The Sun. — 1846-08-17 (London, England)

INQUEST ON THE BODY, AND COMMITTAL OF  THE MURDERER. Considerable consternation prevailed in the neighheurhood of filanket-row at an easily hour on Wednesday morning, in consequence of a rumour that Thomas Green, a mariner, had murdered his wife. Policeman Gordon entered Green's apartment, which is en the second floor of a hctile in Hatter's square, Martin's-alley, where he found Green seated in a chair. with a handkerchief before his face, and apparently very me!a4icholy. A short distaLce from hint his wir,• was laid a corpse on the floor, beirigcovered with a blanket. Gor don numediati-ly sent for Inspector Dorsey, who was on duty at the Blanket-row station.. arid, on Green being asked if his wife was dead, he answered in theatlirmative, and. without any further interrogatories being put, entered into a statement oft he. circumstances connected with the dreadful tragedy. It seemthat his wife was an habitual drunkard, and on that account they frequently quarrelled. On Tuesday evening his brother called at his house, tied invited him to accompany him to Drypool feast, to which he consented, but. previ:ms to leaving home, he placed in the hands of his wife about 50s. He returned %%me about two o'clock next morning, and,, in ascending the staircase, he stumbled over his wile, who was laid drunk, and unable to proceed any • further. Perceiving the state she was in he took the dow-key from her pocket, and, having obtained admission to the room, he returned to the unfortunate woman, and then commenced a succession of acts of violence which trodaced death. The first inquiry of tie husband was with respect to the money. but his wife was unable to answer him, from the combined effects of the drink she had partaken of, and the injury she had sustained, about two hours n, fore the arrival of Green. by falling heavily down stairs. Her husband became enraged; he dashed tier head several times against the stairs, and then, seizing her by the hair of the head, dragged her into the roam, where he searched for his mosey, but old not succeed in finding it. He then left hold of her, and she fell on the floor. Whilst in that position the husband got into bed alongside his two sons, the eldest of whom is not more than 12 years of age; but after being there about half an hour. he darted out of bed, and again attacked his unfortunate victim, by jumping upon her body. He likewise struck and kicked her, and eventually knocked her head-foremost down stairs, where she lay moaning for a length of time, when the husband carried her up stairs, laid her on the floor, and then retired to rest. On rising shortly before six o'clock he was horror-struck on finding that his brutality had ended in the death of his wife, and his eldest boy called in a neighbour. He was soon after: wards taken into custody.  An inquest was subsequently held, and the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against Thomas Green."  DEATH FROM BURNlNG.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. Baker, jun., held an inquest at the London Hospital on the body of .ilary Anne Rotheram, a ed eight years, the daughter of a labouring man residing in Split's-terrace, St. G,orge's-in-the-East. It appeared in evidence that on the 11th of March List the deceased was stAnditif, on the fender in the ki'chen, reaching for a candlestick, when her clothes caught fire. The flames rapidly spread, and she was soon in one mass of fire. Her screams br .ught the assistance her mother and sister, who with great difficulty extinguished the flames. She was admitted in the above hospital on the same day, where she lingered.until Thursday morning, when She expired. Verdict, " Accidental death,"