The National Register.
London, England, 1823-05-12 00:00:00

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TILE NATIONAL REGISTER

i' SUICIDE.

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wards got out of bed and plated a chair against the door • ILARMI.VG ACCIDENT.
to fasten it, and drew the window blinds; the dere/teed
then said, " Now we shall die happy together;" this was Monday last being the day appoiiited for laying the
between two and three o'clock ; is asked the deceased first
(Abdo stout of the new building about to be erected by the
h
how she came by the money the an h d giveim, the said, L11(11111
London .0) I at CIJIlt(111, a vast concourse c f
Ii That is uf no consequence, and does not signift ;"•that•
the deceased and the witness d together *bent respectable pertons, who were provided admission
different things, till about eight o'clock converse ;
the said she had tickets, proceeded to the ground at an early hour, for fhe
sent her gum' to her stmt's, and that the money came liurpose of witnessing the ceremony. A considerable
from her ; the leudaninn did not take airy effect milieu"; space 1)1 ground haring been enclosed iii all It ttlpiti,
two, else then begat' to sleep; the witness was sick about theatheal form, seven or eight rows of benches were
four, and the deceased was awake at that time; the Was erected nearly all I it. which were approprieted to
not sick at all, and fell into a sound sleep at six; the the exclusive convenience of ladies; tied, although ap
witness awoke her between six and seven, the deceased parently calculated to hull tipwatils et two thousand, it •
then said, " How large yuur eyes look; witne•s said to did not Afoul aceot ttttt odatioti for above two-thirds or • •
her, " Mary, I am mfraid my 141"Jamml" win take no the number that attended. Within these benches was
effect ;" the deceased said, " Oh, dear, it' I die without railed in a further space, in allow standing room to the
boo, and you are taken behave a court of justice, I .hall
Male spectators; Wllll6 this, agaill,wAsiormeJ tee •
not die easy ;"- witness told her she might he quite happy,
Oil
which the Ceremony was in be per:mined,
for if it did not take effect, lie would get tip and boy some finis consisted ;wily of solid ground, 011,1 partly ol
that woald, its lie would die with her; the deceased said,
temporary flooring. or platfrm, composed of planks laid
" Aly dear, pray give me that blow intislut knielkerchief,
that I may hare it in my hand whets t die; pray don't you across that parr tit it winch had beenexcavated for tile
take any thing, lint let nie die, and
you will get over n; basement apartments of the intended Tiw
she then laid her head on the ehuulder tit the witness, and planks rested tell a beam, which was supported by props
died almost immediately ; the body began Iv grow cold of thick timber tinduriteaili. I 3 ilie centre of the arell.l
by the time he eilltle w from the town, abuut hall-pact was slung the stone. Abren three o'clock the Doke of •
eight. York, accompanied by Pritice Leopold. arrised at the
The Jury retired somewhat more than half an hoot, Nlermail tavern, Hackney ; where, after partaking of a
