The Express. — 1851-12-16 (London, England)

DEATH—ALLEGED MURDER. Wm. Thompson, a mechanic, about 30 years of age, war charged sat the Borough Police Court, Manchester, relay, with the murder of his wife. The prisoner and resided at a cottage in Pownsbstreet, Manchester. lie was an engine titter by trade. Maria Mather, of Thorntumstreet, Ilulme, said the deceased was her sister, and she saw her alive on Saturday evening. Deceased came to her house at sic o'clock on Saturday evening and stayed until eight. She slid she had left home because her husband (toe prisoner) was going to beet her. She left the house of witness to buy some provisions. About one o'clock in the morning (five Nines after), the prisoner came and called witness out of bed, arid told her his wife was dead. Ile said he had never seen het that night till be found her at the bottom of the stain., dead. %linen went to the house of prisoner, and fossil his wife tatting on a chair quite dead, and she then scat foe Mr. Wilkinson, a surgeon. Deceased had been in the habit of taking drink, and she and her husband lived uncomfortably then, but witness had persuaded her to give Rethe habit, and she was quite sober on Saturday night. primmer had threatened if she got drunk again it 161141 iii he thelasttime.  Charlotte Middleton, of Chester-street. said the deceased law to her house on Saturday trulit, erg, and stated time she CJC out of her rosster's way cause he was guilt, to beat h. r. She left their house about nina at  ma; garet Jtmes said she hued neat door to the prisoner and hi. wife. On Saturday night, about eleven o'clock, deemed ['Mlle to the door and asked tor a chair to break bur own door open, laying her hushand (the prisoner) had woe to bed and lurked her out. I% itness a brother advised bar to get in he breaking a square of glass in the back 11111410., and climbed over the yard gate to assist her. Llecteastil broke the glass and then got in, opened the back door, and witness having given her a lighted cuulle they bode err good night. About half-past eleven, witness and bet brother heard a noise in prisoner's house, and her brother said that was like sumo one falling down stairs. They heard nothing mom. John J outs, brother to the last witness, corroborated her statement..  Janes Thompson, an old man, father of the prisoner, said be had lived with hi- eon and daughter-in-law about nine months. Hr did nut know what time he get home on Sasturday night; he heal been tore a friend, and Lit to go • home about ten o'clock. He did not know how long he area on the way, become hr was rather fis'. lie was sober when he teethed home. On going into the house he saw deassard tatting on a c►air, and said to his son, William, bow is it you are lettiug your wife sleep here ?" He answered, "Father, she is nut sleeping, she is dead." Witmer said. "Ootsil God, how comes that ?" He did not re• oollett that his son answered. He then went to bed. The magistrate (Mr. Maude) attempted to elicit mote from the old man iu elucidation of t►e mutter, but hi. further statements were confused sad not eatisfactory. He said sore shot has son was out of the brass when he went home; and afterwards that he did not recollect —his memory was nut worth a farthing. Maria Mather, deeeased's sister, was recalled, and said when the prisoner fetched her to his house, on Sunday awning, she did not perceive any marks of violence un the body, but afterwards saw bruises on the back of the neck mad on tither parts of the body. Superintendent Taylor, of the 1) division of police, said be apprehended the prisoner an a beerhouse, on Sunday. Ho had not surgical evidence to produce as to the cause of death, and wished the case to be remanded till Wednesday. The prisoner was remanded actrordiagly.  ChiIIOTTIS