The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-27 00:00:00

MItSTER/OUS MURDER.

Oh 'Wednesday inotnivig a very extraordinary and painful
sensation took place at Norwood, in Surrey, in consequence of
the discovery of the murder of a female, who, it appears, *a§ a
married woman, about thirty-six years of age, and of very cre,
ditabit4 con:hectic-hi.

The name of the unf,rtunate deceased wag Elizabeth Winks,
and at the time of her death was housekeeper to Mr. lioupAl,
a shopkeeper, residing in the Blackfriars-road, who has also a
country-house iii the vicinity of Drixt on, The husband of the
deceased was also in the same gentleman's service. On Tues-
day the deceased left her master's residence in town to visit lief
tamer and other relations, who re<ide at Brixton. She was
accompanied by her daughter, 'I hey left, it appear=, about
tine d'cloek in the eiening to return home. On the following
morning (Wednesday), about Six O'eock, as Sergeant Taylor,
of the division of police, was going his rounds, between
etfcatlittin arid NOrwood, he discovered the body of a female
lying on the grass at the end of Otte of the lanes, within a few
maltreated, as her clothes We, tiff.tgiged nearly
yards of a pond ; she was not dead, Wit in an expiring state.
It wits evident that tlif unfortunate woman had been brutally
over her head,
her I,er,oti being entirely exposed. *1 here were :PPearanees of
S'evete bruisFs about her person, fay proving that she ha,:
been struggling with bite Or intife parties. The vickity of
the grass where she was found also fully demoti<trated
that a violent struggle had taken place, as if the poor Woritan
had eoliteilded with hii• brutal aggftsor ih preventing tieing
thrown into the pond, which was only distant a few yards
from where she was discovered by the
sergeant of police.
The Situa,tian the was fptind in is very I,,nely, and the only
alterniqve Taylor, the police-sergeant, had was to run fur
ditional assistance, which he did without loss of time; re-
turning to the spot with several of his brother constables, at
Which time the deceased still continued to 'breathe she was
eoliVe:ybd to tile 1-1011; At aricnoB, itheie It surgeon was
promptly in attendance ; but the unfortunate woman expired
on her way to the house. The father of the deceased states
that she left his. house Hit Tuesday night perfectly sober arid
comfortable. He cannot accOttrit for her being fotind at
Norwood, which was nearly two mike from his house ; nor
was he at all able to give any information respecting the
Murderer of his urtortiinate child, What is most extra-
ordinary is that the deceased's daughter has not yet been dig
covered. Thursday several hundreds Of Feisuns visited the
spot <alive, the Unfortfinate person VOl3 discovered in a dying
State. intormatioll of the eirethtiStilnee Wait,forwettded td
Mr. Elyard, a Magistrate residing at Streatham; woo
been v,ry active in leis exertions to trace the nerpretator of
the murder. The surgeon who has examined the body of the
deceased has
given hi o pinion that her death was the re
of
avielenct. The deceased had been five years Mr,Pail_
s
s service; and was -very miidh repectecl. The body lies
at the Horns at Norwood, and information of the subjkt has
been forwarded to Mr. Carter, Coroner for Surrey, who has
appointed the inquest to take place to-day. When the de-
ceased was discovered 17s. were found on her person, and
other trifling property.

official despatches Were received by the
iPriasttriatio
ricekHnesnry from the United SmteE. The replyr to the
communication sent by th: fhb, iv may he vxete,l
r‘'Uot. We :::ee thforale,t ;hat
In anb infot
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.—Morning Paper, ,

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