The Tamworth Examiner and Working Men's Journal. — 1874-09-19 (Tamworth, Staffordshire, England)

THE SUPPOSED MURDER AT CAMBERWELL.  ADJOURNED INQUEST, AND ARREST OF  THE HUSBAND. On Monday morning an adjourned inquiry was held at the Camberwell Workhouse, into the circumstances attending the death of Elizabeth Amos, aged 24, the wife of a confectioner, living at Camberwell, who it was alleged had met her death by foul play, and whose body was found under St: George's bridge, at Camberwell. It will be remembered that at the previous investigati .11 the evidence tended to show that deceased had lived apart from her husband for the last four months, and had gained her livelihood by laundry work. On Monday week she went out for a walk with her sister, and on reaching Eastlane, Walworth, the sister left her perfectly sober, and deceased said she should be home in the mum of half-an-hour. Deceaeiea's sister said that the husband told her he had seen h;s wife at about half-past twelve on the night in question, but did not say where. Mr. Dunn, wharf proprietor, proved hearing screams and cries of "Police" at about three o'clock on Tuesday morning, which came from the towing path near the bridge, but on proceeding to the spot could see no one there. The body of deceased was found in the canal near this spot about two hours afterwards. Great excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood on account of a rumour that the husband had been arrested on a charge of murder, which tnrnel out to be correct„. .  In opening the proceedings, the coroner's officer informed the coroner that there must be an adjournment until after the hearing of the charge against the husband, who was arrested on Sunday evening, and taken before the magistrate at Lambeth Police-court that day.—ln reply to the Coroner, the officer said the man was arrested on a charge of murdering the woman. The Coroner said he thought it advisable to adjourn the case for the purpose of having the husband before the jury to be examined. He considered it to be a monstrous proceeding on the part of the police to take the man out of the province of the court—especially as the evidence was wholly suppositious at present. Dr. Webb, divisional surgeon of police, deposed that deceased's death was caused solely by suffocation from drowning. ' In reply to the Coroner, Elizabeth Cahill, sister of the deceased, said phe only saw the husband of deceased about, a fortnight before the occurrence 1 till the morning after. Coroner: Have you endeavoured to ascertain what became of your sister after she left you ? Witness : I have not been able to find out anything A Juror Had she been in the habit of meeting any one %—Witness: I don't know. I had no control over her, she being a married woman.  , And she got out at night ?—Yes, sometimes. The witnes., here went off into hysterica, but quickly recovered. Thomns J. Woodman, coroner's officer, was then sworn, and said: I live at 89, Commercial road. Yesterday I saw a person, who said he was the husband of the deceased, and he told me he had seen his wife at the corner of Trafalgar street, Walworth, talking to a man. He said he did not know the man, and passed by. He then went straight home. Coroner : What time did he see her ?_Witness About 10 or 15 minutes past twelve o'cloe.:. A Juror said it was quite evident that some person must have seen the deceased woman from a quarter past twelve till a quarter past three. Elizabeth Cahill, in reply to the coroner, said the husband had told her that he did no., speak to his wife on the night in question, but he had seen her talking to a man with a light coat on, whom he did not know. The Coroner sad it was a very serious charge to , hang over a man's head, and the man ought to ' have had an opportunity of clearing himself on the charge before the court. A large number of applications have been frequently made to the Home Secretary for persons in custody to be brought before the coroner for examination, but have always been negatived. Under the cirtumstances the case had becter be adjourned for a few days, sa opinion which was ooaourred izi by the jury.  • It is stated that the Khedive of Egypt will withdraw his subvention for the Italian Upera.lsouse, after the season, which will soon be commenced. The coastguard retirement pension of £2O a-year, vacant by the death of Retired Commander R. Peavey on the 23rd June last, has been conferred on Retired Commander Edward F. Wells.  The Spectator referring to 11;. -ISiara.eliTe visit to Ireland, aaye that he will be an Orangeman and a brother at Belfast, and not very far from an Ultramontane in Dublin.  SUICID YlioM Ettiolous fdrariA. A girl. named Mary Leigh, a domestic servant in the service of Mr. Allenboro, near Peterborough, has committel suicide under rather peculiar circumstances. From the evidence of one of her fellow.servants at the inquest, it appe •red that the deceased was very quiet in her manner, and was frequently seen to be much affected while reading the Bible. Without there being anything in her manuer leading to an apprehension of such an occurrence, she rose in the night and drowned herself in a pond close to the hoilge. .A verdict of "Suicide while.in a state of insanity" was returned.  A