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

MANSLAUGHTER OF A WIFE.

I CRIRTSEY, 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 B.orsernonger.lane gaol and examined b -
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 their part necessary, for, as a Jury before
Mr. Woods, one of the coroners for tha county, ha I re-
turned a verdict of manalaughteragainst Mr. Beauchamp,
they considered it would be.sufficient to leave him to be
tried at the next assize's for the county on the coroner's
inquisition.

Mr. Solomon wait engaged to attend before the bench
to defend the prisoner, but yesterday morning- that
gentleman received a telegraphic message to state that
no examination before the magistrates would take place,
nor should the prisoner be removed from Horsemonger-
lac] e.

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
Cuffee-house Inu, at Cbertsey, at about three in the after,
noon, he, on enteiin7 his wile'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
bow it was that she had riot 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 come water to, and was in the room with, htr
mistress when her master came in, and on leaving the
apartment she heard her mistress exclaim, "Don't,
don't," and afterwards beard a scuffling noise. After this
her master told her not to go into her mistress's route ;
hut at 11 o'clock that night she saw her mistress,• al d
she was then insensible and had a gurgling noise is her
thioAt. iklr. Beauchamp was advised t,) 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. Ile (Mr. Whitall)
advised that a medical gentleman should be immediately
sent for, and Mr. Stiurlock was called in, and the rep e-
sentation made to that gentleman by the husband was
that his wife had drunk spirits until she had rendered
. herself insensible. The deceased remained in a comatose
3 'tate until the Tuesday evening, when she died. *Mx:
Stark* made a post mortein, examination, and described
the results to.be these :—The exterr a! part of the body
seemed of an unhealthy aspect; thre was a bruise over
the right temple, rather more than an inch in length and
three-quarters of i/n 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 side
of the neck. There were also extensive bruises on 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 cuttir g through the scalp
very little blood escaped... 4. braise on tae right temple
extended through the tempoiat muscles, but the bone
am not injured. The Lrsiise on the left extended to the
base, but the bone was uninjured. There was a large
extravaeation of clotted blood over part of the right
hemisphere of the cerebrum. After minutely describing
the appearance of the organs,

Mi. Shurlock said —I attribute the cause of death to
the extravasated blood on the brain, which would pro-
duce the symptoms the. deceased was labouring under.
The Wow on the right temple, which produced the ex-
trarasation of blood, must have been a severe one.
There was no abrasion of the shin. The bruise may pos-
sibly bare 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-
ance of irritation in the stomach, and nothing to lead
againstiuthrye
tote esupposition that poison was present.
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committed sol
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trial;t
but it is the intention of Mr
to Solomon to apply to a
m
judge to have him admitted'*
bail.

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at its office, No. 1, Adatn-street, Strand, the Right
Hon. Lord John Manners, 'M.P., in the chair. Ttui-e
was a full attendance of the Board, and several new
members were enrolled.
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