Rumours circulated that he threw her down a staircase .
Furthermore , William Finch , who was 34 years older than his wife , had by 1765 become senile and mentally unstable .
Rumours circulated that William Finch threw her down a staircase .
Furthermore , William Finch , who was 34 years older than his wife , had by 1765 become senile and mentally unstable .