The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-26 00:00:00

SHOCKING MURDER.

WASHINGTON (PENNAIiEVANIA), AVG. s.—On Wd-
nesday last, William Cranford, a wealthy farmer; of Fallow-
field township, Washington county, was committed to gaol, in
this place, for the murder of his son Henry, the day be-
fore, at about the age of 28 years. This horrid deed is said to
have had its origin in a disagreement which existed for Some
time between old Mr. Crawford and his wife, ' the mother
of the deceased, she living at the time the murder was com-
mitted in the same house with the son, separate from the re-
sidence of the old man. Oh the morning' previous to put-
ting into execution his hellish purpose, -it appears that
he had declared, that he would kill his son that day.—
The instrument of death, a gun, was attempted to be
wrested from him by some person present, who desist-
ed, on the old man's threatening to kill him if he did not
cease to- interfere. Ile deliberately took aim, we are informed,
-placed the gun agaihst the cheek of th-. 1 door, before' which his
son was sitting, and shot him dead on the spot. A person who
was present at the time says, the deceased had been repeatedly
threatened by his father, hut from the age and infirmities of the
old man, he apprehended no danger • except from the gun,
which he had put out of order for his security—the. father,- hoiv-.
ever, had procured some person who repaired. it.

0,LI) BAILtY.

[Further Particulars of yesterday's Proceedings:l
HIGNWAY ROBBERY.—INTERESTING CASE.

Joseph Redman, a respectable looking young man, was in-
dicted for assaulting William Brown, on the King's highway,
and taking from his person a gold watch, &c. his property.,
Mr. ADOLPHUS stated the case to the Jury ; and Mr. AN-
DREWS appeared for the.prosecution.
The prosecutor stated that he lived at Bethnal-green; was
passing through Prince's-street on the evening of the 14th July
last ; saw prisoner, who rushed towards him and took the
watch from his person, which he handed to one of his confede-
rates : they assaulted witness, and afterwards ran away, and he
pursued, crying " Stop thief!" He was ultimately secured,
and identified; verily believes the prisoner at the bar was the
man who robbed him.

Cross-examined.--Had no doubt he was the man ; does not
know that he said before the Magistrate he was like the man ;
witness said he was one of them.

The Court pressed the witness as to' this remark, as much
depended to the prisoner on his accuracy.—Witness had no
doubt but he was the person ; knows a man of the name of
Greenwood, (who was yesterday convicted of a capital offence) ;
saw Iffin at Worship-street Office ; he is so much alike with
his 'hat on that he should hardly know one from the other.
The COURT again examined witness.—Witness thought he
was the same man.

The evidence of prosecutor's wife was not more conclusive
as to identity than her husband's.
Mr. Brown was re-called by the COURT.—He thought that
Greenwood and prisoner were near alike.
Mrs. Brown stepped forward and said, Greenwood was two
inches higher.
The daughter of prosecutor was also caned, but all she
could say was, that the prisoner was like the man who robbed
her father.

COURT.—Gentlemen of the Jury, Greenwood is in custody :
perhaps you would like to see him.
Greenwood appeared at the bar, and the similarity between
the young men struck every one with astonishment.
Mr. A zironEws—lll make no observation—l'll leave it for
the Jury to say whether any man might not be mistaken.
Gibbs, the officer, went to prisoner's house, and in conse=
quence of description only, took him into custody.—Prosecutor
afterwards said, " 1 have no doubt that is•the man."
The witness, a Whitechapel constable, made an effort to set
forth his own industry as an officer, and interlarded his evi-
dence with allusions, which, although not connected with the
inquiry, might tend to impugn the character of the prisoner.—
We hope the severe castigation he has received during the pre-
sent Sessions from the Bench and Bar, will deprive this con-
stable of his unwarrantable flippancy.
The prisoner declared his innocence, and called Mary Allen,
who is servant at the Portobello public-house ; she stated that
the prisoner was at their house at the time the robbery was said
to have been committed.

.......
This witness underwent a severe cross-examination by Mr.
ADOLPHUS, as did other witnesses, who came forward for the
defence.

The sweetheart of prisoner, an interesting girl, swore posi-,
tively that she was present at the, Portobello, with prisoner, and
had spent the whole day with him and while standing at the
door with last witness, the thieves: ran by them. When Gibbs
came up, witness was waiting in the street, while prisoner went
into his brother's. Gibbs said, " What are you waiting for ?"
She said, " Not for you. I am waiting for a young man." When
he came out, Gibbs took him into custody. Witness said it
was impossible he could have committed the robbery, as he had
never left her. 'Was much hurt at being deprived of her sweet
heart, who was conveyed to'the watchhouse.. .

