The National Register.
London, England, 1818-12-28 00:00:00

MURDER IN HERTFORDSHIRE.

Our readers will recollect that a barbarous murder was
pe.llntitrr4 4111 the 4th of November hist, near the town of
itioxboorne, Hertfordshire, 11111111 John Cooper. a native of
Chesterfiiid. Catuhridge, a cattier who had travelled oil that
ru•d to and ti • f Lando,' about •W years. Every ever.
thin has been used in the iseightionitiood to bring the -
skiers to e ; hilt notwithstanding a reward of :MI. has
!..en utter ed by the comity, uu tine Lad been discovered,
except that two strange uu n had beets seen following the
deceased down the road Oh the evening the murder was com-
mitted.
The London polie•e went to snake inquiry, hot were online.
siinsequently, however, the Worship Sireet officers
m•cerbtiurd that two Nigglers, well known upon the road, met
the men alluded to and reeoninsed then, to reside in or near
Spitaitielill twat► el, and that they had absconded. This, COM'
blued wills the eiieurnstaiice, that the deceased 11 id keen
attacked in a sirMe Where lie hail put tip. near Newgate
Ivlrrket, a short time befine he was muideied, left little
doubt that they were periieliators of clay: horrid deed,
and this li.ggleis wren in eon•rgoiuce !nought to the other,
and examined before the Nl.igi,trat Ps.
JACO!, Wesby sisal. that about half ;it•t nine o'clock on the
cieuinu of the Itli oi November last, he WAS travelling With
114 harm. allll 4'411 front tiodilesdnii to London; when he ar•
tired about boor 11,110.1ge on this side of Hudde•sdon lie saw
the body of John Cooperoying on the road. The body was
rot 11114111 a gate or Mollie, and e•artied to the next public•
house ; it wa• evident the deceased hail been robbed, as both
his hree•elies pockets had toren turned inside• out, and lie had
IN° properly allow him then; he never travelled the road
%ilium, money, which wits well known in and about the
London ,larkets.

111111 S4IIVOIV, another higler, stated, that on the evening
John Cooper was murdered, he was continti IEOIII I,olldoll
his waggon anthem's 1 when about tno miles fi oni Hod-
desibm, a man passed by him, and inquired how many miles to
; shoofly afterwards anoint r man passed by him,
and inquired his way to Hoildesslon. When he got through
Warmsley, about II nide% from the place where the Iwo men
passed 11.,n, he met them again returning, walking very fast
and n hist : nor of them was ilhOW luurtret seven incises
high, and wore .. liglii coloured jacket and smock fro( k ; the
other wore a dap k colanred short frock, and was somewhat
taller. Ile knew their faces well in London' :nit was not stif-
tiriently well in:pi:tinted with them to ask them any ques-
tions ; he thought it very si ligular to meet them in such a
manners() far nut of town. The 'winder was commit: e(! within
the time they first passed him and their passing him a second
time. When lie al iveil iu London, and heard of the liar,
lie related the 'en runistillicc pablielv, and inquired for them,
bin he had not met wills them since.

Another Ingler met the ►AMP melt on the road the evening
of the mill del, anti described their dress in the same 1,1111113 Cr
the last viii rss did. They u►ed to work in Spitaltields, 41111
do any jot they could get from env one.
I he Nlagisii aryl sent for Ali. Worth, who had employed
them, anti es 000 oo ed him. He said he had been in the habit
tif them occa.uatally ; they had left him prior to
the murder, but did not know where they went to. They
weer hoth single m .0, rather of disvolitte habits, and rout li
addicted to tit inking %hen they had any money. Their chief
einpl,iyinent was market porternig, but they had nut been
seen in the nearket since the mitotic, was committed.

SEDUCTION.---About a fortnight since a most beauti-
ful and accomplished girl, 18 years of age, the only
d tughter of a respectable tradesman at Bath, eloped from
her parents' protection with a Captain in the army and
who, it seems, is already married. The afflicted father
of the young lady lust no time in pursuing them, but
it was not until Wednesday that, after a must difficult
search, he succeeded in discover ing that they had taken
apartments in Manor Place, in the King's Road,
Chelsea ; and having made application at Bow Street,
he procured Smith and two other officers to accompany
him to the residence uf the lovers. On inquiry, finding
they were gone out, but expected home to dinner, the
fitther and officers placed themselves in ambush at a
public house near opposite. where, after having waited
upwards of three hours, they saw them pass on the op-
posite side of the road. The father, with the officers,
immediately pursued, and overtook them, just as they
were en tent' thehouse where they resided. The anxious
father directly seized his child, who, in all the agony of
stirprise and terror, clung to her lover for pro ection,who
vowed no earthly three should part them ; and it was not
without the utmost difficulty (the lover being of
powerful and athletic make) that they could be sepa-
rated. lit the struggle the gentleman's coat was lit-
terally turn to pieces. The baiter and daughter, with
the officers, proceeded to the public-house, hollowed by
the diseintsolate Captain in tatters, when a scene ensued
that bathes description; the father entreating his child
to return to the arms and ease the anguish of her almost
broken hearted mother—the lover imploring her, with
tears not to thisrke him. This having taken place in
a public tap-room filled wits spectators, the father,
daughter and discainthrted lot cr, with the officers,
retired to a private room, and at length the two former,
still accompanied by the ufli..ers (hose off in a hackney-
eoach, leaving the Captain vat iferating that he would
immediately follow them to Bath, and assuring the
weeping fair one she should s.ion be restored to him.—
This atttir will no (twilit furnish employ to Cie gentle-
men of the long robe, es the &the: of tile yam) 4 is ty
mote than once expressed his determination to joeurcute
the Cemain for seauction.
1.; ..,LpM MON N T Itirv.---Copy of a letter to the
pr,,p -tog of the Lord Nelson Coach, Glasgow
•, • ,emea—Several years ago l deli ~tt by
err drivers three dill rent thnes take lime on
. as n ho•:(•••, al.hcog:i 1 m v • ushametl to
tit that made me so.
note eiclose-1, as an erittiVa-
' vant,