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The Sun. — 1859-06-30 (London, England)

CLERKENWELL.—ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A WIFE THROUGH JEALOUSY.—John Bates, aged 29, a shoemaker, residing at 9, West-street, Somers Town, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with unlawfully cutting and wounding his wife, Fanny Bates, by stabbing her in the face with a knife, at Eyre-street-hill, St. Andrews. The proseeittrix, who appeared in —the witnessbox with her face bandaged up, said that she had deen married to the prisoner about seven years, and left him about four months since ,owing to his illusage. On the previous night the prisoner came to her residence, and outside the house made use of very disgusting and filthy language towards her, and also threatened her. She went to the door to see if she could appease him, and when she was turning away he stabbed her in the face. The knife went through her cheek into her mouth. She bled a great deal, and was taken to the hospital, where her wound was dressed. She had one child, and the prisoner had before abused her. James Hawks, a low-looking fellow, having been sworn, said that he cohabited with the complainant, and had done so for some time. The prisoner came to the house and abused the complainant on Saturday last. The prisoner said he should like to ask his wife some questions. Mr. Tyrwhitt told him that his time was past. He would go for trial, and then he or his counsel could ask what they liked. Police-constable Taylor 226 G, said that he was in the station when the complainant and the prisoner were there. The prisoner said he was sorry for what he had done. He stabbed her with a shoemaker's knife, and when he had done it he threw it away. Search had been made for it, but it could not be found. The wound, the doctor. *told him, was about an inch in length, but was not  dangerous. Mr. Tyrwhitt having given the prisoner the usual caution, asked him what he had to say in answer to the charge ? The prisoner said he had been married to his wife for about seven years, but out of that time he had only had three years of a quiet life. His wife was a good woman until that fellow (Hawks) came to visit. She had had connexion with him four years ago, but he never suspected her. He had spoken to her about it, but he did not'know what to do. ' Mr. Tyrwhitt told the prisoner he must have a very thick head after what he had told him. He had better not say anything, for what he-was saying showed that he went to the house with a malicious feeling. The prisoner said that his wife went to Exeter. He sent the money for her to come back, but instead of returning to him, she went to her paramour. The man Hawks had threatened to take his (prisoner's) life on several occasions. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a case for a jury, and fully committed the prisoner to Newgate for trial.  The prisoner, who seemed very downcast, was then removed.
The Sun. — 1859-06-30 (London, England)

WESTMINSTER.—A SAD AFFAlR.—Avices Green was apprehended on a warrant by Knowland, one of the summoning officers of the Court, charged with a very serious assault upon her husband, and also with.threatening his life. Complainant, a hairldresser, in Churton-street, Pimlico, said that on Tuesday evening his father, who was on a visit, was waiting for his tea, and upon complainant going into the kitchen, he found his wife pulling to pieces a watch timepiece, to aggravate him, as he supposed, because his father was there, to whom she had a great antipathy. Ho told her to get his father's tea, but she refused and, said his old father should not be in the house, He told her if she did not get the tea he would not allow her to remain in the house, and accordingly pushed her outside the door, when she seized him in a very tender part of his person and held him so tightly that he screamed with pain, and nearly fainted, and had been since obliged to wear bandages. After committing this assault she ran into the other kitchen, took up a knife, and, rushing at him, said, " I will do for you, Harry, I will do for you ;" but the lodgers interposing, his life was saved. She then called out " Murder" and the police came, but would, not take the charge, and complainant gave her ss. fur her night's lodging—as he did not consider his life was safe—recommending her to see the magistrate in the morning. They had been married three years and a half, and bad one child. Mr. Arnold remarked, she had come to him that morning, and said that owing to her bad temper she and her husband had had a auarrel, and he bad turned her out of doors, but she had said nothing about the assault_ _  dangerous. Mr. Tyrwhitt having given the prisoner the usual caution, asked him what he had to say in answer to the charge ? The prisoner said he had been married to his wife for about seven years, but out of that time he had only had three years of a quiet life. His wife was a good woman until that fellow (Hawks) came to visit. She had had connexion with him four years ago, but he never suspected her. He had spoken to her about it, but he did not know what to do.  Mr. Tyrwhitt told the prisoner he must have a very thick head after what he had told him. He had better not say anything, for what he was saying showed that he went to the house with a malicious fee' in g. The prisoner said that his wife went to Exeter. He sent the money for her to come back, but instead of returning to him, she went to her paramour. The man Hawks had threatened to take his (prisoner's) life on several occasions. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a case for a jury, and fully committed the prisoner to Newgate for trial. The prisoner, who seemed very downcast, was then removed.
