Murder of a Wife

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 133, 20 April 1886, Page 4

Murder of a Wife

At the Stafford assizes, John. Davis* aged 52 yeaTs, pattern-maker, indicted for the wilful murder of his wife at Wolverhampton. The couple had been separated, and subsequently the wife had . to apply for a warrant against her husband for using, threats. On Nov. 5 he went to the.St.LukeL's school-room, Blakenliall, where!. the woman was employed in cleaning, and after a few words of conversation. he beat her brains out with a. poker taken from- the fireplace.. Prisoner i*was found '.'Guilty," and sentenced ./to death. > : _ „ . i • ;■;;- ; ri-.-y

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