The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-11 00:00:00

DREADFUL DEATH (W A CLER-

GYMAN RAVING MAD.
MYSTERIOUS AND SUSPICIOUS AFFAIR.

Yesterday, and throughout the whole of Sunday, con-
siderable sensation was manifested amongst the clergy and
local authorities of the parish of St. Pancras, in consequence
of the dreadful and melancholy end of a Rev. Gentleman,
for many years past officiating at the old church; and the
mysterious and suspicious circumstances connected there-
with. Ou instituting inquiries in various quarters yester-
day, the following narrative was obtained by the reporter:—
The Rev. Gentleman alluded to is the Rev. Charles Kaye.
aged fifty, who has been fur come years past the assistant
minister at Old St. Pancras Church. On the afternoon of
Sunday, tL. 26th ult., the Rev. Gentleman, as was his
usual custom, atteuu.a *he burial-ground, and read the
funeral service over a great numb,—
bodies. He also
attended, for a similar purpose, on the W eautoany and
Thursday following, and on these occasions he appeared
in his usual health. He was again expected to perform hie
duties, as usual, on Sunday, the 2d instant, but as he
did not rake his appearance, inquiries were instituted,
ar.d it was ascertained that the unfortunate gen-
tleman had, on the previous evening, been conveyed away
from his apartments, No. 18, Wilmot-street, Brunswick-
square, in a cab to the University College Hospital, on the
ground that he had been seized with insanity. It appears
that on the arrival of the Rev. Gentleman at the hospital Dr.
Quain, the resident physician and surgeon, was from home,
and on the representations of the two gentlemen who accom-
panied him, the house apothecary was induced to admit hint
as a patient. On the return of Dr. Quain, it being ascer-
tained that the Rev. Mr. Kaye was really mad, notice was
given that he must be removed, his case not being a proper
one for treatment in that hospital. On the following Tues-
day the parties who had taken the Rev. Gentleman to the
hospital again removed him in a cab to the St. Pancras
Workhouse, where he remained under the care of a Mr.
T. H. Cooper, the parish surgeon, until Saturday last,
when he died, it is stated, in a most dreadful manner and
raving mad.
The Rev. Mr. Kaye, who is stated to be a widower, had
resided for upwards of five years at No. 18, Wilmot-street,
and was generally supposed to be a poor clergyman, but
circumstances have within the last few days transpired tta
induce a belief that the contrary is the fact.

After the removal of the Rev. Gentleman from the hospital
to the workhouse, the persons above alluded to proceeded to
18, Wilmot-street, and demanded of the landlady the keys
of the Rev. Mr. Kaye's apartments. These, however, she
refused to resign at first, but ultimately did so, on which the
gentlemen proceeded up stairs, and then being unable to find
the keys, they forced the drawers, secretaires, &c., of the un•
fortunate gentleman, and took away with them all hiS
writings, and it is believed a considerable amount of othee
property. Having again fastened up the doors of the apart-
ments, the gentlemen called upon the landlady to take
charge of the keys of them, and allow no one to
enter until they had paid another visit. This*
however, she positively declined to do, as she had
no knowledge of the property about to be takers
away, and the parties then left, taking the key*
with them. The most remarkable circumstance, and
that which appears to excite the greatest suspicion its the
fact, that during the whole time the Rev. Gentleman has
has
been an inmate of the workhouse, not aor single soul !POW
ce his death
visited, or made any inquiries after him,
"fa applied
in the dead house usually
claimed his body, which still lies up. to last evening,
for the remains of paupers. This, it is con+
approPria— have been case if the parties above
h,3 y forn
his removal, or
ardered, would not as ee
referred to had really been the friends of the deceased or his
family. It is stated that, during the whole time the unfor•
tunate gentleman had been in the workhouse, he was so ex.
tremely violent as to render necessary his constant confine.
ment in a strait waistcoat, and all his apprehensions appeared
to be that he was being " robbed and murdered." An order
of removal had been procured, and had not death terminated
his sufferings on Saturday, the Rev. Gentleman wee
to have been removed on Monday to the County Lunatics
Asylum, at Hanwell. In consequence of the singular ch..
cumstance and the unsatisfactory nature of the case, the
overseers of the poor intend laying the whole facts before the
board of directors and guardians, and a communication ora
the subject having been also forwarded to Mr. Wakley, the
coroner, there can be but little doubt the entire matter will
undergo, as it deserves, a rigid investigation.

Oncarac CURIOSITY.—A correspondent says, a short
time since, as the organist of St. James's, in this town, was
luxuriating in some extemporaneous harmonies, at a most
unmerciful length, a gentleman passing by at the time in•
quired of a churlish and extremely unmusical parishioner if
he knew " what stop the player was using?" To which he
replied, " There's no stop at all, sir, I'm sorry to say, to this
organ, as it has been going just in this way for the last halt
hour."—Suffolk Chronicle.

ANOTHER MURDER AND SUICIDE.—During the last
week the district around Battel, in Sussex, was painftilly excited by
the occurrence of one of those tragical transactions—murder and std.
tide, which of late have unhappily been frequently enacted in
various parts of the kingdom. The scene of this dreadful affair LI
at the village of Whattington, a few miles distant from Battel.
According to the evidence adduced before the coroner at the
inquest, it appeared that a labourer, named Freeland, had beets
confined to his bed for ten weeks, but latterly he had so far re-
covered as to be able to wander about the house. On Sunday
evening, a woman named Davis took the child from the mother
(who was lighting the fire), and, presenting it to the father.
said, " Hero is your father." He replied, " I shall not have
anything to say to it, for when I nurse it I get in the wrong.
and am blowed up." Ills wife then looked up at him, and observed,
" I wish it would please God to take me and the baby this night.
Upon which Freeland made answer, " If it does, I hope it will pleasd
God to take you to heaven." She then took the child, and in a few
minutes left the house in an excited state, and hours passing and
she not returning, search was made for her, and late in the evening
her body and that of the child were found in a neighbouring pond.
Evidence was given showing that Freeman and his wife generally
lived very happily together, and were excessively fond of the child.
The jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased wife destroyed her.
self and child while in a state of temporary insanity."
DARING ROBBERY OF ANCIENT COINS, &e.--0111
Monday information was received by the police, that between the
hours of seven and eight o'clock that morning, a most daring robbery
was committed at the residence of Mr. George Gwilt, Union-street.;
St. Saviour's, Southwark, and thefollowing valuable property carried
off :—Between 500 and 600 silver coins (Roman), a large number elf
gold coins (English and Roman), a silver pepper-box and silver mu*.
tard-spoon, a silver table-spoon, and a very elegant silver-gilt sun*
box with the following inscription on it:—" Presented to George
Gwilt, Esq. architect, F.S.A. in admiration of his able restoration
of the beautiful specimen of the early English architectnre, the Lady*
Chapel, St. Saviour's, Southwark, to which he gratuitouslY gave
his
scientific and valuable services, A.D., 1842." It is not known how
the thief obtained aocess to the premises.
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