The Sun. — 1841-03-26 (London, England)

MYSTERIOUS MURDER.  On Wednesday morning avery extraordinary and painful sensation took place at Norwood, in Surrey, in consequence of the discovery of the murder of a female, who, it appears, was a married woman, about thirty-six years of age, and of very creditable connections. • The name of the unfortunate deceased was Elizabeth Winks, and at the time of her death was housekeeper to Mr. Roupell, a shopkeeper, residing in the Blackfriars-road, who has also a country-house in the vicinity of Brixton. The husband of the deceased was also in the same gentleman's service. On Tuesday the deceased left her master's residence in town to visit her father and other relations, who re'ide at Brixton. She was accompanied by her daughter. They left, it appears, about nine o'clock in the evening to return home. On the following morning (Wednesday), about six o'clock, as Sergeant Taylor, of the P division of police, was g ing his rounds, between Streatham and Norwood, he discovered the body of a female lying on the gliss at the end of one of the lanes, within a few yards of a pond ; she was not dead, but in an expiriv state. It was evident that the unfortunate woman had been brutally maltreated, as her clothes wet e dragged nearly over her hra-t, her person being entirely exposed. There were appearances of severe bruises about her person, filly proving that she had been struggling with one or more parties. The vicinity of the grass where' she was found also fully demon=tta.ted that a violent struggle had taken place, as if the poor woman had contended with her brutal aggressor in preventing being thrown into the pond, which was only distant a few yank from where she was discovered by the sergeant of police. The situation she was found in is very lonely, and the oily alternative Taylor, the police-sergeant, had was to run fo- additional assistance, which he did without loss of time ; returning to the spot with several of his brother constables, at which time the deceased still continued to breathe; she was • conveyed to the Horns at Norwood, where a surgeon 'w as promptly in attendance ; but the unfortunate woman expired on her way to the house. The father of the deceased states that she left his house on Tuesday night perfectly sober and comfortable. He cannot account for her being found at Norwood, which was nearly two miles from his house ; nor was he at all able to give any information respecting the murderer of his unfortunate child. What is most extraordinary is that the deceased's daughter has not yet been dis covered. Yesterday several hundreds of persons visited the spot where the unfortunate person was discovered in a dying state. Information of the circumstance was forwarded to Mr. Elyard, a Magistrate residing at Streatham, who has been very active in his exertions to trace the perpretator of the murder. The surgeon who has examined the body of the deceased has given his opinion that her death was the result of violence. The deceased had been five years in Mr. Ronpell's service, and was very much respected. The body lies at the Horns at Norwood, and information of the subject has been forwarded to Mr. Carter, Coroner for Surrey, who has appointed the inquest to take place to-morrow (Saturday). When the deceased was discovered 17s. were found on her person, and other trifling property.