The Express. — 1867-05-14 (London, England)

THE HOXTON TILAGEDY.—There are some additional particulars to report respecting Henry Thomas Fletcher and his wife, whom be murdered at baton on Saturday night. It appears that about seven week, ago he summoned her before the magistrate at the Thames police-court, on • charge of assault, and alleged that she attempted to bite his nose off in the public street. He is said to have been • respectably connected young man, who in the course of a rather feat life had made the acquaintance of the girl whom he afterwards made his wife. At the time she had an illegitimate child living. The marriage was opposed by his friends, but in vain. After the birth of their first child she became addicted to habits of intemperance, and about two months ago he found her lying, prostrated by drink, upon the floor of a public-house. The sight so disgusted him that he determined to separate from her. He agreed to allow her ss. per week for her two children. She consented to this arrangement at first, but afterwards wished to break it. On one occasion she went to his father's house in a great rage, broke the windows of the lower rooms, and tore the curtains down. She then left the house, and, chancing to meet her husband in the saeet, she struck him, and then attempted to bite his nose. The magistrate bound her over to keep the peace for six months. She then went to live with her friends until Thursday last, the day upon which she entered the Bridge-house Tavern, Hoxton, as a servant. It seems certain that her husband planned her murder several days before he accomplished it. He went to • public-house to inquire for her on Thursday night, but failed to find her then, and only learned where she was in time to go on Saturday night. Before going to her he went to the house where the children were, and left a little money for their support. He walked on to the Bridge-house Tavern, and having shot his wife, fired • seemed pistol at himself. By trade he was •• ship's carpenter, and was noted as being a steady, intelligent, and industrious man. About thre.i years ago he was employed upon an Australian vessel, and whilst he was on board the ship took fire. He suffered considerable injuries then, and on recovery it was observed that he was very excitable and eccentric in his manner.  HORRIBLE Cm:retry. Richard Bishop, the marker at the Hereford rifle butts, stands remanded on a of cruelty to his child, Ann Bishop. The child debefore the magistrates that she was 11 years of age, and that on Tuesday night week her father tied her to a beam in the garret and flogged her with a nape. She got loose and he tied her up again, and she was in that post. tion nearly an hour. The rope was doubled, and she bad no clothes on. She escaped through a skylight on to the roof, and fell down into the yard, where • woman picked her up and took her to the police station. The child further stated that her father beat her with stinging. nettles on the Sunday previous ; she was then naked. Her mother did not interfere, and she got under the bed to escape. Her father tied her to • beam round the waist, with her feet just touching the floor. The evidence of • doctor and the nurse at the workhouse confirmed the poor girl's statement.  A