The Sun. — 1859-05-21 (London, England)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.  MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A DETECTIVE. Charles Bateman, alias William Cohen, a thick -set determined fellow, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Bingham, charged with being concerned with a man named Lee (committed) in stealing a quantity of dresses, &c., the property of Miss Harriet Elliott, of Hampstead-street, Fitzroy-square, and also with committing a murderous assault on Henry Joy, 338 A, while in the execution of his duty. From the evidence of Miss Elliott it appeared that, on the morning of Wednesday last, she was awoke by hearing a noise in the next room to that in which she was in bed, as of the rustling of a silk dress, and on asking who was that, the prisoner Lee said it was all right, and immediately bolted out of the room and made his escape ; and afterwards, on searching her apartments, she missed property, consisting of dresses and a desk, of the value of £3O. Henry Hone, a young man working in London-street, Tottenham-court-road, deposed to seeing the prisoners Lee and Bateman loitering about No. 6, Hampstead-street, and seeing them go into the house, and some time after seeing them pass the house where he worked, Lee carrying a bundle, and Bateman a desk, he pursued them, and assisted a constable in taking Lee into custody. Mr. Bingham said his conduct was very praiseworthy, and did him great credit. Henry Joy, 338 A, a detective (who seemed in a state of  great suffering, and could scarcely stand, and whose face bore evident signs of the brutal attack made on him), said that on the previous afternoon he went to 9, Whiting-street, Vauxhall-bridge-road, the home of the prisoner, Bateman's father-in-law, pr3viGusly sending for a constable, but fearing he should lose the prisoner he entered the house, and seeing the prisoner in the back parlour, told him he wanted him for the robbery in Hampstead-street. He said it was a mistake ; that he had done nothing for 18 months, having given it up. He then went to the window, which he opened, and he (Joy), thinking he was about to escape, said he would have none of that, upon which he turned round and struck him a violent blow on the mouth. He (Joy) then took out his handcuffs, upon which the prisoner struck him several blows about the face, and afterwards got hold of a heavy bottle, like a soda water bottle, and struck him several blows about the head with it, nearly stunning him, and inflicting a very severe wound, blacking his eye, and covered his face with bruises. He then butted him in the stomach, causing him severe internal injury, so that he could scarcely walk.  Mr. Bingham, seeing the officer suffering greatly, ordered him to be seated, and in committing the prisoner for trial for the robbery, and for wounding the officer, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, said it was not the first time he had been injured in the public service, and he had no doubt his conduct would be properly noticed.
