The Express. — 1851-08-16 (London, England)

AND  SUICIDE AT IPSWICH.  The particulars connected with this tragical affair" as far us they came out before the Coroner anti jury us Wednesday evening last, have already appimval in our columns. _  An adjournment of the inquest was on Wednesday agreed on, in order that the intended victim, Martha Mayo:, whose, life the suicide, James Wailing, was frustrated in taking, should be so far recovered from the wounds she L.l received as to give evidence, which she did on the resumption of the inquest last evening. The unfortunate girl was supported into the ',son by sergeant of police. She looked pale, and was so svi ak from loss of blood that she could hardly stand. During the times she was under examination restoratives had to be constantly administered to keep her from fainting. She is a podlooking young woman. Having been sworn, she said, in answer to questions from from the Coroner :—I ant a single woman, and AM PJ ycarsof age. I have no friends to live with. About two months ago the deceased, James 'Wailing, invited Ills to go and meal with him and hit sister. I did so. A short time after that he asked me to go and sleep with his sash r, tolling me at the same time I could do so without paying anything. I gave up my lodgings in Danford-road, for which I had to pay, and slept with the sister of deceased fist two nights. From that time I slept in the.-ame bed as the deceased, his sister sleeping upon another bedstead in the saute room. This I continued to do up to last Sunday night. The reason of my not returning to sleep with him utter that Nato was, not from any misunderstanding, or angry words between us. I refuse to state where I slept last Mouthy night. I last saw deceased on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased's sister Sarah, having come to Ole while I was at a house close by, and having ask,l me three times to go and see her at her own house, I at lust consented to go with her. The deceased was standing behind the dour when I went in. Ito first spoke to me, saying, " Well, Martha." Ilia sister then went out of the house, pulling the dour to after her. Ile then sat down upon a chair behind the door, and pulled me on to his knee. Ile said to me " Well, Martha, we arc alone now." I replied " Yes we arc." Hs then said to me " I suppose you have left Baldry i" I answered " Yes, I hove,. Ile then said to me " I suppose you are going to leave me, too I told him that I woo not going to do so, although I intended it. During this conversation there was nothing at all in his conduct to mato the least suspicion in my mind that he intended to injures me. But, while I was sitting on his knee, happening to turn my eyes towards the window, I saw him have a razor in his right hand. It was open. I was then frights cried, and he looked very angry. He said to me, holding up the razor, " This will do your business." I screamed out, and tried to release myself from him, but he grasped me so tightly round the waist with his left arm, that I could not. We then struggled together, till at last he threw nie down upon my left side, placing his knees upon my body, and all the time trying to cut my throat. I was screaming all this while as loudly as I could. I felt him attempting to cut my throat, and I used all my efforts to prevent him. I had my shawl on, and I used that to protect myself as well as I could. During my struggles with him I got hold of the blade of the razor with my left hand, but he, finding that I had hold of it, drew it through my hand, which was rendered perfectly useless from the wound I received. Then it was thin lie cut me under the right side of my face. At the moment he did so a woruau nutted Trager opened the door, aud came into the room. From that moment I Isecarno iusensilile, knowing not what hapPened afterwards, until I found myself lying in the had of a neighbour. The reasons fur the deceased zetiug as he ilid lamat a loss to understand. lie might have been jealous of me. Deceased about a month ago offered to marry me, hut I at once declined the offer. Witness said that while she knew the deceased she did not observe anything in his conduct to give her reason to suppose that he was at any time unconscious of what he was about. . . .  The Coroner, in summing up the evidence, said the da ceased had, beyond all doubt, intended to murder Martha Mope, being, from some cause or other, jealous of her; but the point for their consideration was, whether at the time 'he committed self-murder he was a rational being.  The jury were left alone for a few minute*, w1;31 they returneda verdict of "Temporary insanity," apparently 10 the fillrprise of every one prevent.