Star. — 1826-10-11 (London, England)

INQUEST AT BIRMINGHAM.  A few days ago an Inquest was held at Birmingham, on the body of a woman of the name of Timpson, who was murdered by her husband. The first witness examined was Gideon Taylor, who said: I am a police officer of Birmingham, and during the last week I have resided at the prison in Moorstreet. Yesterday afternoon about three o'clock, the prisoner came into the room of the prison called the chair. room. He said,l am your prisoner. I said, what for ? He said for murder. I asked him whom he had murdered ? He said, his wife. I asked him how he had murdered her? —He said, he had cut her throat. I asked what he had cut it with ? He said with a case-kaite. I asked him where the knife was, and searched him. I found no knife. He said it was in the house. Its right hand was very bloody, higher than the wrist two inches or more. Spots of blood were on his left hand, and on the bosom of his shirt. The shirt he has nnw on is not the same he then wore (the shirt was here produced, and appeared spotted with blood). He said lie lived at No. 1, Parkstreet. I went to Nn. 1 ; it proved to be a lodging house, and not the right house. I had locked him up with the other prisoners. I return-d, and inquired again where he lived. He then gave his right address, No.l, Busby'scourt, Park-street. He said the key was in the door. He said the neighbours knew nothing of the matter: I went again with George Benbow and James Smith to No: 1, Busby's-court, Found the door latched, but no thumb-piece to lift the latch, so I burst the door open with my- knee. The wife lay before In 6 as I entered the house. Her head was towards the fire place, one knee rather bent, and the other straight. She was bleeding profusely from the neck, in which there was a wound as broad as my hand. She rattled a little in the throat. She was not quite dead. Blood lay on each side of the shoulders, and.on the holes of the broken floor. A knife lay by her side, which Benbow picked up. (The knife was produced, which was a small dessert knife). The knife lay on her left side close by her. There lay a bonnet on the right side of her, with some spots of blood on it, and the crown knocked in, as with a blow. Taylor further stated, that he had asked the prisoner this morning, whether he bad buttoned the collar of his wife's gown after he had cut her throat ? He said he bad not touched her after he had cut her throat, and that he had known the prisoner for several years, who has been tried, if not convicted of a felony. He had seen but did not know the prisoner's wife. The Comma here asked the prisoner whether he had any quell. don to put to the witness ? He said, very calmly—.' Ido not, I told him what he has said nearly. He might misunderstand me." George Benbow and J. Smith corroborated Taylor's evidence. Mr. George Redfern, the keeper of the prison at Birmingham, said, I asked Timpson what was his reason for committing such an act—was it jealousy ? He said no. I asked him if he and his wife quarrelled ? He said sometimes. Had you any words that day? He said they had.  Ilr. Wilcox, a Surgeon, proved, that he went to the house of the deceased upon .a discovery of the murder. There was a very large wound in the deceased's throat ; two incisions had been made through the larynx, the other divided the trachea or windpipe, as well as the esophagus or gullet, and*the carotid artery on the left side. There was a slight wound, cut with a dull instrument, ih a slanting direction, on the left arm ; such a knife as the one produced would cut such a wound. The Comma here said, the prisoner was at liberty to say what he pleased; but informed him that, if necessary, his declaration would be brought against him on his trial. Prisoner-1 have nothing to say; lam guilty of What has been said. I did the crime, and I wish to suffer for it. The Jury returnrd a verdict of Wilful Murder against the prisoner, William Timpson, who, after a very proper admonition from the Coroner, WAS committed to Warwick Gaul, to takg his =trial for the offence.  Pheasants are in great abundance t} is year.