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London, England, 1852-12-13 00:00:00

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CRUEL TREATMENT OF A WIFE.

On Saturday a long inquiry took place before
Mr. Baker, at the Queen's Head, Fleet-street, Beth-
nal-green, on view of the body of Sarah Par-
rott, aged thirty-eight, who was alleged to have died
in consequence of several brutal and savage assaults
upon her by her husband, and of starvation. Elizabeth
Beed, a married woman, No. 15, George-street, the
landlady, said that deceased and her husband resided in
the garret. He had been a master butcher, but was
latterly a huckster of meat and ox-tails in the street.
Witness saw the deceased the last time on Tuesday
morning, when she came down to witness in the parlour.
She had a quantity of hair in her hand, and she stated
that it had been pulled out of her head by her husband,
who had been dragging her about the room, and while
on the floor he struck her about the head. Her face
was red as from blows. On Wednesday morning, about
seven o'clock, witness was alarmed by hearing the de-
ceased screaming, " Murder." There was a constant
disturbance from that time till half-past nine o'clock,
when her screams were dreadful. She was calling upon
some one to assist her. She was not heard of after that.
About six o'clock her husband called witness to go to
his wife, saying that he did not know what was the mat-
ter with her. She proceeded to her room, and found
her lying upon a, mattress having a bit of quilt as her
only covering. She was dead, and appeared to have
been so for some considerable time. He observed that
he spoke to her only two minutes before to have her
tea, when she .:aid—" Ido not know where I am." He
had only, he d bserved, a few minutes previously lighted
the fire, but v ritness saw that it had been lighted some
time. Two r nonths ago deceased was in witness's room,
when she was pulled out by her husband by the hair of
her head, at the same time striking her, and he threa-
tened to strike witness for interfering. Witness has
heard him •remaxk, that he would jump her soul out,
and he cons tantly used the most awful expressions to-
wards her. She has often stated to witness, that she
was afraid he would some day murder her. Latterly
witness has heard her frequently screaming.—Mr. John
Godfrey, 1 fount-place, Whitechapel, said that he had
made a post ' mortar:, examination, and found coagulated
blood under the scalp on the left side, which was the
effect of son ae vessels having been torn. That might
have occurre d by the deceased having been dragged by
the hair of tl ie head. The lungs were blacker than usual,
as if from pi •essure. The body was emaciated, and the
stomach w: bs smaller than usual, showing that it had
not been dit ;tended with food for some time. The peri-
toneum covering was separated from the liver, as if it
had been cs bused by the deceased having been dragged.
Under the liver was also a bruise. Death was the effect
of the injua ies she received in her emaciated state. The
injury on t he head was not by a fall, but from the cause
he had st: tt ed. The hair being pulled would be likely
to cause t b e vessels to be torn.—The coroner observed
that, thou Igh there was no moral doubt of the conduct of
the husk aid, yet he thought there was not sufficient
evidence to ensure a conviction before a higher tribunal.
Verdict— -"That the deceased's death was the effect of
violence, but how caused thiSre was not sufficient evi-
dence to .show." The husband was called in, and was
told that it was owing to the merciful consideration of
the jury th at he was not sent to a higher tribunal. He
was sever( ly reprimanded.

THE AB "DES.—The screw steamer Andes, which sailed
from Live, :pool for New York on Wednesday last, put back
again, and reached the Mersey early on Sunday morning,
after havi 'g experienced very severe weather, in which she
had her hit lwarks stove in and carried away, lost her figure.
howl, and § witgned damage to her rigging.