The Sun. — 1834-07-23 (London, England)

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.  MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—NOTTINGHAM, JULY 21. Wm. Hinckley was indicted for the wilful murder of his wife, Frances Hinckley.  Joseph Peet—ls a lacemaker. In June last was lodging at William Tuckwood's, in Nottingham, which opposite the house of Thomas Peck. A woman who wey the name of Fanny Young was lodging there. On the 27th of June last the prisoner came to witness's lodgings in Beck-lane, and asked for his wife and said, " At least I suppose it is Mrs. Bull now ; that he wanted his clothes, and, if she had pawned them, the tickets." She was living at the time with one William Bull, and was called Fanny Young. Prisoner went to the window and looked to the opposite ones, where Fanny Young, so called, sat. Prisoner said, " Isn't it hard for my wife to bring my curtains to lie with another man?" Witness said, " If it was known she was a married woman it would be the cause of her leaving the neighbourhood." Prisoner went out ; on his return he took a knife off the table, drew his hand down it, and said he wished that link of steel was into her. He then opened the door, and said he should like to see her, and went into Peck's house. Witness saw him go up the staircase.  Rebecca Peck proved the deceased lodged in her house for two years up to the last New-year's day, cohabiting with Bull. She then left, and returned the Monday before the murder, which was committed on the Friday. On that day prisoner came to witness's house, and went into the deceased's room. Witness followed in five or ten minutes, and said " Fanny, what's up, what's up ?" He said, " Mrs., I'm her lawful husband." Witness said " You her lawful husband ?" He said, " Yes ; we've been married these eleven years." Witness said, " Oh, Fanny, how many times have you told me you never was before a parson to be married in your life." Deceased, " I have told you so." Witness said, "Go and live with him, and make yourself happy and comfortable." She said, " I never will ; he only wants me to work for hint and his bastard, and I would rather go to service or sell matches. Witness turned to go down ; deceased said, " Don't go, Peck ;" but witness went down, and her husband came in shortly after. Shortly after witness heard them both fall down together. Heard the deceased call out very loud. Witness's husband ran up stairs. Thomas Peck corroborated his wife's evidence, with this addition : when he got into the room heard deceased say, " You know you have used me very ill, like a rogue and a brute." Witness went dowii to his dinner, but returned on hearing a scream. Saw them on the floor. Prisoner had his hand thrust into her neck, his left knee on the floor on her clothes, his right leg across her body, and his knife at her throat. It was a clasp knife.—( It was produced, and witness identified it. ) He kept jobbing away at her throat with the knife while witness tried to prevent him, but he kept hacking at her throat, hands, and neck. Witness dragged them both to the window, when he saw blood on her person and on the floor. Witness called for assistance, but it was a quarter of an hour, when Barrows, a constable, came in. The room was like a slaughter house, being all in a puddle of blood. He did not loose his hold till struck twice on the arm, nor did he let the knife go then. He was struck on the head with a staff, and then let the knife fall. Prisoner then got up, and stepped to the other side of the body. The deceased gave a rise, made a spring, threw herself on her stomach, and expired. Prisoner, when looking at the WY, said, " Let me wipe my hands," and afterwards he said, " Let me kiss her ;" the constable said, " You have done enough." Prisoner looked at her and said, ' " I am satisfied."  Joseph Barrows corroborated the testimony of tile last witness, and took the prisoner into custody. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. His Lordship, in a very feeling manner, proceeded to pass the extreme sentence of the law upon the prisoner, ordering him to be taken to execution on Wednesday morning. During the whole of the time occupied in the trial the prisoner was apparently engaged in prayer, and seemed to take little notice of anything passing around.