Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1866-11-03 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

MURDER AT ROCHDALE.  On 11fonilay, at the Rochdale rolice•court, Bridget Illinos/m.oi, Mary Leaney, and Thornae Heape were charged with canning the iloath f Sarah Malone, on the 20th instant. The case has been three time before the coroner and a jury, and the contradictory evidence given by the witnesses caused suspicion, and now, from • confeesion made by a person named Hannah Smith, the clew 11144 *mimed the 8. rious character of Murder. The prisoner Ireariey is a natl. of Pre,t.iiii and a short time gam she was iniprixoned for damage :tone to Borne giloile, the deceased giving evidence against her at the time. The first witness called at the inquiry was Dr. Corns, who stated that, on Saturday night, the 20th inst., he went to the house of Bridget Illingworth, and found Malone in bed, insensible, and suffering from ootnprension of the brain. She had a cut on the left side of her head, an inch and • half in length, and going through to the bone. She died shortly after. The persons in the room stated that the deceased had fallen against the grate. He examined the grate, and found it covered with duet, and no way disturbed. On Wednesday, he made • post-mortem examination, and found • large clot of blood in the skull under the  wound. A portion of the blood wai of old date= canned by violence, and the other of recent date. Ax she waa intoxicated and exit, 1. the external won.' c.i.f.,' death. Smith, who has been reniding at I Ilingworth'n homer, in Concert Tavern Yard, aith the de,smowil and Leaney, said that about eleven "clock at night, on the 2thh inst., whiM ehe, the prisoners Leaney, Illingworth, anti Heape, were seated in the house, the deceased came home with a man. Illitigworth gave her a candle, and they went tip stairs. She heard the deceased request the man to leave her, and Leaney went Up and ordered the man down. He came down, and left. After drinking a quart of lawr. Leaney and Heatc went no stairs, and came down in about tom, minutes. Heape hilt the house, hut returned. 111. ingitorth pent Leaney nolgt:ti r.II for the eandle, and Leaneycal llout for I feape and Illingworth to come tipaiajrx to assist to lift the de. craned into bed, an PIIR WAR lying on the hearth-done. An they were lifting the deceased, Illingworth found a pool of blood on the floor, and a wound on the side of the head, and the doctor was sent for. A shoit time after, when she (the witness) WAR standing in the street clime to the door, speaking toe man, Illingworth anti Leaney were alone in the house. She heard Illingworth ask Leaney how the de,eased had received the wound. Leaney replied that when ~h,, and Heap, went upstairs, the ckeesnefl wen on the bed italeep and would nut remove, and she struck her on the head with the iron candlestick. She then went into the house. and Leaney and Illingworth told her that she waa not to tell any person that a man had been up with the deceased. She said that nhe would mention it if she was asked. Leaney and Illingaiiirth replied that if she did they would beat her. They agreed to tell one story at the inquest, but at the Pecond inquiry they decided to Pay that they new a man go up with the deceased. What she had now told the magietratea was neglecting to support his wife and family, and as tnhoatth i he eg bhtithae pet% tohn. he had been taken into the cell, the prisoner Heap° nlaMheedChMiefillCs °innatacibisitode "ytatedfor said he was the man that went upstairs with the de. ceased. The witness Smith did not recognise him aa the person, and Mills stated that at the time he was in the Infirmary; therefore he wished .him to be remanded no that he might make inquiry. The prisoners and, Mills were remanded.