The Sun.
London, England, 1813-07-28 00:00:00

INu.iuth.l: ON T 111,; HORRID MURDER.

We yesterday stated the circumstance of a most
barbaroes murder committed on a poor labourer,
jtetereeti tereassteeet and the Foundling Hospital.
The tollowine are the full particulars as'ilisclosed
co the inquest e
Ciu Monday Morning about fve o'clock, the
lady was discovered an a pool. of teeter the
heiek-rield at the top of Sidunputh-street,GraY's
Inu-laneeroad, with the trinrkg of several violent
blows about the head. It was taken to the sige
of the Prince Regent,- in Sidmouth-street, forthe
Coroner's Inquest. The Police Officers of Hatton
ti'arden, took up five persons on suipicion of the
mtmler, and they ere now in the House of COr-
reetioe, Clef kenwell, among whoinarer a Man pf
- the 'mute of Jetties Leary, and his-wife, With Whota
the deceased lodged.
At tour o'clock yesterday, the Inquest teas held
at the aboee house on view of the body, before
George Hodgson, Esq: Coroner.
IVilEarn Brunghton; a brick-maker, residing in
Paradise-street,- Mare-bridge, stated, thei he
worked in a brick-field. at the top of this street.
At about a quarter past five o'clock yesterday
''moreiug, when he bras at work, a little boy cente
to birth and told hint there Was soarebody drown-
' t'd in the pool, for there *III a shoe and d hat on
the brink of it. He went with the boy to the pit,
and seeing Sinnething in the water, he Went in
and up ,thee'dereased, tielto had ell his
clothes thr, except the shoe and hat his waist-
coat was open, he had dreadful marks on his skull,
and was quite dead.
ileyrnan Barnet, a hatter, residing• in Field-
lane., stated, that the deceased came on Sunday
Ca his shop, and reqraustetr to have a cheap hat ;
be sold the deeeased the hat now produced for --ts.
. end g ve,
‘biln (demo toe a 11. note. The deuces-
.. ed's wife came in at the time, looked over the
Money, and then gave it her husband, who put it'
in his pocket, and they both went away.
Cethaeine Champion, sister-in-law to the de-
, ceased; stated, that ehe'r,vent to deceased's lodge
hugs,. No. 4, Chart:ll-lane, St. Giles's, • abont-7,
o'clock on Sunday evening. bares teary :and
Catharine, his wife, both now in custody, were:
then there; they. had been drinking together.
teary, his wife, and the deceased walked out to
gcther, end she had not seen him since, until due
saw him dead. They arrived in London only htet
Wednesday three weeks, front irelend ; they lodg-
ed, the first tOuv nights• they canie, the room-
of James; Leary, in lievt-court, Saffron, hill ; from,
thence they.removed to &o. 4, (hurehdane, Si.
Giles's, The deceased' got no work since he arrive,
Ed in town, and was determined to retern to Ire-
'land before he spent what moaey he had, -as lie
.sohl t little property before he left Ireland, in
order to settle with 'his family in this country.
Charles Cooke-, an °the:el.-belonging to. the Po-
lice Office, Hatton-garden, stated, that!'in eanse-
quetree'of the report of this murder, he, aecompa-
pied by other officers, wept to-the spot yesterday
mornidg, where they met 'two little children of
the treeeaed.;.. the wife crime ehortly afterwards.
Onhearing".fronf that .11'coes l",-..eery, who re-
sides i 1 George-court,-ol' ,New.couq, rietiMane,
was tneetast eeen with luim„ they *vent to:
bis house, where they foetid the wife ; she told
them, on being tasked, that Rhe did ri.)flik.u-iw where
'her husbOnd "woriied,--and then roof: bold of un'otber
woman by the 'hand, and put it. to her breast,
.saying, ir()! feel how myheert beets.""fhis eir-
„cumstance ieduced
them le) take her into cnt,Jody.
They carefully examined the room, and fiated no
money, eerutoything that-could lead to a discovery,
except a shoermdter's hammer, that lay on one side
the-fire plate, Thinking; it was like au inStrumeet to
commit the deed they took it with them, and totold
that' the sharp flat edge matehed the eut on the hat ,
and
,:thee- other blows tier the head ; the hammer
I.llld some whitening on it, and there was also some
white ea the part of the hat where the blow was
given. Alter securieg • the wife they returned,
thinking to fund .the husband at home, and teetered
that he worked at Mr. Helstone's, in Cock- lane;
he was coining down a ladder from a hilibling
when they went there, mot lest he should be
alureeed, they inquired if Mr. Helstone was in the
way ? late anSiverel, you do not want 111r.11e1e
state(, you want. Inc.'' They told hiM he was
he went with them very -qeietly. On
the Wily_ he said, this is on aceount of the
elute ler of Edward Clifford." Oe being asked how,
it.hi that). ,He sati, he heard that' Morn-
log wluit had happened. Ailer be, *as taken to
the Heusi! of Correctioa, they examined him
cioNely, and (omid on the right- thigh of his
breiThg,..4 several spots of blood, one of them pretty
large, and which iCappeauctl had been attempted
to he rehired out with giant, Those breeches he
denied weJsittg on Sunday, but it was proved lie
did, his itockineS also appeared full of mod.
,Surg4,(4l, of Warren-greet, ,
Vela oe,.seleta ea 4' the decCascif, kiwi the dread-
eta, eeeelvei ureieted hilll, bew,e4:s eunfilkut
the ' •
Macy t;infor,i, di,,,A,ei-86,31, who wits
ce.oo, and 'woes .expeeted tea ne.i.o
eivery hui4E,: towed ttoh her hnOntud, the dccc;.,sid
Of h testtll
.vicce, of
grounitt he iota near ' county of Tip-
perary, oa the nionc,y he got for that and at llortie,,
he ext leeetl Cork for Bonk. of England I\l.ltol
Ilcr !husband, herself, arid the thildreu, arrived
in Lendoe three weeks last Wednesday ; be7rame
in order to get wor'r, as a klbourer; they lodged
the four first nights at .laufes Leery's, New-;court,
Evitl.-hurei where he has a room ; they then re-!
nn to 4, Church-lane, St. Giles's. Hee Itus-
- heed eot ao work since he came to London, which
itairttt'. hi"! Very trnbappV,, .a kid he Was detelleitted
to rettuet tai Ireleild before the entire of his little
tuoney gout', Last Snudrly morning her bus-.
band got up,, ant.;mown to her, and. weta out :
when slittactaril got up -antl
,garnet; between
se.yert truf eight welook. f-31le did not hi .1
them, but the asLed Jefary nut tils' tI
ey
4evo h ha, they bid her t;top„and that. fie ‘4,° seeetly he ;he flkl,eorne in. Amity -lifter;.,.ume
utter buying as hart, they returned hoine tout
',her; he stayed is all day till iwtweta flee and,
o.eleek in the eyenieg. dame, siay arm:
Cetharine his siiie then came air, mud eteepeet