The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1862-11-06 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

HTDIOI.IIO3I•.—A melancholy ems of hydrophobia has Just thaurred at Lyons. Moe. X—, a lady of good property, was bitten by a favourite dog in May last, the animal at the rime labouring under that dreadful malady. Everything was done at the time to prevent any ill eciempensee ; bet • few days sines the lady was seised in her turn, and in forty-eight hours expired. She retained her faculties to the last, and was able to disposed her property and receive the consolations of religion. When she felt the violent paroxysms of the disease Doming on she would not allow any one to remain near her, fearing that she might do them harm.  THe ISLITIORTH MIIRDICER —At the Central Criminal Court on Thursday, A man named Cooper, • grainer, was charged with the murder of • woman at Islevro4h, whom be had married, though it appeared he bad • previous wife living. The murdered woman had refused to live with bins, on which he shot her with a pistol, and escaped for some days. but was afterward. apprehended at Cubitt's Town, llillwall. The murder, which was olsarly proved, appeared to have been committed through jealousy, es • latter in the prisoner's handwriting. but without signature or oddest., vehemently set forth his own love and her faithleesnesa. Fie was 'mind guilty and sentenced to death. Baron Chamois, before whom he was tried, held out not the slightest hope that the sentence would not be carried into offset. -  - The WAGI3 OP A titIIPTRISS.-02 Thureday the deputpooroner for East Middlesex, Mr. H. Refers Welthew, held an inquest at the Lamb Tavern, Dorsetstreet, Commercial-road End, Retold!, touching the death of Mary Ann Pickering, aged twelve mouth*. Ann Pickering, of No. 15, S&oolbouee-lane, Retold', deposed that the deceased was her daughter. She was • semptvens, and obtained • scanty livelihood by making flannel &iris fore large City Arm,for which sbe waspaid 3d. auk rad bed to And needles, thread. bc. Wanes@ had gleni shildren, and had been deurted by her husband about two years. He was a limy fellow, and wished her to work and keep him in idleness. She had suffered peel Fivalou, and they all slept in our email room. On Friday demand, who had been ailing and suffering from the diarrhoea, had Inundating piing in thestomach,and witness sent for the doctor, but hems no hopes of her. He thought the deceased had bean starved, and shortly after be left decreased suddenly fell down and expired. She believed that the child required better nourishment than she could afford to give her. Witness, frying, added: "I would rather suffer anything than 'kaiak the authorities et the workhous, 111 and my child work ail day and great part al the Right, we can earn 9d. for tikes alibis. mu price is very small for so much lobular. flume them from a woman who gets stride peril% out of them, and she gets them from Misers. Moses and Sons. I have earned more than 65., with my little girl's assistince, which is all the money we have to live upea. I have paid 2s. out of that for rent," Mary White, the landlady, was examined, and said that the mother of the child was an industrious woman She believed that the poor woman and her five children had suffered great distress. Mr. Hawkins, of Ratcliff, said that he was called to see the deceased, who wee suffering from weakness and general debility. Thera was blood passing from the body, showing that the deemed was laboanng under ulceration o/ the bowels. He prescribed for the deceased, who expired in a few boars afterwards. Several of the other children were suffering from the smallpox, and no doubt world die very soon. The room were the family lived was small and unwholesome. The house was badly drained, and unfit for habitation. The Deputy-Coroner remarked on the painful nature of the case, and, after giving her some cash out of his own pocket, advised her to seek parish assistance, and the guardians would And her husband, and punish him for his creel and base eon' duct. lie was quite sure that she Gould not sabsi• t upon the paltry money she received for making the shirts, and he hoped that she would at once go to the relieving officer of the parish, and make known to him the facts of her ease. The jury at ones aoneurvirdin the opinion of the learned deputy-coroner, and returned • verdict to the effect "That the deceased died from alcention of the bowels, brought on by want of the warn= necessaries of life."