Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1880-08-21 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE STOCKTON HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1080.  MURDER IN LONDON.  CLEVELAND IRON MARKET,  Frederick Clark, 36, described as a licensed porter, residing at the Clarendon-street Model Buildings, Tabard-street, Borough, London, was charged at the Southwark Police Court on Friday, before Mr Slade, with wilfully murdering Fanny Clarke, his wife, by stabbing her in the chest.—Benjamin Clarke (12), residing at 1, Clarendon-street, said the prisoner was his father. On the morning of the murder he was in bed when hi a father and mother came home, and they quarrelled. He found the knife when the constable came into his room, and he gave it to him. The knife was a clasp one, and was open. Mother had some drink that evening. Witness went to bed about eleven o'clock and went to sleep. He saw nothing of the assault except finding the knife. Father was always kind, but mother used to beat him —Gorman, 65 NI, said he was on duty in Tabardstreet, and heard a report that a woman had been stabbed by her husband. He proceeded to the Model Buildings, and saw deceased lying on the floor. No. 68 Pi was there, and they lifted her up and found she was dead. The prisoner was in the room, and he said, "It served her right. The eldest son was tte cause of it all. Let me kiss her." He stooped down and, kissing her, said, " Fanny, will you speak to me f" Witness said she was dead. Last witness pulled the ki,ife produced from under the table, and handed it to him. There was blood on the blade. Witness took him to the station. house, and when the charge was read over to him he said, " Yes."— Sergeant James Brown, 19 111, said he was calla 1 into the room, and found deceased sitting in a chair with her head on the table. She was b.eeding from a wound in the breast. Last witness and another officer came, and be sent tkem for a doctor. Witness picked up a table knife, and asked Henry Phillips, a son of deceased, if that was the knife. He said, " No, it is not." Benjamin Clarke then picked up a pocket knife, and there was blood on the blade. The prisoner came up towards his wife in an excited state, when witness told him he had done enough already, when he said, It served her right." Some soda-water was sent for, and on its being brought the deceased expired. The prisoner wanted to kiss her, and asked for the doctor, who came in and ordered her removal into the bedroom.—Medical evidence having been given, Mr Slade committed the prisoner for trial.  , Tuesday.  The market was weaker to-day; and there was only a thin attendance, many gentlemen being away enjoying their summer holidays. Business was limited in extent, buyers offering prices which sellers would not accept. The figure offered was 42s 6d for No. 3, but merchants declined to book orders at a fall of Is 6d on last Tuesday, while makers rigidly adhered to 44s 6d, and were of course out of the market. A small transaction took place yesterday at 42s 6d, but the seller was a merchant in want of money, and the general figure at which business was done to-day was 435. Really, there is little or no decline in the demand. Makers are sold forward for some time, and they are so sanguine regarding the future that more furnaces are being blown in. Last week Messrs Downey and Co. put in a furnace at Lackenby and they now have the whole of their furnaces—three at Laskenby and two at Redcar—in blast. The Tees-side Iron and Engineering Company (Messrs Hopkins, Gilkes, and Co.)intend blowing in another furnace, and it is not unlikely that they will increase their output to its utmost— that of four furnaces. There are at present 113 furnaces blowing in the North of England. The shipments are fairly good, though most of the cargoes are received in the nver. The Scotch shipments last week were 14,252 tons, as compared with 8,652 tons in the corresponding period of last year. Very few large steamers are being laden at Middlesbrough just now, consequently business at the dock is dull. Messrs Connal have 92,220 tons of iron in their Middlesbrough store, an increase of ten tons on last Tuesday. Finished iron makers and shipbuilders are fully employed, but new orders for ships are scarce. A steady trade is being done in foundry work. The mills and foundries are laid off owing to Stockton Races. Coal is still in slow request.