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I stumbled across this interesting article from October 12, 1869 in the Islington Gazette.
"A HUSBAND AND HIS PARAMOUR THREATENING TO MURDER THE WIFE – Henry Tabram a costermonger, of Starkey’s Yard, and a woman named Peck, who cohabits with him, were charged with using threatening and menacing language to Martha Tabram, whereby she went in fear that they intended to do her grievous bodily harm.
Mr Ricketts, solicitor, appeared for the complainant; and Mr John Wakeling, solicitor for the defense.
The complainant stated, that owning to the drunken and brutal behaviour of her husband, who had been charged with assaulting her, she and her family of six children were now living away from him, he agreeing to allow her 6s. for their support, but she had received no money for a fortnight. A few days since, the husband and the woman Peck, who lives with him, came to her residence, and seeing her at the window, called her filthy and disgusting names. Her husband told her to come down, and he would hold her whilst his paramour pulled her _______ guts out. They both said they would do for her, and remarked that if they could not carry into execution their threat on that occasion, they would whenever they meet her out."
Although I very much doubt Henry Tabram & Peck held onto that promise for 18 years, and finally did her in as they threatened, remarkably it does seem like foreshadowing to her actual death.
"A HUSBAND AND HIS PARAMOUR THREATENING TO MURDER THE WIFE – Henry Tabram a costermonger, of Starkey’s Yard, and a woman named Peck, who cohabits with him, were charged with using threatening and menacing language to Martha Tabram, whereby she went in fear that they intended to do her grievous bodily harm.
Mr Ricketts, solicitor, appeared for the complainant; and Mr John Wakeling, solicitor for the defense.
The complainant stated, that owning to the drunken and brutal behaviour of her husband, who had been charged with assaulting her, she and her family of six children were now living away from him, he agreeing to allow her 6s. for their support, but she had received no money for a fortnight. A few days since, the husband and the woman Peck, who lives with him, came to her residence, and seeing her at the window, called her filthy and disgusting names. Her husband told her to come down, and he would hold her whilst his paramour pulled her _______ guts out. They both said they would do for her, and remarked that if they could not carry into execution their threat on that occasion, they would whenever they meet her out."
Although I very much doubt Henry Tabram & Peck held onto that promise for 18 years, and finally did her in as they threatened, remarkably it does seem like foreshadowing to her actual death.
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