Star.
London, England, 1830-10-12 00:00:00

MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND.

From the Susses Advertiser.

It is our painful duty to record a most appalling murder, committed
at Newhaven, in this county, on the night of Friday last, which has
caused great sensation in that place, and also in the town, where the
perpetrator of the horrible crime is well known, and was considered a 11
respectable man in his situation in life. His name Is Harry Winter, the
captain of a trading vessel, of which we believe he is prat owner. The
instrument used to effect the dreadful purpose was a fire-shovel, which
was broken to pieces. The body of his unfortunate wife, when disco.
vered on Saturday morning, presented a shocking spectacle, being horr
ribly mangled and covered with blood.
An inquisition was held on the afternoon of the latter day, before
our Coroner, Mr. (}ell, and a moat respectable Jury, at the Bridge
Inn, Newhaven, when, from the evidence, It appeared that the
deceased and her husband had, apparently, lived unhappily together ;
and that on Friday morning, previously to the husband leaving New.
haven for Lewes, some angry words had passed between him and the
unfortunate deceased. He returned from Lewes to his home about half.
past nine o'clock in the evening, in a state of intoxication; and soon
after his arrival a noise was heard in the house ; but from the frequent
quarrels which had frequently occurred, no particular notice was taken
of the circumstance by the neighbours. In the morning, Winter went
into the street, smoking his pipe, and asked a female named Dyer to
come and see his wife. The woman, knowing of their frequent quartets,
asked if he had hurt her P He Bald, be was afraid it was something
weese than that." Mrs. Dyer did not go, but her daughter went into
the house, and found the deceased lying on. the floor of the bedroom, in
estate of nudity, covered with blood, and quite dead ! She instantly
alarmed the neighbours, who also went into the house, and the
husband was taken into custody. It further appeared that
the murder had been accomplished by the infliction of nu.
merous heavy blows on various parts of the body and head (bent which
by the left ear was nearly severed) a fire-shavel, which was found
broken. A great number of witnesses were examined, and after a
patient investigation of 7 hours, the jury returned a verdict of
" Wilful murder" against Harry Winter, and the coroner issued his
warrant for the committal of the prisoner to Horsham gaol for trial
at the next sashes. The prisoner, it appeared, after the dreadful deed
had been perpetrated, slept in the room all night; and it is sup-
posed that the clothes of the deceased, which were found torn to
tatters, had been stripped off by the prisoner, as he was heard to
say, " She tore my shirt off last night, and I have torn hers off to.
night." It appeared, also, that the ill-fated woman had been
dragged into the house, probably after endeavouring to escape, marks
of blood being found upon the steps leading to the door. The
prisoner, who is about 50 years of age, was conveyed through this town
yesterday morning, on his way to Horsham, and did not appear much
affected at his awful situation. It Is suppostd by some that Winter
must have been seized with temporary derangement, as, on the night of
the unfortunate occurrence, he bad taken home a new pair of silver
spectacles for his wife, and a fat goose fee their Sunday's dinner, of
which he had also invited the mate of his vessel and the mate's wife to
partake. He is, we believe, a native of the western part of our county.

SINGULAR ROBRERT.—Tlaursday night the corner
stone of the new county Infirmary, which wits last week laid with much
ceremony, was removed from its place, and the coins beneath it carried
away. The stone was fastened down by iron clamps, which the thieves
had wrenched of, and the stone had been removed by means of a crow.
bar. The vase in which the coins and papers were deposited has been
left behiud—Carl isle Journal.