The Sun. — 1860-03-17 (London, England)

NEWS 7-- PAPER ‹,......._,,,=0 ".., ~,„:„.......„,., • „,..0 ~.,...,, the house and took the Prisoner intAist,.44, charge of eausin7 his wife's death. Witness rem Irked, that it was a strange affair he had not .........1"."1".., , given information to some person, upon which he merely laughed, and said it was no use troubling any one about it. '-}le also said he could not giro any account of her death. Witness examined the body, but could not see any marks of violence. In cross-examination, the witness denied that the prisoner told him that his wife had been ailing for some time. lie never told witness that he had been looking out ler woik, as he had !Aro to work. The pr.sonkr told that he left his wife at 8 o'clock in the morning. Witnets asked bun three diffineut times as to whether lie left his wife dead, but he only laughed, and witness could not aft any answer from him. Jane Jones, an elderly woman, living in the same house" said she occupied the front room iii the first fluor, and the prisoner and his wife lived in the back room. She heard them come home on WedreAlay night between 12 and 1 o'clock, and shortly afterwards she heard them having some very high words. She also heard the deceased cal: out " Mrs. Jones," two or three titm s. 11-i tneFs was about getting up when her daughter thought it was no use for her to interfere het wee]) man and wife. She also heard the deceased crying fOr a shbrt time, and they then became quiet. She dropped off to sleep, and heard nothing more. She got up about seven o'clock, and about an hour afterwards she heard the prisoner go clown stairs, and she fancied that she heard him return in a few minutes afterwards. She heard him go out between eight and nine o'clock, and she did not hear him any more. • She heard nothing of the wife during the day. They knocked at deceased's door about half-past nine o'clock, but they received no answer. They tried the door at the time, and found it locked. In answer to further questions, the witness said that she .._, ~d no noise or souffle- at the time when she heard the deceased call out " Mrs. Jones." There was only a lock and key to the door, and when unfastened it opened very. easily. The de- ceased had been sulfuring frowpetiowjakndice ita 'Thelaceior about a tirtnicrhi.-Inil 0-,.p. fret:lnes-41m expressed a belief that she we!ild die, as she was so very weak. Two other females in the house, which .has only four rooms, confirmed the testimony as to the noise between the prisoner and his wife-ou the Wednesday night.  A young woman named Thomson, the daughter of the landlord, stated that the noise was so frequent that she took no notice of it. The other female, Mrs. Jones's daughter, spoke to hearing some of the words between them. She heard the prisoner tell his wife to lie down, and she expressed a determination to leave him, as she had done before, and go home to her mother. This witness also heard her use very bad language. Sergeant Large wished his worahip to ask the witnesses if they did not hear the deceased cry out " Murder." Mrs. Jones's daughter said she did not know whether it was " mother" or " murder." She believed the deceased spoke of her mother, and did not utter the word " murder." Sergeant Large said he was informed the deceased did call out " Murder." Mrs. Jones said the mob outside the house declared that " Murder" was cried. The daughter said the mob appeared to know more of the ease than the occupants of the house. Mr. Dayman inquired if there were any more witnesses. Sergeant Large said he had not at present. Mr. Dayman then said he should remand the prisoner for a week, and in the mean time, no doubt, an inquest would he held on the body. Mr. Fletcher's clerk applied to his worshi? for the prisoner to be admitted to bail, but it was refused. The prisoner was then removed to the cells.