The Sun. — 1859-10-01 (London, England)

BURIAL OF STILL-BORN CHILDREN.  Yesterday, at the weekly meeting of the guardians of the poor of St. Marylebone, this subject was again brought under discussion. Dr. Bachhoffner, who had given notice of a motion requesting, the co-operation of the other metropolitan parishes in urging upon the Government and Legislature the necessity of an amendment of the Act for the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, more especially with reference to the introduction of a clause for a compulsory registration of still-born children, said he wished to postpone his resolution till their next meeting. His reason for doing so was, that he felt he had not had time to make himself entirely master of all the necessary statistics and facts. During the week, however, he had obtained some statistics which, however astounding they might appear, were taken from official sources, and might therefore be looked upon as accurate. He had discovered that, within a given period in one district (the rectory) of St. Marylebone alone, there had been registered the births of 1,109 illegitimate children, of which number 821 wore registered in Marylebone Workhouse, and out of the entire number 516 illegitimate children were registered in the same district as having died within the same period. In another district of the parish, which for the present should be nameless, things were worse in proportion. In the latter, out of 223 illegitimate registered, there were within the same period 209 deaths of illegitimate children. He mentioned these facts in order that the members of the board might bring their minds to bear upon a subject of such importance. There was also a point upon what he desired to set himself right, and that was in reference to the employment of midwives. An impression had gone abroad that he intended to ignore and abolish midwives altogether. Nothing of the kind ; but what he did want to see was, that all who practised as midwives should be subject to a registration. (Hear.) Several gentlemen having addressed the meeting the resolution was postponed. In addition to St. Luke's, Chelsea, the directors of St. Pancras, Islington, St. Luke's, and other parishes, have had the subject under consideration within the last few days ; and Mr. Wakley, the coroner, has also dyvelt upon the subject at inquests, and expressed hips conviction that further legislative enactments to prevent child-murder are necessary.  The diligence from Bologna to Rome was assailed by three armed brigands on the night of the 20th inst. The spot chosen for the onslaught was near Recanate, a very hilly district, and the horses were brought to the ground by a strong rope which the robbers had stretched across the road. Amongst the passengers were a colonel of Papal infantry, who sat very snug with his sword between his legs, and a vice-brigadier of gendarmes, who sprung upon the bandits, and used his sabre to such purpose that hewounded one and put the others to flight, their blunderbusses fortu^illy missing fire. By his courageous conduct he saved (.0,733), which were being conveyed to Rome the conductor, besides the personal property
The Sun. — 1859-11-29 (London, England)

HORRIBLE MURDER.  A murder of a most frightful character has been committed at a house situate 13, King's Head•court, Finsbury-market.  The fo'llossing particulars have been ascertained in relation to the same :—At the house in question there residedin a first pair front room a man named James Moore, and a woman, believed to be his wife, with a child about two and a half years' of age. Some months since Moore was charged at the Mansion-house with assaulting a female by biting her in the hand, and for that offence was sentenced to imprisonment, but during his incarceration betrayed symptoms of insanity, and was removed to Milcs's madhouse, in Hoxton. Last Friday the room in King's Head-court was taken by Moore, and yesterday morning, about seven o'clock, Mr. Turner, the landlord, heard quarrelling and noise between his lodgers. Nothing however transpired during the day to warrant the suspicion of any particular violence having been committed, but in the afternoon Moore, who had, it was believed, been out for hours, called Mr. Turner to the room, when a most horrifying sight presented itself. A woman in a perfectly nude state, excepting some slight article thrown across her loins, lay flat on her back on the boards of the room, and near her on one side placed upright in a white hand-basin was her head, while on the other side, equally as near, sat