The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-13 00:00:00

THE MURDER AT WHADDON CHASE.

AYLSBURY, JAN. 12.—The prisoner, Charles
Lynn, has been visited, sine his confinement in this jail, by
the Marquis of Chandos, Lord Nugent, Lord Carrington, Sir
George Dashwood King, and several other persons of dis-
tinction in the county; and every means has been used, con-
sistent with his situation, to obtain from him not only the
motive that induced him to murder his friepd and companion,
but also to obtain some'clpe thatqr.figh lead to a discovery of
the fate of Mangan, Burnett's postmanVhose conti-
nued absence increases the Suspicion'theattachesikelf to the
wretched man, and the unfortunate Hogg. Lord Nugent had
had an interview with the prisoner on Tuesday, and was alone
with him for nearly a quarter of an hour, during which time
his Lordship was occupied in deep conversation with him.
Mrs. Lynn, the unfortunate mother of the prisoner, arrived
here on Tuesday evening, with one of her daughters, a young
woman of very interesting appearance, and Mr. Hooper, a gen-
tleman residing at Newington, who married into the family
All three were attired in deep mourning, and repaired to the
White Hart Inn, next the prison.

On Monday night, Mr. George Devall, a young man in the
house of .Sir Robert Burnett and Company, an intimate ac
quaintance of the deceased, as well as of the prisoner, arrived
here, hearing a letter, couched in very affecting terms, im-
ploring him to seek forgiveness from the Almighty, and to pre-
pare for a transition, which shortly awaited him, by an earnest
repentance of his crime, and intreating him to relieve the
dreadful anxiety of the relatives of Mangan, by acknowledg.
ing all he knew as to the absence of that individual; and con-
cluded by stating that he should see him (if permitted) on the
following day. On Tuesday morning, about 12 o'clock, Mr.
Devall was admitted to see the prisoner; he entered the cell
with the letter in his hand. The prisoner advanced towards
him, seemingly surprised, and exclaimed "Ah ! George, how
do you do; why didn't you bring my sister, with you ? It was
very kind to come and see me," and then shook him by the
hand. Mr. Devall, on presenting the letter, burst into tears,
and the prisoner said, very seriously, " Now, George, if you
fret, I'll not read the letter at all. lam happy," He then
broke the letter open hastily, and having read it, appeared
deeply affected. In the afternoon, Mrs. Lynn, her daughter,
and Mr. Hooper, were introduced to the prisoner, by Mr.
Sheriff; the governor. On entering the cell, the prisoner, who
was engaged in writing, did not observe them, but on raising his
head, he first caught a sight of his distressed mother. He
afterwards hung upon the neck of his agonized sister, and beg-
ged of her to console his mother, and not to be unhappy on his
account, as he was ready to die. His mother intreated him to
make a candid disclosure to her of the cause he had for destroy.

ing Abraham Hogg. The prisoner then detailed, somewhat
unconnectedly, the following most singular narrative, from
which it would appear that he was either attempting to impose
on his relations, or that at the time he committed the horrid
deed, he was labouring under a false impression, arising from
an aberration of intellect. lie said--

