The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-03 00:00:00

WIFE MURDER IN MANCHESTER.

On Saturday a murder was committed at a beer-
house called the Jolly Hatters, No. 49, Edge-street,
near Shudehill, Manchester, under circumstances
displaying great coolness and deliberation. The
victim is a young woman, named Mary Ann Taylor,
and the person in custody on the charge of murdering
her is her husband, Levi Taylor. Taylor is a youth
about 18 years of age, and describes himself as a blast
furnace tenter, but at present out of work. He lived
in Back-lane, Failsworth. The unfortunate woman
was about 24. Her maiden name was Bradbury,
and her friends live in Matlock-street, Royal
Oak-yard, Bakevrell, Derbyshire. The deceased
and Taylor were married about seven or eight
weeks since at the Manchester Cathedral. He
states that he first met her about four months ago
at a vaults in Oldham-street. He knew that she
had been leading a loose life before, but believed
that she had reformed. After their marriage he
took her to Failsworth, but she only remained there
a few days, and there had been continual differences
between them because she would not live at Fails-
worth. He, however, was out of work, and unable
to maintain her. Very recently she came to live at
the Jolly Hatters, and is described as having been
engaged there as a servant. On Saturday, between
three and four o'clock, Taylor called at the Jolly
Hatters. He accused her of inconstancy and of lead-
ing a dissolute life. He, however, sat for some time
in the company, and sang two or three songs. He
then said that he was going away at four o'clock,
and that she would not see him again. He induced
her to accompany him to an upper room. In a few
minutes he came downstairs and said, " I have done
it. Send for a policeman—l have murdered that
--." His hands were covered with blood. At the
same time the unhappy woman was seen coming
downstairs bleeding from two frightful gashes in
her throat. The murderer was secured, and his vic-
tim was removed to the Royal Infirmary, where she
was attended by Mr. W. 0. Jones, the house.
surgeon, and Mr. Anderson. These gentlemen
found two incised wounds on the neck, one to the
left and the otherito the right. One was 3in. long
and ltin. deep, and the other about 2in. long and
of the same depth. She died shortly after her ad-
mission. The instrument with which the wounds
were inflicted was a clasp pocket knife. It was
found covered with blood. On the blade ale the
words "shilling knife." Taylor said he bought the
knife at a place going out of Deansgate, near
Smithy Door. He talked of the terrible deed with
the greatest coolness and complacency. He said
that when they were together he put his hand under
her chin and held it up, and then gave her one
cut ; and that when he found he did not succeed in
killing her, he gave her another cut. Toe prisoner
was brought before the magistrates yesterday for
examination, but evidence was not gone into. He
was remanded till Wednesday. The inquest com-
menced yesterday evening.

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of Ware, llerts, is a tomb on which is
THE (1
—LDEST MAN OF HIS GENERATION.—In the
memory of William Mead,
M.D., who departed this life the 28th of October, 1852, aged
one hundred and ft,rty-eight years nine months three weeks
four days,"