The National Register.
London, England, 1814-10-02 00:00:00

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

MURDER.—G.otrgy Dixon, the man who was dreadfully beaten
with a poker, about five weeks since, while in company with an
abandoned woman, in Viaestreet. St. Mai tin's, by Cornelius Craw-
ley, died, a few days ago, of his wounds. The Coroner's Inquest
which sat upon the body returned a Verdict Wilful Murder agiiim
Crawley. and issued a warrant for his apprehension. Watson and
Waller, two constables belcuging to St. IlLirtin'a, on Thursday night,
in consequence of information received by them, proceeded to a
house in Parker-street, Drary-lane, to search for the. mnrdeier ;
but after gaining admittance, with great difficulty, they searched in
vain. As they were leaving the Street, they were attacked by four
men and in the atli ay Waller was severely wounded in the leg, by a
sword or stick dirk.—The Vill.llll‘ then succeeded in escaping.
On Sunday morning, T. Band, Esq. the son of the late Mr.
Bond, the Magistrate, put a period to his lite, by dreadfully cutting
and lacerating his throat as neatly to sever the. nead from the body
He resided with his mother, a very aged and infirm lady, at Ken•
aiugton. Before he committed the rash act be had shaved. and
dressed, and after that he returned to his bed-room, untied his cra-
vat; and inflicted the fatal wound with a razor, apparently having
looked in the dressing-glass to guide his hand, tl'e glass being ap-
parently covered with blood. Coronet's verdict —lpsaniiy.
Itt the evening of Thiirsday se'unight, as a poor man and his
wire, named Mitchell, both upwards of seventy years of age, were
returning home from .a harvest frolic, at the Recruiting Sedeant
4public-house. Horstead, Norfolk, they missed their way, walked
tato the Mill Pbal, and were unfortunately drowned;

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Rosh IN'T E BANC—Saturday selmight ;TWIG 0-, a
lerk in the Bank.of England, was taken into custody in his Office,
and underwent a private examination before some of the Directors,
charged with being concerned in stealing 1301. in bank notes, about
three months since, some of which had traced to have passed
through the hand of Mr. 0. in the Bank, and which were supposed
to have been changed' for others. This being vrictly watched, was
proud to be the case. There is reason to suppose there are others.
concerned in this robbery, not yet in custody.
A poor woman lately travelling through Chesterfield in the evening
with a pass, was ordered fur lodging 14 the nig:it to the workhouse,
but being intoxicated was refractory, and refused to go ; the person
who had her in custody left her in L.e street, and a crowd collected
about her ;. a waggon coming by at the time, ou turning the corner
into Vicarl.me, she was jammed against a post, and killed on the
spot: a child died hetiare it could, be got home ; and another died
on Sunday night ; some others were hurt, but not very seriously, by
the accident.
On Saturday evening, during the thunder-storm, the Telegraph
stage coach being improperly left at the door of a public-hOuse at
' Highgate, without coachman or guard, the horses took frightat the
vivid flashes of lightning, and ran down Highgate-bill in fill gaflop.
There were three ladies and one gentleman inside : one of the te.-
male passengers tainted. Fortunately the horses kept the middle of
the road until they readied the turnpike gate at Holloway, where
they were stopped without any accident having occurred.. •