The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1849-04-03 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MARY PARR, THE SERVANT. The servant girl still remains in a very dangerous  her wounds, are favourable. Hopes are entertained of Ler recovery, though it will only be by the greateet care.  THE HISTORY OF THE PRISONER  Towards the close of the last year the prisoner took lodgings at 84, Sparling:street, the house being kept by a respectable and prepossessing young widow, with whose marriage name we are unacquainted, but who is the daughter of Mr. Stewart, a worthy and respectable man, living at Tranmere. At that time, as he has ever done subsequently, so far as is known, he gave his name John Gleeson Wilson. Some time after becoming a lodger of the house, he made advances to the young widow, expressed his attachment, proposed marriage, and was accepted, the nuptial ceremony taking place in Christmas week. The prisoner represented to his wife that his father was a fo reigiier, and had resided fora length of time in London, where he (the prisoner) was brought up. By trade, he said, he was an engineer and fitter, and had been employed upon steampaekets. Soon after the marriage his conduct became most overbearing and tyrannical, rnd he was in the frequent habit of beating her. Upon one occasion he returned home, and stated that he had come in possession of a large sum of money, but gave no account how he obtained it. He took off a hardworn blue coat, which he had been in the habit of wearing, tore it up, and threw it upon the fire, saying that it had done its cervice, and his recently-acquired funds had enabled him to purchase a better one, and he then put on the coat which he wore at the time of his apprehension. His wife states that from the time of her first acquaintance with the prisoner she never knew him to follow any occupation or calling. His illTreatment towards her had been almost undescribable ; he had repeatedly threatened to murder her, and such was the terror he awakened within her, lest, knowing his savage propensities, he should carry his threats into execution, that some five or six weeks ago she informed her father of her position, cind he insisted upon her giving up the house in Sparling-street, and taking protection beneath his roof at Tranmere. The daughter complied with the request of her parent, sad has been residing with him since the time named. Mr. Stewart forbad the prisoner ever to approach his house, upon pain of being handed over to the police, and up to Wednesday evening last (the day of the murder) it is not known that ever he went there. Upon that night, however, he went over to Tranmere, sought means of communicating with his wifa, and had an interview with her. He expressed deep contrition for his past misconduct,—promised to atone by amendment for the future, —and so far succeeded in awakening the affections of his wife, that she clandestinely admitted him to the house, and consented that he should share her bed with her. He left his wife early in the morning, and quitted Tranmere towards noon ; and for three hours, evidently with the view of eluding detection, was sailing to and fro in the cabin of one of the Birkenhead ferry boats; and it was only when the cantain compelled him, that he went to the gate to pay. How long he remained in Birkenhead is not known, but in thecourse of the afternoon, as stated in the evidence before the magistrates, he took a cab from the George's-pier to his lodgings in Porter-street. When • the prisoner was brought to the Police-office, relative to the  watch offered for pledge, so much did his wearing a csp 13stead of a hat alter his appearance, that none or the clerks or other officers had the slightest idea that he was the supposed murderer of whom a description had been given.