The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-14 00:00:00

MANSLAUGHTER OP A WIFE.

CIIERTSEY, Feb. 13.—Yesterday an unusual degree
of excitement was produced in the town of Chertsey by
the expectation that Mr. John Beauchamp, the well.
known cricketer, and who is celebrated not only in the
county of Surrey, but throughout England, as one of the
most expert bowlers of the present day, would have been
brought from Horsemotigerdane gaol and examined be-
fore the bench of magistrates there on a charge of man-
slaughter, by having caused the death of his wife. The
magistrates of the district, however, did not deem an
investigation on theirpart necessary, fur, as a jury before
Mr. Woods, ono of tha coroners for the county, had re-
turned a verdict of manslaughter against Mr. Beauchamp,
they considered it would be sufficient to leave him to be
tried at the next assizes for the county on the coroner's
inquisition.

Mr. Solomon was engaged to attend before the bench
to defend the prisoner, but yesterday morning that
gentleman received a telegraphic message to state that
no examination btforc the magistrates would take place,
nor should the prisoner be removed from Horsemonger•
lane.

The case is one of an unfortunate character. It ap-
peared that on Sunday week Mr. Beauchamp had been
out with a friend, and on his return to his residence, the
Coffee-house Inn, at Ohertsey, at about three in the after-
noon, he, on entering his wife's bed-room, found her in a
state, as he alleges, of intoxication ; and on remonstrat-
ing with her about the state she was in, and asking her
how it was that she had not dressed herself before, she
fell, and received by her fall the injuries which resulted
in her death, which took place on the Tuesday evening
following.
A servant was called as a witness, who swore that she
bad taken some water to, and was in thi room with, her
mistress when her waster came in, and on leaving the
apartment she heard her mistress exclaim, "Don't,
don't," and afterwards heard a scuffling noise. After this
her master told her not to go into her mistress's room ;
but at 11 o'clock that night she saw her mistress, atd
she was then insensible and had a gurgling noise in her
the e‘t. Mr. Beauchamp was advised to send for a doctor
on Sunday night and again on Monday morning, as his
wife still remained insensible, and ultimately he sent for
Mr. Whitall, a chemist, to See her. tie (Mr. Whitall)
advised that a medical gentleman should he immediately
sent for, and Mr. Shurlock was called in, and the repre-
sentation made to that gentleman by the husband was
that his wife bad drunk spirits until she had rendered
herself insensible. The deceased remained in a comatose
rotate until the Tuesday evening, when she died. Mel
Shurlock made a pod mortem, examination, and described
the results to be these :=—The external part of the body
seemed of an unhealthy aspect; there was a bruise over
the right temple, rather more than an inch in length and
three-quarters of an inch in width ; there was a bruise
over the mastoid process of the left temporal bone,
and a superficial bruise over the left cheek and left bide
of the neck. There }sere also extensive bruises ou the
right upper arm, some recent, others of longer date ;
extensive bruises on the left upper and fore arm, and
one on the middle finger of the left hand, and a small
sore on the left wrist, On cuttit g through the scalp
very little blood escaped. A bruise on the right) temple
extended through the temporal muscles, but the bone
seas net injured. The bruise on the left extended to the
base, but the bone was uninjured. There was a large
extravaration of clotted blood over part of the right
hemisphere of the cerebrum. After minutely deecribiug
the appearance of the organs. -
Mr. Shurlock said—l attribute the cause of death to
the extravasated blood on the brain, which would pro-
duce the symptoms the deceased was labouring under.
The blow on the right temple, which produced the ex-
trayasation of blood, must have been a severe one.
There was no abrasion of the shin. The bruise may pos-
sibly have been caused by a fall, but must have been
caused by contact with some hard substance. The blow
on the left side was also of a severe character. They
were such as might have been caused by the blow of a
fist, or some harder substance. A common attack of
apoplexy would have caused the presence of extravasated
blood. The appearance of the liver showed that the de-
ceased was addicted to drinking. There was no appear-
aughter
ance of irritation in the stomach, and nothing to lead
to the supposition that poison was present.
The
r trial;
The jury ultimately returned a verd
against the husband, and be was committed
but it is the intention of Mr. Solomon to apply to a
judge to have hiss admitted to bail.

RESTORATION OF IMPROPRIATED TITHES TO THE PA-
RISHES WHERE PRODITCHD.—The quarterly meetiinf of
mption Trust Board was held yesterday,
the Tithe Ree-fil
at its office. No. 1, Adam Br Strand, the Right
Hon. Lord John. Manners, M.P., in the chair. There
was a full attendance of .the. Board, and several new
metnbers were enrolled.
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