January 20th, 1849
Sat last James KELLY was executed at Kirkdale for the murder of his sweetheart Eliza FAULKNER of Stockport
The Coroner at Wigan has been occupied several days in an investigation into the death of Rebecca KAYE, who died from strangulation on New Years day. It was believed she had committed suicide by hanging, but new evidence was produced at the second adjourned inquiry. Several persons who were in the vicinity at the time of her death spoke of hearing cries for, “help!” and, “God save me!” proceeding from the kitchen where she was found. In consequence, her husband Bernard KAYE was taken into custody. A man who was in the same cell, James MOUSDALE, on being sworn said KAYE had told him he threw his wife down the stairs then hanged her. A verdict of wilful murder was returned on Bernard KAYE. KAYE had married the deceased 8 mths ago and she had maintained herself in a respectable manner. KAYE was always considered a dissipated man. On the day of their wedding he left her during the ceremony and after 3 hrs returned intoxicated, but the ceremony was proceeded with.
22nd May 1851
South Lancashire assizes Patrick LYONS and his wife committed for the murder of Margaret FAHEY at Warrington Mary KENNEDY Committed for child murder.
Mon Apr 4th 1859
Jane ANDERSON 26 charged with murder of an infant. The prisoner an inmate of the workhouse gave birth to a healthy child on 11th Feb who prospered well. On the 18th a scream was heard from the child and Anderson could give no explanation for it. The childs care was then taken by a nurse at the workhouse as the child showed bruisings, and died on the 26th. Found guilty awaiting crown trial.
DAILY POST INQUESTS, 30th May 1859.
Held by Mr P. F. CURRY Coroner
Body of a new born male child found in a box near St Anthony’s Chapel, Gt Homer St, Found by Agnes HOWARTH wife of Robert HOWARTH, Seaman, 72 Tarleton St. Who saw a woman leave something in the graveyard and run away.- child had lived, murdered by persons unknown
Sarah EVANS aged 31 wife of William EVANS, Whitesmith, 5 Court Blenheim St. Husband was aquainted with a woman names Alice McALLISTER who lived opposite and was a drunkard. He and his wife and other women where sat round the fire talking and drinking tea when McALLISTER entered in a drunken state and using bad language, he threw her out, she returned and began throwing ornaments from the fire place at them. One china dog hit his wife on the head and she fell, McALLISTER jumped on his wife on the floor and set about thumping her. Alice LINDON present at the time gave corroborative evidence a charge of manslaughter be made against the woman Mc ALLISTER.
13th, Jan 1877
LIVERPOOL
On Thursday at the Police Courts, Liverpool, James YOUNG, a labourer was brought up on remand, having wilfully murdered William GRIMES, a seaman in Vauxhall Rd, on 30th Dec last, by stabbing him. – committed for trial on the capital charge at the next assizes.
Central Criminal court, Thursday, Michael MC CANNON, a private in the Grenadier Guards was found guilty of the murder of Noah JOHNSON, a comrade, and sentenced to death.
Liverpool Journal
8th Jan 1881
City Police court Monday
John KELLY, iron moulder, aged 69, brought up on remand for the wilful murder of his wife Elizabeth, aged 68, in Beatrice St on Tues morning last – committed for trial.
Liverpool Journal, 8th January 1881
An inquest was held at Rhyl on Monday evening before, Mr DAVIES Coroner of Flintshire, on the body of a female child, found under suspicious circumstances. Insp MCLAREN stated that from information he received, he went to the house kept by Mrs THOMAS of Vaughan Terrace, Rhyl. A young woman named Ann HUGHES was in bed with Mrs THOMAS, he asked HUGHES, how many boxes she had when she left her last situation at the Mona Hotel on the previous Wednesday.
She replied three and they were downstairs. He brought one to the bedroom and opened it with a key provided by HUGHES, in it he found the body of a female child, wrapped in paper and calico.
He charged her with murder and she answered, “I will tell you everything, I had the child on Wednesday morning, no one was with me, the child was born alive, but it died in a few minutes. I put it in the box and was going to take it home to Holyhead to bury it ; -
Mrs Louisa JONES, Landlady of the Mona Hotel, said HUGHES had been in her service during the summer, on Wednesday she complained of rheumatism in the head and left the same evening. - The jury found the child had died from suffocation, there was no evidence to show how it was produced.
LIVERPOOL ECHO
Jan 1st 1889,
Alexander INGHAM 68 charged with the murder of Elizabeth BARTLEY Stepdaughter 15 Tillard St. Deceased had visited her mother with her sister Mrs DODD. Drink was taken and an argument broke out, INGHAM came at his stepdaughter with a bayonet and stabbed her twice in the chest. Accused said he was driven to it. remanded on a charge of murder.
The sentence in Lieut WARK
Decision of the Home Secretary
On Monday news reached Liverpool that the Home Secretary had given his decision in the case of Lieut Robert John WARK, who was condemned to death at the last Liverpool assizes for the murder of Miss Jane YATES, a lady well known in certain local, social circles.
The Secretary of State after careful consideration of the circumstances of the case, has not felt justified in giving effect to the request that the convict should be granted a free pardon on the ground that the verdict was not justified by evidence.
Sir William White RIDLEY has directed that the commuted capital sentence shall be treated as one of 3yrs penal servitude.
Robert John WARK, a Lieut in the Royal Artillery, from which he has been expelled, thereby losing his pension, was tried at Liverpool assizes on the 8th and 9th of last month for the murder of Jane YATES, of Liverpool, who died through the performance of an illegal operation.
The Jury after nearly 2hrs brought a verdict of guilty with a strong recommendation to mercy, and Mr Justice PHILLMORE passed the death sentence, Since then a reprieve was granted by the Home Secretary.
On Thursday WARK was removed from Walton Jail to Stafford, where he will undergo his term of penal servitude.
Reprieves have been granted to Mary HUTCHLEY, Nottingham and James DAGNALL, Conisborough, their death sentences reduced to life imprisonment.
John DAVIS, a married man was executed at Warwick gaol on Thursday for having murdered Jane HARRISON at Aston, Birmingham. DAVIS obtained employment at Garston but returned to Birmingham to commit the crime.
Liverpool Mercury, Feb 9th, 1907
At the Liverpool Police courts before stipendiary magistrate Mr W. J. STWART, Michael Henry MC DONOUGH, aged 28, a labourer, was charged with the wilful murder of his 5mth old daughter Elizabeth. A quarrel arose between the prisoner and his wife, after angry words they commenced to throw crockery at each other. The woman was carrying the child and one of the missiles, a jockey bar, struck the baby on the head. The infant was taken to the East Dispensary, where Dr CRAMPTON pronounced life extinct.
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