The Cotton Factory Times. — 1888-09-07 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

HOREIBLE WIFE MURDER. At the Liverpool Comity Magistrates' Court, on Saturday, James Neill, a labouring man, was charged with having, at Garston on Wednesday last, attemp• ted to murder his wife Ellen. Superin. tendent Bryning said that early on Wednesday morning a neighbour of the prisoner named Are Doyle heard him say to his wife that unless she turned up money that day he would swing for liar, and he also repeated that remark to the womaa Doyle. At four o'clock on the same arterncon Doyle heard screams in the prisoner,s house, cci heard Mrs. Neill call out, "Oh, Mrs. Doyle." Mr. Doyle went into the prisoner's house and saw that the prisoner had his wife on her back on the kitchen floor. He was kneeling on her stomach with both knees, and he had his hands in her I.lllr and was dashing her head against the flags. Mrs. Doyle went to get assistance, but a man to whom she spoke refused to come to the place. Sne returned to the house and sent one of the prisoner's lads for the police. At that time the prisoner had got a heavy bacon box, which was in the house, on his wife's stomach, and was kneeling with all Ida weight upon it, the woman screaming all the time. Mrs. Doyle again attempted to get help, but on her return to the kitchen she found the door locked. She broke open the door and saw that Mrs. Neill was still on her back and the prisoner wai beating her with a heavy stool on thi stomach. Be struck her with the stool several times, and after that he kicked her violently oil the lower part of the body. He then told the womaa to get up, and she staggered with difficulty to the other side of the room, where she fell close to t;e fireplace, and while she lay there the prisoner took up the poker and raked out the burning coals Oa to her naked body. At this time the poor woman could only moan, and soon afterwards she became unconscious. The police arrested the prisoner. Dr. Gromn was brought to see the injured woman, who had remained unconscious ever since the occur. reuse. It was believed that she could not recover, and he (Superintendent Bryning) asked for a 'nand to see how the woman got on. Anne Ds:;j3 said she resided next door to the prisoner. remembered on 'Wednesday the prisoner using had language to his wife, and threatening that he woull swing for her if she did not bring him /volley. Later in the morning she saw the prisoner kickinq and jumping on his wife. He afterwards strinpel he.e naked and threw her down near the fire, and sail that if he could not murder her he would roast her. A remand was granted for seven days. The unfortunate woman died on Saturday night,  For the Relief of Pain, "AFRICAN OINTMEN has many rivals (such as Oil, Embrocations, &c.), bat not one of them can boast the same Unerring Efficaq in Curing those acute and persistent Attacks of Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lumbago, etc., which yield not Ordinary Remedies.—Sold by all Chemists, in Is. id 28. Pots. Wholesale of Messrs. WOOLLEY, Manchester.  Publtshed at 1, Warren-street, Cross-street. M"' cheater, by jorts ANDREW, of Tannton-toad, Ashtofl. under•Lyne, for the "Cotton Factory limes' Coln. Pans', and printed for the said Company by J• ANDREW & Co., lldarket Place, Ashton-under-IJY"