Now! Then! 2024! - Yorkshire On This Day

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John Hope said: I am an artist and musician [and leader of the band of Mr. Wild’s company], and live at Armley at present. The deceased was my daughter [the company’s principal dancer]. She had been married. Her husband’s name is William Banham. He is an equestrian. He was in Australia when I last heard of him. My daughter was 25 years of age. I saw my daughter last alive at half-past twelve p.m. yesterday, in front of this house, with her throat cut from ear to ear. I was on the hillside, facing the public house. Ten minutes before this, I was in the same public house with the prisoner and my daughter. We were in the parlour below, and I remained two or three minutes. He was attempting to prevail on her to go back to Manchester or some other place. He appealed to me. I said, “I will have nothing to do with it. Settle these matters among yourselves.” They had previously lived together, but I cannot say how long. To the best of my knowledge, they lived as man and wife for two years, and had two children. I am not sure as to the time, as I went to India in 1852, as band master. I am not aware of their disagreements, but about last Christmas she left him, and came home to me at Blackburn, where I was then keeping house. She has resided with me ever since. She came with me here. I am one of Mr. Wild’s company. While I was with them in the room below, they were not quarrelling. He was entreating her, and she refused to go with him. When I saw her rush from the house, I had her youngest child in my arms [the eldest had remained in the room], and was so horror-struck I could not move. I did not go towards her. I walked about, and Mrs. Myers, the landlady of the house where we lodged, took her into her house. I did not see my daughter again alive.
[John Hannah was hanged at York on 27 December.]

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Abbreviations:

• ER: East Riding
• GM: Greater Manchester
• NR: North Riding
• NY: North Yorkshire
• SY: South Yorkshire
• WR: West Riding
• WY: West Yorkshire

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John Hope said: I am an artist and musician [and leader of the band of Mr. Wild’s company], and live at Armley at present. The deceased was my daughter [the company’s principal dancer]. She had been married. Her husband’s name is William Banham. He is an equestrian. He was in Australia when I last heard of him. My daughter was 25 years of age. I saw my daughter last alive at half-past twelve p.m. yesterday, in front of this house, with her throat cut from ear to ear. I was on the hillside, facing the public house. Ten minutes before this, I was in the same public house with the prisoner and my daughter. We were in the parlour below, and I remained two or three minutes. He was attempting to prevail on her to go back to Manchester or some other place. He appealed to me. I said, “I will have nothing to do with it. Settle these matters among yourselves.” They had previously lived together, but I cannot say how long. To the best of my knowledge, they lived as man and wife for two years, and had two children. I am not sure as to the time, as I went to India in 1852, as band master. I am not aware of their disagreements, but about last Christmas she left him, and came home to me at Blackburn, where I was then keeping house. She has resided with me ever since. She came with me here. I am one of Mr. Wild’s company. While I was with them in the room below, they were not quarrelling. He was entreating her, and she refused to go with him. When I saw her rush from the house, I had her youngest child in my arms [the eldest had remained in the room], and was so horror-struck I could not move. I did not go towards her. I walked about, and Mrs. Myers, the landlady of the house where we lodged, took her into her house. I did not see my daughter again alive.
[John Hannah was hanged at York on 27 December.]

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