The Sun. — 1859-05-10 (London, England)

WIFE BY HER HUSBAND.—SamueI Newbury, 35, described on the police-sheet as a gentleman, of 1, Content Cottages, Shooter's. hill-road, Greenwich, was placed in the dock before Mr. Traill, charged with cutting and wounding his wife, Mary Charlotte Newbury, by stabbing her in the neck with a knife. Mr. Downey, solicitcr, appeared for the prisoner. George Mantle said he was servant to Mr. Williams, a gentleman residing at Charlton Villas, Shooter's-hill-road. About ten o'clock on Saturday night witness was fastening up his master's premises, when he heard a female screaming. He went in the direction whence the sounds proceeded, aid was met by a young woman, who came running along, and said " For God's sake go to the protection of my mistress, for master is going to murder her." Witness hastened to the spot, and then saw the prisoner struggling with a female, who was holding on to a lamp post. The prisoner had a white handled knife in his hand, and witness asked why they were not quiet, upon which the prisoner asked what it was to do with him. Witness then saw blood on the female's neck, the prisoner at the time dragging her by the wrist. He then laid hold of her by the fleshy part of the arm with his left hand, and drawing her towards him remarked, at the same time putting his right hand, in which he held the knife, round her neck, "Now I will butcher your head from your body." -Witness then closed with the prisoner, and he was secured and taken into custody. In reply to Mr. Downey, the witness said both the prisoner and the wife appeared to be under the influence of drink. Mr. Henry Tyser, surgeon, of Blackheath, said, he heard the disturbance, and on (=cling to the spot saw the prisoner and his wife and Going last witness all lying cn the ground. Witness saw the prisoner with a knife in his hand, and observed him strike at her with it in the direction of the face or bosom. Witness seized hold of the prisoner, and afterwards gave him into custody. Witness had since examined the prisoner's wife, and found a superficial wound on the neck, two inches in length. There was also a slight wound under the neck, and another wound on the nose, the latter occasioned by the falling down.. .  . . Mr. Traill_ inquired if the witness could say what state the prisoner and his wife were in ? My Tyser said, they were both under the influence of liqacir. • Inspector Nimmo, R division, here produced a sharp-pointed dinner-knife, with a white handle, which had been taken from the prisoner. Louisa Lewis, a young woman, said said she was servant to the prisoner, During the whole of the  week, and also on Saturday, her master had been much annoyed by her mistress, who went out to dinner at her sister's in the evening. Her master dined at home, and shortly before ten o'clock, having been lying down in his bedroom, he got up, saying " I will get up and go and see if I can see your mistress, and just ask her one question." He then drank two glasses of rum and went out. Shortly afterwards her master wanted her mistress to come into the house and have some conversation, but she would not do so.  Police-constable 248 R produced a cheese-knife found in the prisoner's coat pocket, and also a razor, picked up on the ground near where the assault was committed.  The witness Lewis was here recalled, and said the prisoner had been using the cheese-knife to cut asparagus with. Witness could not identify the dinner knife produced, nor the razor, as belonging to her master.  The wife of the prisoner, who appeared many years his senior, was then sworn ; but she declared she had no complaint to make. Mr. Traill said he shout d remand the prisoner for a week.  Mr. Downey applied that the prisoner might be admitted to bail.  Mr. Traill refused the application, and he was conveyed to gaol.