Star. — 1825-11-21 (London, England)

TILE 'CORONER'S INQUEST.  The Jury met on Thursday to investirte the case, Joseph White, a surgeon, proved, that the dtceased had died from wounds inflicted with some obtusely rointed instrument of considerable wright. The jaw of the deceased was fractured ; there sires a wound on the back of the neck, and three on the skull.  Elizabeth Burrows said, I am nearly fourteen years of age, and am no relation to Mrs. Wood. I have lived in the house of the deceased either a fortnight .r three weeks. I live with Mr. B. Dunn, who lodges there; he is my uncle. S.lmuel Wood, Mrs. Wood, and myself, got our suppers together ; no other poison was in thr house, except three of Wood's children, who were op stairs in bed. After supper, Samuel Wood wanted me to go to bed, but Mts. Wood said I had better sit up with her until my uncle came. The deceased and Wood were drinking rum and water. TLey had no quarrel then, but were very merry. They talked, but I cannot remember what about. Wood was very much in liquor, and when he was going up stairs, as if to bad, he fell on his knees on the stairs. Mrs. Wood told me to go up stairs, and wait till he was gone to sleep. I went and took a candle. In five minutes I heard him go down again ; he came up stairs again, and tried my room door, which was fast. He again went down, and 1 heard Mrs. Wood call him a rogue, and say she a ould go and see if the could not fetch a constable. I did not hear Wood say anything, nor mention money. I heard the deceased crying, and shriek out " Murder!" I immediately ran down stairs, and saw her on the house floor; she was not bloody then; he was across her. She had hold of the coal-pick, struggling to prevent him hitting her with it. He got it from her, and gave her three blows, having hold of the coal-pick with both hands, as hard as he could, over her head. She did not speak after the first blow. The blood flew all about, after he began to strike. When be was upon her, I ran up to him, and said, "Oh ! Mr. Wood, what are you doiog ?" He did not speak, but got off from her, and ran after me. The door was a little open; I catched hold of it, and whipped out before he could get hold of me. I cried out, and many persons who lived opposite heard me, and came to me. Never saw the coal-pick in the house before; them was another hammer to break coals with.  Win. Wainwright, watch•maker, Bridlesmith-gate, said, Wood came to my house on Tuesday, and said he wished to speak to me, for he had something on his mind which made him very uneasy. I asked him what it was? He told me he had caught a person in an improper situation with his wife on Saturday, and that he was a ruined man. He asked me what he should do? I advised him to discharge the person coming into the house, and live comfortably with his wife. He said he could not live comfortably with her any more, and that "he would do something in a few days which all would be astonished at." I asked him what he would doi He said he would leave the town.  1 John Simpson sworn.--I was passing near the Milton's Hold, and beard the shriek of " Murder!" I ran and saw the little lid (Slizabeth Burrows) running away, and Wood running after her, with a coal-pick in his hand ; he followed her about seven ya ds, and then turned back into the house. He closed the door (ter him I hint give Something a blow, but what I Cold not tell. In a few seconds I heard him drop something, whichijudged to be a coal-hammer. In about half a minute ate he came 044 and was making his escape towards the open paddock. He had neither coat, waistcoat, nor handkerchief on. Asked WoOd Whafhe bad done so for ? Wood answered, "Oh Good Loan, what cottld I do, when I caught her in the fact?" Other witnesses were called, who confirmed the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Wood. The deceased bore an irreproachable character in the neighbour. hood, so that the statement of the prisoner respecting her conduct is entitled to little or no credit. i  When Mr.