The Express. — 1867-09-24 (London, England)

BRUTAL WIFE MURDER AT WOLVERHAMPTON. A woman was shockingly murdered in Wolverhampton on Sunday night. Her name is Naomi Neale, and she is the wife of Thomas Neale, a whitesmith. She is about 40 years of age, and is the mother of seven children, the youngest of whom is not more than nine months old. From within a month or two of her marriage, the poor woman had been subject to a long series of brutal at the hands of her husband, who is of drunken habits, but is a most skilful workman. His earnings were sometimes nearly 41. a fortnight, yet he never allowed his wife more than U. a fortnight. He " made *Anil fortnight" up to Saturday night lest, and received 3/. 15a. as his wipe ; but of this -he sent home only what the family describe as " the usual 11." With the rest he went drinking and came home late at night. On Sunday forenoon he got up. and upon reaching the kitchen took up the cat, swung it round his head by its tail, and then brought it down upon the bricked floor with such form as to kill it outright by dashing out its brains. Having done this he threatened his wife that " when night came he would serve her the mine." At about 9 o'clock another ironworker, named Frank Tipton (alias Tippos), having heard that Neale had pigeons to sell, went to his house, called him out, and they went together to the Plasterers' Arms, kept by Henry Turley, for whom Tipton desired to buy the pigeons. There 6s. was gives to Neale for the birds ; and at a little before eleven Tipton, Turley, and two other men named respectively Abrahams Bowklay and Richard Lisle, went with Neale to his house to fetch the birds, which Isere kept in a cote at the bottom of the leading and the yard is approached by a purge out of Steelhouse-lane, in which Neale lives, as well as by the beck door of his house. As the men passed down the yard, the woman, who had gone to bed, awoke, threw on an under ant or two, and ran down stairs. Her eldest son her do this, and fearing violence from his father towards his mother, he toe got up, partially dressed himself, and ran down stairs. This be said be did because his mother was usually being beaten by his father when he ran down stain ; the practice of the father being, when he came home and found by wife in bed, to strip the clothes from her, throw them down stain, and beat her upon the head with his nailed boot. As be dressed he heard his mother say, "They are going to take the pigeons." He also beard men's voices in the ysrd. By the time he got down to the bottom of the yard he found only his mother and she lying dead near to the dove-wee, "huddled up, and and her head resting with its right side upon her right hand. Neighbours were called, the poor woman wee carried into the house, and surgeons sent for. Three came from the South Staffordshire Hospital close by. They found an incised wound over each of the eyebrows, and severe bream upon the facie and head—altogether eight wounds and bruises could be counted. Her husband wee arrested at a little before 3 o'clock yesterday morning, when he returned Dome. To Bleaker who took him into custody he said, " I never struck her. I went to fetch some pigeons which belonged to me, for to sell. She name down the yard and tried to prevent me from taking the pigeons away. We struggled, and I threw her down, and I left her lying in the yard when we came out." Before the magistrates he repeated this statement, and called his God to witness the truth of the asseveration. Oaly sufficient evidence was taken before the magistrates to justify a remand, and the coroner's inquest has been adjourned to afford time for a part minims examination.  Join/ Coors, THE Donsresßrun LABOURER, or me