The Northern Daily Times. — 1856-08-21 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

WOMAN IN RICHMOND-STREET.a7 Op 4, e'll'": godson Jones aged 45, described as a warehouse-rely; Asien,„ged with the wilful murder of Isabella Brew. . I • coedit.'" aPPeared for the prosecution, and Mr. T. Atkinson heel ,eeted the defence for the prisoner. During the l eeee.';,fine _ prisoner wept bitterly, and seemed tol fede Wineiao:l t °lithe awful position in which he wads and the 1411,30e_ ,9 land, a carter, stated that the decease to be 1111 t%ged at his house, and were relatives, and were aboutd eonain arried. On the 26th of April I recollect the decease fit Pit liege h,°uns from the market. She was in good health. She ter f-„easket on the table in the kitchen, The prisoner soon theut!toWed her into the house. The prisoner was in doOp to „into. 'Without a word being spoken the prisoner walked to deceased and struck her a blow which knocked her tit e • She fell upon her back. She did not stir, I spoke to rtee,iirlaerier and said, 4, you will kill the old woman," upon d he replied, " Ire., and you too," and he then knocked haek°:;,. When I got up I went for a policeman. I Icahmaed Tedto i'i!ueut one, because 424 refused to come, although iot:'l3 what had occurred. When I went. back 1 •tenee and the deceased were in the kitchen. ehe ehr•ae her lying on the floor, on her back, but kid was 't been removed to another part of the. kitchen, aiter,,lYing on her side in a pool of blood. The prisoner was ley 80° ou the sofa. I went to the door and stood ther.edunthtie 4seek arid another lodger came home, when we carrie _ ealledld uPstairs and placed her in bed. The next day 0I eereain n Mrs. Cross, and after that sent for a surgeon. We flight rued nn with her all night. This was on the. S 4ed afteranti she died on the Monday night, never having left the last We Placed her there. For the prisoner : Some time heedllurntece the prisoner had a piece of wood fall upon . Me, when the prisoner had any drink it had a peculiar bh,- 'Vera him. On this night he was much excited, and se•r` nred to be in an uncontroulable rage. Afterwards he „..I)Peared deepy to regret what had occurred, and repeatedly t'leot to see the deceased, he washed her face and wept. Some 11.4 W since the prisoner lost a son, which had a great effect on Intonnt kiln& Awhile we were carrying the deceased upstairs the er sat the sofa and did not speak. James Holland, ',e son of the lest witness corroborated the above state'tient, as to %%slating • l ' fully Cross was then called. in carrying tho deceased to bed. Mee. the deceased the piu.neSho said while she was attending upon me into the room, and she said td uir, "Jones, what a brucat woman in this way--what ere you enn.st be tio, use the poor old oot know, it ems de it for ? e said he did the cursed drink.. The daughter nf the deceased came to see her When she told her that tee the Sunday, h° she and • ned upon her twice, prisoonner had beate_ ,5554 jurn, called : She 'aid 41 he daughter of the. d so. w. next a bad asked the prisoner 'Mt he had done, and he said, "ha could not help it," Her kother afterwards told her that thce_iiph,reisohno;rsehsaudrebeeoanteonfhsert,. '''.4:l li,ad jumped upon her :twice. • ne a Dispensai•y stated On Sunday night he svas called ittonlo, see the deeeaeed. She was then in a .re We_ then erxyamhinedstabtee; to" he called in Dr. Nottingham. aritt:thier. her collar bone and several of her ribs wereTbhreoek7: ltie B',e had many contusions on various parts of her body oo dill:int:id° a pea mortem examination of the body. Lea et but that she died from the effects. of the injuries she the' re.ceived. Tie policeman said that when lie nperehended huri"nec he said. " Oh, Bella, Bella, what have I done t the, Will you forgive me ?" She said, " yes. M Atkinson nil the dire the jury on behalf of the pi ieoner, arguingr. thatwas tie ,e° circumstances of this case went to show that there was eturd . in 4 fit emus intent; but went to show that the prisonerhe had teeeiv_,of temporary insanity, brought on by the blow to, ," en the head and drink. Therefore, if they believed fo "Y would ' , llr et.return such a e— e, e• •-• •  writter,