The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-19 00:00:00

DIUI WEB IN THE ISLE OF TVIGIIT.

As the people
chape.ls of Ry
07de were coming from their
churches Sunday morning they
heard
man named Henry Lacy, a small far-
mer
latedy or the charge of having mur-
dered 3d, and well known in the
rc i
nhe thats l
the
a n e end i
The ri amour unfortunately proved
true. Lacy occu ivied s. farm at Westridge, known
town,dered
his was
wife,in c
as Old-house-far% ti, situate about a mile and a half
from Hyde on tht %Bra ding-road. Ho is the son of a
labouring
neighbourhood,
but becoming
possessed omfansoimn(
meant,
ean
by his marriage he was
enabled to . take thin farm, which he had oc.
cupied now for 11 )or 12 years. Lacy is a giant int
both size and st! eugth, and it is much feared that,
the evidence w' rich will be given at the inquest
will show that he had been habitually ill-treating
h.;s wife. Theft ermhouse is situated in a lonelyspot,
thcre not being -
; a habitation within half a mile of
it, and the or
inmates were Lacy and his wife,.
and a woman named Susan Wilder, a niece of the,
latter. In isro' v. last a summons was issued against.
Lacy for' an 'assault upon this woman, but it was
arranged without magisterial interference. Lacy
was of very it temperate habits, and had been drink-
ing freely at :Newport on Saturday, which place he,
bad visited, accompanied by Susan Wilder, the
niece. He returned to the farm house about 10
o'clock in the evening. The horrible event, full
particulars respecting which will not be known till
the inquest, must have occurred shortly afterwards.
a 111 that is at prese, at known may be stated in a few
words. The murdered woman has been confined
to her bed for same time past, and on Sunday morn-
ing her medical at'endant, Mr. 011ard, of Ryde,
was called upon by the farin carter, and requested.
to visit his patient at once, as she had accidentally
fallen downstairs. When Mr. 011ard arrived at the
farm he found Lacy ire a -violent state of excitement
and evidently under the. influence of drink. He
refused to allow that gentleman to see his wife, and.
the answers given to inquiries by the niece were so
unsatisfactory that Mr. 011ard considered it his
duty at once to communicate with the police. Ser-
geant King and anothitr police-constable, with Mr..
Pinager, also a surgeon of Ryde, accompanied Mr.
.011ard, on his return. As soon as Lacy saw the
police officers he made u desperate attack upon the
onstable, but the pi,lice sergeant at once closed
ith bim, and after a short struggle he was secured
by the, handcuffs. On proceeding upstairs a most
hpi -rrole spectacle presented itself. On the bed lay
the body of the unfortunate woman, her features
pres e nting the strongest evidence of her having been
brutaily murdered. Her head was one mass of
bruises and there were wounds on various parts of
the bod y, which was reduced by disease or want of
ment to that of a mere skeleton. The bed-
dress is which she had been murdered had been
taken 01.1; and was not to be found. The corpse
had been carefully washed and laid out, and it is
evident th% it some idea existed of passing off the
story of he, " having fallen downstairs. Sergeant
King, findini. Lacy likely to offer great resistance,
returned to ilyde for a carriage and assistance.
The police of vie, era 'were compelled to strap his legs,
and it was wi.`l3- gr.eat difficulty he was brought to
the station. It' s not till the following morning
that he became conk scious of his awful situation.

COUNTIL.Y MARKETS'

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COLCHECI:.O:II. —FEB. 16.
A moderate st'pply of wl'leat 3 best samples readily rea-
lised the full priecs of last week ; inferior parcels difficult
of sale. Fine malting bark) commands full prices, and
other sorts dull. Beans and peas a.s dear.
Wheat, white 605 to 68s f tieanfi, Mazagan.. 36s to 42s
red 44s to 608 I Middle & small 44s to 50e
Barley 4os to 48s White peas 4Bs to 523
Oats —s to I Grey 423 to 48s