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ettAltat of WitYRDEX nrisvxv,
On Friday hut Thomas Davies, formerly a aupervian?
the Excise, was charged before Richard Webb and JamariN
Martin, Esqs., Earl Somers and Captain Jones, four magic- ,
trates for the county of Hereford, with having feloniously
killed one Elizabeth Johnson, at Liverpool, in the county of
Lancaster, by striking and beating the said Elizabeth John-
son upon the head, back, and other parts of the body.
The subject of this inquiry was the window of the late Mr.
John Johnson, formerly the landlord of the Sun Inn, in the
Butcher-row, in Ledbury. Mr. Johnson died in March, 1834,
and his widow, nearly ever since her husband's decease, bas
been living with Davies, the accused. In 1844, Elizabeth
:Johnson was landlady of the Crown and Sceptre Inn, in New-
street, Ledbury, where Davies and her three children—a girl
by her husband, and two boys by Davies—were living with
her. In the November of 1844, Davies and Mrs Johnson,
with the three children, went to live in Birmingham,
where they did not remain long, but removed from thence to
Liverpool. In the early part of the last summer Mrs. John-
son died in the latter town, and Davies and the three chil-
dren returned to Ledburv, where Mrs. H. Meadows, a sister of
deceased, kindly adopted' the girl as her own, and Davies
took lodgings for the boys. Davies, however, soon after-
wards left Ledbury in a clandestine manner, leaving the
lads totally improyided for, and they were compelled to go to
the union-house. However, before they went there they
made some strange disclosures about the manner in which
their mother came by her death ; and their reports were con-
firmed by the testimony of the little girl at Malvern, adopted
by Mrs. feadows. The relatives of the deceased, however,
although fully believing that she came to an untimely end,
took no steps to ascertain the truth of the reports they had
heard, till awakened from their lethargy by a paragraph do-
tailing the circumstances, which appeared in the Hereford
Times of the Bth instant, headed " A case which requires
investigation."
On the Wednesday after this paragraph appeared, Mr.
William New, strongly urged by the writer of the paragraph,
applied to the magistrates at petty sessions for advice, and the
consequence was tbat the magistrates had the two boys from
the union and examined them; and also questioned Mrs.
Caroline Russell, the youngest sister of deceased, concerning
some conversation she had had with the little girl at Malvern.
The magistrates determined on granting a warrant for the
apprehension of Davies; and on Thursday he was captured
by Superintendent Shead, at Ross„ and brought to the lock-
up-house in Ledbury.
On the following day, as we have before stated, he was
taken before the magistrates named, when the examination
of the children was publicly taken. They stated that on a
Monday or Tuesday, previous to their coming from Liver-
pool (but they could not recollect the date of the occur-
rence), Davies and the deceased quarrelled, and that he
beat her on the bead and back, and kicked her on the legs;
they then proceeded to state that their mother slept with
them that night, that on the morrow she was very sick and
ill from the blows she had received, and that she continued
to get worse and worse till the next Saturday, when she died.
The children say that their mother was much bruised about
the breast and bead, and had two black eyes after death, yet
strange to say, though she bad a medical attendant, no in-
quiry was instituted at Liverpool at the time of her death.
The children further say, that the doctor who attended their
mother sent women to lay her out, and paid for her coffin,
though she bad been resident in Liverpool but a few weeks.
Indeed the case seems involved in mystery, which we hope
will be cleared. After hearing the evidence of the children,
the magistrates remanded the prisoner till Monday last,
when he was again brought before Richard Webb, Esq., and
Captain Jones; and the former magistrate, addressing the
prisoner, told him the course the law pointed out for them
(the magistrates) to pursue, was to send him to Liverpool to
be examined before the magistrates there, who would deal
with the case as they thought fit. Superintendent Shead was
ordered to convey the prisoner to Liverpool, and Mr. William
New (a brother of deceased) was requested to take thither
the three children as witnesses.— Worcester Journal.

SUICIDE FROM WANT.—forenoon,
Thursday Mr.
the Royal Fort Tavern, Jamaica-level, Bermondsey,
William Carter, the coroner for Surrey, held an inquest at
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1, Thomas's-34yea
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years,
lopuerentietatnhefedletnaltohngoefr,Tlhmatoely residing
place, tipper Grange-read, who committed suicide under the
melancholy circumstances subjoined :—Mr. John Slow, one
of the relieving officers of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey,.
deposed that he had known the deceased for several years.
In April, 1840, deceased came under his notice as an insane
person. An order was granted for his admission into the
workhouse, whither he was conveyed, and remained in the
lunatic ward for some time. His friends subsequently re-
moved him to Bethelem Hospital, in which asylum he
stopped four months, when he was taken out by his relations.
Deceased had been out of work for a length of time, and had
been receiving out-door relief from the parish. Witness
gave him relief on Monday last, at the workhouse, in Russell-
street. The deceased was then very dejected, and had a wife
and five children dependent on him for their support. Wit-
ness believed that the family had been suffering great priva-
tion. George Pettitt, the brother of the deceased, stated he
called to see him on Monday afternoon last, between one
and two o'clock. The wife opened the door, and said the
deceased was very ill, and had gone to bed. Witness went to
the room up stairs, and there discovered him suspended to
the top of the bed-post by a strong cord. Witness cut him
down, and found that his throat was cut in a frightful man-
ner. There was a razor lying on the floor covered with
blood, which had also streamed over the bedding and floor.
'Witness ran for Mr. Sharpe, the surgeon, who came with
promptitude, but life was extinct. Deceased had forced a
packing-needle into his breast, and inflicted a frightful
wound across the stomach, and he had made other incisions
about various parts of his person. Witness was of opinion
that deceased had inflicted the injuries with the razor after
he had suspended himself. He was formerly in the service
of Messrs. Cowderoy, of Long-lane, Bermondsey, but had
been out of work for a long period, which seemed to prey
very heavily on his mind. Other evidence having been ad-
duced, the Coroner remarked at considerable length on the
distressing nature of the case, after which the jury returned
a verdict of " Temporary insanity." After the inquiry, the
jury and several gentlemen in the room raised a subscrip-
tion for the immediate relief of the destitute.family, which
was placed in the hands of Mr. John Slow, the summoning
officer, who lost no time in handing the money over to the
brAYiEfts .I.llUlaUal ....._,..-
ing the second meeting under the reference made by an order
of the Court of Queen's Bench to Mr. Bramwell, barrister, to
ascertain in what manner the burial-ground in Spafield. s
was in future to be condncted, was held at his chambers in
the Temple. Mr. Wakeling, the vestry-clerk of St. James,
Clerkenwell, at whose instance the prosecution was insti
tuted for an alleged nuisance, against the several defendants,
attended, as also Mr. Lewis, of the firm of Lewis and Lewis,
for the other side. The first meeting was held so long ago
as August last, and the Learned Gentleman, who objected to
the presence of reporters, promised to ascertain by the next
meeting whether they might attend, again objected, until he
had made inquiry on the subject. The solicitors raised no
objection, but the referee thought it incumbent on him to be
advised on the matter before he granted the application. Ho
commenced hearing evidence, in order to arrive at the ques-
tion submitted to his consideration. It is expected that se-
veral further meetings will take place.
THE CONDEMNED PIRATES.---NO officialintims-
tion of the determination of the judges on the questions
argued on Saturday has yet been received. We understand,
however, on good authority, that the prisoners have been
further respited for a fortnight, from Monday next, the 24th
Instant, when the present respite will expire.— Western Lu-