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

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HUR,RID MURDER.

Thursday morning between twelve and one o'clock, Miss Mary
Anne 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 Ruii 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.

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