The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1869-10-16 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

LAM. The following additional facts complete all that need be known of the above horrible occurrence : The murderer, as has before been stated, made the Sc quaintance of Maria Death abou, eight years aeo, when he was engaged as a carpenter at Colnephatch, where Death was in service sa a governess. It is believed that the lady ! who employed her at the period referred to is now dead Hen... was then in receipt of good earnings, and was enabled to dress well. He succeeded in seducing the young goner. nese, and when she discovered that she was likely to become a mother, she appealed to Henson to marry her. Then for the first time he announced himself a• already • married man. This deeply affected the girl, then scarcely eighteen years old, but he Peerms to have behaved kindly to her, and took her to the house of his own relatives to he confined. Ilenson's wife becoming aware of her husband's infidelity declined to remain with him unless he arvered the connection which existed between him and the young woman Death. This he declined to do and ul imately they agre to separate each taking one of the two children the issue of their marriage, Mrs. Hinson, as the murderer admits, saying to hini, hope you will never have cause to repent what you have done' Mrs. Hinson has not been seen or heard of for several sears past, consequently it is not known whether she is yet living. When Boyd first met the Scotch girl Margaret Robertson here presented himself aa being a wolower, and alnio4 Manediately after they went to live together they proceeded to the girl's relatives in Scotland, taking Boyd'e two chii•iren with them. The girl informed her friends that she had married a winower, and in arrangement was made for leaviug the children at Mr. Robertson'. house. There they have remained ever since The girl's father Is an engine driver on one of the Scotch railways, and immediately he read the account of the murders in the newspapers he hurried to London, and has since taken his daughter home to Scotland. It is Paid that Boyd's housekeeper warned Robertson against corning to the house, and threatened to write to the gist's friends of the life she was leading As that was unavailing the housekeeper herself gave notice to Boyd to eave her situation. tin sunday, Wood.green was again visited by a large num her of strengers, many coming in open carriagen As a suspicion reached the police that money was being paid on Sunday to enter the different cottages the gate of tknyd's house was nailed up, and the blood which before could be seen where it flowed from the murdered woman covered over with gravel, much to the disappointment openly expressed of many who had one down to view the scene of the mut, den A padlock was put upon the entrance to Nell& Cotter In the garden of which she Heusen. lived), but it was often opened to allow visitory to pass through, and as the occupier is also the ireeholder, the police had no power to prevent a morbid appetite behig gratified in • large number of instances. Sub cription.lists with printed headings—" Subscriptions for the benefit of Frederick Hinson, in aid of a fund to employ counsel for his defence "—were exposed in various parts of 'a-nod-green on Monday, and amongst th at who had given money were several who signed "A Friend."