Transcribed by Petra Mitchinson. Geo. The Times, Saturday, Nov 10, 1838; pg. 7; Issue 16883; col D HORRIBLE MURDER BY A MANIAC. - Thursday morning last one of the most horrible occurrences took place at the village of Ellenborough, near Maryport, which ever fell to our lot to record. The dreadful and appalling scene was the work of a maniac, named Isabella FALCON, aged 26, by whom a helpless and aged woman was cruelly deprived of life. FALCON, who is decidedly insane, was formerly an inmate of a lunatic asylum, but has latterly been a resident in the workhouse of Ellenborough, where on Thursday last she was set to work to peel some potatoes with another pauper, named Jane RAY, 95 years of age. The two women were alone, but they had not been long at work when a loud scream was heard in the room. The other inmates of the workhouse ran to the apartment, but, horrible to relate, before they reached it the wretched maniac had literally severed the head from the body of her venerable victim, and was even then in the act of violently cutting the old woman's neck. Mr. GREGG, surgeon, was immediately sent for, and on his arrival found the head attached to the body only by a little skin, and a small part of the windpipe, the bones of the neck having been completely severed. On the coroner's inquest being held these facts were clearly proved, and the culprit was committed to take her trial for wilful murder at the next assizes. The lamentable consequences of suffering insane paupers to mix unrestrained with other inmates of a workhouse have frequently been experienced, and the practice cannot be too soon put an end to, or be too universally condemned. - Cumberland paper. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Problems with "Care in the Community" even in those days... I transcribed the trial in early January. Petra