
so for nearly a twelvemonth, vs well as I can remem-
ber. About half-past eleven or a quarter to twelve
this morning 1 heard a scuffling noise, and then as if
something had fallen heavily. I immediately ran up
stairs, calling " Mrs. Wheeler." I tapped hurriedly
at the door, but got no answer, I tapped more loudly
at the door, and said "Mrs. Wheeler ;" and then the
prisoner partly opened the door, perhaps about a
foot, but not sufficient to admit of any one going in.
The prisoner had something in his hand. It was in
his right hand, but I could not see what it was. I
think from the position of his hand he wished to hide

it from me. He stood with his right hand down. He
stood sideways at the door. He then hastily closed
the door in my face.
The prisoner—That is true.
The witness—Yes, he did ; and I ran down stairs
to my landlord and his wife, for I was fearful there
was something the matter, and I told them of it at

once. They then listened on the stairs, and while they
were listening they heard him coming down stair:.
The prisoner—l left the house directly.
The witness—When we heard him coming down
stairs, the landlady called us into the parlour for fear
of meeting him. When he went out and shut the door
the landlady instantly went up stairs and saw Mrs.
Wheeler lying on the floor, and when she told us we
immediately sent a younc, man for the doctor. When
the doctor came my landlady went upstairs with him,
and when she came down she said Mrs. Wheeler was
lying on the floor. I know not what weapon it was
done with. I saw the prisoner about eleven o'clock
this morninr, as if ho was going for an errand, which
he frequently did. I saw him from the window
then. He had a basket with him. I heard him
again cn his return going up stairs, when he was
talking to himself as he went up. He often talked
to himself, but I did not hear what he said. It was
his usual custom, but on this occasion he talked
louder than usual. Mrs. Wheeler had before then
come into my room. I think that was about half-
past or a quarter past ten. She said she was so much
frightened of him that she would send him away on
Monday, as she could not bear it any longer, and she
had an ides last night to send to the workhouse that
he might be taken there. She asked me if my little
boy would carry a letter to the Post-office for her,
and I said he would. She said the letter was for her
daughter, who;was at Tonbridge- wells. She told me
the prisoner had been standing with a flat iron in his
hand in the morning, and was muttering something
that was most awful.
Mr. Norton (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to ask
the witness any question ? The prisoner—The fact
is that she has threatened to send me to the workhouse

for a great length of time ; and she said she would
have tne dragged away, and I suppose they cannot
drag people away in the most gentle manner.
Mr. Norton—Do you wish to ask the witness any
question ? The prisoner—All she has said is true.
The witness—He has been at the asylum at Wands-
worth for some time.
The prisoner—lt is exactly twelve months since
I lefr.

