Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1852-12-29 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

MURDER.--.CONDEMNATION OF HUMLER.—At the Central Criminal Court, on Thursday (before Mr. JUSliee Wightizotn), Henry Hurler, aged only 24. i was indicted for the wilful murder of Anne, his wile, and daughter of Mrs. Anne Rogers, or Bath. The eireum! stances of the case were fully detailed in this paper at the (line of their occurrence. Mrs. Rogers, learning from her daughter that the prisoner 111-used her, proceeded to Lendon, on Nov. 15, with a view to edict a separation. Hurler requested that hie wife would not leeve him until the following day. This was agreed to. and during tile night he out her throat. The case for the prosecution having closed, Mr. Party addressed the jury in behalf of the pmsorter. He said the eircuinstances left him no alternative 1 but to admit that the nufortimate deceased had lest her life by the hand of the wretched ma at the har, and the only defence he could urge In hi: belinif .vas, that at the time lie comeetted the dreadful net lie was in a smite of ' temporary madness OCCBSiCHIGti hy the injuries he imagined he had received at the liantis ot tim• relatives of his wife, sod swap, therefore, not ameciabie to a charge et wilful -elm The !earned judge having summed up, the jury , retired, and were in delineratiet, about hal? an hour, when they returned int court and gave a verdict of guilty. Mr. Justice Wightman iivanediately put om the black cap. and seo timed the prisoner to desth without hope of mercy. !i Boma New INcing NM.- —A short time since [ Mrs. Ilughes, alter having placed two interesting girls ii, a school at St. John's Wood, deserted them, and libscohded from her own residence, and thereon the proprietress of the school placed them in the Marylebone workhouse, the authorities of which with much difficulty discovered the nother, who, upon being arrested, took the children out of the workhouse. The affair, through publicity given to it by the press, excited deep interest, 1 and limey parties generously offered to contribute towards the support of the children. Alll,logBt the benevolent offers on their behalf, the latest and most extraordinary were the following :—A lady residing in the country, possessing £12,000 a year, and having no children oilier own, proposed adopting the elder girl, arid with that I view, eauie up to London, and niade arrangements to meet tie mother at a certain place, to take the child with her. hut the mother did not keep the appointment, and the lady departed Irian London without achieving her object. The next otter was from a gentleman rebtlling in Edinburgh, who, having six sons and no daughter, was anxious to rear one of the children sea companion to his children, ad even sent his brother to London to prepare an outfit and send the girl to Scollsud. The brother having ascertained Mrs. Hughes's residence, gave her the required sum to sciid her child to Edinburgh. The parochial authorities of Marylebone, who are anxious for the fare of the children, have not as yet ascertained whether Mrs.:Hughes has sent the child to her proposed adopted (ether ; and as .the mother has lett her late residence, Mr. Wheeland, the master of the workhouse, has written to him upon the subject.