.
Mr. ANDREWS.—As you have this intimate acquaintance
with him, of course you know something of his character ?
Witness, Emphatically.-0 yes ! 1 have known him as long
,as I have known myself ; he is an industrious young man, and
worthy of notice.
Mr. Constable Gibbs was recalled, and denied that the young
woman had used such expressions. He afterwards admitted
the fact. _ _

This witness was examined by the Foreman of the Jury, on
account of the unintelligible manner in which he gave his
evidence.

_
Goddard, the constable of the .night, did not hear any con-
versation like that of the female friend of the prisoner; the
impression, however, was, that from her manner, the prisoner
was guilty.
.11r. ADOLPHITS—I won't proceed any farther.
The COMMON SERJEANT observed, that an alibi had been
clearly established, and he hoped the young man would depart
from the bar without any imputation on his character. Verdict
—Not Guilty.
William Smith was found guilty, and sentenced to be trans-
ported for life, for picking the pocket of John Rippirigton, of a
sovereign and some silver.

NORIVICIt, SEPT. 25.—Notwithstanding the
united efforts of the Magistracy and the Peace
Officers, and the severe examples made by the
Courts of Justice on offenders,-the dreadful prac-
tice of machine breaking has been again resumed
by the deluded populace in this county. A con-
course of labourers and others broke in pieces
and destroyed a threshing machine at Attie-
borough, on Wednesday last ; and on Thursday
a number assembled in the street opposite the
premises of Mrs. Pilgrim, of Winfarthing, and
although the Peach Officers most earnestly en-
treated them to desist, and pointed out to them
the illegality and danger of such proceedings, and
how determined the Magistrates- were to put the
law in force in all its rigour against the offenders,
they immediately proceeded to invest the premises;
and having taken up the outward parts of a
threshing machine there at work, the property of
Robert Copping, of Diss, mounted it on its car-
riage, drew it away with shouts of triumph, and
plunged it into a large pit, in the parish of Shel-
flinger, leaving it sunk in LI feet• water, where it
still remains.—(Bury Gazette.)

SUICIDE.—The following letter, dated the
20th inst., has been received at the head Police-
office, Dublin, from the Coroner. at Athboy :--
" I send you the description of a man unknown,
who shot himself in Athboy, about six o'clock,
yesterday evening. He took a seat on the Ath-
boy car on Wednesday, near the Cross Keys,
County Meath, and told the driver be was in
search of a mart who had forged a bill for 1001.
on a merchant in Dublin ; that he had been in
Skreen and Navan in search of him, and would
go to Clonard that day in hopes of finding him.
An inquest was held on the body yesterday,
when the Jury returned, a verdict of insanity.—
The deceased was about 5 feet 8 inches in
height„. a heavy full-faced man, slightly pitted
with, the small pox ; sandy complexion, with
large high forehead, about 40 years of age ; had
on a blue coat, with gilt buttons, a narrow blue
and white striped vest, blue cloth pantaloons, a
new pair of suspenders, white cotton stockings,
new thin shoes, a Caroline hat, no maker's name,
a pair of slate-coloured gloves, a fine white mus-
lin cravat, without a pad, marked I. C. 7.' in
blue silk, a fine shirt, with a frill, and marked
with the same letter 4 in blue silk, a blue and,
white cotton pocket handkerchief. The pistol
brass mounted, a silver thumb plate with the
letters' M. L.' and made by Davisson, Dublin ;
•has a mark on the right hand, as if lately scalded.
Ile appeared to' have been left-handed, having
shot himself in the left temple, and the pistol
found in his left hand when dead. lie repre-
sented himself at one titne,as a baker in search of
work, but afterwards denied it."—(Dttb/iiz
Freeman's Journal.)

Mr. W. HUNTER, Of Rye,'has contracted to re-
move the vessel lately found at Matham, to Lon-
don, by land, which will be attqmpted in a few
days. One thousand pounds was offered for her
by some gentlemen from London, but refused.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

Riot and Assault in. Calinell-Buildings.

