The Geraldine Wife Murder Case.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 144, 23 May 1885, Page 3

The Geraldine Wife Murder Case.

Oar latest Southern files contain full particulars of the ''wise of Übirles Ten-trove, who has Wen committed for trial at Geraldine for tire murder of his wife/ Hiuijiau' Trengrbve. Iho commital was ma : de' rtpou the vordict of a jury of 1$ at . an inquest into the death of ihe M-oiunni ; held before j Mi;. E. Bsidd«ley,;tUe District Qoroni'i at Geraldiue,. where tls\Bnsba{ul was a blucksinit '\U ' The . \ iVinclpiil Witness was Elizabeth Beunet. a Aui-ae, wl»o had atteaded the di-ceased c dwrinjsj her last illness. She deposed that the rtoensod was of very : iatemperute haliiCs, and l on ! several occasions had ill treated I lis wife./ Dp! the llili May h«; struck her with his closed fist otijUplh^ides of hei ; h6ji«|i i»filletl hor fiiihV jmd? threw, „iierr..out. of tlie Imck «loor. ; En>m 7tH'#*;; •time the «l«cea>etl l«ccartj« wor>e-aua ::j l;ftnk to >r her hedj ahW fie;vW 'tett*;it titl her death, :Witli.tlw.exßeptii>H of one day about a ; f.6vtniiht agn^^S^^srtw[ w^!^):3%||^|jj: ,' Slie.was then'^in'-iiedV-^-Hej^ajst'^n}:- --' tlie floiir, and had' hi« ;:sfttie^«'on?(^; the tihie.' Another time' . '•4fe s /»fciKfe|{; hfer oi^ tlie head witli liisfis^l becaas^ Bhe did hot find a bill. He ulxocalled her foul hunieSi Shehtul seeit him neat he^fonr.tinvi»;^ : f^ daring her illness. Once ie pulled her out of bed- ty the arm, and punched h«Yr,-. when <>n^ ; the.- ; ftVurj' oii the head- and body with his closed list. ! Wituess interfered, liut was pii% out iand »hrealenw«K She reported her. treiiiiridnt ; to," deceased's* «n<>thej*. i^ho d«ce ;se<l wai- supplied witli doli-

caoios i-y neiijlilurtrs, :.ui her luisbniid i k»e or dwnk-wliat 2was »onr '; for her. I A few days before" her doath Tren-: gi-oi'e Jit*lmvod most sbainefully to' r th« deceasid.^ s (Maehof the tivitk'hoe: was utrififc fur.; [iublicAii<»iii;). The! of docioi-s.^isji an«l I'revoi | .Was to the aff>ct th:«t deceased hud died fioui feverj but thai ho**-" chaiie.s ;;6f recovery whs 'greatly, a'fl[«?ct»!cl hy~. the injuries she had receivVd. Theaccused appeared deeply moved at his J position, and »ept»: convulsively. ! ;