The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-04 00:00:00

SHOCKING MURDER NBA R LINCOLN.

On Thursday a shocking murder was discovered to have
been committed upon a mother by her son. The scene of
the tragedy was a small house at Scotherne, near Lincoln.
The name of the murdered woman was Sarah Webster, a
widow, about 67 years of age, and the name of the mur-
derer is John King, a farm labourer, her illegitimate son,
with whom his victim had resided since the 21st ult. The
unfortunate deceased was well known at Lincoln, where
she had resided for the last twenty years, the greater part
of which period she kept a house of ill-fame, where her
own daughters resided with her in a state of prostitution.
Sho was married some time after the birth of the prisoner,
and had several children by her husband, whose name was
Webster. It appears the prisoner is a married man, and
has a son 12 years of age, and a daughter 17. He has been
subject to fits, and his wife, who is in the habit of going
out to work, had sent for her to take care of him during
her absence. On Wednesday ho struck his mother a blow
on the stomach as she was giving him some tea ; and from
that time she appeared terrified at his violence. On Thurs-
day the murdered woman was left alone with the prisonei,
his wife and daughter having gone to a funeral in the vil-
lage of Scotherne. The person who lives next door to the
prisoner was returning home about four o'clock, when the
prisoner beckoned to her from the window ; and, as she
approached, he put out his hands and said, " Come on, I
have had a spree, and am ready for you again." On enter-
ing the house, she discovered the unfortunate woman
seated in a chair and weltering in her blood. Her head
was hanging on her right arm, and she was bleeding from
the mouth and face. An alarm was made, and several
neighbours were soon on the spot. They discovered that
the deceased was quite dead. It is believed that the pri-
soner had beaten his mother with his fists about the head
and face, and that she had fallen on the edge of the chair,
breaking her jaw in the centre. The blood had spurted
through the spindles of the chair, and stained the wall
underneath the window. The prisoner's right hand was
also covered with blood. An inquest was held on the body
immediately afterwards by Mr. Hitchins, the coroner' and
pafotestrmtohrteemexeaxmamininataitoinon of ofathebody,number ofthe jury witnesses,
, and a
verdict of " Wilful murder" against the prisoner
was forthwith committed to the assizes at Lincoln: and
he

Father Lacordaire has been ordered to leave Paris by
the Archbishop acting in concert with the Government.
A few days since, addressing a crowded congregation at
the church of St. Roque, he was enlarging upon the
nobleness of a simple truthful character which disdained
to purchase a temporary success by crooked means,
when he exclaimed, " However magnificent the design,
however grand the execution, even if the object be to
effect what is called the saving of a nation, he who, to
effect this effect, makes use of villanous means is himself
nothing but a villain." The sermon contained other
political allusions no less obvious and severe.
THE FREEDOM OP THE CITY VOTED TO DR, LAvABD!
M.P.—Yesterday, at the meeting of the Court of Com-
mon mon Council, Mr. Deputy Bennoch moved that thi3lefnry
dom of the city of London be presented to Dr.i.ng and
Austin Layard, as a testimonial of his
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of sacred
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race ; and for his indefatigable
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to hes collection of this country has been eniaeur
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agreed to.