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and oat their return, delivered their verdict that—" Mary collation, their Royal Highnesses joined the pretessud;,.••
Gooch, belll4 uf,onnd mind. took 1411,01m0 to cause tier which then proceeded in the prescribed order to thn •
death, priuseseil at li••v request by Juliu Spriiig, and that pound. As soon as it entered the arena, the Lord
she died—Feto itt se." Mayor pronounced a short address, which was succeeded
Al t midnight, the remains of the. stretched woman by all appropriate prayer by the Lord Bishop of Londe%
wets. lute' red in the orues read; at the end of RishYgutc. The members of the procession then formed a wide cir.
street. de round the stone, and the stewards placed the children
in front of them, arranging the boys ott the rleht, and. - •
the girls oil OW left. The band struck up, the children- - '
commenced siuCtiue some verses CO:rivas.ad for the occo!,+
sion, and the process of lowering•the stone was begUs%-*--).
Before, however, it had descended stiany tattles,' or tip
children hail still; throuzlt their first stanza, the platform
on the left of the blithe, tin which the Duke and ant
Prince, together with the Bishop, several clergymen,the
Lord Mayor, &c. and the greater part of the female eta- - •
(hen, were standing, gave way with a loud rash, which •
was echoed by a universal scream of horror from the
'benches, and followed by a scene of the greatest conks.
sion tor some minutes. lite principal prop, ii appeared,
haettig been meitirrned, ill cinisequence of tile rope
which the persons held who were lowering the stone
Weer twisted round it, the beam which it had supported
yield-ell to the pressure of the weight overhead, the
planks resting 00 the beam- of course blink with is, and
the individuals who stood upon the planks shared in the
fall. except such of than aa had the address and 'oppor. •
tunny to spring off the boards when they felt- then;
giving way. Amongst thesis was the I).ike of York, -
who, at the first alarin.leaped forward wait considerable
agility, and reached the solid ground ail safely. Piance
L °pistil, alto, awl several oilier- intlividnals near him.
escaped falling. they having fortunately been standing Oil
that part of the scaffolding most re 1111 l te trout-the centre,
where it first ease way. A iiiiinber of the girls, how.
ever, 411th other individuals, fell in, but all these were .-
happily extricated from tiieir alarmitst! situation without
any serious injury. In one instance atone thattecitleht
Was lAA. 01Ie of the labouring men4iNno was ler-
imam the eraffrildnie, and holding, ttle rope *bore men-
honed, happened unfortuusitery to be at that dun:tent
iiimiedianly wider tkieteatii. crushed him to deatlt. •
The wretched fielitll was borne away in it dreadfully
mangled state. Tee ceremony was then hastily con- •
(411(1%11, and the polies returned to town. At six o clock -
tile intlitution celelarated their annicrosary festival, by a
:hillier at the City of London Tat erin at which the Lora
Mayor (in the room of the Duke of York, who was •
prevented by order of his physiciaii from attending) iso-
sided, supported by Prince Leopold and the Illsisop of
Lowlier. The meeting was crowded, and the collectiou •
considerable.

