The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-08 00:00:00

MURDER AND SUICIDE AT COVENTRY.

Not two months have elapsed since the extreme
penalty of the law was executed at Warwick on the
wretched man John Kington, who, it will be re-
membered, was sentenced to death at the last assizes
for the brutal murder of his wife. Another crime
has been committed withiu the precincts of the same
city, of a nature, if possible, even more revolting
than the preceding one. The crime is that of wife
murder. Tho murderer, who also put an end to his
own existence in a most determined and fearful
manner, was a butcher named Henry Fawson.
Some 14 or 15 years ago he married the woman
whom he has now in so horrible a way deprived of
Shortly after their marriage, it appears, they
separated, certain circumstances having come to the
husband's knowledge which caused him to suspect
his wife's chastity previous to their union. The
husband went to America ; the wife, we believe,
remained at home. Certainly she did not accom-
pany him. Thirteen years, or about that period,
elapsed, and the husband returned to his native
country—not a wealthy man, for on his return ho
seems to have set up a small butcher's shop in a
district of the city inhabited principally by the
working classes, called Hillfields, in the vicinity' of
which is the scene of the recent murder by Kington.
About five months ago his wife came to live with
him again,:and since then and up to the time of her
death she has been sheltered under his roof. Few-
son is said to have possessed a very violent and hasty
temper, and it is believed by the neighbours that
ever since their mullion they have not lived on the
best terms. On Monday, from circumstances which
came under the cognisance of the neighbours, it was
known that he was not so good-tempered even as
usual towards his with, though he did not alarm
the neighbours by any violent outburst of passion.
The unfortunate couple appear to have rettrcd to
bed about their usual hour on Monday night.
Nothing more was heard of them till betweed 2 and
3 o'clock this morning, when the people in the
adjoining house heard some slight groans pro-
ceed from Fawson's dwelling, and a noise such as
would be produced by sonic heavy substance fall-
ing down. Soon after 6 yesterday morning
grocer named Wakeman, also a next-door neigh-
bour to Fawson, heard groans and cries of " Mur-
der" proceed from the house of tke latter. He
informed a shopkeeper opposite, named Snaps, of
the circumstance. Snapp, who knew the viol cut
character of Fawson, advised Wakeman to take. no
steps in the matter, but to wait and sd"wwabkaet
further transpired. Nine o'cloe.: pat: d
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firmed by the fact that neither of them had made
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not removed according to custom at such an hour.
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Ten o'clock passed, and, the house still remaining
closed, it was resolved to force an entrance. This
being the first
and a policeman , to enter the house.
The bedroom presented a terrible spectacle. The
bedstead and bedding, the cieling and the floor,
s•as effected
were all besmeared and bespattered with blood.
The wretched man Fawson lay " doubled up" at
the foot of the bed, his throat cut, stabbed in his
breast, and his brains scattered about him. It is
evident that in the heat of his passion he cut and
stabbed himself in ineffectual efforts to destroy
life, and then, being unable to despatch himself so
quickly as he wished with a knife, he went down
stairs and procured a gun, with which he returned
and shot himself through the head. Both weapons
lay near at hand. On the bed lay the unfortunate
woman, his wife, weltering in her blood. Her
throat had been cut in a most determined and
effectual manner. Both were quite dead and cold.

TILE DEBT OF INDIA.—The total amount of the
stocks, loans, debts, &c., chargeable on the East Indian
revenues in India in April, 1858, was £T2,426,828, of which
1:60,600,513 bore interest, and X 11,826,315 did not. In Eng-
land at the end of last year the amount was £30,587,837,
including £4,979,517 of India Bonds, £14,956,000 of India
Debentures, £4,999,000 of Five per Cent. Stock, and
£4,087,080 capital of India railways remaining in the home
Treasury. The registered debt of India (in India) is
£50.799,601 bearing interest, and £66,511 not bearing in_
West.