The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-18 00:00:00

THE sUN, LONDON. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 18, Is4l

EVENING SUN

had healed ; he added, that he was promoted to a lieu-
tenancy in consideration of his gallantry. I remarked
that he must have been a very young lieutenant, as he
tould not have been above ten or twelve years of a2;e,
upon which he said he had been in other actions. he
had been at Corunna and fought under Sir John Moore,
and the spent ball which killed the general struck an
officer near him, and in falling the latter knocked him
down. After giving other instances of the patient's state
of mind, witness said in conclusion he was decidedly of
opinion that be was incapable of governing himself and
his affairs.
Drs. Monro, Southey, and Sutherland, and a nuober
of other witnesses were examined, from whose testim.neY
it appeared that Mr. Newton laboured under the de.lll-
- that he obtained a. medal at Oxford, that he went
to the battle of Waterloo to make officers' wills, that he
had been engaged on board the A 61.1 and Sparrowhawk
in cutting out vessels in the Charnel, and he entered
the San Josef at Plymouth, and that he had shot six of
his keepers in 1839. Proof was also; adduced that he
had never been in the navy, and his di.:ease was stated
to be of a permanent nature, as it arose from paralysis.
Upon the introduction of Mr. Newton, svho is of di-
minutive stature, the Chief Commissioner asked him
if he was aware what he 'sn,e there for ? To which h
replied, " To be discharged." • Upon;further intorroga-
e
tion, he said that lie was in a very nervous state hen
he went to Messrs. Elliot s, in 1839, but that hewwas
now quite well. He was aware .of the nature of the pro-
ceeding, and had no objection to answer any question.
He was born on the 1211' of Septomber, 1795, at 'Taun-
ton, in Somerset, and his father -,vas a coal-merchant.
He was articled to Cardale's, in Bedl'ord-row, and after-
wards became a partner, and was sol:L'eitor to the trea-
surer and benchers of Gray's Inn. If in-$ had his liberty
he should continue to reside at Amershtual, and come up
to town to chambers as usual.
The Chief Commissioner then questioned him about
the delusions detailed in evidence ; upon which Mr.
Newton exhibited his insanity by his incOhereht and in-
consistent answers. He insisted that he was a member
of the United Service Club, and said he was iv treduced
by Sir Hussey Vivian, who was his client. Upon leaving'
the room he thanked the Jury for their kindness.
Mr. Heaton said he had been instructed to watc!-$ he
case on the part of Mr. Newton, and having satisfied. t 1'1,3
own ruiDd of the unfortunate gentleman's insanity, he elAu
not feel. jastifie3 in troubling the Jury with any remark
The J:lry, without hesitation, returned a verdict, find-
ing Mr. l'it,-,wton of unsound mind since the 12th Noven'
be 7 ;39.

18

DREADFUL MURDER AT ES
DALLSID NEAR Wiign3Y.

(From the York . Ilerald of this day.)
It has never before been on.' painful duty to record so
williao RubinsoiN
foul and atrocious a murder, coi:nitted within the above
quiet and peaceful district, as the 'ne which was perPe'
trated at the dwelling of A yeoman,
at Eskdateside, on the forenoon of 'fuesday itt;t.
Robinson, it appear, left his house on :he mori.ing of
that day, for the purpose of attending Egton FLir,
his servants for the harvest field, leaving Mf."3•
Robit.
alone to manage the domestic concerns of the house.
At about ten o'clock, Mr. Hill, miller, of Thurn
dale, made his usual call for orders, when he found-.
Mrs. Robinson cheerfully pursuing her avocations,
and apparently in perfect health, wishing him good
morning when he took his departure. On the r
non e-
turn of the servants, however, to dinner at e'
a scene the most
.horrifying presented itst if—the,Y
discovered their mistress lying upon her face On
the flour, surrounded by a pool of blood. Witter
they had in some degree recovered from the'.
jler
alarm, they raised the body and discovered
head nearly severed from the trunk, and in
rigid state. The kitchen floor on which the deiv
of darkness was committed appeared to be in confusion,e
and, on a closer examination, they found that th
drawers, &c., had been broken open and ransacked, the
murderers leaving traces of their guilt on the various
articles of furniture which they had touched during theic
pilfer. Messengers were immediately despatched le
Mr. Robinson, Egton, and to the police at Whitby
We will not attempt to describe the agony of the he"
reaved husband.
Mr. Wilkinson, the head of the Whitby police, an"
cnrn, panied by two vigilant officers, promptly attended
an, after examining the premises, and obtaining 101 the
tion relative to the foul crime which the
inform,'
re able to afford, commenced a pursuit after
around wt.'.
two suspiciou:s characters, who had been seen near the
morning. Some clue to their supposed
house during the
destination was fur.7ished by the finding of a pocket''s
book, which was ident. tied by one of Mr. Robinson
been left in safety in his bob
servants, and which him'
in the morning.
Mr. Wilkinson; having discovOred that the men hot
icimediately proceeded.
taken the road leading to Lyth,
to /,,Lat village, and succeeded in capt:iring them. Thef,,
proved to be two Irish reapers, travelling in search ot
employ
of their
mot. On searching them, not ; any evidenet!
participation in the crime could be found
the
their :persons, They stated they were goii:g
neighbourhood of Mickleby for work, at which pia
they had been eng:aged last autumn. 'oval
Mr. W. felt justiNd in their detention, and rein ion
them to Whitby, where they underwent an examiriv'ere
befbre C. Richardson and .1., Chapman, Esqrs., and
remanded until after the Coraier's inquest, which
then sitting at the Tunnel Inn, which, after a lengthe.ne,`
investigation, was adjourned until Thursday inornUlP
at nine o'clock. to
_the
During the whole of Wednesday the town of Whitbyand the surrounding neighbourhood -were in a state he
the greatest possible excitement. The police and the
neighbouring farmers were unremitting in their exec;
tions to discover the assassin ; rumour ii;lon rev) ‘,e
was greedily received as fact by the multitutietu°d -‘th
regret that one name was most unjustly connt'otaed no
this mysterious affair. Unfortunately at a late "11' -
information could be gained of the murderer. the
On Thursday morning the adjourned inquest int‘ t,, bf
coroner (John Buchanan, Esq.) being accompanit 1„
the Whitby' bench of Magistrates. The Irishmen .‘ve. ;
removed to the Tunnel Inn, for the purpose of be
lei'
present at the in:Tstigation. We much doubt if 9,-1
evidence can be acklut::.Ad to criminate them. They wci
recognised by several famers, and from their testinionY
we judge them to be quiet a.od inoffensive men.
The deceased was the wife of a very highly therespeoted
farmer, and aged about sixty-one years.
_.„
transaction of the tragedy is as roysterious as it is al to
ing, we fancy we should deceive ourselves were we
imagine that it had been committed by the hands of a
perfect stranger. It is supposed that the deed ll,'
been done with a shoemaker's knife, one having h 74
found in the fire with the handle burnt off it. There h;
no doubt but booty alone has led to the clime, althong;rl
have not as yet ascertained that more than 321%
gold is missing up to the time that our account 'e
fore'
Whitby. The-Jurf were still sitting, and we, there
are unable to give the result of their patient inquiry