....(From the Bars Gazette.)
On Saturday toortslug (the id instant) this town was
thrown Imo a state of Attars and elicitation, Thim a report
rI:M. a Painter and silicate liad• beeir committed in the
,gt a house in the Selimil-bell lane. We tumid, on
;tiqsairy„ that a man named John Spring. who hail for
snipe months been eolethitin4 with a girl of the town, one
Mary Gooch, had tweenrld poison fur their mutual de-
strnetioa • that they had taken it at the same time; but
time only ioe -1101 41•41 fallen a victim, as, from having
ow/M.-owe/ too large a portent. hie stomach had ejected
tee dtenght,-and ise lied subsequently cut his throat, but I
Was still alive. Tlei psopet authotities, having received
au: eat
of the dreadfai occurrence, the body of the de
t.e.tiet, was removed to the tiridewell, in the market, and.
w cetsbner'i Immediately summoned. In the sib-
*. swot the corouer, the chief magistrate, J. P. Case,
I'..r;. presided; ;be July having beets swoon, pro-
, t....,,(11 to view the body. after *Niels they returned to
;lie Ijoildhalt, itniferceived.ilie following evidence :
Mr. U Mon, surgeon, had heels for *omit lime attending
he y Bench, thu der eased, %Opt was subject* to fitA
wac employed to do why Jahn Spring—was called in by
else brother bf the deceased about half-peat tell on Filth',
tiotrl ; saw Sluing lying on the bcd, and observed the
burly of the 41,ertoled eft the other side of the bed, partly
Jressed,uisil quite riesul and stiff.
Mr. Nloinisain line* Jul.,, Spring; knew lie lived with
blare 0..0ch, aid not kottm her. About half past seven
it ftiday tuorniug Spring came to witness and said
" Ilse girl bad lien wet! ill till nietit %WI fits." Spring
litakcd very astern : he said, " he had been up all night"
—saw Spriaiglialf tin hour atter, when he said " The gill
is ileadoed 1 shall note go to hard wor.k."
Am..* Welsh Lees u.s School-hall-lane, and lets lodgings;
his Meer roams was occupied by Mary GAtch.,-the de-
ceased—lives ep stair* hituself—John Sitting tiv-ert• etvl
slept with deceased—they had the apartments entirely
IJ
theespieliree—saw the deceased ou Thursda! night last;
*Lout ten, then aliet—*lie appeared well, hut siv,j, la she
Was, CO "bil i" wC9t to Led wills Spring—the
4,01"er of u!tented was lon the room at the time, an" left
the berme, sailing Weluetai to come down and lock the
door after her; stitucas went to work at half past six oo
To iday morning—came back at eight—Spring then stood
at Use dour, and requiested witness to lend Ilion ball a-
craws) -.witness low Nita two shillings--Spring then went
out and meta§ wed in twenty minutes after, complaining
et illuras. and asked fix ectip of tca—.Spring said nothing
about Mary Gooch; Omni tell sainv-rumoing witness
asked Spsiug how Mary did—knowing she was subject
to fitsw-Illersug said " site had been ill durirg the night,
Lammas thou asleep ;' witness worked in the yard till 3
sielack, but did out sec Spring, who had fastened the
door by glaciers a chair between the bed and door—wit-
ness Stied several times to get in, but could not—at nine
at tight the faultier of dec -meat cattle to the door and
knocked—Sp:ll:g said,.. Who is there ?" Spring let the
ii.osiser in—soon after which he had heard some person
es v he then went in, and caw the mother of the deceased
mud her youngest daughter crying—saw the deceased
quite dealt, lying wills her head on Spi ing's arm ; witness
braid in the tuotuivg that she was dead, but Spring told
Lisa Him she had ally some wf her fainting fits—told
.9 during the day he heard she was dead—Spring re-
Nonsense, she is only fainted, and is now asleep"
wits,,cl asked •Sprial if she wanted any gruel—he said
" Ne, she is much better ; at four o'clock wanes* left
hoes... And was shield tia ee or four hours.
Mr. Dakota re-eimulutil—Oheerved appearance on the
skis which induced him to think the death of tho.dee
• eased was oeeasioned by narcotic poison.
habbraproved the purchase of four ounces of lau-
themes Ms sloop by Spring.
At Ma ealliek the bit:untie was aaljourised. Monday
sassakagAir Jar y again asssesnlated, and the Coroner, O.
Otiligis 1110 e. having rammed, the inquest was taken
bilimetilie, sad all the former witnesses repeated their
to
AsaltLayasatd lives la Garland-street; saw Mary Gooch
on Thetralsy Last was seat for by deceased to pledge a
go= at Me. Westou's, about four or Gee o'clock Laic :was
erased bad, To-tuorrow two yami-tay tithst‘vaa killed.
arpaitgase the gores ibr ss.Bd., aid gave deceased
osriays appeared in bail spirits, and talked about her
tither; witness dial not see Spring; the deceased was
alone; did not me any alteration kilter manner' knew
deceased was *abject to fits.

