The Sun. — 1835-04-09 (London, England)

HORRID AND BRUTAL MURDER.  (Abridged from the Limerick Star.) In our last it became our painful duty to state that a man named Hayes had cut his wife's throat in this city on that morning. Not being then in possession of the particulars of this horrid deed, we of course abstained from any observation. As it was doubtful whether the husband committed the crime, or the wife herself in a fit of derangement, we shall give the substance of the evidence before the, Mayor, as Coroner. This ill-fated man had been, previous to marriage, on terms of intimacy with his wife the result of which was a child, now sixteen months old. Her friends interposed, promised a fortune, and they got married. This fortune not being paid led to many a collision, and repeatedly to blows. On Monday last they differed, and he beat her. He and his brother lived in adjoining houses on the small road, or borheen, opposite O'Connell's brewery. On Tuesday morning he proceeded to his work, at Mr. Russell's store, where he was employed as cutter. At nine o'clock he went home to his breakfast, which happened to be five minutes late, for which he abused her, and, it appeared, with a razor inflicted the mortal wound ; after which he went into his brother's house and changed part of his working dress lor that of Sunday, which was subsequently found by Serjeant Moore drying opposite to the brother's door ; and what confirmed the guilt of Hayes as the murderer, and of the brother and sister as accessories after the murder, was, that the right sleeve of the coat and shirt had been quite wet, after being washed, while the other parts were all dry. On changing his clothes he hastened back to work, where he remained until arrested. He had not been long gone, when the unfortunate woman rushed out all bloody, and ran about 60 yards, when she fell. Some persons came up, to one of whom she said, " Maurice murdered her." She then became exhausted, lost her speech, and fell back. A car being. promptly procured, she was removed to the County Infirmary, where she recovered her speech, and again said, in the presence of Mr. Sands, that " Maurice killed her ;" in fifteen minutes after she expired. But to return to the infant. The sister-in-law stated, that se ran into the house, and saw the child " sprawling on the floor all covered with blood," which on taking up, she washed off with the sleeve of the shirt.  Another neighbour deposed that she (the neighbour) was the first person who took up the child, and that there there was no blood on its face, but that it was on the inside cap, the outside having been previously taken off and thrown into some water.  The husband denied committing the act, and endeavoured to persuade the people that it was the wife herself that cut her throat.  The surgeon who examined the wound declared that it was not only impossible for any person to inflict such a wound upon themselves, but that even a second person could not do it while the parties were standing ; therefore, it was evident that the wound was inflicted while she lay on the floor. The Jury after two days' investigation, returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against the husband ; and a verdict of being accessaries after the murder, against the brother and sister-in-law. . _  We refrain from giving expression to our feelings of horror at the awful murder, as its sanguinary authors are now within the reach of justice.  On Monday se'nnight, as Mrs. Whitmore, residing at Bremhill, Wilts, was driving herself in a pony-chaise to Chippenham, accompanied by her daughter, on descending Derry-hill, the animal took fright, when both ladies wero thrown out, and Mrs. Whitmore unhappily killed on the spot. Miss Whitmore escaped unhurt.  The celebrated esplenade at Weymouth is about to be extended along the base of Greenhill, an improvement which, when completed, will render this unique marine walk nearly a mile and a half long.  The Jewish population of Great Britain is generally stated to be about 30,000 ; of which number 20,000 aro believed to be settled in the metropolis. Some accounts corn pute these higher.---Solomon' Statement.  A marriage is stated to be on the tapis between the Hon. Captain Phipps, brother of the Earl of 141ulgrave, and a fair relative of the Bishop of Norwich.