Liverpool Weekly Courier. — 1893-11-04 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. At Warrington Deanne.' Court, on Thursday. A terrible tragedy wee eimuted on Om highway before Major Pichmere, Martin King wits brought near Keith oct Wednesdey. Some men working iii up on ran.ad easerged with alt.urptieg to murder the roadway observed before four deluek a his wife in a field off Vista-lame. Ilaydork, usthe men and *coma walking down Friday-hill. They 14th alt. It was alwi alleged that the prmoner Memed to be Invent, mid no uoreee wm taken of stterwarda onehed his wife in • brook. them for some time. Suddenly, huwever, the unit. ) Mrs. King said that when she left Mani she evideetiV beg.rt quasrelling, and the emus,i called as the hoa.s of two ucighbeure in Imam, seemed to be andeavouneg to names. In another str.t, and waved three a good while. After. moment both fail to the ground, arid the now wattle cite called at two publiohouera and hod a alarmed roadmea rushed to the spot. A labourei ninth whisky in each. After she had it drink at named John Mort.. was the Met to teach the the Railway Inn her husband came in. In reply couple. They lay on their latolra, and on the to • queetion put by her he said he had come to throat of each was a sheatly wound, from whieb inset her. He had • stick with him, and tilte did tile blood poured. Than 3•11 held in hie heed a not like this look or it, no she broke it. At tine large Moo Pookeleknife, stitch Morten took from paint Pdre. King refused to say anything against him. It wee covered with blood, and wail °other huisbmil,and kept replying, " I reedy donne." deutly the weapon with whioll the fellow out first l'he clerk than prnosedad to cross...mine her. It the woman's thust end then his owe, He Wed Aran a taut that her husband wee jealous of her to crawl towards the woman. muttering " Missy, condont with awns other man. They had some Mary," but we prevented by the roadmen. The words over that, bite didn't think her husband woman throat was out hum ear to ear, in with a wed going to beat her with the stick. She didn't meaner that 9115 must have died abnUat instantly. like the look of it, because "it Watnet a gradtily 1-for body was conveyed one stretcher to the moan, knobstock." It warn one he had cut out of the cry ins &Oh ehurebyard, and she Man was plaesal hedge. Her husband had a drink with her, but in *cart sod taken to the Erith Cottage ileepi tat, she did aot make op the quartel with him. They whore hie throat wee stitched up. It was found were " barging " all the while. About sight that his second was rent of • dangerous oharauter, o'cilock they left the Railway ten and went into and it is probable that he will recover. the Market Inn, and after having lied a glass of The man has been identified as bleary Kehrey, porter molt they etarted for how. When in I nistried. aged about 40, belonging to NewcaetleVista-Mae eke remembered .liing out, "Don't on-Tyne, and employed lets-IT at Voider and hurt me, King," but she could not remember why / 0-helmets's engineering work*, Erith, as a black. she called this. • smith. The name of the woman is Mary Burton, Major Piokmere.—What statement has else alto, it is believed. a imtive of Newcastle. She made before? had been in services in the neighbourhood, and wits Mr. Gunn:till (the clerk).—She stated that her of good character. About sit months ago elie himband seized her, pushed her into the fence, applied to tin, magietrates at Dartford for • stundragged her slung the ground, and when she was mons against Kelsey, saying that he WM a married on her hands and knees trying to get up he out her man with two ohildreti, mud animyed her and is the neck, slandered her on the streets because she would King.—Did I say that I not keep his company. A summons was granted, , Mr. GrienalL—Yes, you did, but the ease never came into eourt, the woman Mut Kiag.—Well, I don't recollect aught o' evidently forgiving the man. The movie sere chat, last seen in in Ruth on Wednesday wslking When further questioned she replied " Well, together. They appeared to be quarrelling, and you don't want me tell you what I don't know. I the woman was toying. really durance I couldn't tell you, your honour; I couldn't. I don't recollect any more." Mr. Greenall.—Who stabbed you in the neck? Did you stab yourself ? Mrs. King.—Nu. I did not. Mr. Greenall.—Who did, then! Mrs. King.—Well, I redone to tell you aught won my 'usband. Look here, yer honour, do you thank I could toll a straightforward tale in t' state I Wan in? Mr. Grasnall.—Who stabbed you? Mrs. King.—Wed, there was richbot in t' lane but toe and my 'asbnod. I don't wish to say naught mg. my 'maned. Purther closely questioned clue identified a knife produced as one her daughter had given to wituess's husband. The cap (pminced) belonged to her husband, and r shawl (produced) witness wac wearing when cite left borne un the Saturday. She bad been in the huepital rinoe, until Tuesday leer. Dr. Heywood elated that he BSAV Mrs. King on the 14th ult. at Hxydock. and found idle wars enduring from Scot three.qoarters of an inch long on the right side of her neck, and from eight injurist on her hands. The injurip oould hare been caused by the knife produced. Robert Wistkinson, batman at the Market Inn, gave evidence me to the prisoner acid Ilie wife being in the public-house, arid as to Mrs. Klieg there inquiring for the into of whom prisoner wee jelloure Edwin Adams, baker, deposed that he wee going along Vista-lane en the night of the 14th ult., when a woman mimed him bylthe son end, implored him not to leave her as soma man had attacked her and out her hand. She was covered with mud Irons head to lout. There woe blood also on her face and hands. Witness and a friend who was with him. and who recognised the WOMall so Mos. King, &misted her to her sitter's house in Penny-lane. Folios-constable Virslbank said after hearing Mg.. King make a ststainant he went along Vista-lean, and there found the shawl, which was cut in three p/ssee and bore bloodstains. Near to the knife we" found. Prisoner was committed to Liverpool Assizes