The Republican journal., 1871-11-23
A Remarkable Murder.

A Remarkable Murder.
A crime has been very recently committed at
the suburb of Stockwell, near London, Eng
land. SO strange and so heart-rendins as to have
caused Il sensation all over the land. A clergy
man, sehool-maSter anl author, SiXtv-scven
Years of age, Of Sroiess reputation, suddenly.
and without prov0catiOn Of which there is so
lnr any knowledge, has murdered his wife.
The deed was done with desperate and rcsolule
purpose. fer the poor womanS brains Were
literally beaten out; and the assassin alerward
deliberately sat down and wrote the following
note: 'Fo the surgeon: have killed my wife
III lit OF rage. Often and often she has pro-
vOked me, and | have cndeayored to restrain
myself, but rage overcane me. and struck her.
Her body will be found IN the little room oil the
library. The key is in a letter on the table. |
hope she Will be buried aS becomes lady of
birth and position. She is an Irish lady. and
her name is Anne Having prepared this com
teSsiou, and written some other letters. he
miserable man took dose of strychnlnc. The
poison, however, failed to DIES roy him. The
physician who was Summoned was enabled TO
preserve his lie, and the Rev. John Ncbv " al
son has now been put upon trial for murder.
The physician, Or. Rugg, who was called to
attend Mr.. Watson, after administering restora-
tlNes. read the note we have quoted, found the
ley referred to, went TO the room and discover
Ell Mrs. WatSonS body. 1t was lying "huddled
up in a corner and hal been dead two days
The head was covered with blood, and had re-
ceiyed ''SiN confused lacerated wounds The
murder was committed, it would seem. on the
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