The Sun.
London, England, 1815-04-17 00:00:00

MURDER AND SUICIDE.

, • . [Farther Particulars.]
•Att.lnquest was on Saturday held at the King's
Head, Rolls-buildings, Chancery-lane, upon the
bodies of %ill Liam, Waghorn and lute Waghorn,
his, wife, the former having, on the preceding
day, killed the latter, 811(1 then cut his own throat.
The Jure having been sworn, proceeded to view
the bodies, which still lay in a room On the second
floor of the house, No. 13, Rolls-buildings, in
which the dreadful scene had taken .place. No-
thing could be more horrible than the spectacle
they presented-: the wife lay near the fire-place,
with her head nearly severed front her body, two
stir !•; on her breast, and a large incision on 'her
arm ; while her litisband lay at a short distance
front her, with his throat cut roost dreAdfully.
The floor was drenched with. blood from one end
to the other, The Jury .having returned, the Co—
roper proceeded to examine witnesses.
Edward IVaghorn, son to the deceased, was
first examined. Ile deposed that he wits eight
years and a half old ; on Friday, about one
o'clock, his father took the carving-knife aid
sharpened it on a butcher's steel; he then laid a
large walking, stick on the table, and said he
would murder the' first per Son that came into the
room. About -half past one, witness's mother
got up to go down stairs, When his father went
.between her and the door, locked the door,_ and •
put tire key in his peket. At this time witness's
little sister, about six years of age, and his little
brother, about four .vents (Ad, were in the room.
Ills mother then stud, " 1171 tat ate-you going to
do with me ?" " soon let you know," said
the:father, I:olding the carving--knife in his !thud.
They theu walked up and down the room several
Cotes, and at last his mother ran to the door and

1 beat it violently with• her fist, calling for help.
His _lather then seized her and gave her a stab on
Ca 1.711 breast with tlie carving-knife, and then cut
.her heal ne,lrly off, so that it hung down, be-
hind. Witness and his brother and sister cried
"'Murder I.' His father stood over his nuotjier
a.few minutes after he had -done• the deed; and
• then, hearing people coining lip stairs,' he
wanced to. the middle of the room, and taking
off his neckerchief, cot his own throat, and in-
stantly fell. Soon afterwards some persons forced
open the door, and zeta for a surgeon; w.taess's
father was still alive, but died in ten minutes.
ne--is's father, the night before, took the-carving
knife from the knife, box, and struck himself vio-
lentil/ on the breast three times with the handle.
About 12 months back he was CiMfined in Beth-
nal-green,nnad-house a month. On coating front
thence, however, lie conducted himself very
quietly, and working-att his_trile as a taildr, till
last week, when he shoved symptoms of insanity.
On .Thursday night a man sat up with him, but
the man went away in the morning., and the de-
ceased went to woik in making a ‘vaisteoat. They
had lodged in the house about eight weeks. His
father and mother had not quarrelled. Witness
did not think his father would have murdered him
and his little brother and sister, even if the pea-
ple had not come up.
The child gave his evidence so clearly and
sa-
tisfactorily, that the Coroner did not think it ne-
cessary to call. any more witnesses to prove, the
cause of the. dettllt of t be unhappy people.
George Sleet, the brother of Jane Waghortt,
deposed, that she had been Married to Win. Wag-
horn about 15 years, they were both about 34
years of age. Knew that the deceased was in a
,road--bourse 12 months ago ; was 'sent for -last
week, and found him evidently labouring under
mental derangemintt ; heard him- say they would
be all hanged,. drawn and quartered, before tire
morning; and made into a fire. Had not -the
slightest doubt that at the time the act was com-
mitted, he Was incapable of knowing- what he
was about. This was all the evidence called.
The Jury found the following verdict :—"The
.deceased, Jane Wagliorn, came to her death by
the violent act of her husband Win. Waghorn ;
the said Wm. Waghorn died by his own hands,
but at the same tittle he 'committed both acts, he
was incapable of judging between right and
wrong.-
The children have been sent to the workhouse ;
they are extremely interesting; and exhibit an un-
.counnon intelligence for their years.

•
,The mack:u•el season has eoinmeneed. Five
eang.,lit 'off Brighton feW days ago, which
were sent to the metropolis, where they sold for
fatty shillings,
A beautiful meteor was perceptible- from Wor-
cester, about, half
.past ten o'clock on Monday
night ; it art}se front the S. E. having the appear-
ance 1.) f a blue flame, shot ticrOss the heavens with,
much rapidity, and disappeared in the S.W. guar-
ter of the horizon, batsnot before it had spread
into a luminous ritig, in which state it was for
some time visible.