Star.
London, England, 1817-11-07 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUEST.

An Inquisition was taken at eight o'clock on Wed-
nesday night, at the Carpenter's Arms, corner ni
Bury and Allen street, Sr. James's, Clerkeowcll,
before Titostas STIRLING, Esq. Coroner, on the bo.ly
at Mr. Thomas Cayne, silversmith, No. 4, Hooper-
street, Cler ken well.

Joseph Downs, a bricklayer, No. 4, Hoofer-street,
CletitenwelLsworn, said, that on Sunday week he
heard a dispute between the deceased and his wife,
and so violent were their words, and also (as he sop-
posed froth the noise he heard) their actions, that he
was induced to send for a constable, and while toms
ane was going for him, he broke into the room where
:hey wese quarrelling, by using great force, for his
wile was either standing with her back against the
dour to prevent his entrance, Or. Si7e bad boll, d the
door. When lie got admission he saw the deceased
sitting on a chair, pressing his hands against his side.
The blood was running from each side of We, head,
where wounds were indicted. The deceased said that
his wife had struck him with a hammer and a ith a,
pair of "cogs, and that the injury which she had done
bim on the side would be the death of him. He saw
a hammer lying on the ground, and also a pair of
tongs. The words w hid, he heard prior to his going
into the room were cHefly used by the wile. The
deceased was a very mild nom and very load of her.
He heard her distinctly say, that 66 she would be Use
death of him." Indeed, she was apt to take liberties
with ether men, and that caused words between them,
and upon such occasioos he had frequently heard her
say that she would take his life from him. The
tongs were bent, but he could not say whether it was
done by her striking tle deceased or not. The han-
dle had tome out of the head of the hammer, the
handle lay close to the wife! and the head near to;
the deceased. When the constable came he a5k....!
the deceased's wife how she came to strike him with
such in unlawful weapon ? and she replied "that "
(the deceased) should ha her alone." He del not
send /or a doctor, because he did not think at the
time ;hat the wounds ,% ere so dangerous as they have
turned out. The deceased was conscious that he
should not recover from the wound, and wished a
gentleman to make has Will, leaving his club money
to some person (not his wile) to pay his debts, but
the gentleman was Crum home when applied to. Alto
the constable came the wife said to the deceased, "
will be a match for you. I will do you Coyne." He
died on Tueeday niorning-lait.
Mr. Joan Const, Headborodgh of St. James's,
Clerkenwell, befog sworn; aaid that on Sunday, the
26ils of October, about twelve o'clock in th-e day, h.
was sent tor to take a woman into custody who had
dangerously injured her husband ; be went to the
deceased's house, -and saw him in a very dangerous
state, he could scarcely speak or respire. lie said
that his wife had beat him about the head with a
hammer until the handle came out, and thus she
took up the tongs and grasped them with both her
hands, and struck him on the side; he looked aethe
wound, and that it was as large as a hen's egg. The
deceased positively said that she struck him as
he was lying on his back. The wite s.tid that he
hurt himsell by falling, but he positively denied it,
and declared that he did not strike her, but only de-
fended himself to prevent himself tram being mur-
dered by her. She expressed no contrition for the
offence, bit ou the contrary said that it screed him
right, for be should not have aggravated her. She
is a very muscular woman, about 45 years of Agri.
, and hr (deceased) was about 65 years of age, very
weak and tee tile, and unable to vontend with het ;
and although he told her that h e hugave hp., and
would not gibe charge Of her and tend ber to vs awn,
yet he was so afraid of her. tha! tie said " do am
leave me, for I am afraid that sine will murder me."
He told the deceased not to act wit.such weakness,
1 but give charge of her if he was afraid of his hie.—
He advised a surgeon to beltent 141., but he and; r-
stood that no medical assistance ha been obtained
for him irons that time until he died/ Un Tuesday
morning, when the deceased was ieead, lie %seat to
his house and searched for the hammer and tongs.
'He found the hammer which she wife shtick the de-
ceased with (which he produced, which was about a
poHeu nd
looked not the I‘e
weight),
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the wife said that she believed that they were ions:
to be mendmaednu,dchotrheblo.edsnfet.ceoanHse
happened,wrvery at the tongs
by the violence of the blow his wife struck him. He
believed a blister had been put On the deceased's
,aatlseft to la.
but
hnaon and urs
against addecbra sne
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Hesite,
put
us
that two of his ribs were broke. ne deceased said
to his wife, as he was coming away, that sf e had
used him for the last time, for she had then "
for him." The deceased and his wile had been drink.
ing prior to the quarrel, but they were not tipsy
%%Lei
he saw diem ; net; article of glass and ciockei y-
ware were broke and scattered
about
the mom, alit;