The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-07-04 00:00:00

DUEADFUL SUICIDE.

Tisterday an burro was held at the sign of the Feathers,
Dean-street, Westminster, before ANTHONY GZI.L,
Comner for Pie City of Westminster, on the body of Ann
Carpenter, acid 313, whose Jails was caused by her own act
in jumping, over the Pagoda Bridge in St. James's Park.
Ann Alegre sworn —I am wife of Wm. Awcer, a corporal
the Ist Regiment 4if Life Guards ; I have. been separated
liaise two years past fitorn my husband ; the deceased and I
were PCIIO4OI fellows together ; her hushauJ was au officer's
servant ; the .1. erased hail been abroad, and I did not sr e
her fur Gee or six years until last Sunday week, wheat she
was aalkiuq along Sloane-street, and met her by chance,
and have been ever since constantly together; on midtown-
ing our misfortunes to one another we found they exactly
ern responded, which rinsed ors to live together; the &erased
had three children, all off her hands ; during the time we
partial with all the things we had to procure a living ; the de-
ceased told me that h. r trembles were so great that she would
go sod take have of her children, who were at Lewisham,
and she would then drown herself. I being in the same
kind of trouble, agreed to accompany her, and would do
the same. I went with her to Lewisham, and on one return
we went to the bank of a river, and were shaking hands
before we three mil-selves in, but were prevented by the
appearance of a snail.
[Hire the witness, who is a good looking woman, was so
affected that she burst into tears. The Coroner exhorted her
to es Seel en the magnitude of her crime, and exert herself
for the future to think of her God, and pursue a better
course of life.]
Witness continued—On Friday night we proceeded to
Wert eee i e ister-hridge to drown ourselves, but not being able

to climb upon the halluistrade, we went round to the steps
at the water•nde; she took u•ff her cap and humeri, gut into
a boat, and would have jumped over, but was prevented by
■ WWI who received unr intention and fuloweil us. 'The
deeras.•.l then told nse sere would take me to a hotter place,
and took toe to the Vazuda-hriulge, in St. lamer's Past.
We proceeded thither, hut not log able to get ilk at
Storey's Gate, the dee. am 41 took use round mouth. r way.
When we gut to the bridge, I said, " Now, Anu, let us say
our prayers Mose we do it." She refusseel, and we thee
pioectilsd to the middle of the !Nudge (wituess drown.
rd in tears); it aas theta a splatter part ten o'clock ; we
shook hands, and oruposi ul that one should go to one side
mud the other to the opposite side; the deceased and me gut
tau the Isaillemessta, and as I had one leg over, the sentry
run, and, lay tog hold of sne, prevented use jmnoing in at
the same time•; the deer...ea Aim, li-rself head furs mast
into the water ; I bond the spigots after I was saved ; I look-
ed over tb.• bridge, and saw the deceased draggling in the
water; I haul oreveourly prupwred so the deceased to commit
the set in she Seisms t ine rivrr, so that my husband, who would
be choir 10, might see sue after I was dead We spent the
whole of the slay in Covent•garulev, sad there spent brit a
crow., its eiet.meia and shrink. We were crying uat " Uar
dell for vier!". beet arse not drunk.

Coruuur—'• Do you ibiiik the deceased knew what she
was doing; or do you think she was in the sang state of
tnind as yourself. You Sena to be in a perfect stale of mind?"
—A. "1 414111.1 think that either of us could be in oar proper
naiad al the time, to think of inch au act. Vie were very
dull till we had something to drink. We were broken-
hearted all the slay. 11w &erased made me no answer when
&sired I.er lu say her prayers, We sbil nut look fur any
work. I propsmeal looking foe work in the tlarden, but the
deceased was above it ; but advised that we should go into
the maxis fur our hcusg, wl ich I refused. She fretted very
much after tier am I h h I behaved
_.y very ill to
nee; he only allowsrl ow Rs. wday, though he sometimes
earns 30a. a-seek as a ruugh.ridersand has several reliolan."
Vssrol.sr Did you out think of the nil al worldr—...
" Air; sr siosly thought that we *honk' lease a troublesome
awl world *here we were ►larriaZ The deci•sised
said, that Sir ISicharil Croft, whip was a w•sssible maw made
away with hisw•sif without impunity, soil shy west they
Do'sst Ilnuk iliey were at the time in their proper seisms.
Uaonl ..... , sworn--" About lialf.past ten o'clock.
ow Westland ,y night, I was molly ou late' Pagoda Midge,
stash olmers • d two women come on the bridge, and speak-
tog is isa addsh d usamser, sad shaking lianibs. Tlu• der eas-
ed said 1.. last IF/f1it...1, ' Go you to that foalV. CO la
(Ws: 111/1.1111 they araordingly slob when the ilscrand threw
herself f llse lorid:e he stater, awl I ran soul laid
of the hue w Sousa as she ails sod 1 to throw tinsel(
user. 1 sfserwssds le aid the decent-A so:skint is .... ise in the
water, and cis out " trail have stoney Nom any poor
children 1" rook, not r•' to her woo 43111.0 N. IIu• last Willies
mot she Was .1.1,•1
it I had not k• pt hold other ; the &erased war
a ilia. -1
I.a. Jae a, Wairit e.msistril of twenty personas, returned a
ve• sit.-- • Thal I!,,oloren•efl drowsed keret% being at the
halt eat 51.11 d in a stale of Laihnew."

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