The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-21 00:00:00

DARING ATTEL%IPT AT MURDER AND

RUBBERY.

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Last night considerable sensation was created in Par-
liament-street and its neighbourhood by a murderous
attack on the assistant of Mr. Berry, the jeweller, of
in, in Parliament-street.

It appears that Mr. Berry does not attend personally
to his business in Parliament-street, he having another
establishment at Pimlico, which he conducts. The for-
mer shop is left to the care of an assistant, a most re-
spectable man, residing m Hendon-street, Pimlico. His
name is Cope, and it was customary for him to remain
at the house in Parliament-street until about half-past
nine o'clock at night, when, to guard against robbery,
he took away to Mr. Berry the more valuable contents
of the shop.

Last night about a quarter of an hour before the time
of closing a man entered the shop in Parliament-street,
but what transpired between him and the unfortunate
assistant remains for the present in mystery. The first
that was observed was the injured man being murder-
ously assailed by the man referred to, with a heavy
weapon. Two or three casual passers by saw the assault,
and une of them, a milliner's porter, of the name of
George Lerings, rushed to the door and gave the alarm.
He states that the man was violently striking Cope on
the bead. The latter crouched down behind the counter,
overcome by the repeated attacks of his assailant.
The man then rushed from the shop, stooping to pick
up, as is thought, a small parcel. He pushed by Lerings,
ran up Cannon-row, across Bridge•ctreet, by the opposite
court into Palace-yard, where he was seized by a police.
man on duty, having on his way knocked down the page
boy of Fendall's hotel, who attempted to obstruct him
in his escape. He was at once taken to the police sta-
tion in King-street.
The unfortunate man Cope was in the meantime found
to be desperately injured about the head, the blood from
the wounds having literally deluged the shop. He was
insensible, and in that melancholy state was conveyed-to
the Westminster Hospital, where it was discovered by
Mr. Legge, the house-surgeon, that his skull was dan-
gerously fractured, and that he was in a most precarious
state.

The prisoner, to the question of the Inspector on duty
at the station, said, in an impudent tone, that his name
was John Jenkins. He is a well-dressed, slightly-built
man, apparently about 34, and from his discourse seems
to be an Irishman.

A body of police were instantly despatched to endea-
vour to find the murderous weapon be had cast away in
his flight, but up to 11 o'clock their search bad proved
futile.

On inquiry at the hospital at 11 o'clock last night Mr.
Legge declined to allow any of the relatives of the unfor-
tunate man Cope to see him. That gentleman also stated
it was very doubtful if he (Cope) could survive the severe
injuries he had sustained on the head. Cope was then
totally senseless, and beyond attention to the wounds all
medical skill was of no avail until a partial return of
consciousness.

The drivers upon the New York and Erie Railroad
struck in a body on the 4th, in consequence of the re-
fusal of the directors to modify the rule making them
responsible for running off at a switch where their train
was to stop. Their places were filled promptly and the
trains were illumine; as usual.
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