The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-11 00:00:00

HORRIBLE CRUELTY.

Unusual excitement has beets mauifestei at Eccles.
hall, Staffordshire, and the neighbourhood, in cons°•
quence of the report that Mrs. Elizabeth, Shelley, a
person of rather weak intellect, the.wife of Thos. Shelley,
farmer, Shebden, had been most cruelly and inhu-
manly treated by her husband, and Martha Cotterill, his
maid servant. The evidence given before the magistrates
by Mrs. Shelley, and two male servants of her husband,
disclosed the following facts:—About - 4 years ago the
woman Cotterill was engaged as servant,. apd since that
time she has assumed the position of mistress of the
house, taking the place of the wife, who was driven about
and beaten. The assaults more immediately complained
of were committed Within the last few months. About
Christmas la A, being cnciente, Cotteril was senttoM
eahne-
Chester to be confined; but in the course
Ofhtes weekse
words,
returned, and addressing Mrs. Shelley irit.
" Well, devil, I'm come back again," she kicked her
and struck her on the head with a
blood to flow. Subsequently she dipped
si o
inik,
nwi
ehti
el sdt
't, covered with pauntoe:1quantity of horse wash, and then knife,
t hcea ems lonpg i tnh
ae
ma-
nure, in Mrs. Shelley's face. On
the latter was in the garden h
ousarts of her body with
severe pain upon the most tender
hairP of her head into the
nettles, and pulled her by theeshe
had been repeatedly
house and looked her up. another
Cotterill°cca
t from chamber tauten-
lis Excrement
her head by handfu .
into her mouth by•Cotterill,
sils had also been thrust
repeat the disgusting act. Mrs.
locked up in the house, and her hair had been pulled off
who had threatened t
la _
we d to take meals with the bus-
Shelley was never a
in an unfit state to be eaten. She
food, which was often
manage her household affairs ; but
was not allowed to
hard work was to
any other be done,
band, but Cotterill tookl her place, generally sending her
when washing. r
k • and n other •
occasions telling her
over her 1 h w_l_ stir ,s
not yet M S' 11
Dies. ne ey, yet that, as
she was compelledo to do it, Cotterill sometimes standing
that, although she wa
the end
of
Mrs. ShelleY's husband was aware of the treat-
soon' as she could see her (Mrs. 'Shelley) she
would be:
be only laughed at it. The
tea after hearing the evidence, dismissed the case
magistra
+T. Shelley, and fined Cotterill 5/ includingcosts,
for . ~
having been guilty of a common assault. The deci-
sion of the magistrates is understood to have given dissa-
tisfaction to the inhabitants of the neighbourhood, many
of whom followed the defendants, who had to be escorted
by a strong body of police for a distance of two miles
from Eccleshall.—]Manchester Guardian.

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graph Company
To afford facility to the public fcr the rapid remittances
obfii:utimmesnoti
fomrotnhea3t-, Electricptlhireposo.iv roannedy Idnetpeo7Latetdion:iloTtebleis.
company d b
and be
have organise a branch of their esta-
will be advised by telegraphic ercek•
paid out to the parties named.in the order,. ip accord-
ance with the conditions printed on . the company's
forms: These money remittance's by telegraph are,
doubtless, the beginnings of a great system which is
likely to supersede Post-office remittances—we trust
.wro
with safety equal to tti eiTiftuen.
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