The Tamworth Examiner and Working Men's Journal. — 1875-12-11 (Tamworth, Staffordshire, England)

SUICIDE OF A MARRIED WOMAN IN WOLVERHAMPTON.  On Tuesday morning, W. H. Phillips, Esqr, borough coroner, opened an inquest at the Tiger Inn, Church-street, touching the death of Elizabetk Forester, 50 years of age, wife of John Forester, of Parailise-strett, near St. John'ssquare. The dace ised was also the mother-inlaw of the iota Hick ion, who was kept in custody for several weeks on a charge of murdering the late Mr. Wendick, grocer, of Worcesterstreet. The deceased was found dead in her own house last Sunday night, and an empty bottle was found by lwr side. It appeare4 from the evidence adduced that she had, on a previous occasion, threatened to destroy herself. Her husband, who last saw her alive, and also a woman who laid the bodf- out, wert examined, and it appeared that an injury was found upon her nose, but it was believed this had existed several days before death. She was, it was stated, a woman of drunken habits, and there being nothing to account for her death, the inquest was adjourned until Thursday morning, for a post-lf.rte:d examination of the hraly to be wade.  IfIVTALorTIZAOE ON A_PARAMOUR IN  RIIiJ.IINUIUII,  On Mondry, at the Birmingham Police Court, 'before nesrs. T. C. S. Kynnersley (Stipendiary), W. M. Elli,, and Biggs, Richard Oxford (33), described as a shopkeeper, 72, Suffolk-stteet, was charged a ith violently assaelting Margaret Kirkham, sirgle woman, of the same address.—Mr. Cheston, who prorocuted, said that the woman had been cohabiting with the man for some time. After stating, what given in evidence below, ho said he 'thought the neigistrates would consider it was a case for trial before tho Recorder.—lle then called Margaret Kirkham. the prosecutrix, who said she kept a fried-fish shop ;it 73, Suffolk-street. About seven o'cloek on Sot,rday night the prisoner came in the worse for drink. She asked him to lie down on the sofa till he felt better. lie told her to go away, sad as she ea.s going into the shop he ran at her and kicked her on the body. To get away from him she went into the supper room, but he followed her in about a minute's time, and in answer to her appeal, Don't touch me again, Diek, there's a good lad," he kicked her three or four times on the logs, sand knocked her down. While she was on the -ground he struek te,r in the left eye with his fist, held her be the hair, and tried to choke her. To extricate herself from his clasp she scratched his face, whereupon he bit her on the breast, holding it with his teeth for several minutes, and making it bleed very badly. She cried out, and told hint that if he would loose her breast she would forgive him. Ile, however, did not let go till he was made to do so by a lodger named Charles Dunn.—Charles Denn said he was lodging at 73, Suffolk-street, On Saturday night he was going into the back kitchen and heard cries of murder proceeding from the supper room. On going thither he found the prisoner holding a chair above his head, and about to -strike the woman. Witness asked him to desist, but the prisoner told him that if he did not go away he would serve him the same. At that time the woman was not on the ground, but when witness entered the room- the second time the table was overturned, and the womar was on the floor. He heard her say, ." Let go my breast, for God's sake." With great trouble. witnees •made prisoner let go her hold.— After Police-constable Roden had deposed to apprehending the yrisoner, prosecutrix appealed to the Bench not to commit prisoner for trial.—The prisoner, in -defence, said that he was much the worse for drink he had been to his father's funeral, and had had spirits given him.—Mr. Kynnersley said it was a most savage and brutal assault, and the pri-soner deserved more punishment than thoy could give him. lie would be sent to the Hense of Correction, with hard labour, for six months.