a child quite satisfied apparently with the position of itself and mother. A long wound was seen on the woman's abdomen, and a pail in one corner of the room contained a quantity of blood, with wearing apparel. The floor had apparently been washed up, "for smeared marks, and the presence of water were manifest. Moore disclaimed all knowledge of this frightful scene, protesting with apparent truthfulness that he had made the discovery on returning home just previously. At that moment there was strong ground for denying this, as he nppeared perfectly clear of blood stains and had on a clean shirt. Mr. Turner, however, left the house with him and reached the Worship-street Policecourt just at the conclusion of the day's business; there he met on the threshold Mr. Rattegan, the office-keeper, to whom he mentioned the dreadful occurrence, at the same time alluding to Moore, then standing by his side perfectly composed, as his lodger. Mr. Rattegan, on hearing the relation instantly took both men within the office, and marks of blood were discernible upon the trousers of Moore. A few. minutes after this the house where the victim lay was in the possession of the. police, while Haynes, warrant officer of the G .sien, conveyed the supposed murderer t 3 the station-house i . n Old-street. Moore by trade an umbrella-maker, and has two children besides that mentioned, but 'they were away from home. Among the articles found by the police in the room was a fin box, on the lid of which was sketched a gallows with two men hanging. It 13 believed Moore escaped flora the asylum.  NEW THEATRE - ROYAL, AD ELPHI, Sole Proprietor and Manazer, Mr. Ben]. Webster:  - •
The Sun. — 1859-11-29 (London, England)

LAMBETH.--JEALOUSY AND A THREAT TO MURDEn.--James Play, an ex-policeman, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of threatening and attempting to cut the throat of his wife. Mrs. Mary Ann Play, a thin, middle-aged woman, residing at No. 22, Grove-lane, Camberwell, deposed that for some time past her husband, the, prisoner, had taken it into his head to be jealous of her, and had on various occasions threatened to cut her throat. On Saturday night, while in a state of intoxication and excitement, the prisoner rushed into her room with something in his hand, which she had no doubt was a knife, said he would cut her throat, and had it not been for the presence of her daughter, the witness had no doubt he would have carried his threats into effect. The witness added that her husband had frequently said he had a pistol for her, and she had no doubt he had a pistol concealed in some part of the house, and that if not restrained he would carry his threats into execution. Mrs. Emily Burgess, the daughter, corroborated the principal part of the evidence of her mother, and said her father had also made use of violent threats towards her. Police-constable George Hart, 77, said, that on hearing loud cries of " Murder" at the house, he went there and found the prisoner in a state of great exeitement, and vowing vengeance against his wife, who then charged him with threatening and attempting to cut her throat. The prisoner, wb.o still appeared to labour under strong excitement, said that on one occasion on his going home he found his landlord, whose wife is in a madhous®, coming out of his wife's bedroom with his trousers undone. This of course was a source of great unhappiness to him, but still he endeavoured to persuade himself of his wife's chastity, and was getting over the feeling of jealousy, On Friday last, on going home, he thought he observed something in the manner of his wife which induced him to go towards the back parlour door, but just as he was about to open it Mrs. Play rushed forward, got between him and the door, pushed him away, and used every effort to prevent his opening the door. He, however, pushed her away, and on opening the door found the landlord behind it, and his excuse for coming there was to speak to his wife about a pair of shoes that had been ordered from him by his daughter. This, however, was a lie, as his daughter had given him no order for shoes, and from what he could learn from his neighbours, there was not the slightest doubt his wife and her landlord were carrying on a shameless course of adultery. In conclusion, the prisoner said that his friends were about to make a subscription to enable him to emigrate, and therefore he should not again interfere with either his wife or his landlord, but would leave them in the enjoyment of their profligacy. Mr. Elliott ordered him to find bail for two months.
