The Express. — 1849-04-07 (London, England)

INQUEST ON THE BODIES.  Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held on the bodies, at the Doke of Devonshire Tavern, Leicester, before J. Grego?, Fog., coroner. ohn Grace, husband of the unfortunate woman, deposed that he had been married to the deceased about three years, and had another child besides the one new dead. He went to work on Thursday morning, leaving his wife and children in bed, and returned before WAG o'clock to breakfast. his wife was then up, and bad the breakfast things on the table. He got his breakfast, but she did not seem disposed to have any. He spoke to her about it, and she then had some. After breakfast he went to work again, and returned to dinner about one o'clock. On entering the house, he found the eldest child, two years and a quarter old, in the cradle, but could not see anything of his wife, He ailed out, but got no answer, and went up stairs, where he saw a quantity of blood on the floor of the bedroom, and his wife lying by the bed side. He ran down stairs and gave an slum, when some neighbours came in, and he went up stairs spin. lie then found the youngest child lying on the floor at the foot of the bed, and a razor lay on the floor between the two. He immediately went for a druggist who lived near. The razor was hie, and wan usually kept in a small basket which hung over the mantelpiece. He had been in depressed circumstances for about nine months past, and had made application for a free pump to Australia. His wife was willing to go at first, but after he received thoraces. sary certificate, she objected, and was very low spirited. They did not know what would become of them, as his own earnings and those of his wife (who worked at a factory) put together were not 'efficient to maintain them. Robert Moak, a neighbour of Groos's, deposed to running into his house on hearing the alarm. Grote had lived next door to him about six or seven weeks, and he never knew him and hie wife to quarrel but once in that time. Sarah Wright (a neighbour) saw Mary Grooe nursing her child about ten o'clock on Thursday morning, and had some conversation with her. She could not perceive from her conversation that she was insane... . .  Ann Paynter (another neighbour) gave similar testimony. Mr. John Buck, surgeon, deposed that he was called upon to *ea the bodies of the deceased persons about half-past one o'clock on Thursday afternoon. He found the woman lying on the bed, suffering from an extensive wound in the upper part of her neck. The wound was from two to three Lathes in length, and very deep. She lived about an hour after his arrival. Her death was produced by the effects of the wound. From the situation of the wound, he was of opinion she had inflicted it herself. The child was dead when he arrived, and its extremities were quite oold. He should siy it must have been dead an hour at least. It had a wound on the left side of the neck, very small in extent, but so very deep that the vertebral column was severed and the head was quite loose, as if it had been violently twisted. The wound appeared rather the result of a stab than a cut, and must have been inflicted intentionally. Mr. Anderson, druggist, gave similar evidence. Harriet Langton. mother of the deceased woman, deposed that the father of the deceased had been confined in a lunatic asylum ; that his mother had died a lunatic ; and that some time before her death she had attempted to commit suicide. This witness was still under examination when our parcel was despatched. There was no other witness to be called, however. and there was little doubt that a verdict in accordance with the evidence would be returned.