The Express. — 1859-05-30 (London, England)

THR !WIDER 4T WALWORTH.  On Saturday Mr. Serjeant Payne held an inquest ...., the body of Mrs. Sophie Moore, aired 25, the wife of • hawker, residing in Trafelpr-street, Walworth-road, who was stabbed by her has boad oft Tuesday last. The unfortunate woman was rimmed to the hospitsl, and she expired oa Friday mooning. Soon after the wound was infitoted Moore disappeared, and has not slam been beard of. Hannah Hurl, deposed that she resided at No. 23, Trafalgar-street, Walwer.b. The deceased lodged at her house. Ethe lived with a man named William Moore. Witness understood they were man and wife. On Tuesday morning Wt, about isaif-past raven o'clock, the deceased walked into witness's room with hi r hand to her beck, and called out, "Oh, my beck." Witness asked her if he bed hit her, and she laid, " Yes, with a knife!" end on putting her band to her back, she saw that it wee smeared with blood. The deceased then ran out of the house, but witness did not see the man. There were itwo little boys living with them, and she heard one of them, named Allred, clap his hinds sag cry our, " Oh, father, what have you dons, what will become of us?" She did not hear Moore make any answer to the child's exclamation. She taw a stranger, named From, come to the door, and he asked where Moot(' was, and witness said upstairs. He went up, and in about five minutessiterwards they came down again with the boy Alfred, end walked over to the Nelson publichouse. She had not seen them since. Elizabeth Bunt .11 deposed that she saw the deceased sitEng en the door-step of Frost's house, sad mired her whet was the matter, and ehe said " I am stabbed." The deceased then wished to lie down en the step, but witness got her over to her own house, when abe fell down in the passage. Wane.* took off her gown, and saw that there was a wound in the left ,boulder bone. John Ewell, 23 l', deposed that as Tuesday morning last 8 be saw the deceased, and Mr. Howitt's asebeant was dressing 6 • wound oaths left side of her back. He asked her who bad dons it, and she said her husband. He produced • knife, which the damned told him was the one she bad been stabbed with. He found it on • ten tray, where she had told him to look for it. The Itnife was quite dry, and had no blood on it, Mr. James Broad, the house surgeon, mid deceased wee brought in on Tuesday Wt. On examination, he found:she had received a wound • little to the left angle of the bladebone. At first her breathing was much distressed, but the text evening it was relieved. On Thursday afternoon the ebilacolty of breathing returned, and continued until five o'clock on Friday morning, when she died. The wound was about an inch and three-quarters in length, and passed between twe ribs, penetrating the left lung. By the Coroner—The knife produced (a black-handled table-knik, much worn, and very sharp) was quite calculated to hays eswed the wound which was the cause of death. Ste was unconscious eight or ten hours before her death. The Coroner raid he 'eked the last question as, if the decowed had made a statement, kneeing she was dying, it could of course be received es evidence. Ge ego Farmer, • traveller, of No. 4, Townley-pled, Brandon-steed, Walwortb, deposed that be was the lather of the deceased. She was matriod to William Moore, who wee formerly • tailor. Meets Steen steed that she was the mother of the de. diessd's husband. His name was William Abraham. He cease to her Donee on Tueeday night, and mid, "I have done for it." Witness mid, "Done for what, Will ans I" and be replied, "I have struck Sophy, and I fear it is • severs blow." She mid, " Why did you toe, last night, when you were bare, bats your lassie°, and if )ou had any quarrel, pee befirs • magistrete, and got a peeper aquatics t" and he answered,;" Dec suit I could not bear totem.° tier."—Witness asked why he was unhappy, and he mid, "Mother, we were invited to dinner at bee father and mother's., and • young man threw off Insinuations that my wife ought to have been married to him, and I felt very little." He also said that his sister informed him that, after the dinner, the young man put his arms around deceased's neck, and kissed her. William Frost was then examined, and said that on the night of the occurrence he was called up, and saw toe deceased bleeding from the month. lie went over to the house and Paw Moors standieg by the gee-place, and he asked him what be had done, end he raid, " Don't ask me, Bill." There was then one of the children in the room. Mores asked Lim to have a pint of leer, end they went over to the Nelson pubbethouee, but neither of thin, having any money, they parted at the corner of East-lane. Waness then went home, and beard the deceased bed been webbed. He saw Moors wain on Thursday, but they did sot *peek. He had sot the least ides where Moore now was. The jury immediately returned • vetdiot of "Wilful Murder egainst William Abraham Mbove."  SUICIDE DT PRUSSIC Amp.—An inquest was bold feromday, at the Castle, at Holloway, on John Andrew Cooper Huddleaton, aged 23, eon of a medical practitioner, who had committed suicide by mellowing prumic acid tinder circumstances of a painful douse.. ic character. The mother, who la living separated from hot husband at Dover, had been prevented from seeing the body, and the coroner held his court with closed doors, and instated on his tight to do so. Tin limiest was ultimately adjourned.