The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-11-15 00:00:00

A WOMAN KILLED BY TIED. HUSBAND,

On Saturday last, an inquest was held before James Cock-
shott, Esq., one of the coroners for the borough of Liverpool,
on view of the body of Anne Dickinson, whom it was reported
had been killed by her husband. There was a great number of
persons in and about the inquest-room, and the melancholy
affair appeared to excite considerable interest. The following
are particulars of the shocking occurrence : —Ellen Newton, a
widow, who resides in Jordan-street, deposed that the deceased
lived with her husband in Barnes'-court, close to the back of
witness's house. They had a family of four children. Dickin-
son was in the habit of abusing his wife frequently, and about
a fortnight ago he gave her two black eyes, which Dickinson
informed witness she had received from a tall in the entry. De-
ceased was in the habit of getting intoxicated, and her hirsband
gave her the character of a drunkard. 'Ou Sunday afternoon,
the 3d inst., the deceased entered witness's house, at which time
she appeared perfectly sober; a quart of ale was sent for, and
the deceased partook of it. Whilst she was there one of her
children came and said that Dickinson had come home and
wanted her, and she went away with the child. In about ten
minutes afterwards witness was in the yard, and heard a noise
in the deceased's house, and the deceased exclaimed repeatedly
—"Be quiet, James, don't •"—" Open the door and let me go
out." Witness heard Dickinson's voice, but could not distin-
guish what he said. Dickinson shortly opened the door, and
asked witness and a neighbour to go in and see how carelessly
the deceased had left the place. Deceased was sitting in a
chair, and Dickinson used some harsh words towards her, and
she began to cry, and said that Dickinson had been abusing
her, and would not allow her to get out. Witness told him it
was a shame to use his wife so ill, and he replied that she had
hurt herself by breaking the window. The table under the
window and the clothes of deceased were covered with blood,
which appeared to come from deceased's arm; deceased's face
was also covered with blood. Dickinson then asked deceased
for money, and she took a penny out of her pocket and gave it
him. Dickinson was not satisfied, and put his hand into her
pocket, but only found a snuff-box, which he threw on. the
table. Deceased never told witness how she had received her
injuries. She went to bed the next day; and died on Friday.
Margaret Grimes, the neighbour of deceased; alluded to by
the last witness, corroborated the above testimony.
Mary Anne Dickinson, a child of seven years of age, daugh-
ter of deceased, stated that on the afternoon in question, her
father began to beat her mother with his fists, and then beat her
with the poker on her arm and various other parts of her body.
Her mother took up the shovel to defend herself, but her father
wrested it from her. Her mother broke the windows after be-
ing struck with the poker.
Mr. William lowland, one of the surgeons of the South Dis-
pensary, was called in to see the deceased on Monday. and'
found several bruises on the body and left arm. She stated
that her husband had been beating her with the poker. Did,
what he considered n'cessary for her, but she died on Friday.
Opened the body of deceased, and found that she had died of
the injuries received. Verdict—illunslaughter.
Dickinson on hearing of the result, left his home, but was ap-
prehended yesterday, and conveyed to Latteitster Castle.