The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1875-12-11 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

SUPPOSED 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 Elizabeth forester, 50 years of age, wife of John Forester, of Paradise.strect, near St. John'ssquare. The deceased was also the mother-inlaw of the in in Hickson, who was kept in custody- for several weeks on a charge of murdering the late Mr. Nendick, grocer, of Worcesterstreet. The deceased was found dead. in her own house last Sunday night, and an empty bottle was found I,y her side. It appeared 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 body out, were examined, and it appe treil 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 vost-stortcs, examination'of tho body to be made.  IRI7TAI, OUTRAGE ON A PARAMOUR IN  fIIR3II N&ILAM  -On Monday, at the Birmingham Police Court, before Messrs. T. C. S. Kvnnersley (Stipendiary), W. M. Ellis, and A. Biggs, Richard Oxford (33), , described as is shopkeeper, 72, Suffolksstreet,.,wss charged with violently assaulting Margaret lurkham, single woman, of the some address.—Mr. Cheston, who prosecuted, said that the woman had. been cohabiting with the man for some time. After stating what is given in evidence below, he said he . thought the magistrates would consider it was a ease for trial before the liecorder.—He then called Margaret Kirkham, the prosecutrix, who said she kept a fried-fish shop at 73, Saffolk-street. About seven o'clock on Saturday 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, and as she was going into the shop he ran at her and kicked her on the both-. To get away from him she went into the slipper zoom, but he followed her in about a minute's time, and in answer to her appeal, "Don't touch me again, Dick, there:s a good lad," he kicked her throe or four times on the lisp, and knocked her down. While she was on the ground he struck her in the left eye with his fist, held her by the hair, and tcied to choke her. To extricate herself from his clasp she seratchel his face, whereupon ho bit her on the breast, holding it with his teeth for several minutes, and making it bleed very badly. She cried out, and told him that if he would loose her breast she would forgive him. Ile, however, did not let go till he was made to do as by a lodger named Charles Dunn.—Charles Dunn 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 roost. On going tither he found the prisoner holding a chair above his head, and aboitt 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 woman was on the floor. it,, heard her say, "Let go my breast, for God's sake." With great trouble, witness made prisoner let go her hold.— After Police-constable linden had deposed to apprehending the prisoner, 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. Kynnerslov said it was a most savage and brutal assault, and the prisoner deserved more punishment than they could give him. He would be sent to the House of Correction, with hard labour, for six months.