The Sun. — 1864-02-01 (London, England)

SHOCKING OCCURRENCE IN TIIE CITY.  Within the last day or two there has been great exe°in . --went in the neighbourhood of Smithfield, arising fr') :goalDl & alleged attempted murder of a woman named instituting Parker, the wife of a pork-butcher, and upon was inquiries, it was ascertained that the death of the vEctini hourly expected. For some time past a man named Nathaniel Bustace Parker, by trade a pork-butcher, has resided at So. 219 Charterhouse-street, with his wife, who was upwards et 60 years of age. It is said that there were constant VI Trefoil' between them, in consequence of his wife being given habits of intemperance. On Wednesday evening the ofln-11 returned home himself somewhat under the influence drink, and when ho entered the room he had in his pals; 'on a chopper or hatchet. The usual quarrelling, tt be stated, was i esumed, and he violently abused his wite,B,s .., said she was intoxicated again. The first statement baus'i quently made by the woman was to the effect that he out his chopper and prepared to sharpen it, and that tiler he rushed at her with it. She ran away, and he chase; round the room. She rushed to the window and open 1 to make her escape, and he pitched her out with great fore:e,, and she fell headlong from the first floor window on to t flags beneath. She was placed in St. I3artholomews 1',1°60 Vernon,/10 011,1 pital, where she was examined by Mr. N es „eic.,.d house surgeons. She was found to have sustained t ; internal injuries, and received contusions of a severe chatiw ter ail over the body. MO' The police arrested the husband ou the charge of atte 6 ing the woman's life. When the wife found that he vl,l arrested she altered her statement, and said that she h; elf leaped out of the window, She gives as her reason•tedlf having done so the fact that her husband spoke so Oa. with pull'; that she was apprehensive that he might attack bet, ie, the chopper which he had in his hand. She now denies that he chased her round the room, or that be filing apt, for from the windw. The accused will be brought amoinnatsiaon before the magistrates at Guildhall. 1 tiot sinfkhinegwfirnedmowhefrroinmtewrnhailchinejhuerieiss. turday morning it was stated at the hoEfita idly the woman was in an almost helpless state, and viasreP pitated is nearly twenty feet above the flagged P3viae ........-------.—.....—..................... rtanta• Suspected Murder in the Reaen*, A said to havebee c,lll2rrject.i.  he Edward On Saturday i‘iart Martin, 1 ,maogr endi morning t body of. atr a d. the Regent's Canal, esr:iviiter °I years, was found la akar, It appears that the deceased was a portable deep /11 , sr andF had carried on business at No. 4, Florence.cottstioef, home d-street, Old Foid-road, Bow. Ile (the deceasedieded tod procetrettf t on Sunday, the 27th of December last, o the residence of his son.in-law, in GloticeBter's 1 0 fasaHhwolro rairhompl xoet,spnskt his goeonnnt tfohhnh, tteoy.ewht remained:pechoeahTedc.nerekhdesceteeHhtarlasveebseiocutwfhawnateasahwhsase elot were f o u n ispo s s e s srsdonifeooueoknctfiteea. cordy'al nssws aliveeejaeodYnnuodnwrd Ber tiedroor nepn e ine: :3;61 I:aetrePeef:::l 1:W1 rder6dadeedr:bcieb: 1:1a.1 I 11; Qi :1:1: r:°:°l 3 '4; le h°ll.* The deceased was possessed of some considerab alo dr cproperty in the parish, and had a good business. '11; jell not soifdewreaabkle isnutmelloefct,maonndeyttitathileists7iesoesdoii3:o home hwadasa It also seems that the deceased could not love 13° ed* °P. ,with the ropes. The body was fOUIId 11°oFwonrda-rbmrisd. __.—...............