" I and Abraham went to the Saracen's Head Inn-yard,
Snowhill, and got upon the Liverpool coach ; I saw two men
in deep conversation with him, and two Gentlemen were on the
coach; the two men who spoke with Abraham I knew to be
Resurrection Men, and I was convinced that Abraham was
agreeing to sell my body to them for the Surgeons, two of
whom were on the coach. Justbefore the coach started, one of
the Resurrection Men, who was dressed like a sailor, got a bottle
of gin, and on the road they wanted me to drink two glasses for
their one. The men afterwards threw the bottle away, and
purchased another on the road. I and Abraham got down at
the 'White Lion, at Brickhill, and the landlord and others were
talking about robberies and murders; I din't like the con-
versation,lAnd I went to the public house opposite, and slept
there that night. On the following morning I went to the
White Lion, and the landlord said to me, " It is lucky fbr
you that you were not up sooner, or your body would have
been half way back to London by this time." I got on ano-
ther coach with Abraham, and passing by a common, I
jo,mped down and ran away : Abraham followed with my I
gun. When I got near a wood I heard the sound of horns and
trumpets, and I thought the resurrection-men were after me,
and that Abraham intended to kill me, and I am sure if I had
not killed him he would have killed nie." She (the mother)
then said what have you done with your money ? You know
I gave you five guineas when you left me." He abruptly said,
" Oh, I have given it all away." She said, " you know you
had your fathee's watch, which you declared you would not
part with, what have you done with it?" He answered, " they
have taken that from me." The prisoner then observed that
he had begun to write to her the whole particulars, and to re-
quest her to come and see him, and he took up the letter and
thrust it in the fire. Mr. Hooper, in as delicate a manner as
he could, desired him to say if he knew the cause of the absence
of 3langan, as it was generully reported that he and Hogg
had disposed of him in some way or other before they left
London ? The prisoner seemed much hurt at the report,
and declared most solemnly that he knew nothing whatever of
Mangan. Mr. Hooper asked if Abraham Hogg knew any thing
of him ? The prisoner replied anion-11,1y._ 6 Not that 1 Irnaw
of." Mr. Hooper, and the brother and sister of the prisoner,
remained with him for about three quarters of an hour, and
then took their leave. The mother, on quitting the cell, said
she would come again and see him. He told her that he did
not wish her to come again, as it would be painful to see her ;
that he wanted for nothing, as he received every comfort from
Mr. Sheriff, the governor. This morning Mrs. Lynn was ex-
tremely anxious to see her son once more before she left for
London, and as she understood that the Rev. Mr. Ashfield, the
chaplain to the gaol, intended to read prayers to the prisoner,
she expressed a wish to be present ; she, her daughter, Mr.
Hooper, and Mr. Devall, were admitted ; the prisoner paid
deep attention to the religious exercise of the morning. After
prayers the prisoner said his boots were heavy, and he wised
for a pair of light shoes, which Mr. Devall purchased for him
in the town, for which kindness the prisoner expressed him-
self very thankful. The parting was extremely painful to all
present. Mrs. Lynn, Mr. Hooper, Miss Lynn, and Mr. De-
vall., started for London at three o'clock in the afternoon.
There being no evidence taken before the Coroner to identify
the body of the deceased to be that of Abraham Hogg, it be-
came necessary for the ends of justice that some of the rela-
tives should see it before it was interred. Accordingly George
Hogg, a brother of the deceased, and Mr. Tier, a brother-in-
law, residing in Kennington-lane, Lambeth, started from the
metropolis for that purpose. The funeral was to have taken
place on Tuesday, but as they did not get clown till late in the
evening of that day, it was feared on their arrival at Aylesbury
that the interment had taken place. They had exhausted their
finances in travelling, and having fifteen miles to go to Wiled-
don, they' made their situation known to Sir George Dash-
wood King, who advanced them money to pay for a post-
chaise and incidental expences, observing that there would be
no opposition under such circumstances to the charge being
out of the county rate. Sir George gave them a letter of in-
troduction to Mr. Lowndes, the Magistrate, requesting that
the bearer might see the body, and if it had been interred, lie
suggested the necessity of an exhumation taking place. They
arrived at Whaddon at 9 o'clock on Tuesday night, and were
accompanied by Mr. Lowndes and the constables to the church,
where the body was lying in a shell in the aisle. On the lid
being taken off, George Hogg was much affected, on viewing
the mangled remains of his brother. He burst into tears, and
exclaimed, "My poor murdered brother." Although not a
feature in the face was discernible, yet he said that he
started
in swear positively to its being his brother's corpse.—
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Chase, which they had to pass over, and the density of the
fog, they were lost for two or three hours, and at last got to a
cottage, from whence they obtained a guide and light. Dur-
ing the time they had lost their way, they passed Snell's Copse,
and did not arrive here till four o clock in the morning.
It appears that Hogg and the prisoner booked their places by
the Liverpool coach, in a fictitious name, the day before they
left London. A coat was left by Hogg, at his lodgings, in
Glasshouse-street, Vauxhall, on his quitting London, in the
pocket of which was subsequently found the following re-
ceipt :
" Mr. Smith two outs, for Liverpool, at half past six o'clock
in the morning ; paid 10s. ; to pay 3/. 10s.; by the Tally-ho
coach, on Wednesday. (Signed) " J. 111."
This document was brought to Aylesbury by the brother
George, and shewn to the prisoner by Collins, the turnkey,
who asked him if he knew any thing of it ? The prisoner, on
looking at it, after some hesitation, said " I know nothing about
it." The paper was then returned to Mr. Tier The last few
days the prisoner has been quite calm, and slept soundly at
night. He is constantly watched, but in consequence of his
composed manner, the strait waistcoat, with which he was
bound at first, has been taken off. There are various opinions
as to the soundness of his mind.

FUNERAL OF ABRAHAM HOGG.—This afternoon, at three
o'clock, being appointed for the interment of the body of the
murdered man, in Whaddon Church-yard, a considerable num-
ber of persons, residing at Whaddon, Winslow, and the ad-
joining villages, assembled. The parochial officers were pre-
sent when the body was removed, on the shoulders of four men,
from the ihterior of the Church to the grave which had been,
prepared in the Church-yard. During the reading of the fune-
ral service over the corpse by the Clergyman of the parish, the
most profound attention was paid to the solemn ceremony.
The coffin was made of oak, and the inscription was as fol-
lows :—" Abraham Hoog, died 6th January, 1825, aged 26
years." None of the relatives of the deceased were present at
the funeral, which excited some surprise, especially as the two
brothers were in the village on Tuesday night.

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MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK.

t ENGLAND.
Monday,tb. Jan. 17, LONDON. Nos. 1,8, 11, 15, 22, 104,
284, 293, 308.
COUNTRY. Nos. 20, 72, 102, 219, 311,
368, 423, 509, 510, 521,
583.
- 18, Lorcnow. Nos. 33, 42, 266, 309.
COUNTRY. Nos. 127, 151, 167, 170,
184, 199, 281, 385, 532,
544, 551.
Wednesday, - 19, LONDON. Grand Steward's Lodge.
Nos. 36, 56, 91, 92, 134,
225, 296, 321.
Coux•rnY. Nos. 95, 105', 124, 14n,
207, 229, 339, 342, 465,
487, 489, 529, 581, 673,
711.
- 20, LONDON. Nos. 65, 152, 274, 388.
House Corn. Fern. Sch.
COUNTRY. Nos. 48, 113, 171, 288,
416, 451, 453, 466, 469,
511, 561.
- 21, lioxnom. No. 493.
COUNTRY. Nos. 28, 39, 55, 193, 4VO,
600, 646.

Tuesday,

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Fuiday,

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