The Express. — 1863-12-18 (London, England)

THE SUPPOSED MURDER OP A WOMAN AT OLD PORD.  INQUEST.—(THIB DAY.) This forenoon, at 11 o'clock, Mr. H. Raffles Walthew. deputy coroner, reamed, at the Royal Cricketers T , Old Ford. the inquiry relative to the death of Mrs. Mary Anne Crockford, aged 52 years, who was alleged to have Could to her death by violence. The deceased woman lad been 13 years married to a arccral husband, but he had never misted to support her, and they were separated. There was much unhappiness and she was in great want. Oa last Saturday night week • man sawed Charles Areett, ► greengrocer, saw a man brutally illusing • woman at Old Font Bridge. She screamed " Murder !" twenty times and he knocked bier down twice. He walked away as the wen was foreleg the female through • gateway down towards the canal. Oa the following Thursday the body of the deceased was got out of the canal, with marks of considerable Whines on her person. There ware bruin s ots her face, chest, and head. Arnett said that be believed the deceased to he the same woman that was invested, sad be described the clothes as being the same. He bad also mentioned that the woman's shawl had been taken by the man, and the deceased was found without • shawl. On the other hand a son of deceased said that she was missing for a fortnight, and he believed she bad committed suicide. Dr. David was of opinion that the body bad been in the water nearly a fortnight, and that the injuries might have bees post mortem. Mary Anne Fernley, 1, Catherinectreet, Limeh little girl, was sow called as • witriess, as she was the person that saw deceased alive. She said she raw her on Saturday three 'deka, sod she wee in her usual state. She came to buyinillfron witness.  Mrs. Fat said that she knew the doomed, who was a very sober wethestiducted woman. Witness never saw her smile. She was very depressed. She hod plenty of work as a shirt maker, but very poor pay. She used to have to stay up in summer till four and flee le the morning. She used to get 21d. for making " good " shirts that it would have takes witness two days to make. She was last seen on Saturday three weeks, but she was not missed from the house (she lodged with witness) until the Sunday night. Mrs. M Hubbard, Lcr..aa-street, Lin:shows, said that deceased had some time since lost a daughter, who and to get work at the Weet-eed that was well paid for. In consomme of that loss deceased fell into distress, and she grieved much. She certainly wanted nourishment. There were domestic troubles that afflieted bet mu-1. Robert Crockford said that he was married to the de. ceased. Her sister had allowed her!. 6d. a week but had latterly stopped it, and she became so distressed that she could not live. She had left witness. He had given her money when he was is work. The lest time be gave her mosey was twelve years ago. Mr. F. G. Johnson said that es Thursday week he was walking along the canal banks, sad be saw the body of do owed &sties. He called mistime sod it wee got out. The Comer then summed up, and mid that the midmost that demesed was the woman who was men to be so brutally Wood was by no means conclusive. The weight of the other evidence went rather to show that dimmed was not that woman, but had been raining for several days previous. The jury should, under the circumstances, return an open verdict. The jury returned a verdict, " That deceased was found dead from drowning in Duckett's Carl, but how she came into the water there was no avid's's to show."  LONDON, BUENOS Antll9,