The National Register. — London, England, 1814-08-07 00:00:00

AVG. T. TIT P. NA T roN HUR,RID MURDER. Thursday morning between twelve and one o'clock, Miss Mary A n ne Welchmati. a very respectable young woman, who carried on business as a dress maker in the Gist floor of a house exactly op posite the watoh-house of St. George, Hanover-square, in MOM stieet, was barbaronsty murdered in the runt room of the•first floor The report of a pistol was heard by the landlord and other persons jn the house where she lodged, soon after twelve o'clock, which greatly Maimed them. Immediately afterwards they heard the ths (+air of anodic' pistol ; groat alarM was also treated in the neigh bourhood It was net, however, at first discovered that the pistols had been diaeharged iu Alas!. Welcheratesapartments, till the smell of gunpowder became extremely strobe in the house; several persons in consequence proceeded to examine the house ; they knocked at Miss Welclisean's room door several times, and receiving no answer. they opened toe d.ior and enteleat the room. They then beheld hliss Wilehmatt a lifeless ca rpse on the floor, and the body a shock ing •ps chicle. particularly her head, which on examination proved to live been shot in tw , places, and bitt little remained of it. Two pistols were discovered on a table, which, on examination, pr-ved beyond a doubt •to be the deadly instruments which bad define the horrid deed, as their state clearly indicated that they had very lately been discharged. A man's hat was also discovered in the room. but nu man Or person of any description could be found on the premises, who was suspected of being the perpetrator of the horrid deed ; the hat that was found in the room, on examination, led to the discovery of the murderer, as it was ascertained tri belong to a young man of the name of James Mitchell, and his not being found on the preini-es was alto wards accounted for by Some per:ons who were in Mount-street at the time, a short distance from the house in which the deceased lodged, who heard the reports of the pistols, and immediately after that sew a man come out of the win dow of the first floor, and let himself down into the street by the a sistance of Ike lamp-iron and the door, who then instantly r.tn off with all possible speed down the middle of the street ; it was recol lectval tutat James Mitchell had he en admitted into the house between eight and nine o'clock on Thursday eveninz, Co visit Miss Welchnian. and it was not kte:wn that he bad game out at the door. James Mitchell had been iu the tiequent habit of visiting Miss Welchman fur sotre time past, and is was vle-tally understood. and not doubted. but that he was paying his addresseis to her by her consent, which e , reumstance roini.lg to the knowledge of the deceased's bro. ther, he had several in reviews with her upon the subject. to endea vonr to persuade her against continuing to comitenance the courtship of Janua Mitchell, h.. bei. g an improper enntiectiOn for her to linty. At length she listened to her brot:ter's advice, and promised to act accordingly, and it is supposed that the deceased and James Mitchell had several interviews upon thesubject. and that Thursday was the meeting fixed upon tie the question to be filially sei fled- Friday morning the relations of the deceased at tended at the Public Office, Bow Street, and gave infOriliation of the murder, and the full descriptiot of James Mitchell. CORONER'S INQU.E -T. At three o'clock on Friday afternoon, A. Gel!, El. Coroner for Westiniuder. held an inquest at the Mow, its Mount-street, when the following iestian,ny was addi.ced :--bless Weichman was on the eve of succeeding to the business of Miss Macey, who was about to retire, and has disposed of it to her. Mr. Watkins, who was an in mate at No. e 7. stated that he had lived in the house tietWeen three and four years. A few minutes before twelve o'clock on Thursday nivist In. was alarmed by the house keeper. Miss Macey had declined business, and Aliss Welehia in was ebout to take to it. She Lad re ceived the addresses or Smith alias Mitchell, some time, but latteily he was very troublev.ine, and she had 'rejected them, but he still pressed his visits, although she had denied herself. He called himeell James S Hitt) at the house. She had di dined his visits on ascertaining who he eras. Smith had called there that evening. early, but witness went to, bed. Miss WAclimian used sometimes to see him in the passage only Whets atarmed ht-fore twelve the hunse.keeper desired witness to get up, and he !al previous y heard seine words between Smith and ti .e deceased. Ile neard the report ad a pistol or Rui i distincily, after heir itie. the Oeceas d scream very 1014, and which was followed i.i ab .alt thr p moments by another repott of a like nature.. Witness armed him• &elf 'atli a pair of tongs, and went alp ; milks, wheal lie found the de ee used bleeding. and seemingly dead. The windows of the fruit room st ere open, nut