The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1881-05-20 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

BRUTAL MURDER.  shocking murder has been c immi ed at Eltham t, by a man named Hunt, a native of kerne, aged 31, residing at 1, Bathurst-place, am, employed as a laboure at the sewer s A Prickend, Chiselhurst West, a short distance Camden House, late tlte residence of the press Eugenie. On Saturday afternoon after lying his wages, he was met at Chiselby his wife Sarah Jane Hunt, aged 32, they appear to have drunk at several publictogether. After leaving the Gordon Arms house, Chapel-lane, they started for home; and he way, when between the Bee-hive public-house Pope-street railway-station, on the Dartford loop , they quarrelled over a dog he had, she accusing of loving the dog more than he did her. This are to have aroused his anger, and he attempted trike her, upon which she ran away on to a gem taste land by the side of the road. He followed caught her, pulled her to the ground by the hair er head, and with his he ivy boot kicked her at hack of the head, behind the ear, with such force t she died in a few minutes. A man pa.sing at l time gave information of what had occurred to eolice-sergeant who was on patrol duty along the 4, and who galloped to the spot where the woman a lying lifeless. took Hunt, who was sta, ding by, O custody, and conveyed him to the residence of lice-sergeant Thomas Hawkins, who resi es at entwood Cottages, near the Beehive. Leaving him the custody of that officer, he rode with all speed o Eltham for Dr. Ford, who resides next the police. tion, and returned to the spot where the woman was pg. The doctor, upon examining her, pronounced 1 to be extinct, and, by his directions, the body was tveyed to the house of Hunt to await an inquest. ter being taken into custody the ptisoner said to ade" What I have done I must suffer for, " which repeated several times, adding "I'd sooner be ng than walking about, If she's deal I'll give in it I killed her. We have had many a thousand arrels before, not half s t bad as this. ' He afterode asked "Is she dead ?" and receiving a reply in I affirmative, said " Can I see her ?" and was told the Sergeant he had better ask at the police then. He was taken by Sergeant Hawkins to the 're station, and on Inspeotor Pryke proceeding to up the chat ge-sheet, and a king him his name, he " I have got no name; 1 en isted for a soldier ~ and I sold my name for a shilling. Is it right is dead ?" The inspect di told him he had better down and remain quiet until the doctor arrived. shortly afterwards said "Can I go and see that man ; you know that I should like to see her. I old not care if I got 15 years if she is living." A post examination of the body was made on nday morning by Dr. Ford. Hunt is a Somerset a, and comes from Crewkerne, and had only u a short time employed at the sewer works Prickend. The murdered woman was a widow en he married Ler; and there are no children Cie marriage, but the deceased has a daughter, aged ?Ars, residing at Crewkerne. The prisoner was god at the Woolwich police-court on Mortday moon with the murder. The medical evidence wed that death resulted from effusion of blood on brain, and prisoner was remanded till Wednesday.