The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-12 00:00:00

HORRIBLE MURDER.

Saturday the 29th ult, the body of a man, of the
name of Radcliffe, was discovered lying in a lane be-
tween Burton-wood and Warrington. It appeared
he had received several wounds in the head, which
had been the cause of his death. As soon as the
intelligence was communicated to the constables of
Warrington, they, assisted by several gentlemen, set
out to endeavour to discover the perpetrator of it;
Suspicion falling on a man named Eaton, who was
known to be on terms of intimacy with the de-
ceaged's wife, he was apprehended in Burton-wood,
whilst endeavouring to make his escape over a pig-
stye, having heard that persons were inquiring for
him. An inquest was held on the body the same
day, but, for want of proper evidence, the Court was
adjourned until the following Thursday, when a ver-
dict of" wilful murder" was returned against Eaton,.
It appeared before the Coroner, that Eaton had left
his house about eight on Friday evening, having pre-
viously changed the hat which he usually wore (a
white straw) for one covered with black canvas, and
did not return until after ten, when lie called at the
house of the deceased's father, and inqured if Rad-
cliffe had been there. He was answered by a son
of the deceased, and, in the course of their conver-
sation, Eaton said that he had had a quarrel on the
night previous at the Chapel-house, and was near
being thrashed; upon this the boy remaiked that be
bad then blood upon his face, which Eaton denied,
but which was again asserted by the lad, who got
up and pointed to it, and also to blood upon his
hand. Eaton accounted for it by saying that it was
occasioned by his falling over a barrow on his way
to the house. On searching the house of a sister
of Elton's, which he was in the habit of frequent-
ing, a pitchfork was found, the prongs of which, and
also the handle, were smeared with blood; and the
footmarks about where the body lay corresponded
exactly with the shoes worn by Eaton. The wife
of Radcliffe, since the melancholy affair took place,
has conducted herself in a most disgusting manner..
On the conclusion of the inquest, when Eaton, the
supposed murderer of her husband, was in the cart,
to be taken to a place of confinement, she came ou;
of the public-house and shook him by the hand, evi.
dently distressed at his situation, She also had been
apprehended, but, for want of sufficient evidence,
was discharged. Eaton has sunk very much since
his confinement, and begged not to be left alone in
his cell. He was sent off to Lancaster on Sunday
morning last. The place where the murder was
committed is remarkable for its loneliness, being a
dark narrow lane, nearly covered with underwood.
—Liverpool Coarier.

On Monday last Lord Chancellor BROUGHAM
stopped in Granthamand took refreshment at the Angel,
and rsth la
their admiration of the great public testified their interest in the
inn, on his road to London. The inhabitants speedily acs
sembled in great numbers, and gave his Lordship such
causelo n d
hearty
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functionary by whom it has been so nobly advocated.—
Stamford Mercury.
We understand that a letter has been received
from Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, expressing his desire to be
of the party to the dinner to be given to the Marquis of
LANSDOWNE at the Bear inn, Devizes, on Wednesday
next. Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE is expected to accompany
Sir FRANClS.—Devizes Gazette.
A student in medicine, residing in the rue
Hayacinthe St. Michael in Paris, and a young woman to
whom he was devotedly attached, have put an end to their
existencetheirfrt:eyods, s uffts,tc.attii4 the motives of the suicide, which. -The young persons wrote letters
to
they accomplished with the greatest sang froid and rm..
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