Yesterday James Callaghan, Patrick Sullivan, Philip Gre.
gory, Michael Singleton, John Fitzgerald, and Johanna Ha-
naghan, were indicted for riotously assembling, with three others
not yet in custody, in Calmell-buildings, St. Mary-le-bone, on
the:2lst of July last, and cruelly assaulting Daniel Connor and
others upon that occasion.
Mr. ADOLPIIUs and Mr. Jong LESTER ADOLPHUS ap-
peared to prosecute for the parish, and Mr. WALFORD de-
fended the prisoners.
From the statement of the Learned Counsel, it appeared
that about II o'clock at night of the day mentioned in the in-
dictment, a dreadful disturbance broke out between two par-
ties of Irishmen from the county of Limerick. The prisoners
at the bar were from Ardglass, and their opponents from New-
castle : and the prisoners, along 'with others, came into Cal-
mell-buildings shouting " Ardglass Boys for ever ;" they then
proceeded with pokers, shovels, tongs, and other dangerous
missiles, to assault whoever came in their way, in a most vio-
lent manner.

Daniel Connor was most cruelly beaten, and his jaw broken
by a blow from a cleaver or chopper (which was produced in
Court), given him by the prisoner Qallaghan. Mary Connor
was also assaulted while trying to save her brother from the
violence of the prisoners. Patrick Herbert was dreadfully
wounded by the rioters, and remained in the hospital for three
weeks to get cured of his wounds.
Mr. Anonrims, jun., then called Connor, Mary Connor,
Herbert, and a number of others, who completely established
the statement of the learned Counsel.

A great many witnesses for the prisoners were brought for-
ward, but their evidence was only of a negative character.
The Jury found the prisoners Guilty, and Callaghan, who
used the cleaver upon the jaw of Connor, was sentenced to six
months, and the other four male prisoners to one month's im-
prisonment in the' House of Correction, and the female to pay a
fine of Is. and be discharged.
William Ryan was found Guilty of an assault upon John
Desmond, a watchman of St. Giles's parish, on the 24th of
August last, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment the
House of Correction.

John Hogan' was found Guilty of an attempt to commit a
nameless offence upon a young man of the name of Hughes, on
the 3d of August last, in the parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields.
Hogan was sentenced to two months imprisonment in the
House of Correction.

William Thomson, found Guilty some days ago of a certain
offence, was this day brought up for judgment. He was sen-
tenced to be imprisoned 12 months in the House of Correction.
Thomas Willman,alias Funny Eye, Was indicted for violently
assaulting James Phipps, a constable of Pentonville, in the
execution of his duty, on the 19th of August last.
Mr. ADOLPHUS stated, that this prosecution was instituted
by the Watch Committee of the parish of Clerkenwell, for the
protection of their officers. That the prisoner and a number of
his associates got up a sham fight in the streets, in order to
attract a crowd of passengers to the spot, that he and they might
then proceed to rob and pick their pockets.
Phipps knowing the gang and their general character, at-
tempted to apprehend the prisoner, who made a desperate re-
sistance, and was rescued out of the hands of the officer by the
associates of Willman.

The case was proved to the satisfaction of the Jury, who
found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced to six weeks
imprisonment in the House of Correction.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

ALLEGED SALE OF CHILDREN TO GYPSIES.

BlAxsioN-HousE.—ln the course of an examination which
took place yesterday before the LORD MAYOR, relative to
making a provision for an illegitimate child, an extraordinary
fact was stated.

The officers of a parish were summoned to appear to answer
the complaint of the mother of a child, accusing them of hav-
ing withheld support from the infant, a very fine boy seven
months old. She stated that the grandmother of the child had
supported him up, to the hour at which the charge was brought,
and that the parish officers, upon being applied to, thought
proper to refuse assistance, on the ground that the father was
able to take upon himself the task. She did not dispute the
ability of the father to do so, but it was to be recollected that
he was a sailor, and of course very uncertain in his engage-
ments as to money matters. The officers, notwithstanding this
uncertainty, were willing to consent to an engagement with the
father, the condition of which was, that he should himself
take the child under his care ; an offer which she regarded
with the utmost horror, but to which they listened with appro-
bation. Indeed they might very well approve of it,. in her opi-
nion, as it was calculated to save them all future trouble about
the child.

The Loltro Maxon desired to know why the mother feared
so much to place the child under the controul of his father,
who had, it was understood, offered sufficient security to the
parish that the greatest care should be taken of him ?
The mother replied, that the father had made up his mind,
if his proposal should be accepted, to dispose of the child to a
gypsy gang. at Norwood.
The Parish Officers ridiculed this statement, and said they
were perfectly well satisfied with the security proposed that the
child should be out of the reach of danger.

