The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-12 00:00:00

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

Between two and three o'clock yesterday morning, the
bodies of Steinberg, the woman Lefevre, and the children,
were removed from the house in Southampton-street to the
Clerkenwell bonehouse. A considerable crowd was assem-
bled, which vented execrations as the body of Steinberg was
carried along. A subscription has been opened to defray
the expenses of the funeral.
The young man Bruneis, Steinberg's workman, who
was taken into custody, it appears was left by his master,
the deceased, in an awkward dilemma when the family went
to Germany. About three weeks ago, not hearing from
Steinberg, and being in want of necessaries to proceed with,
he came to Hatton-garden police-office, to apply to the ma-
gistrates for their advice how to act. On that occasion he
stated that his master, Mr. Steinberg, had gone to Germany
with his family, leaving him to transact his business during
his absence ; he complained that his master had not left
him sufficient funds. He was embarrassed, and he wished
to know whether he would be justified in parting with any-
thing in the house. The Magistrates, however, could not
advise him, and he quitted the office, and was not seen until
Wednesday, when Duke, the officer, immediately recognized
him, and mentioned the circumstance to the Magistrates.

INTERMENT OF STEINBERG LAST EVENING.

Last night, at eleven o'clock, pursuant to the Coroner's
warrant, the mortal remains of Nicholas Steinberg were in-
terred in the poor ground of Clerkenwell parish, in Ray-
street, Clerkenwell. Immense crowds were assembled round
the north entrance of St. James's Church. _

At the above hour, Bugg and Mountstevens, the beadles,
Mr. West, the master of the workhouse, Townsend, and
other persons connected with the parish, entered the vault
where the body of the deceased lay, by the side of an old
woman who had died suddenly. The indignation of the
populace was so great, that it was anticipated the crowd
would attack the body of the deceased. Bugg and Mr.
West concocted a plan to prevent this, and caused the men
to carry the shell containing the old woman to the eastern
end of the churchyard, which was a contrary direction to
that in which they were to carry the deceased man. The
crowd thinking that this was his body, ran round to the
eastern part of the church, and during their absence the
body of the deceased was brought out. The trick, how-
ever, was soon discovered, and people were seen running
with speed towards the poor-ground, groaning and
hissing as they went along. The bearers soon ar-
rived at the gate of the churchyard, where a party
of police were in attendance, but so anxious were the mul-
titude, that numerous persons, in a tremendous rush, ob-
tained admission. A party of men with lighted flambeaux
led the officers and the bearers of the deceased's body to a
deep hole or grave about 18 or 20 feet deep, and after ex-
hibiting it to public view, it was taken out of the shell and
pitched headlong into it ; and the hollow sound of the body
when it went to the bottom, was shocking, and excited a
feeling of horror, but not a soul seemed to sympathize for
him. When in the grave the men with the links shook
them over the body, and made contemptuons remarks with
the greatest levity. The windows looking into the church-
yard were crowded by persons, who cried out, " Why.don't
you burn him ?" " Hang him up on a sign-post," " The
wretch, the brute," &c. The earth was thrown over him,
and the crowd quitted the churchyard.
The wretched man had on the same clothes as those
which he was found in after he perpetrated the acts. Se-
veral persons, however, had cut little pieces of his drawers
as curiosities, and one man on the ground regretted that he
had not cut the deceased's ear off before he was buried, so
that he might preserve it in spirits of wine !