Elizabeth Toms, wife of Charles Toms, landlord o
No. 1, Durham-place—My husband is a carpet-bag
menufauturer. I have been in No. 1, Durham-place,
nine or ten months, and found the prisoner and his
mother there when we came. They occupied the top,
or second floor. He did waling for his living, for he
was not able to do so. His mother supported him,
with assistance she received from' her friends. Ever
since I have been in the house I have observed some-
thing irregular in his manner. At times he was
worse than at other times. Lately I observed he was
getting worse. When he had his fits on him he looked
very pale and ill.
The prisoner—All without liberty—she was bagged
—I was worried.
Witness—When I last saw him before the murder
he was at the door with a basket in his hand with
some greens in it. That was at eleven o'clock, or
half-past eleven. I think it was about an hour before
the b fore
the murder. Shortly after he went up stairs I heard
a noise, but I thought it was Mrs. Phillips beating
her child. Mrs. Pnillips then came. down
stairs,
I and
and
in consequence of what she said I went up stairs
the prisoner passed down. The door was closed, but
I pushed it open, and saw something lying on the
floor. I afterwards found it was Mrs. Wheeler. She
was lying close to the door, within about half a yard
of it. I put my hand on her feet and saw blood, and
then ran down stairs. The blood was on some clothes
near her. I then sent for Mr. Hutchinson, the sur-
geon, and when he came I followed him up stairs,
and the first thing I saw was Mrs. Wheeler's bead
lying on the table. The table was close to her
shoulder. I went directly to my husband, who went
instantly in pursuit of the prisoner. The prisoner
was not brought back to the house. Mrs. Wheeler
had three rooms, in one of which she slept herself, in
another the prisoner slept, and in a third the lodger
(Edwards).
Mr. Thomas Hutchinson, No. 1, Moore-street,
Kennington-road, assistant to Mr. Berrell, surgeon,
examined—About one o'clock to-day I was called to
No. 1, Durham-place. On entering the front room I
found the body lying on the floor, with the head of the
deceased on the table, separated from the body. The
head seemed as if it had been placed there, and there
was a knife lying partly underneath the head, and a
hatchet near it. The handle of the hatchet was
covered with blood. The edge of it appeared to have
been wiped, but there was blood on other parts of it.
(The hatchet, a small one, was here produced.)
The prisoner—She deserved it, and I put her head
on the table. However, it is of no consequence.
The witness—The knife is covered with blood.
The body was a foot or a foot and a half from the edge
of the table. The body was lying in a different di-
rection from the head. The feet were nearest to the
door. I put my hand on the body and felt it
warm. The woman who went up with me screamed
and left me alone, and I then went to the window
and called out to the people in the street to fetch a
policeman. I have not made any minute examina-
tion of the body. I do not think she could have
been deadmore than ten minutes when I got
there. When the policeman came I examined the
body more particularly. I think she was first struck
with the hatchet, then cut with the knife, and the
vertebrae afterwards severed with the hatchet. On
the right side of the head there was a wound from an
inch to an inch and a half long, but I do not think
that was the cause of death. The scalp and the bone
was cut through, as it appears to me, with the hatchet.
I think a further investigation is necessary when the
body is washed, and then I shall be able to speak
more positively as to the cause of death. There was
a table in the room, apparently laid for dinner, and
there were bacon and greens in a saucepan. I think
a scuffle must have taken place, as a bundle of clothes
which was in the room was in a confused state. I
' saw a flat-iron lying close to the clothes. Near tho
woman's body there was a pillow, on the surface of
which was blood, and impressions as of a man's
knees. Underneath the pillow there was a side
comb, and one similar to it entangled in the woman's
hair and broken. There was also a large comb at
the side of the pillow. There was diluted blood in
the basin in the prisoner's bed-room, and blood on
the washhand stand, and also on the towel.
The Magistrate—Have you anything to ask this
gentleman ? The prisoner—l have nothing to ask.
I should like the window to be left open while the
corpse is in the room. I didn't think of that before.
It is the last request, perhaps, I shall make.
Lockyer, police-constable 135 L—About one
o'clock I was in the Vauxhall-road, when Mr. Toms
came up to me and desired me to take the prisoner
(whom he pointed out) into custody for murdering
his mother. I said to him he must consider himself
in my custody, and go with me to the station. He
said, " They have not let me go far. I have been
tormented for four or five years by them." I said,
do you mean to say that you have killed your mo-
ther ? and he said, " I have ; lam sorry for it." I
said, how came you to do it ? " Well," he said, " I
have been tormented for four or five years." I asked
him how he did it ? and he said, " She was coming
in at the door and I knocked her down with the flat-
iron, and I found that was not sufficient, and I then
took the carving knife. She was very tough, and
I then struck her head off with the hatchet." At the
station-house I found a knife in his coat pocket, and I
asked him what he was going to do with it, and he said
" That was for myself." 1 understood that he was
going to cut his own throat. I afterwards went to
the house, No. 1, in Durham-place. I saw the de-
ceased lying on the floor dead, and her head on the
table. He said at the station, " You will find a letter
on the table, and take particular care of it." That
was before he said anything about the knife. On
going to the house I found several letters on the table,
but I have not bad time to read them yet. I searched
for the flat-iron, and found it in a bundle of clothes
lying by the side of the body. There is blood on the
iron.

The prisoner—l spoke more respectful than the
man has said. I did not make a bravado of it. j
spoke sorrowfully, did I not ? The policeman—Yes,
you did.
The Magistrate—l have already more than once
cautioned you as to what you say.
The prisoner—I am quite prepared to go to the
scaffold, I struck her with the flat-iron, and blood
must have blood ; but I did not bravado it.
Inspector Cowling—I received information of the
murder about a quarter past one. I found
sur-
geon there, and the body as described by the surgeon,
and the head on the table, with the knife the
nuni underneath
thenh
the head, and the hatchet by her side. Lochu:i
told me that tie prisoner had said that
heLhad
kytr to
struck
her with the flst•iron and took
the
e uP
search for the iron, and after doing i_s° room, By the
flat-iron. The towel was in th© ha"