The Sun. — 1835-07-04 (London, England)

MURDER  SEVEN YEARS AGO.  MANCHESTER, JULY 1.-A few days ago our Deputy-Constable, Mr. Thomas, was called upon by a fellow of the name of Buckley, who, after some little hesitation, told him he had some information to give that would perhaps astonish him. He then began to state, that perhaps he (Mr. Thomas) would recollect that some seven years since a woman was found dead in Fishpond-street, Garrett-road, Manchester, by one of the watchmen. Mr. Thomas, on referring to the journal of reports, found the fact duly recorded. The woman's name was Eastwood. A mechanic, named Myers, had been in her company over night at the Union Tavern, Canal-street, almost immediately contiguous to Fishpond-street, which lies a little off the main street, or Garratt-road. On the inquest it was ascertained that Myers, and the woman Eastwood, had been at the tavern in question ; that both left it together about eleven o'clock the evening previous to the murder ; and that they were both beastly drunk. It was also ascertained that the quarrel ran high between them at the inn. About one o'clock in the morning the cries of a person were heard as proceeding from the spot where the murder was committed. The cry was, " Oh, why do you hold my hands 2" Myers was taken into custody at the time, from the fact of his having been in her company the previous night, and from his well-known brutal disposition, rather than from any positive evidence against him, but be was onthe inquest discharged. The surgeon on the inquest stated that there was a wound at the back of the head, but no fracture or extravasation ; and, in his opinion, the woman might have fallen down in a fit, and from a concussion of the brain, might have met with her death. The information now given by Buckley was to the following effect, and confirms in all important features the evidence given on the inquest, besides additional evidence to facts that are likely to place Myers in the most awful situation. Buckley deposed that he saw Myers and Eastwood leave the Union Tavern, and followed them till they turned up Fishpond-street,•and then heard Myers declare that he would take her life before they got home, when she cried out, " Oh, Elijah, don't murder me, and I will keep the child myself ;" alluding, it is supposed, to her pregnancy by Myers. They sat down on a step in Fishpond-street, the quarrel still running very high, and Myers still avowing his determination to murder her ; and he immediately after got up and struck her a blow on the back of the head, which instantly felled her to the ground. Buckley adds, that he was very much agitated when he saw the blow inflicted, and ran away ; and that his reason for not telling these facts sooner arose from a conviction that Myers would be sure to do him some mischief—in fact, that he should be murdered too, if he disclosed what he bad seen. The thing, however, of late, had lain with so much weight on his conscience that he could not endure it any longer. Myers was brought up again yesterday, when Buckley was liberated and made evidence against him. A. man, named Powell, was examined, with a view to corroborate Buckley, but beinr, a little in liquor, the Bench considered his flippant mode of answering questions not in unison with so grave a charge as that before the Court. He will be examined again, before a final commitment. Myers was remanded. Other evidence was also recorded betides Buckley's.