The National Register.
London, England, 1816-06-24 00:00:00

LAM BETILSTREET.

On Tuesday night B. Twig, a private in the 3d Guards, was stabbed
in St. Cathenne's-line, Tower-hull. Before he could be carried to the
guard-house he Meal. About the time the murder was con mitred, the
throat of J. Moody, a private in the same regiment. was cut, near the
same spot. J. Peru, a Spanirdi sailor. was charged as the perpetrator.
S. Bath swore, that he was sitting at tne White Lion public-house, in
St. Catherine's-lane, and the pri.oaer was there drinking. Soon after
he left the house J. Moody ran into the house, saying that his throat
was eat ; the blood was streaming over his clothes. Witness asked hint
who had dune it; to which Moody replied, " The sailor." Witness ran
and secured rem, who was running down St. Catharine's-lane. There
had been some noise in the house previously to this event, and the pri-
soner had acted with violence, holding his hand in a threatening atti-
tude to wale of the Guards. He could not tell whether the deceased or
Moody were amongst those whom the prisoner menaced. He believed
the prisoner was turned out of the tap-room. The soldiers were on
TueAtay celebrating the Anniversary of the Battle of Watt-Hon at
which they. had been present. W. Douglas, a boy, swore, that as he
was going into the White Lion public-house, he saw the prisone rdraw
a knife across the throat of Moody, within a few yards of the public
house ; Moody immediately put his hand to his throat, mid ran into the
White Lion ; the prisoner ran down the lane. Ann Stephenson had
been drinking in the pri-oner's company on Tuesday night, and heard
him say that he would kill somebody that night, and then cut his own
throat. He had struck her with a fork in the early part of the even-
ing. Serjeant Whittaker deposed, that he well; about the public-
houses near tile Tower on Tuesday night, to preserve order dunng the
celebration of the Waterloo Anniversary. lie saw at three o'clock the
prisoner in the neighbourhood of St. Catherine's-lane, who took a knife
out of his porket and, without opening it, drew it across his neck, sav-
ing, that " he would cut his b-y throat, and that it should not be
the only throat he would cut." Miller, the ()Meer, produced a knife
which was bloody at the blade, amid which had Wen found on the spot
where Moody's throat was cut. The Serjeant was positive that the
kuiue produced was that whidi he saw with the prisoner us the early part
of the day.---The prisoner was retuanded. lie is about 50 years of age,
anti haslost his right hand.

Sundry, thew idow of All officer, who teNided in 3fead'x row,
Lambeth, went for a pint of port,r for bee dinner to a public
hmise otipnAile; and on the dour being openod, the fell down and
e%pireil %%Montt a groan._ _ . . . .

-6.1 Tim; dap, tro:to.. of the Eider Brethren of the Trinity-

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hmse were in the most im. • lit danger of losing their hies
in the River 'lliames. A. Chapman, .1. Mitring, and 1. Robi-
son, Crops. had been down to the Kure to es.uttine the I..ight
Vessel roa that Sand, and, returning, took a wherry oil lame-
house to came up the riser. They overtook a brig then
dr..l'l,ing down, and near it was a barge heavily loaded unit
stones. By some accident these sheeted SO as to come to.
;tether, and crushed the boat and Punt. her. Hy hinds agility,
the tientiemen and the writ emus; escaped. Mr. Morin:,
canght a rope hanging over the iii sift side, amid hauled up into
the ; ;%Ir. Chapman gut on ihe barge's rudder, and Mr.
Rohinsoa, by the tiller, gut with difficulty on board the barge,
the waterman ; thankfal for an escape so prtnitletiaal,
and at one moment PO Unhoped for.
Thttrsday se'nnight, a sister-in-law to Mr. Bolter, pastry-cook,
in Slrorediteli, who has been in a state of mental deiangenteut
fur some time bark, jumped out at the first-tioor window, oa
the pavement. in le.r descent. she struck against a piece of
lead projecting front the front of the house, by %%hick her fall
in some ilet,rce way broken, and she was pitched apun her
bead ; she was instantly taken up and a surgeon prooaretl, who
declared her in imminent dagges, her head being must
fully cut and bruised.
lht S.otitril..y an Inquisition was at the Roilne%'s Head,
Whitechapel-road, on the body of Mrs. frown, ut 11. th-street.
who poisoned hersellon the preceding day. A large paper of
arsenic was found undur her pillow,—Verdict—lnsaiisy. •

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ATTE M PT TO MU an Ett.—Oa Wednesday as the groom
of Lord Rivers was riding after his master out of Hyde
Park, a ruffian just by the gate struck hint several blows
with a stick : the groom staggered from his horse, and
the brutal assailant immediately plunged a dagger into
his side. The blade broke, and part of h remained in
the body of the poor fellow after he was conveyed away
for surgical aid. The crowd was so great, that the as-
sushi was discovered only front the handle of the dagger
having been found in his pocket. lie was taken to
Marlborough-street Office ; but all that transpired was,
that he had formerly been a butler to Lord Middleton,
from whose service he had been discharged; and accor-
ding to one account, he has ever since conceived the
most deadly rancour against the groom, as the supposed
caused of his dismissal. It is, however, the general opi.
nion that the assasin is insane.
An Inqiiisit:on was taken in Little Portland•street, on the
body of H. .‘ro:dil, who cut his throat. This case has excited
universal eommiseration. The poor man had a sick and dis-
tressed wife in the workhouse; and to relieve her he pawned
a sheet for two shillings, which he had taken from his lodging.
room. He wits taken to Marlborough-street Police Office.
and committed under the Pawning Act. After having been-
locked up for a time, information was given to Marsden, the
gaoler, that he was dead and it turned out he cut his throat
with a razor, %liich was found by his body.—The Jury returned
a verdict of Lunacy.

Wednesday an Inquest wai held on the body of P. Howie,
a private in the late Veteran Battalion, who died in consequence
of a wound he received in a scuffle at the Red House, Batter-
sea, in which Serjeant Kendall was also so severely wounded
as to cause his death. The other soldier involved in the fray
left town the following morning, and the deceased was appre-
hended on suspicion of bring the murderer. E. Clarke. a
Consul ble,deposed, that he removed Howie from Horsemonger-
lane Gaol to Tothil-fields Bridewell ; when observing him limp,
he enquired the cause ; he replied, that he receis ed a wound iu
the scuffle with the Sojeant ; that be had three razors at the
time about him, and wondered why times fixed on him any more
than the other men ; that they were all drunk together at the
time. Mr. Hambray. a Surgeon, stated, that his assistant had
visited the deceased on his being brought into the l'rison, anti
found him in a bad ,tate. Proper necessaries were sent to hint
until Monday, when witness found a dreadful bruise on his
thigh. A slight mortification had commenced near the knee,
which increased until Tuesday morning. when he expired. He
had no doubt that the above caused his death. The Jury im-
mediately rcuuued their verdict, that the deceased met his death
in consequence of the injury he received in a scuffle with Ser.
jeant Kendall.

l‘londay an Inquest was held at the Apple-tree, White-hart-
yard, Drury-Line, on the body of a man, named John English,
a journeyman printer, who died suddenly, in the above house,
a few minutes after he had entered it.—lt appeared in evidence,
that the deceased was a native of Ireland, and had, in conse-
quence of the dearth of business in this country, been unable
to obtain regular employment—and illness, occasioned by
%rant of fund, terminated his existence. Such was the opinion
of the Surgeon who examined the body, and the Coroner's Jury
returned their verdict aceurdingly.—lt did not appear that he
had wade known his very distressed situation to any one.