The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-08 00:00:00

SUSPECTED MURDER AT. C4fl ISLE.

On Wednesday evening last much excitement
was created in Carlisle by a rumour that an old
woman named Jane Thwaite3, wife of J. Thwaites,
aged 70, had been murdered by her husband. Oa
the police proceeding to the house, the rumour was
pat tly. confirmed, as she was found to be qu►te dead,
and to boar marks of ill-usage. Her husband, who
ii a hawker, is addicted to drinking, and when
tipsy generally struck and abused his wife. He had
often turned her undressed, into the streets, and
had sometimes compelled her to sit for hours on
-the stairs, while almost in a sate of nudity. He
had twice broken her arm, once *ill a poker,• and
another time by throwing her down stairs. The
dceeased was a quiet woman, and never requested
the noighl,curs to interfere ; but she was in the
habit of drinking. On Tuesday night Thwaites got
drunk, when he took a strap, and beat, his wife
unmercifully about the head. The next morning
the neighbour3 observed that the deceased had a
Mack eye. On Wednesday Thwaites was found
drank on a footpath, and taken home by a police-
man. The death of his wife happened shortly after.
Au inquest was held on the body on Thursday
afternoon.

Cather;ne M‘Hard, a neighbour, stated that she
heard the deceased and her husband some time
about half-past 1. on Wednesday. Tney both went
upstairs into their room. Thwaites spoke to .de-
ceased at the stair foot, and told her in abusive
words to be gone. She made no answer, but turned
round to see if he was c-ming, and he went right
up after her. Nothing more was said till they got
into the room. She heard a noise proceeding from
their room shortly after two, when deceased came
out cf the rom and went down stairs, leaTios imp
inside. She did not bear her return, nor did she
hear any noise in theroom after that time. _

Mary Lancaster stated that she lived in a house
opposite to that of Th wai tcs, and was well acquain ed
with the deceased. She 9%1V her on Wednesday,
when sate came holm with her Luibiaid. - She had
a i la:::.; i-ye, and as she passed she put her hand over
it to hide it from the neighbours. Her husband
used to abuse her as badly ai he cou'd. On Wednes-
day evening Thwaites came to her house with a
ne:ghbour named Hannah Purdham, and said,
"Oh, Mary, come upstairs, for I believe my old
thee Went
Window,
n du
opw, andon
woman's dyad." ad." Purdha an
found her lying on the floor, n edarsh
her right side, with her right arm under her. Bloody'
matter was running from her mouth and nose but
riot from any other part of the body S '' .
had her
cr
clothes on, but they were not s d.
She
ior ered. She was
dead. Witnes mid, "01
I.,dear me, John, how has
this happened?—haveyoustruck '
. at her ? .He re -
plied,
" I just gave
her a bit kick with any foot about
the knee to see if she would get up to have tea that
I was ju .t making. She did nut offer to get up, and
I went to her head. and raised it ', and •t
,' just dropped
down again." lie did not say where he had been or
whether she had been out. Deceased had twice had
her arm broken, and lrAd told w.tness the injuries
hat been caused by her husband.
Other witnesses gave corrobo-ative evidence.
Dr. liendr:o said that the deceased appeared to
have died from a fit of apoplexy, but the body
must be opened before he could ascertain whether
it was from injury to the heal.

After some discussion, the inquest was adjourned
ill Thursday next, to allow Dr. Handrie to make a
mortoin examinatiah.—Manchester Guardia 4.

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