The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, ISM

Alleged Murder of a Wife in Bethnal-green

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Mr. John Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, yester-
day held an investigation at the Prince Albert
Tavern," Mape-street, Bethnal-green, relative to
the alleged murder of Mrs. Mary Ann Scott, other-
wise Burgess, aged 43 years, by her husband, a shop-
keeper, carrying on an extensive business in the
Bethnal-green-road.
The case apparently created the greatest excite-
ment and indignation amongst the inhabitants of
the district, large crowds of persons assembling in
the street, and freely expressing their opinion that
the deceased had been murdered, and that her hus-
band ought to be hanged.
Mr. Abbott, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the
friends of the deceased.
A gentleman said that he had been requested by
the only daughter of the accused to ask that the case
should be adjourned until a solicitor could be in-
structed to defend him.
The Coroner said that he should adjourn the case
after taking so much evidence as would justify an
adjournment.
Mrs. Jane Bridges, 1, West-side, Cambridge-
heath, Bethnal-green, was the first witness called.
She said that she was the sister of the deceased.
Mary Ann Burgess was her name. She had been
married to a backgammon maker named George
Burgess ; but while he was still living she married
the man with whom she was living at the time of her
death. The name of this second husband was Wil-
liam Scott, and she was married to him nine
years
ago. He was a tripe-dresser. Burgess was, witness
believed, alive at the time of the second marriage,
because she saw him only a month before it ; but
he went away to sea, she understood.
Coroner—Did not Burgess call at Scott's shop
after the marriage and smash things ?
Witness -I am not aware of that, Sir. I was sent
for to see my sister on Wednesday. I had seen
her on Monday and Tuesday. On Monday and on
Tuesday I found her very ill. She was very much
bruised where she said " he" had beaten her. On
Wednesday when I was sent for I found her in bed.
I noticed bruises on her person. The man Scott came
up into the room, and deceased said that he had
beaten her. He said he had not, and swore at her
- dreadfully. He said, " Die, you die !" He
said she was not half dead enough yet, and again
repeated, " Die, you cow !" On Thursday
morning I saw deceased again, and I observed that
her bedgown was torn, and that there were scratches
on her neck. I said to her, " This was done when
I was here last night." She replied, "He said You
windpipe out.' "
She gave me I willnetoundteerasr ytanoduirt was— he who inflicted
the injuries. The husband was present, but he seemed
as if he had been drinking. He said nothing in an-
swer to the deceased. They used both to drink, and
they frequently quarrelled. Deceased was sober
every time witness saw her during the present week.
She died yesterday (Thursday) morning at 9 o'clock.
By Mr. Abbott—'The bruises witness saw were on
the leg, where she said Scott had kicked her, and
also on the breast. Had seen Scott hit her, but that
was some time since.
By the Foreman—l know that the shop had been
often closed during the last month on account of
those quarrels. When I used to go to assist de-
ceased Scott often ordered me out of the room.
A Juror—Deceased went to Ramsgate a month
ago. Did she not return drunk, and was she not
drunk ever since ?
Witness—She came on the night of her return to
my house. Ido not know that she was drunk since.
The Juror—Well, I know it.
The Coroner—A juror is not a witness.
By the Foreman—I have heard her say that Scott
ill-treated her, because she would not transfer to
him her interest in the shop and house. The name
of her mother was up still, but tae business was
carried on in the name of Scott.
James Ritson, tripe-dresser, lately in the employ of Wm.
Scott and the deceased, deposed that Scott and the de-
ceased frequently quarrelled. On Tuesday morning last, at
two o'clock, he heard her scream, and sLe rushed down into
the yard.
Coroner—Did you go to her assistance ?
Witness—No, sir.
Coroner—Had she not asked you to go to her assistance
whenever she cried " Murder ?"
Witness—Yes, she had asked me. I was in bed on Tues-
day morning. On Wednesday the sister of the deceased
came, and made her some arrowroot, and then left at half-
past 12 o'clock. Scott was down stairs and not sober when
she left. He said, " Now I'll go up stairs, and have a
row." Witness asked him not to do so; but he said he
should do as he liked, and he went up stairs. Directly
afterwards witness heard screams of " Murder !" and he
rushed up. The deceased said, "Ile hit me iu the.side."
Scott called out, " And I will hit you again," and rushed at
hor. Witness laid hold of him, anda struggle ensued, he
catching hold of witness's neckcloth. Finally witness left
him in the room, on condition that he would not strike
deceased again. The same evening deceased got a pint of
ale, but sho seemed to be sober. On Thursday morning
witness was awoke by a noise, and he heard his master
, ,
say, "You cow, will you come into bed ?" She (de-
ceased) said "Oh Bill come and help me, I am so bad."
Scott answered her by saying, "Ii I get out of bed, I'll
,
chuck you down stairs." Witness heard him get out of
bod, for his boots were on, and then there was a dreadful
fall that shook the whole place. Witness jumped up, and
called out to his master, " You
what are you doing
to her now ?" and went and got a light. He found the
gas-pipe up stairs broken, andthe gas escaping. He entered
the bedroom, and found the deceased on the floor, with her
head under the bed and her feet towards the door. Scott
was on the bed with all his clothes on. Deceased cried out
to witness, "Oh, pray lift me up." Witness said, "No, 1
will fetch your friends," and he called out to a person below
to come up and see the state of the deceased. Scott called
out, " Oh, let the cow die !" Witness then wont to Mr.
Bridges, the brother-in-law of the deceased, and told him,
Mr. Bridges said,
Get a policeman, and I will go there at
once." But witness had to go to Whitechapel-market, and
he could not get a policeman ; he put the horse to and
drove to the market, and came back by six o'clock. He
"
found the deceased still 3n the floor at seven o'clock, when
another man employed in the business (Godfrey) called
him up. Godfrey wanted witness to help to lift her into
bed, but witness said, " No,
she has laid there so many
hours now, that she may remain there till her friends

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come."
By a Juror—Witness remembered deceased's having put
a tape out of the window to get up a bottle of gin.
By the Foreman—She was made a prisoner in the up-
stairs room, but whether to prevent her getting drunk or
not he could not say. On last Saturday night, at ten
o'clock, Scott held her down by the hair of the head with
one hand while he hither with the other. Witness knocked
him into a chair. They were both not sober. Witness
never held down the deceased while Scott beat her.
A Juror—Then you were not the one that did that.
By the Coroner—Yesterday Scott said to me, " You
know," and tapped his breeches pocket saying, " You stick
to me and I will stick to you." I made no answer.
By Mr. Abbott—They used to quarrel, drunk or sober.
Scott used frequently to threaten to kill his wife, but not
when sober. When sober he used to swear dreadful, and
would only sometimes strike her.
The Coroner then adjourned the case, in order to give
the accused an opportunity of being present to make his

defence.
The excused, Wm. Scott, was on Thursday night appre•
honded by the police on a charge of. murder.

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COUNT BismAuck has lately summoned his former
physician (Dr. Struck) to Pomerania, but, according to
accounts, the patient's progress has been as favourable as
can be -expected.

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