There were two very
Ro wiiNG MATCHES.
excellent rowing matches yestM,,fr,
da.',', from Westtninster to :3utney, the one an oars' wlllr,,e
dge stairs, and Everaru„,-a
betwe:n Newel of Battle- br:
Blackfriall.g-bridge, and Dodd of Hungerford, an 0
Williams of waterloo-bridge •; anul
both below-briaot-t,
contest, between Lane and Harvey, the other a scnit,e,e
men. The oars' wager emanated from 1..11e grand 1100
at Putney about a month since,
Newel won. The gentlemen who subscriti ,to
i;),
race (the Leander and London Amateur Sullet7s C„ctive
in wh,:eh Dod t,ito
entertained a difference of opinion as to filo resl;- ~eir
merits of Williams and Everard, and in order to test tk.
power, it was resolved that each of these me.n s, h°1;10';
take the labour-oar, the former having Dodd as Jus ',-,,p,
partner, and the atter Newel, and yesterday w:as - itr
pointed for the struggle. Betting was 5 to 4 in t:Orn
of Newel and his partner. The start took place Icr°s.
Westminster-bridge, at a quarter-past three, and was eier
ceedingly even. In a few strokes Newel and his partl;i's
gradually drew away, and off Corvenden and Arenti;..
(above Lambeth Palace) were two or three lengths 0
head. As there was but little wind out, the labour Iltbet
not very severe, and all hands worked well ; but Wale
reach of water above Vauxhall, Newel and his 139-„,r-4
increased their advantage, and, maintaining the 'e":ii, Oa
place, won the match by arriving at Putney oy2e Pi-
a-head of their opponents. .if were
The scullers' wager was a-very sharp one. Th), ade °'
„,nII and scull to the Horseferry, t'vheres Harvey verY.
spot" closely pressed by his adversary, and sole
hard an
Cubett's factory, where Harvey gradually lft opi\iii
t:. first-rate rowing ensued, until theeir
hissa 0.
nent in the reai. Harvey' won by a few lengths onll..-
-------. .-

'th inst.' atith Her-green Lewisham' the
On the ^f a daughter.
Mrs. Spring Rice, ..Mrs.
.. Iston, .Flower, of a daugb ed°
On the 17th inst., at
DlED.the Che vali of
On the sth inst., at Turitecana, in LtleCar
offhtiet
W. Michael Crooke, Chamberlain to his Royal
Duke of Lucca. of Jolla •
On tl:e 16th inst., John Robinson,
I of the firm
binson and Son, accountants, Alanchester.

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A fr
OF A
last ansci,Ptii.:
portUNFOUNDEDcurrent RabEoPuotfttTo"
found its way into one of the morning paper
it was allofeci a
had
nay, relating to a duel which ,__ apo
taken place between the Earl of Cardigan
,roli
Colonel Wood, M.P. for Middlesex. The Paroasion Old
circumstantially adds, that the Gallant the lotri
had received a wound in the head fv": v"O7- g
of his antagonist. The statement, Iva -„nt Phi
reason to believe, is a pure fiction, and bas (Won:
slightest basis of truth to rest upon. Co to Won:
was himself alive and well in the House bs
last night, until the adjournment took ply e' whenc°
then returned to his house in Cavendish-square,-
000 of
he this morning took his departure for Littleton, ar lots
the seats of the family. Not a word of the mat"., facia
been bord of at the Clubs, which is good prina
evidence o: its being devoid of truth. f 4e
Despatches for Sir George Gipps, Governor. o_ 7,4010-
South Wales, weio sent off last evening from tne
nial-office,

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