The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-04
City Intelligence.


MURDER or WIFE By HER HusBAND-THE ARREST
OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE CoRoSER's
JURY.
man named Joseph sleeth blacks NTH by trade in
the employ Of William Waters at the Dry Dock foot Of
Tenth street arrested about ten o'clock oDlonday
morning by officers Barton Whaling and Thorn of the
Ee, enth ward charged with the murder of his wife by
violence, while under the influence OF liquor. The muir
derous assault took place in the of No All East
Tenth street where the accused and bis family had
moved the first of May. The unfortunate woman
found dead in her bed early on Monday morning with
marks Of violence her person. and bloody froth flow
ing profuaey from her mouth and Coroner Ives
called TO hold inquest the body and, during
the afternoon held the inquest The following is the
Mrs Eosannn Wornworth occupying apartments on
the same floor with the deceased being sworn said that
Sunday she heard loud talk in the room Of the de.
ceased and supposed that she was quarTepg with some
person; yesterday morning she with little girl who had
been sent TO the deceased on an Grand went to her
room where she Mrs Sleeth lying the floor with
blood and froth issuing from her mouth and and her
little children years and the other year
old crying beside her; the husband and father
at this time, at the chop Of Mr. Waters. and
message was despatched to him, by the witness
that his wife dead. lie left his work
and came to the house. where. after remaining
few minutes, he turned away and went again to the
McADdrcw. sister Of the deceased residing at No. $40
Delaney street testified that deceased and Sleeh had
lived happily together for two years past; that during
that time he bad freq uently beaten wife when intox
Gated In which state he In the habit Of getting
raj times week the deceased had frequently been beaten
in presence OF the witness and occasion she had
told her that sho fearful that her husband would take
her life while he in ct of ntoxcaon Drs Lidcl
j. s. Budd. and Moran made a post norton cxamina-
tion Of the body and found bruises on the right
shoulder and left arm. below the elbow. The lungs
congested, and the passages contained album
dnnt quantity Of bloody, frotby fluid The liver
much enlarged and soft.nod large quantity Of coagu
lated blood and fluid found in the right cerebrum
DR. Lde gave il his opinion that the deceased
20 her death by compression Of the brain by extravasaon
Of blood In aDswer TO question put by of the jury,
the DR. stated that suoh retult might have been produced
by Noience The then given TO the jury after
bre charge from the Coroner, and the following YER
Oct wa rendered by them We believe that the deceased
came 10 her death 10y violence and that the violence
infctso by her hutland un the rendition of the
dict the prisoner committed by the Corouerto await
the action q the Grand jury 1ho deceased was native
81 Nova scotia q years IL age
DrfiCUirY AMONGST CossftssioNrps OF TsicRh-
TtoNA few days ago FIX Ccnmi s.oncr. of Emigration
cut OF the ten appointed Mr. JAMES Morris to an Of
fee deDomnattd ~ them n Ice President al a salary
ii four thoufand dollar year but What h. duties are
4. h. for that amount q pay nmans yet mystery
Iula, L. all correct and proper that such an oacc
JLo,d xxi Notwithstanding difference &c opinion bas
tIiSsr btwe,n toe CODmi sioo.Is. ihr four opposing
the cf,al,n u tuch Office intend u their ~
tot iellIa II Of ib,if meeting on "Wednesday some
h.eh uu-s are expected growing out x TIL appoint