The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-10-03

paid some attention to her nurse, which
caused some unpleasantness between
them, and they separated. Her husband
afterward lived with this woman, by whom
he had another family The deceased had
five children, the eldest is twenty-one and
the youngest about eight. She left her
husband when the youngest child was
about a year old. One of the children
lived with witness, the other four being
with their father. Witness believed that
three or four years ago the deceased was
livingswith man of the name of Drew, in
York-st., Walworth. He had not heard
OF any other man that the deceased had
anything to do with. He thought his
daughter was in service still at Wands-
worth. The deceased was in the Lambeth
workhouse in April last, and went from
there to the situation at Wandsworth.
The deeeased's husband lived at Coburg
road, Old Kent road. He did not think
his daughter had any bad friends. She
was too good for that. Her only fault
was being too good to others and ignoring
herself.
Inspector John Spratling stated that at
4:30 Friday, while in Hackney-road, he
first heard of the murder. He went to
the police station and then proceeded to
the spot. There was a slight stain of
blood between the stones. Witness had
carefully examined Bucks row and the
neighborhood to see if he could lind any
weapon or any blood-stains on the morn
ing of the murder, but could find neither.
A gateman was on duty at the Great East
ern railway all night, and his box was be-
tween fifty and sixty yards from where
the deceased was found, but he heard no
screams. Witness also spoke to several
other persons in the neighborhood, but no
one heard any screaming. Mrs. Green,
whose room overlooked the spot, was
walking about her bedroom between
and quarter past on the morning of the
murder, but heard nothing.
Henry Tomlinson, of u Coventry-st.,
Bethnal-green, slaughterer in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Barber. said he was at work
all night on Thursday. He started work
between and 8 on Tuesday night, and
left of about + 20 on Friday last. Witness
after leaving the slaughter-house went to
Bucks row with Police-constable Thain.
There were two others besides himself
who were at work in the slaughter-house
namely, James Mumford and Charles
Britton. Witness and Britton left the
slaughter-house at 1880 and remained
away until l a. m. None OF them left
afterwards until APO on Friday morning.
They were all quietin the slaughter-house
until o'clock. The gates were all open.
He heard no noise after he returned at l
o'clock. He saw no one pass except the
policeman AZ Ais a. m. There were
several men aud women in Whitechapel
road as he passed there at 1 O'clock on the
morning in question.
BY the jury He heard no vehicles pass
the sladghter-house that morning when
he returned at o'clock.
c.. II. Gross, a carman, said that he left
his home at $3.50 on Friday morning and
passed through Brady-st. and Bucks row.
When he got near the gate OF the wool
warehouse in Bucks row at about 3:45,
he saw the figure of a woman on the OPP
posite side OF the road. Just at this time
he saw a man coming up the row, and he
said to him. "Come and look over here :;
here is woman" They left together and
met constable near Hapbury-st. Wit
nessS6id 10 him, There is a woman lying
down Backs row on her back, and she
looks tonne as though she were dead. T"
The other man said, II believe she is
dead" The policeman said, "All right"
and proceeded to the spot, and witness
and the other man walked together to the
TOP OF Hanbury-st. The other man went
down Corbett's court He did not know
him, but he appeared 10 De a carlnan-
The evidence at the INQUEST did not, a.
it will be seen, throw any light Aon the
mystery. But another desperate assault,
which stopped only just short of murder,
was committed upon woman in White
chapel on Saturday night The victim was
leaving the Foresters' music hall, Cam
bridge Heath road, where she had been
spending the evening with sea captain,
when she was accosted by a well-dressed
man, who requested her to walk short
distance with him, as he wished to meet
friend. They had reached point near
to the scene of the murder of the
woman Nichols, when the man violently
seized her by the throat and dragged her
down court. He was Immediately joined
by gang of women and DULLES, who
stripped the unfortunate woman of neck
lace, earrings and breach. Her purse
was also taken, and she was brutally as
Saulted. Upon her attempting to shout
for aid, one of the gang laid large knife
across her throat, remarking: eve will
serve you as we did the others" She, was,
however, eventually released. The police