The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-04-04 00:00:00

INHUMAN MURDER OF MRS. THOMPSON.

This day it becomes oar melancholy and most painful
duty to record the murder of a young, tr-autifol, and unfor-
tunate female—a murder • fed beyoull .sample by
every circumstance of brutal ferocity, and without • single
p Missive or excuse to retrieve it from the moat condign
abhorrence. la the pre.ent instanter, as in every other, the
dispensations of that all-wise and all pister-tile( Providence
must be admired, which did nut permit even an boor to in.
terpose between the cummisaion of the crime sod the den.
lopement of the delinqueery.
The ill-fsted victim was a Mes.Thompeon,reniding in the
house of Captain Perk, at Portland-place. The murder
took place in the broad mion of day, almost haltpast two
o'clock. A short time afterwards a young woman, named
Midget Rafferty, went to the hone, of Mr. M'Oluits, grimier,
in Hi itain.aireet, and handed him a ten piond note, which
she eall.fl a one pound uute, at the same lime asked fur a
poised of sugar and some tea, and demanded the chauge of
the one pound note. Mr. 111•Gloin (who bad bete lately
rubbed of money to a dirge •mount, the greAter part of
whit h be liar ricovrred) with praiseworthy promptitude,
took the woman into custody. she was cuilseleil to 31srl-
horoughdttreet polies office, sod to the horror of the veils-
flee, 1113 the removal of her cloak, the gown which she were
ander it wee largely *useful with blued. Ihe tight arm
sleeve was found coveted most profusely with blond. Ou
being asked to explain the cause of the appearance of this
b'o id, else answered, that she had been bleeding al the nose.
Three or four pounds besides was then found upon her per.
son, whirls she said she bad received front a woman named
Bicfly Ennis, whom she met yesterday evening by accident
in Doraet.street.

Here a messenger came from the Coroner (Mr. M'Carlhy),
Intimating that he was ■bout to hold an impost in the
house iu which the body lay, and ordering the promoter
(Hiatt-Hy) to be convoyed 'bete. It wan about • few hours
after the perpetration of the murder that we eisterril tile
kitchen of the house in which the body of the decea►ed lay,
earned in the same state in which It was hood mtudered.
The damp of death wax yet oputi her brow, and her feat urea,
which were of the most peif.et symmetry, continued yet
•utbstaMed. Her face appeared •■ Connote a part of •
beautiful bust of VCIIIpt wed murble. not tinily-marked
visage, together with her youth, whirl, could out have ix.
recited twenty, contrast. d with the colour alter hair, thi.k
clotted with blood, from the deep gashes inflicted oil her
bead—with other marks of mo•c loutJl violence on her Peek
and arms—with the tide of bltool profusely flowing about
her person--with a large ktielten piker bathed in Mood
beside her, evidently •n implement employed to the perpe-
bluing) of the murder, petrified with humor the mind,, of Ike
beholders. It was a scene inch as can is. vet he forgotten by
those who witnessed it, and ran toyer hr remembered by
Aron but with arntiments sif the most antense and awful
hotter.

