The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-07 00:00:00

THE AIUIZDEI AT MORTLAKE.

„Stephen Stillwell, the unhappy viuim of love and
jealousy, was formerly Gardener to a Gentleman at
East Sheen, in whose service he lived a number -of
years. In that employ he became acquainted with,
and afterwards married, the wretched woman he has
since destroyed. His master was exceedingly at-
tached to him, continued him in his service after his
marriage, and permitted him and his wife to live
together in a Lodge ere&ed within his Grounds.—
They Were for.a long time remarked as an happy
couple, and,having no family, by the effeas of their
joint labours, got together a sufficient sum to set
them up in a public-house : the Three Jolly Gar_'
deners, at 'Mottlake, was to be lett, and being
both of opinion it would suit, about eighteen months-
Since they entered on th 6 business of the house, and-
as the neighbours say, were doiitg very
• Mrs. Stillwell was' rather a handsome • woman,
•hrid being placed in the bar of a public-house, , soon
found admirers. Here began her misery : her bus-.
band ,grew daily more and more jealous of her, and
this jealousy in a short time evinced- itself in the
Most brutal violence towards her ; she saveral times
sought .prOteEtion among her friend's,. but was in.
duced to return again to her home. . The last .time.
Of her leaving him -she took with her Sol: in cash,
and only three %veeks before her' death, had return,
ed again, bringing back with her 016-matey, tute
:touched. From that tirne'till the night before .her,
talesaruetior,. they had slept apart, when he appear_
ing to Re perfectly reconciled, she consented to re-
sume her place in his bed. They retired apparently
:in perfe4 good humour with each other, and it was
considered as a hay event by the :servant maid
:and the pot-boy; the only two besides in the family.
The following morning (yesterday sennighs), as
:early, as four o'clock, Stillwell was
,tip,
ing of Psalms,. and was heard to go down stairs,
and return again into his room. About flee
`he asked .his wife how old she waa, and then
said to her, ” ntry Ann, your time is come ; I
have int- a long time bore your injuries like' a than,
but I can no-longer; and am hoar determined to put
an encild.your shame 'and my own disgrace.". He
Arew a pistnl, and she screamed out. murder. The
noise instantly ceased, and before the neighbenr-
hood could be alarmed, and the luinse door opened,
he had dragged her naked from the bed to the floor;
where .he' most inhumanly, beat her about the head
with the butt end of the pistol, - till he literally
crushed her skulP,to atoms. The scene on entering
'The'room- was horrid beyond description ; the poor
se,retch lay' weltering in-blood, while,the dreadful
...perpetrator of, the aft was besmeared from!head to
foot with human-gore_ He attempted to Make' his
escapie, towards the Thames, but ,was secured- after
he had run about zoo yards. 1-le said--he did not
wish to escape from death, 2S he should have sought
it in the River. He had well considered of. What he
had done, And knew he mtist die. All that he
,
should entreat was, that he might -have'a Clergy-
man to pray by and that after death he might-
beaburied in the same grave with his wife.
The next night the Cofoner's inquest: sat on the
bocti;`and brought in a verdi& of •IVil‘zet Murder ;
'in colt Sequence of which Stillwell was committed to.
4•Enez,s,ew 0„„, ;,„ his rrial. at
the next March .Assizes. The public-house is now
kept by the nephew of the unfortunate man.
• A report has been circulated, that Stillwell some
time back was aiiiided with a dreadful,fever ; and
that since- that period his intelleas have been de-
ranged ; indeed his general charader for-humanity,
and • the grounOless suspicions he entertained of his
wife's infidelity,-Are.eorpsborating proofs 'of a dis.
- -• . -
eased imagination.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, ecc.

TOESDA.Y, OCT. 5

One,third of a Subscription of 25Ks each, with 'sol. added by
the jockey Club for 4yr old colts, carrying 3st. 71h. and
fillies Sit.. 4lb. D. 1.
Sir C. Bunbury's b. 1., Ele.anor
D. of Gratton's b. f. Penelope - - 2
Sir F. Standish's b. f. sister to Gouty
Mr. Watson's b. c. Gaoler - - - - dr
Seven to 4 agst. Eleanor.; 6. too on Penelope ; 14 to 1 agst,
sister to Gouty.
Mr. Harris's br.'c. brother to Lurcher, Bst. 61b. agst. Mr.
Hestheote's sister to Grey Pilot, Bst. Two yr. old C. zoogs.
h dead heat.-6-to 4 on brother to Lurcher.
Mr. Ladbrokc's Georgians, Bst. 71b.- beat Mr.
,Howard's
Tawney, 7st. tolb. Ab. M. jogs.--2 to ton Ceorgiana.
D. of Grafton's Flambeau, Bst.
,ilb, beat Mr. Lockley's
,Hospitality, 7st. gib. Ali. M. sogs.--z to t on. Flambeau.

On Tuesday, at ,the Public-Office, Hatton-Gar,
den, James Mead, a journeyman baker, appeared,
and stated, that as he was,on his way hornet() Bald-
win's Garden, about half past one on MOnday morn-
ing, he was stopped by three. men, in Charles.:street,
one of whom held a large knife to his breast,
threatening destru&ion ifile spoke a word. They,
began to strip hirn of his hat, coat, .waistcoat, and
shirt ; they then attempted to draw off his boots,
in which they failed ; in other respeas he
.was
obliged to walk home naked. Some time after his
clothes were found in. Turnstile, Saffron-hill. He'
afterwardS returned to the spot, to seek for the
Watchman, who tvas oft his stand, and who, told
him he had lost his lantern,;which being a prOof
of his negleEt of duty, _be. teas ordered to appear be-
fore the Magistrates, to answer for his condudr
Last. Sunday a cat, in the Hat and Tun Yard,
Hatton Garden, kittened, when she produced one
dead, of monstrous appearance, which had a head,
with two mouths, the middle of the body,yerfeet,
but the hind part.had.a separation, with four- legs,
two on its back, and two,.fore feet in the regular
way, making eight in the whole. • •
Tuesday morning, •.ibout five 'o'clock, some
thieves made an attempt to break open'the Duke of.
York -publicJiouse in the Borough-road, Surrey,
when endeavouring to force an iron bar of the par-
lour shutter, a watchman came up, and so alarmed
them that they madea quick retreat: One of them
is supposed to be wounded, the watchman having
fired at them, and blood having been traced for
some distance.