Newspaper Extract
Elizabeth Watson killed during Quarrel
On Tuesday morning, at an early hour, a woman named Elizabeth Watson was killed by a blow from a man named John Booth, who was paying his addresses to her.
The parties live at Rotherham, and had been to a feast held at Whiston.
Also with them was Mary Hough and Richard Crowley of Rotherham.
They quarrelled
at Bradshaw's public house, and were ejected by the landlord.
They left Whiston for Rotherham between 2 and 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning, and when they reached the toll bar, they resumed quarrelling.
Watson said something to Booth, who struck her a heavy blow on the face, she fell to the ground.
Crowley was enraged and struck Booth, and the men began fighting.
The woman was still on the ground and the men went to look at her - she was dead.
Booth made off and Crowley remained with the body until police arrived, who took the body to the Chequers Inn at Whiston.
Booth was apprehended at Rotherham.
An inquest was to be held on 31st July, 1857.
Booth was a striker and the deceased worked in a factory.
Source: Manchester Guardian 31 July 1857
