Star. — 1826-08-25 (London, England)

THE INQUEST. The following evidence was adduced before the Coroner : Ann Young (Burt's wife's mother) sworn—l live at IS, Woburn-place; on the 17th of July, 1825, my daughter was married to Wm. Burt. They continued to l.ve together till a week before Christmas, when by refusing to show her husband a letter that she had written to some of her relations he was very much offended, and made use of threatening language. One evening, about seven o'clock, the husband went up stairs in the front room, fastined the door inside, and beat his wife most severely with a poker. In consequence of the piercing shrieks of her daughter, witness rushed op stairs, and forced the doot. On entering the room she saw her daughter covered with bkod. Burt was immediately taken into custody. Her daughter had not recovered her eye sight to this day. After this her daughter said, " she forgave her husband, but she would never live with him again." On the Slit of May last she was delivered of a male infant. Witness had sent for her daughter from Ditchling to come to see her at her own house, and on Sunday evening she arrived with her child. The nest day, Monday,witneu saw Burt standing against the wall adjoining witness's house. She asked him if he wanted any one, to which he made no reply, and went away. On Tuesday afternoon she was informed her daughter was differing with her husband ; she went home, when finding the door fastened, she hastened to Mrs. Elisted's (being informed her d iuAter *as there), and found her covered with blood, and the infant dying in Mrs. Histed's arms. llcitry Hatfield stated, that the prisoner had applied to him several times to reconcile his wife to him (Burt), and for that purpose he had on one occasion offered him 20s. Hatfield said he had frequently conversed ss ith Burt, and he always thought him a rational man. Harriet Burt sworn—l am the wife of Burt. I have been constantly in fear of him. On Tuesday last I ran into a neighbour's house (32, William-street,) for ptotection. 1 went up stairs, and closed the door. He followed close behind, and burst the door open ; he then pulled a knife out of his pocket, and said," I have this for you, you d—nation b—h!" Witness then said, do Du not kill the child, but kill me, on which he gave her and the child several stabs with the knife he had in his hand ; at last he lost his weapon ; he then kicked me in several parts of the body till persons came, who rescued me; I then got away, with the child in my arms, and went into Mrs. Histed's,where medical aid was procured. Henry Bewley sworn—Witness hearing screams immediately tar: across the street from his own house, rushed in the room, and seined Bart by the coat, and threw hint. He then sent fur assistarc,' and took the murderer into custody. Two Medical Gentlemen stated, that the knife was found in the knee of the infant when taken to Mr. Histed's house. The death was occasioned, in their opinion, by two wounds inflicted in the abdomen. _ _ _  The Coroner then summed up the evidence, and the Jury instantly returned a verdict of Iriffsd lifurcier.—Several witnesses were ex.ired, but we have not space for the evidence.  A rnaster•baker brought his man to Guildhall yesterday on a charge of peculation. From some inquiries, it appeared that the journeyman was found in bread and beer, besides his wages. " What does he do for meat ?" said the Alderman. "He gets it how he can, and cooks it in the oven," said the master. The Alderman did not push the inquiry further, otherwise it might have appealed that this was the common practice of the trade, in which case it would in some degree account for that extraordinary evaporation or diminution which oftentimes takes place in the good things baked in public ovens. We recollect hearing an honest housewife complain before a Magistrate that she had sent a piece of beef, consisting of three sibs, to the baker's oven, and it actually lost one entire rib in the baking !