DREADFUL SUICIDE.

(')a Wednesday morning, Capt. E!liott, who rendered
himself vet-' conspicuous in the sporting world, in con-
sequence of belting L.'2ely, and backing various pugilists, •
put an end to his existent:, his residence, No, 39,
Ilunter.street, Barton-crescent, Spar.:Wick-square. A
person who was up stairs was attracted by the sound of
a pistol, and he instantlyanatle an alarm, and on pro-
ceeding to the dressing-room it was discovered that the
deceased had shot himself through the heart with a pistol
ball, and he lay prostrate hi the apartment covered with -
blood. Medical aid was procured immediately. 011 the
discovery of the circumstance, but of no avail, lie being
quite dead. lie was a young matt, who hail au unfor-
tunate propensity fur betting, and had backed the Gas
Light Man, Martin, &e. The latter prize fi;liter was
.001151111111 y with him. lie betted extensively ou the fight
between Acton and Crawley on the preceding day, and
attended the fi3lit, on which it is said he had lost.
An inqutsilnnt was taken in the evening, befOre 14r.
Stirling, the Aliddlesex Cortim.r, oil the body of the
above gentleman, at tile house of the deceased.
Thomas Spencer, footman to the diceased„.alated that
his master went to bed between one and' twiao'clock
ou
Wednesday morning, and about eight o'clock a• person
called, asked if Mr. Elliott was within, and teas crrriaorsis
followed up stairs into the gentleman's bed-room, and tie
was soon followed by another. These were a sheriff's
officer and his aiil.de.cainp. They soon after retired
:..elotv, and Mr. Elliott gave. witness directions to procure
a pen and iuk for them, to give a tracitarge to a writ of
a3l. in a short time after, witness braid the report of a
pistol, and he found his toaster had shot himself on the
len side of the abdomen with a horse pistol, which, front
excessive charge, had nearly forced the lock off.
John Evans, stargeoit, stated, that tie was called in
soon after eight o'clock on Weditesdayattorising, and he
found the deceasedalead, but warn', reclining in a chair,
with his shirt on only. '!Here was a considerable wound
and laceration on the lower ?art of the stomach,' the
effect of a discharge of shot. l'he charge passed through
titz.baWisand the lungs, and most have, caused instaista-
stems death. The pistol 'ail three or four yards from
the botly, and these was a shut b.lt and a powder fia,k
upon the tied.
Mary Western had lived a year and a half in the ser-
vice of the deceased. lie was subject to pains in the
head, and did nut seem to know what lie did or sail.
He used leeches upon his temples, and medicine, agree-
able to his own fancy. lie had been worse since a recent
shock at the death of his mother, after which lie kept
his bed-room, and said every thing seemed to be going
round. Rs had lately been at Brighton, but got worse.
He drank freely,and was irritable, and witness had often
put razors and other instruments of destruction out of
his way, fearing he would kill himself. His skull was
fractured when a youth.
The executors to the will of the father of the deceased
proved, that deceased was not of sine minds, he had
been coerced formerly by a strait waishorat when young,
and had been twice under the care of a keeper.
The Jury expressed themselves saufied, and returned a
verdict of—lnsanity.

DEATH sY FIGHTININ•+—AR inquisition was held on -
Frit,lay, at the Crow.ker, Theobaltrs•ro id, before Thos.
Stirll,l, Es' q. on the body of N. aii ale.
peered tenon the evidence, that a society of bakt•rs, (of •
which the deceased was one.) met at tile Bedford-leant.
Upper King-street.—Ois Saturday evening last a persois
named Lake, who was acting as Cliairtnao, stave all no.
decorous hand, winos was reprobated by anothr person; -
this gave rise to a quarrel, and souse challenging, trot •
there was no fighting then; however, all Tittittlay even •
lug, meeting at he same house,:the deceased chalsenged
Lake to fight lor two soveseignes. which was. agreed to, .
and a document in writing sighed to the sred . that they
were to meet itiCo.pctilsagets•helds on Thursday evening, •
at sie o'elock.-and tight at half minute time —They ac•
coritingly meson the spot at the appointed little, and •
having shaken hands, co 000000 enced.fic;liting in the first
three rounds the deceased had the advantage, but its the
lass round he received a blow on the fa which knocked
hits clown, and he sues er spoke at ;he was put into 1 •
a conch and conveyed to the Cross-keys, when .N 1 r.
White, a surgeon, was sent liar, but lie died in ad( w •
minutes a:ter lii, 4110/11. On opening the head loot •
ounces of extravasated blond were found om toe brain, '
which was produced by tile injuries he had received., and
was the cause of ill, death —Verdict, Manslaughter
against Lake, Lisitler, and Blown. the secoutls.—War-
rait.s were immediately issued or their apprelictisimt.
SINGULAR CIRCUMSTAWCILOG Sunday last tw
gentlemen, who were travelling its different directions,
stopped at the Bell, flounslow, where the hob',
while attending them and other guests, remarked a great
3iatiliarity of countenance between these strangers,
wilt. hi produced a cons ersalion in which they recogirsed
each ot:ier as bristlier,. A gentleman present, many
years resident in that town, named Stables, who is un-
Mann:hely Whit!, appeared deeply interested in the ex-
planation, and claimed the sante affinity. The reco4,-
unapt was a scene difficult to describe. The youngest
brother is its his fi:hetit year, and ann. last meeting was
iti his infancy.

