Star. — 1830-10-12 (London, England)

MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND.  From the Susses Advertiser.  It is our painful duty to record a most appalling murder, committed at Newhaven, in this county, on the night of Friday last, which has caused great sensation in that place, and also in the town, where the perpetrator of the horrible crime is well known, and was considered a 11 respectable man in his situation in life. His name Is Harry Winter, the captain of a trading vessel, of which we believe he is prat owner. The instrument used to effect the dreadful purpose was a fire-shovel, which was broken to pieces. The body of his unfortunate wife, when disco. vered on Saturday morning, presented a shocking spectacle, being horr ribly mangled and covered with blood. An inquisition was held on the afternoon of the latter day, before our Coroner, Mr. (}ell, and a moat respectable Jury, at the Bridge Inn, Newhaven, when, from the evidence, It appeared that the deceased and her husband had, apparently, lived unhappily together ; and that on Friday morning, previously to the husband leaving New. haven for Lewes, some angry words had passed between him and the unfortunate deceased. He returned from Lewes to his home about half. past nine o'clock in the evening, in a state of intoxication; and soon after his arrival a noise was heard in the house ; but from the frequent quarrels which had frequently occurred, no particular notice was taken of the circumstance by the neighbours. In the morning, Winter went into the street, smoking his pipe, and asked a female named Dyer to come and see his wife. The woman, knowing of their frequent quartets, asked if he had hurt her P He Bald, be was afraid it was something weese than that." Mrs. Dyer did not go, but her daughter went into the house, and found the deceased lying on. the floor of the bedroom, in estate of nudity, covered with blood, and quite dead ! She instantly alarmed the neighbours, who also went into the house, and the husband was taken into custody. It further appeared that the murder had been accomplished by the infliction of nu. merous heavy blows on various parts of the body and head (bent which by the left ear was nearly severed) a fire-shavel, which was found broken. A great number of witnesses were examined, and after a patient investigation of 7 hours, the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder" against Harry Winter, and the coroner issued his warrant for the committal of the prisoner to Horsham gaol for trial at the next sashes. The prisoner, it appeared, after the dreadful deed had been perpetrated, slept in the room all night; and it is supposed that the clothes of the deceased, which were found torn to tatters, had been stripped off by the prisoner, as he was heard to say, " She tore my shirt off last night, and I have torn hers off to. night." It appeared, also, that the ill-fated woman had been dragged into the house, probably after endeavouring to escape, marks of blood being found upon the steps leading to the door. The prisoner, who is about 50 years of age, was conveyed through this town yesterday morning, on his way to Horsham, and did not appear much affected at his awful situation. It Is suppostd by some that Winter must have been seized with temporary derangement, as, on the night of the unfortunate occurrence, he bad taken home a new pair of silver spectacles for his wife, and a fat goose fee their Sunday's dinner, of which he had also invited the mate of his vessel and the mate's wife to partake. He is, we believe, a native of the western part of our county.