Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1890-11-01 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

PRISONER BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.  At the Marylebone Police-court on Monday, Mary Eleanor Pearcey, 24, married, was brought up by Detective-inspector Banister, of the 9 Division, before Mr. Cooke, charged with the murder of Phcebe Hogg, at 2, Priory-street, on the 24th inst. She was further charged on suspicion with killing and slaying Phcebe Ilanslope Hogg, aged 18 months. —Frank Samuel Hogg, of Prince of Wales's-road, Kentish Town, a furniture remover, said the deceased was his wife. The child Plicebe was his daughter, and was 18 months old. He last saw them on Friday morning, about 9 o'clock, when the witness left to go to his work. When he returned home at 10 o'clock at night, he found that his wife was not at home. His wife was 31 years of age last May. He went to the house of the prisoner, who had been friendly with his wife, to know if she had seen her. The prisoner's house was about six minutes' walk from his house. The prisoner was not at home and he did not see her that night. He had not seen and spoken to her since the Wednesday before. To his knowledge there had not been any quarrel between his wife and the prisoner. He carried a latch-key of the prisoner's door, and had been in the habit of visiting her. He did not think his wife knew that he went there.  Inspector Wright, S Division said he was at the Hampstead Police-station at fi o'clock on Friday night, when, from information received from a policeman, lie proceeded with an ambulance to Crossfield-road, and there fouund the body of a murdered woman. It was opposite a partly built house, and lying on the pathway The head was towards the road, and her right arm was straight and the other bent. Her right arm was extended, and her hand clenched. The other was drawn up at an angle, and the hand was clenched. The face was partly covered by a Cardigan jacket minus the sleeves and buttons. A Mr. Fox, a medical student, came up and he examined the body. Prior to that Dr. Wells, of Belsize-park, had been sent for, and lie soon arrived. They made the examination together. The witness saw the woman's throat was cut; but it was dark at the time, and he saw no more. The body was removed to the Hampstead Police-station, where it was placed in the courtroom, and further examination was made by Dr. Cooper, the divisional surgeon. Afterwaras the body was conveyed to the mortuary. Inspector Banister, S Division, said that on Saturday morning the prisoner came to the mortuary at Hampstead with Clara Hogg. the first witness's sister. He took them to see the body, and the prisoner at once said, "That's not her." Clara Hogg examined the clothes, and said, "That's her clothing," but she could not identify the features. Witness took them outside, and said, "Surely if she is a relative and you have been living together you can form a reliable opinion as to whether it is the person or not." The witness took them back into the mortuary to look at the body again, when Clara Hogg expressed a doubt. The prisoner then caught hold of her and dragged her away. Clara said, "Don't drag me." Witness asked them to allow Dr. Bond to wash the blood off the face. Clara looked again, and at once said, "Oh, that's her." The prisoner again tried to pull her companion away, and she said "Don't drag me." After seine further evidence, the prisoner was remanded for a week.