The eirldesee of Spring being deemed admissible, the
Jar; west to has house, where health lies, and be deposed
is foilows :
Jose Spring sail. that Ise knew Mary Goorls,, the de-
ceased; that he was present in bed with her when site
died ;-that site died auout seven o'clock on Frltley morn-
lag; that she did not 'lie in agony.; that on Wednesday
eveuittg the deceased and witness came to an agreement
to buy armee laustansue to take together, that they might
both be found dead together in the same bed; that on the
Thussslay moruiug be went to the chymist's and bought
some laudanum...be thinks four ounces; that after he bad
bought the poison, he went wills Mr. Martin in his break
to the tollgate, and then to Eurethans and back • and
Almsastain sat hint down at his gate; that he gave ;lump
lairs his stick, and said lie should have went, nee for it ;
that when he came in, Mary Gooch said, '•Yastr heart
has failed you, you have not insight it fur me;" that she
gut ep and felt the witness's pocket. The deceased said,
•' You have got something here." Witneiss replied," 011,
that will soon do our business, if we take it." She said,
" Have yon any money lett of what I gave you to buy it
with?" Witness sled, " Yes, there are some halfpence."
Tits deceased said else would purchase some oranges with
tbens, to take after :Laud would scud for them. That she
sent a boy of Webb',, Ithu returned with two oranges;
that she took Iwo ott the shelf, and placed
her's on the boxotts.l said," Now let us take it ;" that she
pealed hall into cs. ;:ass, and halt into another ; one
glees site kept hersils. and the other she gave to witness.
The deceased arid, " Let us take hold of each other's
hands." Wetness said, " No, my dear, if we do, we shall
not sake it; let es torn back to back end take it." The
deceased and witness fumed their backs to one another,
and drnhl the contents of the glasses's after they had
Junk. the laudaonnt, the deceased said, " What stied we
do with the bottle:" witness said he would go and throw
it away; she said she would its the meats time wipe up the
glasses. lie threw th.. bottle into the privy, and the de-
Ceased had wiped the glasses by the time he came back
float the privy. 'l' Ise ucceased said," Let us go to bed ;"
dal tbeyltoth weal to bed together; the deceased after.

Mit CIURRIES tsr .A tew days ago a gen-
tleman who was riding near Uk field uhaerved a man
with a couple of cherries, (the produce of a neighbouring
hot.house,) mil on a stick. The gerdlarnan wt passing,
inquired the price of these early specimens at suintner
truit, and %V Ali informed this they were only -a guinea
each I Glecking his horse for a moment, lie drew how
his pocket an embroidered purse, and placed iii the hands
of the man who had the (diaries, two sixereigns and
two ; at the same moment taking the fruit, he
with the greatest noncliefauce ate it, obt•etiing aloud, it
was very tine and lull fiat nuked. lle then replaced hie
purse in Isis pocket, put his horse iri a camel, and lett
the Wall, of whutu he had purchased the cherries, star-
ing slier hint with ainaran, it, undecided whether to
account for his conduct on the score of liberality, holly,
or a mixture of built.
A coroner's inquest was held yesterday at the Giltspor-
street Cumpter, on the hotly of George Schweitzer, who
died on Thursday. 'lte surgeon hating 'Wed infirm-
inatism on the brain the cause of ills decease, autl nothing
appearing to the contrary, the Jury returned a terdict of
" Died a natural death, by the iodation of God."