The Sun. — 1862-08-16 (London, England)

THE ALLEGED MURDER NEAR FI7ZBOY-SQUARE.-ADJOURNED INQUEST.  Last evening Dr. Lank7ster, the Central Middlesex coroner, resumed an inquisition at the Marquis Cornwallis, Warren-street, Fitzroy-square, touching the death of Elizabeth Carly, aged 48. The particulars of the death of the unfortunate woman, published in our issue of Wednesday last, went to show that it was occasioned by the brutal violence of Charles Francis Cotier (with whom she cohabited), furniture-dealer, 42, Warren-street. Long before the jury had re-assembled the courtroom became inconveniently crowded, a large number of persons collectee. outside, and much interest was manifested in the proceedings. Mr. Sleigh again attended on behalf of friends of the deceased ; and a representative of Mr. E. Lewis attended for Cotier, now under remand at the House of Detention on a charge of murdering deceased. Susan Spinks, a lodger at 42, Warren-street, was first called on this occasion, and deposed, in addition to her former evidence, that between the hours of five and six, on the evening preceding'deceased's death, which took place early on Saturday morning, she saw deceased and Cotier in the passage of the house. A great struggle took place. He hit her, they both fell together, the deceased under. She then saw Cotier catch hold of deceased's hair, twine his hand round it, and strike her several times. Deceased screamed " Murder." When she fell her head came in contact with the stairs. The struggle began because she wanted to go out of the house, and he would not let her. Deceased called to Cotier to fight him several times. her bonnet and Ultimately deceased got out, and went away. William Henry Cotier said he was the son of y violent 6EloizcalobcekthoCnaFrlryid, aayndnCigohtiterlaysta,shhiissf atfather,her sent A b 0 n t out to look for his mother. They had been hira quarrelling in the afternoon about her wanting to g,z out, and while deceased was getting shawl to go out, his father tried to to break keasthede became getting by striking her, but by pulling prevent her, not her bonnet and eshnaedwl.windowv eir ' , and threatstrike him. Whilst tryin t n With a stick, and to she struck his father i 41 gtho get out of the passage strike her again. She ant oute face, but he did not away in a cab, His -- of the house, and went 1 her, and he father then sent him out after vas out 12 o'clock in vain. searching for her till half-past his father there. 'When he came home he found hisfoundo them in the sitti He went upstairs and was lying asleep en the floorng-room. His motherquilt over her. He judged with a sheet and ' she was tipsy. He and hisfather went away to his bed to ether, when his father said she came drunk. I)witness asked if they homesp eechless had been fighting ; and he replied " No." Between five and six in the morning his father got up, and Went into the sitting-room to tIT deceased, and returned directly after, and told him to et up as soon as possible, because there was something g the matter with his mother. He directly got up, and found her on the floor insensible. _ T Thep lifted her from the floor to a couch, and in doing so she breathed once. Witness then ran for a medical man. Martha Spinks gave evidence corroborative of that given by Susan Spinks. Iv. H. Cotier, on being recalled, said,in answer to questions from Mr. Sleigh, that he never saw his father strike his mother but once or twice at any time. She was in the habit of crving out "murder," without provocation, When drunk. After some other evidence had been adduced, The Coroner proposed an adjournment to Monday next, which was 1 agreed unanimous Y to. 1