The Sun.
London, England, 1830-08-18 00:00:00

MURDER or A NEW POLICEMAN.

On Monday night, between twelve and one o'clock,
police constable Long, No. 43, of the division G.,
was most barbarously murdered while on duty in'
the Gray's.lnnulisd. The unfortunate man, it ap-
pears. had for a consideruble time previously been
Winching three men, whom he had seen lurking
about hits beat. lie suspected them of an intention
to break into some house, end he communicated his
suspicions to some constables of. division 0,- whose
boundary is on the opposite side of the road, de-
siring them also to keep a look-out; but about the
time stated,, while he was passing a very extensive
dead wall which encloses the St. James's burial
ground, the villains followed him, and one of them
plunged a knife into his body. .Tl 4 victim of this
atrocious deed staggered 'a few paces, then fell into
the road, and died almost instantly. The instrument
with which it was committed is a shurp-pointed
shoemaker's knife, which had been driven with such
force, that the murderer in withdrawing his had
pulled away the handle only, and the blade was after-
Wards found buried in the body of the murdered
man. The only person near the spot at the moment
was a female, who had seen the three men ap-
proach the deceased, and seeing the latter fell, she
seized one of the men, who was coining away from
the body, and called out " Murder." Lle broke
away from her, however, but a man, who is said to
be the same, was stopped presently afterwards, and'
secured, and the handle of the knife was picked up
near the spot. Another man was also taken. The
suspicions which the deceased entertained of the
purpose, far which the men had been lurking about
were confirmed by the fact of several housebreaking
tools being picked up on the spot from which the
villains fled eller commiiiing the murder. The
poor men has left.a wife and live children to lament
his loos, lie was tr watchman' in St. Luke's parish
previously to the establishment of the police-force,
and is stated to have been a mart of good character.

At eleven o'clock yesterday morning, John Smith
and Lawrence Summers were brought to Hatton-
garden peliee•otlieei :charged with the .wilful murder
of Thomas Long, a policemen 'of the division G.,
No. 43, in the Gray's-inwroad, about twelveo'eloek
un Monday night, the particulars of which will be
found above.

Thomas Prendwill, a watchman, stationed at
Mr. Cubitt's, the builder,_ in Oray's-inn-road, stated
that libout twelve o'clock he heard the rattles spring-
ing, and a cry of " Murder I" and " Stop thief P'
Ile proceeded to the spot, and saw the prisoner
Smith running, wbom.he secured, and delivered over
to the policemen who came up. •
John Newton, division G., No. 32, stated that he
*as on duty about twelve o'clock in the Gray's-inn-
road with the deceased, who had conununieated to
him the fact of some suspicimci fellows being about,
and they both determined on keeping a strict watch.
Shortly after three upert•passed, and on corning op
he (witness) found the deceased on the knee of u
yaung man. The deceased said, " Oh, Gled, I'm a
dead man." Witness pursued the men, who were
running, and received the prisoner from the first
witness. There were three men' in company when
witness first saw them. The decenised did nut speak
after he exclaimed he was a dead man. Tim pri-
soner was greatly agitated when witness took him,
end some person .said the men is 6tabbt,4l, but the
prisoner made no remark.

John Coe, a bricklayer in the employ of Mr.
Cubitr, sworn, stated, that he was on the spot
about ten minute* to twelve o'clock, and saw the
deceased lying on his back. lie saw three men or
more run away. 'Witness did not parsue them, but
rook the deceased n hi knee. Witilne was doing
this a cry of " Stop thief !" was raised, and the de-
ceased said "I urn stabbed." He requested witness
to unbutton his coat and loosen his stock, when the
deceased reclined his head on witness's shoulder and
expired. He did not say who tabbed him. The
body was conveyed to n 0144;o:item, whm the knife
was drawn from below the sixth rib, anti very nearly,
if not from, the heart. The deceased was quite
dead before he could be conveyed to the surgeon's.
Mary Ann Stevens was present little before
twelve o'clock, and saw the deceased following three
men. One of them had a cot on one cheek, and
the prisoner Smith was one of them. Witness saw
them together, and saw the deceased fall. lie tuti4:
I gm a dead man." Witaesa immediately cried
out murder, and the men ran uway one of them
dropping a piece of iron from his coat. The other

prisoner, Summers, was in the crowd, but, witness
did not identify him as one of the men she Saw with
the deceased. She thought he was not one of them.
John Dennis was near the Calthorpe Arms at the
time in question, and saw the deceased with three
men near him ; two were on his left side, and one
on his right; the prisoner was on his left, and
nearest him, The deceased appeared to be ordering
them to go on, when he received a blow from the
prisoner Smith, and instantly fell on his back. Wit-
ness never lost sight of Smith until be was secured.
Peter Millican saw three men in company in
Wells-street, round the corner of which they turned.
The prisoner:Smith was :one of them. • The police-
man (the deceased) went up and said, "What have
you been after.?" when he was immediately stabbed.
The men then ran. off in different directions. He
Was positive that Smith was one of the men. There
was no violence used on the part of :the deceased,
who merely attempted to take one of them into cue.
tody, when he received the blow.
Several other witnesses were examined, but their
testimony only went to subsequent parts of the
transaction.

The prixoners denied all knowledge of the dread-
fulacr, and were remanded.

It is evident that the intention of the party was
to commit a burglary, as a crow-bar, a large rasp,
several files, and other implements of housebreaking,
were found near the spot. The general belief is,
that the unfortunate man. had been marked by the
gang, whom he had previously disturbed, and who
were bent on taking his, life at all 'words. The
police are in active pursuit of the accomplices.