Star.
London, England, 1825-11-21 00:00:00

TILE 'CORONER'S INQUEST.

The Jury met on Thursday to investirte the case,
Joseph White, a surgeon, proved, that the dtceased had
died from wounds inflicted with some obtusely rointed
instrument of considerable wright. The jaw of the
deceased was fractured ; there sires a wound on the back
of the neck, and three on the skull.

Elizabeth Burrows said, I am nearly fourteen years
of age, and am no relation to Mrs. Wood. I have lived
in the house of the deceased either a fortnight .r three
weeks. I live with Mr. B. Dunn, who lodges there; he is
my uncle. S.lmuel Wood, Mrs. Wood, and myself,
got our suppers together ; no other poison was in thr
house, except three of Wood's children, who were op
stairs in bed. After supper, Samuel Wood wanted me
to go to bed, but Mts. Wood said I had better sit up
with her until my uncle came. The deceased and Wood
were drinking rum and water. TLey had no quarrel
then, but were very merry. They talked, but I cannot
remember what about. Wood was very much in
liquor, and when he was going up stairs, as if to bad,
he fell on his knees on the stairs. Mrs. Wood told me
to go up stairs, and wait till he was gone to sleep. I
went and took a candle. In five minutes I heard him go
down again ; he came up stairs again, and tried my room
door, which was fast. He again went down, and 1 heard
Mrs. Wood call him a rogue, and say she a ould go and
see if the could not fetch a constable. I did not hear
Wood say anything, nor mention money. I heard the
deceased crying, and shriek out " Murder!" I imme-
diately ran down stairs, and saw her on the house floor;
she was not bloody then; he was across her. She had
hold of the coal-pick, struggling to prevent him hitting
her with it. He got it from her, and gave her three
blows, having hold of the coal-pick with both hands, as
hard as he could, over her head. She did not speak
after the first blow. The blood flew all about, after he
began to strike. When be was upon her, I ran up
to him, and said, "Oh ! Mr. Wood, what are you
doiog ?" He did not speak, but got off from her, and
ran after me. The door was a little open; I catched
hold of it, and whipped out before he could get hold of
me. I cried out, and many persons who lived opposite
heard me, and came to me. Never saw the coal-pick
in the house before; them was another hammer to
break coals with.

Win. Wainwright, watch•maker, Bridlesmith-gate,
said, Wood came to my house on Tuesday, and said he
wished to speak to me, for he had something on his
mind which made him very uneasy. I asked him what
it was? He told me he had caught a person in an im-
proper situation with his wife on Saturday, and that he
was a ruined man. He asked me what he should do? I
advised him to discharge the person coming into the
house, and live comfortably with his wife. He said he
could not live comfortably with her any more, and that
"he would do something in a few days which all
would be astonished at." I asked him what he would
doi He said he would leave the town.

1 John Simpson sworn.--I was passing near the Milton's Hold,
and beard the shriek of " Murder!" I ran and saw the little lid
(Slizabeth Burrows) running away, and Wood running after her,
with a coal-pick in his hand ; he followed her about seven ya ds,
and then turned back into the house. He closed the door (ter
him I hint give Something a blow, but what I Cold not
tell. In a few seconds I heard him drop something, whichijudged
to be a coal-hammer. In about half a minute ate he came 044
and was making his escape towards the open paddock. He had
neither coat, waistcoat, nor handkerchief on. Asked WoOd Whafhe
bad done so for ? Wood answered, "Oh Good Loan, what cottld
I do, when I caught her in the fact?"
Other witnesses were called, who confirmed the evidence, and
the Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Wood.
The deceased bore an irreproachable character in the neighbour.
hood, so that the statement of the prisoner respecting her conduct is
entitled to little or no credit. i

When Mr. SHERIDAN. was an his death-bed he was
visited by Mr. TAYLOR VAUGHAN, who found him in a
situation, arising from sickness and poverty, that we
cannot venture to. describe.. With feehngs strongly
excited, Mr. VAUGHAN hastened to Carlton House,
and represented to Colonel APMalintl the scene. which.
he had just witnessed. The Colonel instantly went into
the PRINCE Umlaut's apartment, And 'made his Royal
Highness aeon sinted with what had heel; related.
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PRINVE, who hAd not been previously informed of Mr.
SHERIDAN'S illness, desired that immediate peau..
niary assistance should be conveyed to him, and
;named the sum of 5001. as a present relief. Colonel
M•Manoa• communica.e..l to Mr. VAUGHAN the.
Perimit's commands; 'but Mr. V. said 'that so large a
'm was .iltowether Unnecessary in the first instance,
'airicculd only be prevailed upon to take 200/. promising
to ask for the ten:minder when it Was wanted. Part of
this buin a dliectly applied,' and' furnished his sick
friend Orli that eriuld contribute to his comfort.
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Shortly a erwards, 116 wever., Mr. repaired again to
Carltyp„ Hattie, and? • to the amazement of Colonel
retutned to liil6 the whole of' the money
vrlaicbhtii3been pairibut of Ihe 'PhtNipieri prig-pune;
stlettigPlat Mr.'SiiiiiVairaiiiitode had 'insisted do
rerproqi.24r.to the dirtiOr,ai trefWeti 'not Staling:that,
Usidei existing eiiitilirStatitis Mt Stiiituag should lay
Ileritck 11'10Enr.
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Mr. DUO repefatedlilt he-did not
verle ottie eiOrt. it length answered
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And pray; Sir,:" said • D'UN NI NG, " why
!did'Ou your iestspence in that place I"' ain
*der itVieOid the impertinence otthirinang," answered
'the witness.