The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1874-09-19 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

INQUEST, AND ARREST OF THE 'HUSBAND. On Monday morning an adjourned .inquiry was held atthe Camberwell Workhouse, Into the (dream- I stances attending the death of Elidtteth Amos. aged 24, the wife of a confectioner, living at Camberwell, who it was alleged had met her death by foul play, and whose body was found under St. George's bridge, at Camberwell. It will be remembered that at the previous inveetigati n the evidence tended to show that deceased had lived apart from her husband for the last four mouths, atd had gained her livelihood by I laundry work. On Monday week she went out I for a walk with her sister, and on reaching Eastlane, Walworth, the sister left her perfectly sober, ant' deceased said she should be home in the 00111VO of half.an.hour. Deceased's sister said that the ' husband told her•he had seen his wife at about half-past twelve on the night in question, but did not say where. Mr. I)unn, wharf proprietor, proved hearing screams and cries of '' Police" at about three o'clock on ruesday morning, which came from the towing path near the Ividge, but on pito. reading to the spot could see no one there. The body or deceased was found in the canal near this spot about two hours afterwards. Great eLitement prevailed in the neighbourhood on account of a rumbor that the husband I had been arrested on a charge of murder, which I turned out to be correct. .  In opening the proceedings, the coroner's officer I informed the coroner that there must be an adjoarnment until after the hearing of the charge against the husband, who was arrested on Sunday evening, and taken before the magistrate Lambeth Polic.ecourt that day.—ln reply to that' Coroner, the officer said the roan was arrested on a charge of murdering the woman. The Coroner said be theught it advisable to I adjourn the case for the purpose of having the husband before the jury to be examined. He considered it to be a monstrous proceeding on the part of the police to take the man out of the provosps of the court—especiall as the evidence was wholly .suppositious at present. ar. Webb, divisional surgeon of police. deposed that deceased's death wae caused solely by suffocation from drowning. In reply to the Coroner, Elieltieth Cahill. sister of the deceased, said she only saw the husband ce deceased about a fortnight before the occurrence till the morning after. . .  Coroner: Have you endeavoured to ascertain what became of your sister after she left you ? Witness I have not keen able to find out anything. A Juror: Had she been in the habit of meeting en; one t—Witness: I don't know. I had no Sontrol over her, she being a married woman. And she got eat at night P—Yes, sometimes. The witneet here went off tutu hysterics, but quickly recovered. Thomos J. Woodman. ooroner's officer, was thee *worn, and mid: I live at 89, Commeroial road. Yesterday I saw a per son, who said he was the husband of the deceased, and he told me he had seen his wife a' the corner of Trafalgar street. Walworth, talking to'n man. Trle said he did not know the man, and passed by. He then went Straight home. Coroner What time did he see her ?—Witnesat About 10 or 11. minutes past twelve &dor, A Juror said it was quite evident that some person must have seen the deceased woman from a quartet nast twelve till a quarter pest three. Elizabeth Caton, in reply to the coroner, said the husband had tok, her that he did not speak to his I wife on the night in rlneetion, but he had seen her ' talking to a man with a light coat on, whom he did not know. The Coroner sa d it was a very serious charge to hang over a man' head, and the roan ought to ' have had an opportunity of clearing himself on the charge before the court. A large nastier ass*. cations have been frequently made to the HMS Secretary for persons in custody to be broweat before the coroner for examination, bat haw always been negatived. Under the circumstances the case had better be adjourned for a few days. an opinion which was concurred in by the jury.  I pit!t