The Sun.
London, England, 1813-02-23 00:00:00

MURDER. OF MR. RICHARD. SEX..

It is with regret we state, that the Murderer of
Mr: Richard Sex' has not been taken, notwith-
standing a reward of fifty poinnis has limn offered
for his apprehension. The follo,xing is a state-,
went of the transaction, and a description of the
perpetrator:—
Henry Lcmgridge, a tenant -ot Mr. Sex, and liv-
ing very near him, in the parish of Pensharst, in
Kent, was a day-labourer on the-estate of Widen
l'on'e), List). at LankingtoirGreen, near ?en shurst,
not far from Tlimbridge Welts. Having left his
work On Monday evening, the Ist of Pehrtuiry,
with his son, a boy about nine years old, between
five and six o'clock, and proceeding homeward',
they stopped to rest in a field 'called ,Sandfieht,
about a quarter of a mile from home, lualog first
cut a bundle of sticks, and laid them ftero.;,., the
foot-path. The deceased afterwards coining
the same field in his, way borne, stumbled ier the
sticks, and seeing Langridga close by, asked him
what be Meant by laying those things across the
road, to throw people down.? Some words fol-
lowed, and even some sparring. The buy, who
appears to he very ingenuous, says, that ;\ll..
attempted to knock his fitherdown, but t nut
accomplish it'; and then his father ordered.him tot
go homewards, saying be would hill .Se.: that
uhtlit, or else he would transport him to-morrow.
Atter the boy. had got the distance of :another
field, he distinctly heard the.cry of ", Murder
several times repeitted.--7-It appears, Langridge'
had &thick ashen club, cut sharp at the bottom,
wherewith he beat Mr. Sex so dreadfully, as to
fracture his skull, break both his arms, and force
out of the Socket one of his eyes ; he also thrust
the pointed end between the chin, and windpipe,
into the mouth and through the tongue of the ob-
ject of his fury, and after glutting his revenge,left
him to welter in his blood, and proceeded after
the boy, whom he overtook before he'got home,
and strictly charged himito,...tell no person what
Matt happened. When at home, Langridge cut the
instrument Of his 'barbarity into three or tour
pieces, and laid them on the lire, but with the
bloody side towards the flames, that his,wife might
inlke no observations upon it. Next morning,as
if nothing haul happened, ha proceeded on-.to his
work. again, and sent the bay fort and to see if
Sex was, removed ; when he heard that the. body
was still lying tbcrc and alive, he ;took another
road—and the deeeased lay there- from between
seven and &gilt o'clock thepreceding evening till
nine in 'die morn;ng, before ire was di ;covered; he
lived till the Sunday following without being able
to articuLate. When .I.,:ingridt;e came home on,
*laic Tuesday evening, his wife told him what had
happened to Mr. Sex, and hoped. he lied no coo-
ecru in it.; tp which beanswered by as!king if she
wanted such a dose. I-le took his supper, and
went out of the door; saying, •i Mary, 1 shall
nevermore see you alive." The Coroner's inquest
sat upon the body, and returned a verdict of
Ifitfai Murder against Henry Lein;:fri‘lge. lie is
a labourer, about -;3t) years of age, 5 feet 7 inches.
high, dark complexion, dark hair, 'legs a little
bowed, very strong made, a full hold eye, and,
'thick eyebrows., lie had on when lie.abscOaded;
it litter or cotton waistcoat, and aU old blacl'h at,.
-and carried away an .old white title with
tt;rty" vt,,, 4 fro Ott torclii!-oy jacket, dark
fustia,ii breeches, and high shoes, nailed with. but.
a few large nails. is a rnitive of Fletehiaz, in
Sussex, and" belongs to the paridi it,e.xlay,, in
Kent. it is thought he was seen going over
BrOtriley Common, on the road to London, on
the Wednesday following the perpetration of the
atrocious act.