Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1889-02-16 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

HORRIBLE MURDER AT DUNDEE. Great excitement has prevailed in Dundee in connection with what appears to be a horrible murder. William Henry Bury, a sawdust merchant, belonging to the East-end of London, gave himself up to the police of Dundee on a charge of taking his wife's life. In his statement to the officer on duty at the Central Police-court, he declared that on Monday, the 4th instant, he and his wife were drinking heavily, and they were so much overcome by liquor that he did not remember when they went to bed. The next morning when he woke, he was astonished to see his wife lying on the floor with a rope round her neck. Seized by a sudden mad impulse, he lifted a knife and thrust it into his wife's body repeatedly. Then, becoming alarmed at what he had done, he -doubled up the corpse and crushed it into a small wooden box, packing it closely with books, papers, and clothing. He and his wife were the only occupants of the house, which consisted of two apartments. In the centre of the floor of one of these—the only one they used—he left the box during the whole week, whilst he went in and out. But, at length, when he was left alone with the box, and became so frightened that he resolved to inform the police. This he did, and officers immediately visited the house, accompanied by doctors. They found that the man's statement was accurate. The box was too small to permit the body being put full length into it, but the legs and arms were no twisted, broken, and crushed together that the case was made to hAd the whole. When it was removed from the box, the trunk presented a ghastly sight. Later on, the body was examined by medical men, and its appear. ante contradicts the statement of the prisoner in several details. It is believed that the woman was attacked and strangled, and that, after death, the body was cut open with a knife. The police, on searching the prisoner, found upon him a bank-book showing £8 to his credit, 20s, in silver, and a quantity of jewellery. The prisoner and his wife—who was named Ellen Elliott—went to Dundee from London about three weeks ago. They have made no acquaintance among their neighbours. When Bury was led into the police-court by a police-officer, he seemed cool and collected, and walked with a brisk step to the bar. He is about lift. 3in. high, and between 29 and 30 years of age. Ile is rather a good-looking young man of dark complexion, wearing a beard and moustache, and has a somewhat timid manner. He was respectably dressed, had on a short black overcoat, and was particularly tidy about the neck, exhibiting a good deal of white linen. Immediately Bury had taken up his position at the bar, Mr. Dewar, the prosecutor, said, " This man is charged with murder; I move that he be remitted to the sheriff." Beane Black (who was on the Bench) : He is remitted to the sheriff. Prisoner was then led out of the court to the cells. The complaint alleges that William Henry Bury, sawdust merchant, 113, Princesatreet, murdered his wife, Ellen Elliott, or Bury, either by strangulation or by stabbing her. It would meet that Bury had premeditated giving himself up to the police, for he appeared as a spectator In the police-court two days after the murder had been committed. The Procurator Fiscal will make a private inquiry into the crime.  A NEW planet has been discovered by the Nice Observatory. It is of the thirteenth magt.itude. Tim Westminster Jews Free School is attended by about 500 children, no less than 350 being received free, and about 150 receiving gratuitous dinners.