The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-06 00:00:00

LATE HORRIBLE OUTRAO

NEAR OSWESTRY.
OSWESTRY, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3.Authentic detest
of the above unparalleled outrage have heenlietso(
length obtained. It will be recollected that'an old w;" itai
limed Susannah Rider (supposed to be a manise,:eter
taken into custody upon a charge of attempting "s" Klb°
der her own daughter, a delicate young won's/1;1e
was found in the cottage apparently dead, and 0 tot•
in a peculiar manner, which admits of no descrTrese.
The poor sufferer, who was placed under medical : eft'mew, had so far recovered as to enable her to Of
deuce against her wretched mother. tige,;
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Amongst the magistrates who attended the
„i„ P•
tion were Lord Dungannon, Lion, T. Kenyon, Soul.
Cotton, Mr. Price (late Mayor of OswestrY),
psopi
Luxmore, Messrs. W. W. Wynn, J. Bonnor, e
D. flamers, &c.
aced °I
The prisoner (Susannah Rider) having been Coo!:
the bar, the daughter was led into the room, sad
modated with a chair near the magistrates' table.
deposition was to the following effect : tdip
May name is Elizabeth Rider. I live at Dig/ 'fel
the parish of Hennerly, and am a single woman. har,
at home on Friday morning, the 11th of NoYeet—satl)
locked the door, as my mother was for going ourionsab
could not manage her. My mother's name is Sise in
Rider ; she is a widow. There is no one erg dir
the house. My brother was at his work a 1111°)c Mok
tance off. When I took the key oat of the lot
mother began at me. She pulled off my cal', tried
my hair, and put her hand on my throat, an 01/
to choke me. She did not then get me dovvn•
then picked up the broom hook, and struck at 1131001
laid hold of it, and she pushed me across the j fell
against a " steam" (tub) of water, into which.fr
Before I could get up she got the treacle both in
" pun'd" (punched) me about the head ;it fainS'
earthen bottle, and broke. I then became very the
She pushes me towards the grate, and taLtiilea:itt
kettle off the fire, poured the scalding wa'sor'
my back. The pain gave me strength, and I 0 she
to turn away the spout of the tea-kettle, or
would have poured all the water over m8%4 fot
next got the maneker (a wooden instrume too
crushing potatoes), and began to " pann" (Puce,), the
on the head. She slinked that away, and took ert the
rolling-pin, with which she began to beat me sbnlie.
head and face till she thought I was almost gc-otbsr
became almost insensible, but I recollect 10Yelidi with
kept working at me, though I was nearly chek the
the blood which returned into my mouth (II).-
wounds on my head and face. ion of
Mr. Aubrey asked if she had any recollect
being struck with a bill-hook? being
The witness replied—l suppose that after bill-
beaten me with the rolling-pin, she took IT °IVO
hook ; but by that time I was quite insensible- bold
I came too a little, I found my mother rise,iti bold
me along the floor, towards the pantry. She "„olosoh'
of my arnis, my head resting against her s'
When she got'me into the pantry, I was tirt oboe;
Seeing that I was not dead, she took up. an sbon'
which had nails in it, and began beating me 00 are
the head. I remember her saying, .6 Oh, but Y wer
a tough one ; I'll finish you yet." I had no P° tbaS
but I had my senses, so as to know everytklog_, sod
happened. I saw that she went into the outer-roortbes,
having fetched the broom, she turned up my cl shoot
and began to " pun" Inc with the " stall" (luny"'
my legs and thighs, &c.
Other evidence having been given, told
The examination having closed, the Chairman. 'be
the prisoner that she might make any defence or
thought proper, but that she was not bound W eel it'd,
n
think unless she liked. She must also hear 1 ideooe
that whatever she did say might be made ev
against her. inet4l/
The prisoner, who seemed perfectly 001nPn'''''-'
replied that she had nothing to say.
oho was committed for trial at the next assizet4

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