The grandmother of the child assured the Lord Mayor that
the father had already sold a child, which his Sister had by a
sailor, to-the Gypsies at Norwood; and that the gang had al-
ready stained the poor baby's face and body so that nobody
Could recognise it but those who had been in the habit of see 7
ing it constantly. This humane and tender-hearted father
had, moreover, told his intention to the mother of the child
then before his Lordship ; and as he was a man of his word in
such matters, and there was a .ready market for the child at
Norwood, it would, as sure as it lived, become the property of
the marauders, and never be heard of again in society.
The LORD :MAYou. expressed his surprise at so strange an
account, and asked the parish officers whether they were aware
of the practice ?
They replied, that they did- not believe such a practice
_
ex-
isted. At all events they were convinced that the father of thej
child would not think of such a sacrifice. There were nurses
at Norwood who undertook the care of children, they believed
upon cheap terms, and that might cause the mistake.
The mother said she had gone to Norwood to see the little
boy, which, the sailor had actually sold for a 'small sum of
money, and the work of transformation had then been carried
into effect. He was living with the gypsies, and had their com-
plexion. She could not think of subjecting her baby to so
frightful a change, and never would consent to permit the
father to have any authority over it.
The Leiub MAYOR, who respected the feelings of the.mo-
ther and the grandmother very highly, requested that the pa-
rish officers would enable the poor affectionate creatures to'sup-
port the child, by contributions upon the father, without put-
ting them to. the pain of supposing that the •boy would ever
become one of a gang of gypsies.
The Officers, although they entertained no apprehensions
of this extraordinary mode of disposing of children alluded to;
considering indeed, that the mother's fears sprung merely. from
imagination, assured his Lordship that they would supply the
means requisite.
A young-man of very respectable appearance, named Webb,
was charged by Mr. Lawson, woollen-draper, of Cheapside,
to whom be is clerk, and of whom he is a relation, with having
embeizled several sums of money.
M r.' Lawson stated, that he was not prepared with witnesses
to' prove the payment of the monies; but he had seen the
prisoner's receipts for several sums, and heard him confess that
he had collected cash for which he had not accounted, and which
was not entered in his book. 'Witness did not know to what
extent he had been robbed by the prisoner, whom he had
brought up from infancy, and educated, but he feared that the
plunder had been going on for some time, and ascertained that
the young man was connected with a set of bad people.
The prisoner was reinanded to the Compter until further in-
quiries be made.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET. (BENEFIT SOCIETIES.)
Yesterday a feeble man, near 70 years Of age, attended to ask
the advice of the Magistrate under the following circumstances
'He stated that he had belonged to a- Benefit Society for the last
15 or 20 years, during which time he never had troubled the
box, but age and infirmity had crept on him, and not being able
to work at his trade (-a tailor), he was obliged to declare on the
Society. He for a short time received the Society's Stipend;
15s, per week ;- but after a short time they refused to allow it
to him, and from the Ist of September until the present time,
lie had not received a farthing. The Secretary was present, and
said that the applicant was able to work, and he affected illness.
The Magistrate thought the man's age was sufficient to cause
debility, and he was entitled to his claim, and ordered the sum
from September to be paid, and tocontinue the weekly allowance.
The Secretary reluctantly consented to the former, but re-
fused the continuance, threatening to alter the laws of the So-
ciety, and scratch the applicant's name.
The Magistrate dared him to do it, and requested applicant to
inform him if such took place, and the Clerk of the Peace
should be immediately written to, to convince the Society of
their improper conduct.

The fine front of that ancient Palace,.Northum-
berland House, begins to assume a splendid and elegant ap-
pearance. The architectural ornaments, and particularly the
armorial bearings of the Duke of Northumberland, have been
repaired and beautified by the workmen—St. Pride's Church,
Fleet-street, is undergoing .a thorough repair.

