The Sun. — 1862-10-01 (London, England)

HAMMERSMITH.—THE INJURED WIFE.— Mrs. Emma Duncombe, an elderly lady, residing at No. 102, Gloucester crescent, Westbourne-park, appeared before Mr. Ingham, to answer a summons, charging her with threatening to shoot Miss Louisa Weldon.  A professional gentleman attended on each side. The complainant, a well-dressed young woman, stated that she resided at No. 12, Park Cottages, Hammersmith. The defendant had been in the habit of annoying her at her house, and had threatened and also struck her with a whip. On the 15th of September she drove up with a pony and chaise, accompanied by her servant and a woman. Witness's house is about seven yards from the road. The defendant threw about a dozen stones at the house. Witness was in the garden, when the defendant abused her, and she went with her baby into the front parlour. Defendant commenced pulling up the plants and evergreens. She next took up some stones and threw them at the windows, one of which was smashed. She threatened witness with a whip, which she carried in her hand, and she also said she had a pistol and would blow her brains out. The annoyance continued from half-past six o'clock till half. past ten o'clock at night. The defendant and the same two females were at her house at half-past seven o'clock the next morning. The defendant then said she would murder her before she had done with her. Witness sent for a constable and gave her into custody, but she managed to escape. The witness also said she went in bodily fear of the defendant. In cross-examination the complainant said she had gone by the name of Mrs. Edwards while living in the Ledbury-road. Mr. Duncombe was living with her. She became acquainted with him casually at the Marylebone Theatre. She did not meet him at a dancing place, She had accompanied Mr. Duncombe to a dancing-room. It was not a sixpenny dance, but a shilling one. It was frequented by a respectable company. She never walked Padding. ton streets. She lived with her mother, and was a respectable girl until she knew Mr. Duncombe. She had lived in Stanley-street under the name of Mrs. Williams at Mr. Duncombe's request. Mr. Duncombe was the father of the child. She had never insulted the defendant, nor had she ever held up her baby before her to annoy her. She had said to defendant, " Look at the baby." She once put a broom in the ground and told the defendant to talk to it. She had been:living with Mr. Buncombe for three years. For the defence it was stated that defendant had been married 14 years, and a year and a half ago her husband commenced absenting himself from her home. She watched him, and traced him from place to place living with the complainant. She had occasion to seek her husband for maintenance, andthe complainant insulted her. The defendant had not the slightest intention of injuring the complainant. A settlement had been prepared, but not in compliance with the wishes of the defendant, and the complainant had threatened to make her go into a court for a divorce.  The defendant's servant was called to prove that a pistol was never mentioned. The words the defendant used were, " I've got a pop-gun." Mr. Ingham called upon her to find one surety in £2O to keep the peace for three months. The necessary bail was forthwith produced, and the defendant then left the court with her friends.  ATTEMP7ED JIU_RDER EY AN