The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-03 00:00:00

DISCLOSURE OF TWO MURDERS

AT BARNARD CASTLE.
In the early part of August, 1845, a young man named
Yates, a tailor, and a girl with whom he was acquainted, of
the name of Raine, were missed, and no tidings could be
heard of either of them until nearly a fortnight after, when
the body of Yates was found at the brink of the river Tees,
a few miles below Barnard Castle. There were, we believe,
some marks of violence about his head, and his pockets
were empty of money, but at the inquest no criminating
evidence could be obtained ; and a few days after the in-
quest the body of the young woman was found in the
river also, but several miles further down ; and it appears
that on the night when they came to their unhappy
deaths the river was much flooded, and when so its course
is rapid. Some few weeks ago there were some rumours
afloat charging upon three young men the murders of
these persons, but these soon subsided, unil Monday morn-
ing last, when a young female, twenty-one or twenty-two
years of age, named Humphrey, went to a constable to ease
her mind, and ste subsequently has made such statements
to the rural police-officer as to lay a charge of murder upon
three young men, named Breacon, Raine, and Barker.
Two of them, Breacon and Barker, are now in prison, the
former on another charge. It is publicly stated that Yates
had altered a coat for Barker, and while doing so he had
found the name of the owner therein, " Captain Bainbridge,"
of Cotherstone, at whose house, in the absence of Captain
Bainbridge, a seizure had been made, which led to a trial at
York about a year ago, and at that seizure Barker had acted
as under-bailiff, when this coat was missed from the premises.
This statement seems to point out at least one cause leading
to the crimes against Yates and his sweetheart, and we be-
lieve the following to be the substance 9f the girl Hum-
phrev's confession on Monday last. That on the night of the
9th Of August the man Yates and the young woman Raine
were together, near the passage where Humphrey lived in
Bridgegate, and she was conversing with them when they saw
Brecon, Barker, and Raine, standing together, who drew near,
and ultimately they all went for a walk as far as the bridge.
It was then very dark and wet. The rapid flow of the Tees
caused more than usual noise, and the time was after mid-
night. The whole party left the bridge, proceeding down
the Yorkshire aide of the river to the end of the tram road,
about 130 yards from any dwelling on that side of the water.
Some of the party questioned Yates about his money, and
Barker asked Yates if he was going to appear against him
at York on account of the coat before spoken of, and he an •
swered in the affirmative. Barker then struck him several
times—where, the girl Humphrey- does not know, as it was
dark; but she heard him say "Don't knock my eyes out,"
or something to that effect, and after that the three young
men all beat Yates and took his money from him ; they then
lifted him off his feet and threw him over the low tram wall
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pany with the party, still declaring that she would tell, and
when they came to the recess on the bridge they seized both
the girls, threatening to throw them over if they told.
Raine still declared that she would tell the police, when in a
few seconds they threw her into the foaming stream below,
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