EXCUSABLE HOMICIDE.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 50, 27 February 1909, Page 15

EXCUSABLE HOMICIDE.

UNWRITTEN LAW PREVAILS IN NOETH OF ENGLAND CASE. In returning a verdict of "Excusable homicide" at the inquest at Bradford on Tuesday, Jan. 12th, on Elizabeth Fallou, a moulder's wlfo, who was killed by her husband, the coroner's jury accepted the principle of the "unwritten law." Ou New Year's Day the iromiin took a strange man home with her. Her son, who was In the house at the time, went out aud told his fnther. The latter, who wae eober, went home and ordered the man out, after which a quarrel between husband and wife ensued. According to the evidence it ended with Fallon striking his wife with, a broom handle and flingnlg a kettle at her, Inflicting Injuries from which she died. Fallon then went out and found a policeman, to whom he said, "I have 'finished' my wife. Do come, for God'e sake!" He went back with the constable to the house and rendered what assistance he could. He was much distressed. The son and daughter of the accused both gave evidence that the father was Industrious aud sober, and gave all his wages to his wife when working, and that the -wife's conduct during the quarrel was very provocative. The coroner pointed to the manner In which Fallon had controlled himself when he found a man in the house, nnd how ultimately he had been driven beßlde himself. After twenty-five minutes' deliberation, the Jury returned a verdict as above.