Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1869-10-01 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

MURDER, AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  On Sunday, at half-east 5 o'clock, a horrible murder was comm tted at No. 7, Little Suffolk-street, Borough. It appears that a man nuned Charles Martin, a shoemaker by trade, residing in that street, had made the acquaintance of a young woman named Johnson, aged 21 years. She was a girl of some personal attractions, was much respected in the neighbourhood, and had been married, it is supposed, unhappily, for she shortly after her marriage left her husband, and lived for a considerable period with another man, and during that time had a child. Shortly after this she met with Martin, a married man with five children, and residing at a house in Lant-street, Borough. At 6 o'clock on Wednesday morning Martin presented himself at the police-station, Stones-end, and asked to see the inspector on duty. He said, "I give myself in charge for murder." The inspector said,"You are joking." Martin replied, "I am not, for Ihave murdered rny dear Sarah. I loved her, and rather than see her in the possession of another man I killed her." The inspector, seeing that Martin was wrapped up to the throat, asked him what was the matter. Martin making no reply a constable pulled his coat down, and then a gash was discovered in his throat; but the injury was comparatively trivial, and the officer on duty considered that he was justified in sending him to Guy's Hospital, where he now remains in such a state that there is no doubt he will very soon be able to appear before the magistrate. The police authorities proceeded to the address indicated by Martin, and on the first floor they found the corpse of a young woman lying on a bed. Her head was almost severed from her body. The bed clothes were completely saturated with blood, aad her infant was lying by her side unconscious of its mother's fate. Dr. Donohue, of Westminster-bridge-road, was called in, and pronounced life to be extinct. The wound itself was of a frightful nature. There being no signs of a struggle, it is presumed the unfortunate woman was murdered in her sleep. The motive of Martin's crime appears to have been jealousy. It is alleged that on Saturday night the deceased was seen with the person alluded to, the father of her child, at a tavern in the neighbourhood. Martin appeared excited, and asked the deceased if she intended to leave him. A very antyry conversation ensued, and Martin left the place, saying in a loud voice that ho would "stand it no longer." The parties then retired to their homes, and it was not known that anything unusual had occurred until Martin gave himself into custody on the charge of murder. Information of the occurrence has been for. warded to the coroner for the district.  The number of wrecks reported during the past week is 45, making for the present year 1,06. Amongst the first contributions paid to the Irish Church t'ustentation Fund were £l,OOO each from Earl Derby and Mr. H. W. Peek, M.P. Chief Justice Whiteside and Mr. Justice Keogh will try Barrett at the special commission in Galway, for firing at Captain Lambert at Athenry, in that county.  ANOTHER FATAL BOAT ACCIDENr.—About two o'clock on Sunday afternoon, four young men, under 22 years of age, left Rotherldthe in a small boat, with the intention of proceeding to Battersea. When near Battersea-bridge the boat capsized, and all were immersed. Boats were at once put off to their rescue. Three of the company, named Smith, Rice, and Stevens, were rescued; but Walter Hughes, of Hatcham, was drowned.