of which the assassidliad escaped.frons off th- top of the doer, a height of 1:i trot. He had left his hut mid a levee of pistols in t room Smith always appeared to witness to be of sound mind. Mr. Russell, a sur,eon at 21, Mount-street, was called to the de ceased ut twelve o'clock. He found her in a person's arms ; she pas insensible but yet alive she had lust much blood, and ou slam. " L REGISTER. none the right temple lie wood a Wound large enough to admit the tip of his fjnger, . nil the temple was. mach . swollen. He was informed two pistols had +weer diecharge'd, and he found another wetniti on the ...here he supposed one of the galls lift side, near the top of the head, had 'hop a; as one bell only WWI found in the roolis o which. in his juder ment, was resisted by the Stitritence at the temple. lie had, nu doubt s the ball "n the :eft side the head s i had cat.ed death. He al so exatu i ne the pistols and found both had been discharged. Miss Mary Macey stated that else was in business with her sister, and he deceased bud lived with her two or three years, and was her fore: woman.' The offender went 6 st by the 11.1.114 e of Mitchell, and afters wards Shnith 1r Mitchell Smith, fie first introduced filmset!' to Miss[ Welchnian as a purser, and formerly countenance w as ewe!) to Its visits, but latterly he d roved himself very disagreeable. and the dere 'see! hurl forbade him the lieuse, yet he still troubled her mice or twice u-day. The once refused to see him altogether. He eame there before dark t ta hursday, and sat all the eventog in the w o rk_rorim, which is in the middle on the first floor, as witrieiS and lit r yo(ing persons were in the front room He was abusing the deceased, amid wanted her to go out and sup with him, which she refused, and she bade him Leave thief house lit'quentiv, which he teliised to do. He said he would WA until the deceased gave up a letter of his, which she had destroyed. 11 Witness and her wok. people went down in su p per about clew.; i'elock and the deceased itillowed them in ulaitit Ove minutes after, ett she returned to hinC; soon atter she gave a loud scream, and tho instant alter the report of a 0401 was heard, followed by that of ano ther. .Witness did lint to up stairs, and could tot tell what happened after. The windows were shot and the shutters bolted when witeesa went down *fair', at d it is evident the assassin. premeditatitig the foul deed, had opened them when Miss I'Velchinae went down stairs for I minute or t vn, U 4 he had not time to do so between the report of that piste's and the time he escaped, and lie cooed have got off no other way. The constable who produced the hat and pistols, which he found in the room, also piodueed a piece of the comb which Wile of the Wig had shot (row the head. The deceased was ti fine wo::_an, between funr and five and twenty, of must amiable inututerS and exemplary c.oduct...-Verdict—Wiltui Mi.rder against Smith alias Mitchell. The murderer is about five fret and a half or six inches in height. swarthy complexion, with forcible black eyes, and has the appcarunco of a shabby geatletuan, rather than a servant. A young lady, of interesting appearance, threw herself into the Canal, in St. James's Park, on Wednesday evening, and would have fallen a sacrifice to her rashness, but for the prompt assistance of a waterman t who rowed to her assistance * and dragged her into his boat On being taken on shore to a tent, she was perfectly senseless, but in a few minutes became sensible of her situation, and on seeing herself surrounded by strangers, 'mist into tears. An elderly gentleman who was. present, observing that the presence of so many persons was irksome 0 her, requested that the tent might be Cleared, and then in the most soothing terms remonstraterl with her on the folly and impropriety of her conduct. For some time she returned no answer to his entreaties to know the cause of her distress, but at length she confused that having been dancing with a young man, who bad long laid ber his addresses, one of the booths. she seas so mortified at seeing - WM .spore attentive to another female, whom he happened to meet by accident,' that in the frenzy of the moment, and shaCked at his faithlessness, she ran out and committed the act, for which she now expressed the utmost hot tor herself: NVith some difficulty . .the young man to whom she 'alluded Was found, for he had himself been in search of the runaway, and having made a most passionate concession for his temporary slight, his fair admirer was consigned to his care. Garnerin. the aeronaut, arrived in town from France on Thursday. The days of parachutes are, we uth about to revive. Were any offence to be committed in the event of a sion of a Lady and Gentleman witu a bailoon to !Iv it has been said that a diffiulty might at ist• as to th but this is a foolish objection. Tbe venue 064 be elyr7shire. 4 • , rapre gin , dcrstatid, an ascen- t* clouds, to venue ; 1m laid iu • • • . ' 7 ;•01