The Sun. — 1859-11-29 (London, England)

MURDER.  A murder of a most frightful character has been committed at a house situate 13, King's Head court, Finsbury-market.  The fo'llowing particulars have been ascertained in relation to tne same :—At the house in question there residedin a first pair front room a man named James Moore, and a woman, believed to be his wife, with a child about two and a half years' of age. Some months since Moore was charged at the Mansion-house with assaulting a female by biting her in the hand, and for that offence was sentenced to imprisonment, but during his incarceration betrayed symptoms of insanity, and was removed to Milcs's madhouse, in Hoxton. Last Friday the room in King's Head-court was taken by Moore, and yesterday morning, about seven o'clock, r.q Turner, the landlord, heard quarrelling and noise between his lodgers. Nothing however transpired during the day to warrant the suspicion of any particular violence having been committed, but in the aftermoon Moore, who had, it was believed, been out for hours, called Mr. Turner to the room, when a most horrifying sight presented itself. A woman in a perfectly nude state, excepting some slight article thrown across her loins, lay flat on her back on the boards of the room, and near her on one side placed upright in a white hand-basin was her head, while on the other side, equally as near, sat a child quite satisfied apparently with the position of itself and mother. A long wound was seen on the woman's abdomen. and a pail in one corner of the room contained a quantity of blood, with wearing apparel. The floor had apparently been washed up, for smeared marks, and the presence of water were manifest. Moore disclaimed all knewledge of this frightful scene, protesting with appr. rent truthfulness that he had made the discovery on returning home just previously. At that moment there was strong ground for denying this, as he 'appeared perfectly clear of blood stains and had on a dem shirt. Mr. Turner, however, left the house with him and reached the Worship-areet court just at the conclusion of the day's business ; there lie met on the threshold Mr. Rattegan, the office-keeper, to whom he mentioned the dreadful ocaurrence, at the same time alluding to Moore, then standing by his side perfectly composed, as his lodger. Mr. Itattegan, on hearing the relation instantly took both men within the office, and marks of blood were discernible upon the trousers of Moore. A few minutes after this the house where the victim lay was in the possession of the police, while Haynes, warrant officer of the G division, conveyed the supposed murderer t, the station-house in Old-street. Moore is by trade an umbrella-maker, and has two children besides that. mentioned, but they were away from home. Among the articles fJund by the police in the room. was a tin box, on the lid of which was sketehrd a gallows with two men hanging. It is believed Moore escaped f, om the asylum.
The Sun. — 1859-11-29 (London, England)

LAMBETII.—JEALOUSY AND A THREAT TO MURDER:—/aTiles Play, an ex-policeman, was placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, on a charge of threatening and attempting to cut the throat of his wife. Mrs. Mary Ann Play, v. thin, middle-aged woman, residing at No. 22, Grove-lane, Camberwell, deposed that for some time past her husband, the ptisoner, had taken it into his head to be jealous of her, and had on various occasions threatened to cut her throat. On Saturday night, while in a state of intoxication and excitement, the prisoner rushed into her room with something in his hand, which she had no doubt was a knifo, said he would cut her throat, and had it not been for the presence of her daughter, the witness had no doubt he would have carried his threats into effect. The witness added that her husband had frequently said he had a pistorfor her, and she had no doubt he had a pistol concealed in some part of the house, and that if not restrained he would carry his threats into execut ion.  Mrs. Emily Burgess, the daughter, corroborated the principal part of the evidence of her mother, and said her father had also made use of violent threats towards her.  Police-constable George Hart, 77, said, that on hearing loud cries of " Murder" at the house, he went there and found the prisoner in a state of great qcitement, and vowing vengeance against his wife, who then charged him with threatening and at• tempting to cut her throat.  The prisoner, who still appeared to labour under strong excitement, said that on one occasion on his going home he found his landlord, whose wife is in a madhouse, coming out of his,wife's bedroom with hisi trousers undone. This of course was a source of great unhappiness to him, but still he endeavoured to persuade hirns'elf of his wife's chastity, and was getting over the feeling of jealousy, On Friday last, on going home, he thought he observed.something in the manner of his wife which indued him to go. towards the back parlour door, but just as he was about to open it Mrs. Play rushed forward, got between him and the doer, pushed him away, and used every effort to prevent his opening the door. He, however, pushed her away, and on opening the door found the landlord behind it, and his excuse for coming there was to speak to his wife about a pair of shoes that had been ordered from him by his daughter. This, however, was a lie, as his daughter had given him no order for shoes, and from what he could learn from his neighbours, there was not the slightest doubt his wife and her landlord were carrying on a shameless course of adultery. In conclusion, the prisoner said that his friends were about to make a subscription to enable him to emigrate, and therefore be should not again interfere with either his wife or his landlord, but would leave them in the enjoyment of their profligacy. Mr. Elliott ordered him to find bail for two months.