The following is a report of the evidence given before Ilse
Coroner, J. fel•Cariliy, Esti un %Yrdisesday moose :
John Byrne, Esq. Siiig.on, sworn, depuseth that Mary
1114)15e, otherwise Thumps...l, now lying dead in this house,
No. 18, Portland-place, came to her death in consequence
of None wrongs& and blows inflicted on the heal and serf
by blunt, and also some sharp and cutting lowlier/Isis.
James Kelly, police officer,. ('unit the bloody coal or the
person of &kg.. Hui terly ; she aceousstad fur the ti:utut by
• blet ding at the nose about and-day.
Bridget Ennis produced, and identifier! by Elizabeth
Connor. Carer wilts the message to Me. Peer/Amuse ; else
said to Mrs Thosupou that Captaia Park was iu jur. al, nod
his legs were broker ; she,.r estiosed herself as Mr. Hulot's
..errant, as desired by Both sly ; identifies Busies ly'is cuss ;
at half past two, the boor appointed, owl. flulioily at the
corner, lice coat tucked op and bloody ; si.egave Den -rail
• to wok. and .siteroardr reasoned to the foist*. Butted,
brought a untied desk to Mt,. O'Brien's, SieitMe-hi,l;blsii-
titer the deearaist bad already cacrisd the shots ; llsotkriy
changed Ler goose, nut • ishisse so brunt it I. foie her nth-
Ober ; when Eutterly fin.* came hunt Captain Psi Vs hook
else approved melees's, agitated; froll.rly nod alnico. met
Ilse es, cone below; Notieri bad been sifts., wishing the girl
to go oil:, in order that she Ilalsbi see Mrs. Thompson. ,
John Peck, Esq. idrutitied part of she p.opeit).
Bridget llnuirety, 7, Cla,ence•sire.t, matte, rho Mae
esswaing fount her mottos's at twelve o'closk iss tlw they ;
aay• Mr. Sl'Gobben was in bee company siren the bleeding
took place; lust Aisne Coyle, elm had a hi. slope, which was
Changed at Murphy's, tiusossier-hill; a young 110111,111 gore
her too notes, mod those acre the notes she took to Mr.
One eras a 10/. Don't know the yorug "6"tfa
▪ She was In buy a reb,:e with a-part .uf •is solurits

the rest tet be heft% arlikb is bkMiied by Reale; says Ai
saw the truck mew prodecal is Eerie% heeds this day.
Mr. Iterphy saw Reels led Betterly yesteselay seas Cap.
Ides Peek's hums. IMAM MltaMy says the lld the motel
Ipmad es her is Rewrite. Item Illroduat Ruda I. the parkway
ef Captain Peek; alter the said Broke, was ellamilmds "Ps
dm mom corrects herself, ohs get them frusta her ea limasser-
-101; kisses maim; of the asemlor. The rotes witertmemat
lo
_pay Moir joint expense to Eaglasel.
Robert Gilbert" deputy-feeler, Rewrite, load 471. se
her Ferree.
Jobs fulsome, et Mrs. Ness's, f 5, Dorset-street. 410114'
catty, saw Mrs. Thomism* about half-past three is the after-
num of the tbth ; may a poker beside her; the man who
came fur him said she consanttrd saienie.
Rebecca CAS, hum No. I, Mirrored-aired ; called by
Capt. Peck's weals* servant at half past two; examined miss
body; saw a pekes laside it; the mars servant was at the
door with a basket in his hated.
Joh., Pick. Rae. identities the 411. fused on Butterly.
Mary Dueling, No. 1, Sleirraid-strirel, haunt 'creams
about the time the murder was committed.
Bridget hborgass, Saillie's row, Samenar-hill, saw Bitterly,
whom she betows, with a track ceder her arm, )estroday af-
temente; identifies her; saw bee a sect ud time she had a
bundle or hulk about her.
Mr. David Seedy*, 17, Portland-place, yesterday, brtwera
me and two o'clock, saw two women is clove curversatiou
wear Captain Peek's house; looked al them stedfastly; has
scarcely a doubt thee &direly is time of deem.
Maly Brims saw Butted, yesterday, about half-past It;
arm marks of blood about her; Never kuew bet to bleed from
the nose; Ennis brought the freak, &dimly lite desk, to her
place.
VERDICT.
We lad that the said Slaty Poillie, otherwise Thompson.
tame to her death by the dighcisens of several *made aids
• poker aid some sharp instrumcitts.
We find also Wilful Merder against Bridget Bitterly.
We also lad that Bridget /Soak aided and assivted is the
rubbery of the house is which said murder sea cutemilicd.
Oa the Mora of the Prism/ere to Merilturough.streri
office tog Thursday, after the harped, Bitterly skewed the
greatest daddrerence to her situatiou ,• Duds had somewhat
inure feeling, sod blamed the either fur seducing her to she
commission of the deed the mirniug precednig ; and for
nit candidly admitting the. principal share which she
(Bitterly) took is it whim examined before the Cormier and
Magistrates. They were bulb committed so .Newcate be-
lle era fire sad sat. Mary Brysu its also heels committed
▪ as well Ai • boy, a brother of Sultrily 's.

FICOAI LAST RIM! l'S GAZET7'E.