The Sun. — 1842-09-17 (London, England)

THE ALLEGED MURDER A WESTMINSTER.--IN UES Q Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Gill, the Coroner, 'wet. Jury, assembled at the Prince's Head, Princes-50d, to inquire touching the death of Mary Kicks, of 37, who was alleged to have died from the ellecjelst violence inflicted on her by her husband, Jansesueete who stands committed on that charge fronl , square Police-Court for further examination on day next. Mr. Reginald James, house-surgeon of 1. °are ster Hospital, stated that he had made a pest,toricf examination of the body. The face presentea_A7„4oo of several bruises. On removing the scalp, ble7 thrown out between the scalp and cranium. ;110,00 moving the cranium a large quantity of blooa,oo found between the membranes of the brain• pot was sufficient to cause death. The skull ova $0.4e0 fractured. These appearances might in some come without external violence, or might be pr""tetil by a person being in a passion, or violently e. to the or they might be produced by violence done jo' person. From the marks externally witness 1°0,40' clined to attribute them to violent causes. Theh'etliet cipal blow was on the top of the head, but 1"; lob' inflicted by a blow with a stick or the fist it Ws' possible to determine. A p In addition to the evidence which has alresi'6s,P peared in the police reports, George lisigt.7 nephew of the deceased, and who occupied tiled joining room to that the deceased and her lalsweflt lived in, at No. 47, Old Pye-street, was oat° tiS and from his statements it appeared, that frotooo early hour on Wednesday morning they werrn drinking gin and beer, from one public-house wigo' other, until they were both intoxicated. On retviat ing home in the afternoon they began qttarre and deceased was heard to say, "Now, you cwoo one knife, and I'll take the oth3r." The room Acr. was immediately locked, and nearly instantly sod, wards the deceased screamed. The witness, the knocked at the door, which was unlocked "ivy husband. The deceased was sitting on the side idled bed, bleeding from the nose. She had a white-ha-04 table-knife in her hand. The husband was stand'liiilr crying. No blows or fans were heard. I'be the was wrested from her by force. She then let house, saying that she would go to the station' $lOO6 and do for her husband ; the deceased was ie of her husband, and last summer, from that cause' $llB tempted to commit suicide by cutting her throat' was of very passionate temper. ad' No direct evidence, beyond the prisoner's r mov" mission of the fact, was adduced as to the aec". having been struck a single blow. tha After a very lengthened discussion by the 'Cuff joy/ Coroner, as they could not agree, took their OP' "-for individually, when it appeared there were eight,g, verdict of " Apoplexy," and six for a verdict of , to be slaughter." Ultimately the Jury were ordered locked up until they should agree. Hnglif_dij 6 A letter from Santander states that the -Liov,, steamer, the Meteor, had arrived there, towing io,fl,(ow vessel, fitted up for carrying over to England !'",riis horses presented by Queen to Isabella Queen  ---Brl Tits. ll,' , Job" te Qn the Ist inst., at Florence, the lady of Thomas daug,4ll n., ston Pares, Esq., of Narborough. Leicestershire, 01,4" of t'" On the 3d nsst., at Ventnor, Isle of Wight, the 'as' bet tain H. W. Hadfield, of a son. . • OW . On the 11th inst., at .May-nlace Kent, Mrs. Thome* • ibe t. f Robinson, of a SOll. . • dot,. On the 13th inst., at the Rectory, ~Broughton, " . lady of the Rev. Stanlake Lee, of a son. - • of OcToetehoe..sl,4utahrei.nnst.lo,omthsebulrayd,yorofaEsodow.ard Al: Elderto;:iir4: On the 15th inst., at Addington-place, Cambers m Thomas Morris, of a daughter. re, the Is On the 15th inst., in John-street, Berkeley-square, idi of John Holland, Esq., of a son. tbe On the 15th inst., at Alborough Lodge, Yorkshire' ...,,,,,,.. of Basil T. Woodd, Esq., of a son.