# SINGULARLY ATROCIOUS CllAntir"Cialt
—..— e 01l
During the awful prevalence of the OP
the north-east of Spain, in the autumn of -10 'll
a foreigner, who was variously said to be aJO
se
a Turki an American, and a renegado, but v4l°_,
acknowledged vocation was that of a merchaa"
in which capacity he had amassed a large Pr..,0.
perty, visited the devoted city of Barcelona'
ot
A letter from thence gives the following ac,cols
of this singularly atrocious character:--- ha
man, who, from his long white beard, might ",e,
been taken for a Patriarch, had been an eJof
witness of all the plagues that had desolated! he
late years, the Turkish Empire. As soon as
d
heard that a pestilence had broken out iliato
city, he immediately hastened to it. He use ti
the
account for these extraordinary journies, "; ea
advantage which he found in such desolate
countries in purchasing his goods at a lowecof
than usual; but still it seemed inexplicable 0 0(
lust of gold could so far overcome the love to
life, and how the old man, who was already It
rich, could continually expose himself to 81116
inevitable death. Questions put to the stranabi
traveller were never answered clearly. S' here
arrived at such a theatre of death, he wrltinreil
himself from head to foot in tarred linen, cel..ellt
his hands with black leather gloves, his face "anti
a glass mask, and thus mounted on stiltsUool;
provided with a stick, which had an iron `'.."
at the end, he entered the infected hatlsedi
There he possessed himself of whatever he te:bie
seized off hidden treasures and the most va,',°: of
utensils, and tore their jewels from the lionieb-efe
the dead. More than once he is said t° bee
hastened the effects of the pestilence, and t° hose
given the death-blow to the victims °de
cries would have interrupted him in
biro trating his robberies. If chance led in° cor
a house which was still free from the „„a
tagion, he announced himself as a physicingled
woe to those who confided in his skill. .1-1"-„icey
with treasures he always returned to Yeithe
where admired by every body on account ° the
success of his enterprise, he waited ferittirk
signal for fresh booty, like the carriontiihteli
The news of the distress of Barcelora be„eilf
glad tidings for this wretch, and he lad arfort,
carried on his horrid trade among us for, a'et of
nighty when he was detected in the very a ye
stabbing a patient who was quite delirjeabo
This patient was a youngFrenc h merchoPt/nt of
was greatly beloved at Barcelona on accloo
his integrity. He had just lost his wife ae • air
sons, and was himself struggling against Mote
temper, which had hitherto spared this c°oo4
geous young man, who most tenderly deo3oo
himself to his family. He was murdered al 00,
in the arms of his countryman, Capt. glovi
was near his friend in an adjoining re",,ic to
Hearing the dooor opened, he hastened bat; the
the patient, sees the villain stab his friend refo
heart, rushes on him, seizes him, and tb ie fa
him on the ground, after a hard strugg
0;01
which the old wretch shewed InuchoSir,,
strength than could have been expected.
..,tirea.l
cried the wretch, finding himself overP"orbil
" surely you will not kill me."—" Villaitltotoo
hast thou done ?"--" But he was so ill."' 10,"
those things which you had already stole Pol
cc I thought every body was dead ; givn.aldeilore
life ; I will make you a rich man."—" 'on be
to offer me your blood-stained gold 2" c, SO
sill 4
without fear ; I possess several remedies aggitiof
the plague; I will give you as many seerple
as you can carry."—".And were you to ou.ci ths
two arrobas ?" 'c You shall have ten," salor4
murderer, and received the Captain'at ed the
through his heart. The Magistrates se,lit haa
body of the pretended Israelite, and liar. ii, Of
at the corner of Regomin-street. Tue,i'life"/
sent officers to the house in which he had for
and ordered all they found there to be old/
the benefit of the poor.

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ago,owf drunkennesshenwigs v
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than they now are, the London wig-1°31°00:
scantly recognised the hair which had heentof°'
from a drunken man, and gave less for it t ,
that of others. iv 01,
We regret to state that the fire at the f lives'
Port has been attended with the loss °,.iolis'
which from. the number of pOor people tiT` a t
tame
bited the tenement, could not be ascertaiturdai
the time the calamity haPpeued. On 'aleario°,
afternoon, while the , workmen were coraii''
away the rubbish, they discovered the rry we
of a man dreadfully scorched, and in a ceji of
tilated state ; the head and part of the "d it i 5
child was also found'at the same time, ' lot, a-
suspected that another child has bee" bt,l 9,3,)
one is yet missing.—(Edin. Courant, Ser
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H. Russell; Esq., of a daughter. rob, Airs.
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MARRIED.
Yesterday, at Marylebone church, Francis
Esq. of Troup, in the county of Banff, and - ~, fate -
county of Perth, to Maria, . only daughter
General Duff; of Carnousi ,e in the county of P,a.n 0.113111, Hey ,uf
On Tuesday last, the 24th instant, at Gagiiiier, Esliiciv
Henry Bentiack Curry Hillier, son of Wm. .`"`f- 3,10,i°1
Boleyhill, Rochester, to Ann, 'eldest ;laughter o
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On Monday, tire 23d inst., Benkunin Yates,
borough-place, Walworth, aged 64. c, Vss. es,
On the 24th inst., at Aylesbury, James Gea,coose IO her
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