The Sun. — 1827-09-20 (London, England)

VAIJOHAN.)  Mary Netudale, aged 26, widow, stood capitally indicted, upon the Coroner's Inquest, for the wilful murder of Elizabeth Davis, by throwing her- down.a pair of stairs, on the 29th of last,e spine o f whereby thesdheecienaflseicdt,ed a of which htal wound einnd on js:ual;ittohlhyn diHeda.ll, beadle of the parish of St. Luke, was bound over to prosecute.  Elizabeth Turner lived in James-court, Jamesstreet, St. Luke's.—On Sunday morning between 6 and 7 o'clock, the 29th July, was sitting: in her own room, and was called over by the prisoner, to her apartment, which was in the same court. Prisoner told witness that Elizabeth  Davis Was spending her money and drinking in the same court at No. 11. The prisoner lived at No. 9, up one pair of stairs. Elizabeth Davis was treating the people_ in No. 11, and spending her own money. Witness could not say that Davis was not drunk. Prisoner said if Davis came there she would break her neck or throw her out of the window. The prisoner was not sober., The prisoner and deceased had lodged together in the same apartment for four or five nights. They had not had any words at all. Soon after this witness was sitting at her own door, and saw Davis come out of the house opposite ; thought it was No. 5. Witness persuaded her to go up stairs ; she went, and as soon as she got to the top of the stairs she fell down again. Witness immediately ran across the road and picked her up ; tried to get her up stairs into the prisoner's room ; a person living down stairs came out, and assisted to take her up stairs and lay her on the bed. Davis never spoke after the fall. Witness did not see how far deceased had got up stairs before she fell down. When witness took deceased up stairs, found the prisoner and a man who had been there for a night and a day. There was only one bed in the room. Prisoner and deceased had slept together. When witness went up stairs, saw the pr.isoner walking up and down the room, and saying " she would chuck her down again."--Witness did not know that deceased was dead at the time. Did not send for any medical man. Thought she was dead drunk, and therefore did not speak to her, nor examine what was the matter with her. Witness stayed there for. about an hour afterwards ; then examined the deceased and -found she was dead, though not cold. Witness then sent for Mr. Smith immediately, who came.. Prisoner went away while MrSmith stairs, ups apmt lookingandp pot, bothanhde saidd deceased.ea had before said she was dead, and the • r assisted Witness she would cut then immediately began to te thee psreidso upn prisoner ; antisa d tie up her clothes she, w; sdeceased'since. rs h. eEa dv a Rasp open'; the person who prisoner risone the man.then went aw • had, s ay, h not seen the man the prisoner next day sitting drinking in a house in Whitecross-street ; asked her why she left the room when Davis was dead ? She replied, witness could not say that she had killed deceased. Witness persuaded her to come home, when she came home the watchman was there. Mr. Justice GAZELEE summed up the evidence; and the Jury returned a verdict of" Guilty of Manslaughter only."