The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-10 00:00:00

APPREHENSION AND SUICIDE OF THE

MURDERER.

The mystery surrounding the above horrible tragedy is
now at an end, the murderer having been apprehended this
morning, and by some means having succeeded in com-
mitting suicide soon afterwards. There is reason to be-
lieve that he had prepared himself with the poison for the
purpose, and carried it about with him.

It appears that a man named Pearson, living in a row
of cottages known as Ann's Cottages, Wellington-road,
Camberwell-lane, having read in the newspapers the de-
scription of the murdered woman and children, and being
struck with the similarity to that of a female and two little
girls nalLed Hunt, who resided next door to him, gave in-
formation to the police, and on their going to the house
and seeing a man who admitted himself to be Mr. Hunt,
and reading the description of the deceased woman and
children to him, he admitted that it was his wife and chil-
dren. The police then took the man to the station, and
while on the road he became very sick and vomited. On
reaching the station the man was so ill that it was deemed
advisable to send for a medical man, and notwithstanding
his assistance the man expired, evidently from the effects
of poison, thus adding the crime of felo de se to that of
murder.

The murderer was traveller to Messrs. Macculloch and
Butler, herbalists, of Coyent-garden Market.
As soon as possible the cabman who had been engaged
by the murderer to drive him and his victims from the
railway station could be found, he was taken to the sta-
tion to see the body, and he at once identified him as the
man who had engaged him, and who was with the deceased
woman and children on Saturday night.
A letter-carrier also identified the bodies of the female
and the two children as the wife and children of Runt.
Dr. Lankester, the coroner, has been informed of the
suicide of the murderer.

MARE.ETS—This Day.

HAY MARK2TS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 5s Od ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 58 to £1 lOs per load.
Trade dull.

CUMBERLAND.—MearIOW hay, £3 Os to £4 ss; clover,
£4 Os to £5 108 Od ; and straw, 5s to D. lOs per load.
A slow demand.

WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 5s ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 108 Od ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 ]Os per load,
A heavy trade.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—Business has been moderately active, arid at the
public sales prices generally have been well maintained,
SuGAR.—The market has been rather dull, although
prices have not varied to any important extent for good
grocery qualities of West India. In the refined market
there is little change t.o report, the small quantity of goods
on offer, however, tends to keep up prices.
COFFEE.—The demand for colonial descriptions has
been steady, and late prices have been well sustained. The
stocks on hand are still comparatively larger than usual at
this period of the season.
RICE.—The dealings have been of the most limited de-
scription; holders, however, demand fully late rates.
TALLOW.—The market has been rather quiet. The
coarse of political events in Poland, however, has caused
some speculation in time bargains. P.Y.C. on the spot is
quoted 43s 9d to 445, and spring delivery 44s to 44s 6d per
cwt.