The Sun.
London, England, 1836-06-07 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUESTS.

SUICIDE OF AIAnY ANN STACEY, IN YORK CASTLE.—
On Wednesday morning, at nine o'clock, an inquest was
held in the 'Council-room, York Castle, before John
Wool, Esq., the Coroner, and a respectable jury, on the
boly of Mary Ann Stacey, an unconvicted prisons, who
hanged herself on the afternoon of the previous day.

Mr. Shepherd stated, the deceased was received on the
13th of May, under a warrant from Mr. Badger, Coroner,
charging her with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Marsden.
She was placed in the unconvicted ward with two females, •
with particular directions that they were to take care she
did no harm to herself. For the first few days, a female
named Bridget slept with her. They were afterwards
placed in two beds in the same room. They had reason to
believe that she meditated self-destruction. About twenty
minutes past five he was informed the deceased had termi-
nated her existence—he immediately went, and found her
laid on tl:e wath-house floor. She felt warm. He sent for
the surgeon, and Mr. Brown immediately came. He re-
ceived rtle Otte produced from Mary Bridget. Undpr Mt;,
Brown's directions she was removed to lI ha Tho fallow-
ing was written on the .1401 in 4 legible hand, many of the
words being wrong spoiled t
Mv husband is deceived—he thought I was insane when
I killed Elizabeth, but I was not. She stole my combs, so
I thought she should steal no more, for I had a very deal
of trouble about them ; but I have repented ever since. I
have acted insane at home a long time to them ; they did
not know what insane people were at all ; but doctors I
cannot deceive no longer ; and when my husband asked
when he came to see me, he said you would not have done
it if you had been right in your mind ? I said, no. But
why was I the deceiver to him that had been so kind to me
over since he knew me ? He would have done anything
for me, and my father and mother, and all of them. nivi•A
I have deceived Miss Salt and all my friends ; thy,n at
last to deceive my husband ; when I tqld 14 thought I
was not right, but was I not siAl tkhoet it, and desperately
wicked ? Pity my htisharo, for he is deceived, I thought
I shuuld get off, and go to my husband again, but I seo I
canoot, and so plunge myself into ruin, might have been
as happy as anybody living, but I would not, for he was
steady and honest, and industrious, and always gave me
plenty of money, and- I had anything I wanted, but was
never content ; but if I had got home again I shouldbeen different, but I cannot—so adieu,Talia wAv4l-1g
from me—do give my huslmd iai %cow haeh again, for I
deceived himi avid (The money referred to was
thrco sAvereigns, left by the huibaad with Mr.. Holgate,
the ternksv, for her. ttr.t),
George Ohampney, Esq., surgeon, had seen the deceased
many times sine° sho came to the Castle, He considered
her quite insane, Yesterday morning he saw her, and she
was in the same state.

The Jury found a verdict—" That the deceased btlO4
herself; being at the time in a state of insanity,"
a ATTEMPTED MURDER oF A AviwNti amt. AND SUI-
CIDE Or 11144 -INTF.NPA I\loAutitkt.—An inquest was
bold :It tito Yorkshire Grey, Woodstock-street, Bond-street,
before limps and a most respectable jury, on view of
the body of William Fcrrers, aged twenty-one, late foot-
man to John Cox Bower, Esq., of No. 8, Woodstock-
street, who 'put a period to his existence by discharging thg
contonts•of a pistol through his head.
Caroline Langford, an interesting girl about sixteen ar
had '<yowl' the deceased only ten days, 112,Aug. only
seventeen years of age, servant in family of Mr, ilewer,
Mr. Bower's Service that
footmau in the fr,l4, ty\been in
Perto.l,l,i Akki the situation of
13,4ealesday afternoon last her
tuntg iOsixcAs went out, loilviOg witness and the
qeo•Wa IO charge of the licauso. About four o'clock the
eRtAW 111iq the. kitchen and assaulted her in a
'Otil:N/er. manner, She resisted his importunities,
went up stair?, to hor• bed-room. The deceased, how-
ever, fqllowed her,. with a prayer-book in his hand,
410 40gged she would forgive bins for what he had done,
and 11.4 master, Witness said she willingly for-
two mention what occurred to any one.
After th 44 be (deceased) went into his own room, but re-
Surnq very shortly, and again annoyed witness by his so-
licitations, which she repntia On her going clown stairs
he r"itrol wl ma up a pistol to her head, which
Wi'4lo", 40 made a report. Witness was dreadfully
alarmed. The deceased exclaimed, "See how your life
has. escaped ; but I will blow 111 v llr.kios out. Witness
afterwards wellt 11r, t',l thr, garret, which she locked her-
/4i W''44 hq,41.00r and mistress returned, which was
aloA 11.1.4 e 9.tekgeli in the evening. She then looked out of
WiCAWY tmvl• idormed her master that she was afraid
account for the young
Mr. Bower, the master of the deceaso24l,
the deceased had shot himself in the passage.
was umathle to
was of
I;etityttcd yerAiet ‘.‘• Tt:-atparary derange-
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TIW he endicit Society has succeeded, in a great
sAreots awl sluareg
the hired children with whom they used to beg i 4LAt At night
there arc still many mendictux‘ Nnk.,at,'P luOttogi about the
thev streets cleared of sturdy beggars, and
ktv4Ale'i. ''kepi is at Nvsent so giVikt 4 (104l4tid for labour,
that tim,le wbo are 4hic, 1%4-0 williug to wort, it they are so in-
%;ho, tq.e a groat atutuYa.tiPe, particularly IQ
cli,llo, nlikti4 easily obtAhl employment.
. The exertions of Mr. Deane, of the (living appa-
ratt, have proved successful. Ile has discovered the wreck
and Naluable cargo of the barivsic, of Liverpool, lost off the
poa4 of Killtec,. Glare, in Pel)ruary la:;.t.. i,Aftoria% survey of
aovdral days, over-an area of nearly ten acres in the " bottom
of the sea," this unfortunate vessel and cargo, valued At
.25,000/. we, fennd in a ravine, under twelve fathom. du"'
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