Glasgow Courier. — 1861-03-28 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

TWO BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEAIH.  On Friday, at the Taunton assizes, Matthew Wedmore and Charles Wedmore were indicted for the wilful murder of Sarah Waterman, at Dundry, on the 9th of January. George Waterman and the deceased, who was his wife, both being between 70 and 80 years of lige, lived in a cottage under Dundry Hill. the two prisoners were brothers, and great nephews of the old man. One of them Charles, was • private in the Royal Marines, and the other, Matthew, WM a  labourer about the quays of Bristol. On the evening of the 9th of January, the prixoners knocked at the old man's door; and, on being admitted, Matthew struck Waterman on the head with a bludgeon ; the old man retreated, Matthew followed him, striking him with the bludgeon until he rendered him insensible. Matthew then dragged the old man by the collar into the back kitchen, and then dragged him up stairs. Charles followed, and he ransacked the room while Matthew stood over the old man. They asked him where his money was, and he told them in a box. Charles found two loaded pistols, which the old man was in the habit of keeping under hi. pillow. He pointed one at him, and mud, "Kill him; we don't mind killing people." The old man begged them not to injure his wife. Charles said he had put her to sleep. Matthew then dragged the old man down stairs again. The prisoners said they wanted something to eat, and Charles took • loaf and cut some bacon that was hanging up, and wrapped them up in a handkerchief. They then bound the old man hand and foot, tied hum up to the rack, and told hiui not to move for 20 minutes, and then to call his wife to release him. The prisoners then went away. Theold man contrivisl to get loose, and founding wife lying in a pool of blood, with her skull fearfully fractured, evidently by three separate blows. There was a pair of tongs lying near her, with blood and hair on them. She lived for about two hours, and then died, evidently in conitismenceof the injuries she had received. Ile old man was for snow time in a most dangerous state, but at length he rallied and got well. Suspicion rested on the prisoners, who had been seen together that day in the neighbourhood of Dundry. The next morning the police got upon the tract of the prisoners, and in the evening they traced them to the Hot Wells, and saw them walking along the road. One of the police, named Morse, wont toward,' Charles, who ran away for about forty yards, and then turned round and fired is ',Mot at Morse, which fortunately missed him. Matthew was then seen trying to get something out of his pocket, but the police were too quick for him, and found he had a pixtol in his pocket loaded and rapped. They were then taken into custody. Blood wax found on both their shirts. The pistols found spun Omni were the property of the old man, and had been taken away on the night of the murder. The prisoners were even together on the morning after the murder at a beerhouse at Bristol. They had then two silver watches in their possession, which they got IL person to pledge for them in Jim idol. Those watches were the property of the old man, and had been taken away on the night of the murder. The statements made by the prisoners were confessions of the crime. _ _ _  .................. ..... ~....... The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and his Lordship passed sentence of death, without the slightest hope of mercy.  CHEAP FRENCH WINES, To the Editor (tf the Times. Sir Will you kindly favour me with sufficient space in your colunimi to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the name and addrems of the wine merchant he alluded to on Friday night who " sollm good sound wino at He per dozen I" He in the very man I have beenlooking for during the last 20 years. --Your obedient servant, . Konnaquhair, Mardi 18. SITIRNA,