The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-23 00:00:00

THE MURDER AT LEDBURY.

LEDBURY, Saturday Night.
The greatest excitement still prevails here in re-
ference to this horrible and mysterious affair. Some
silver money has been found near the spot, and
some of it is identified. Some circumstances which
have caused a suspicion to attach to a certain person
are being followed up with circumspection and
diligence; but the authorities are of opinion that the
ends of justice might probably be frustrated by
the publication of what has been ascertained.
Williamson of the London detective force, has
arrived at Ledbury, and is prosecuting his inquiries,
with the assistance of the local police.
On Saturday evening, in the streets of Hereford,
a very singular and painful incident occurred in
connexion with the tragic event. An itinerant
balladmonger was hawking an exaggerated account
of the affair, professing to be " a full, true, and par-
cular account of the cold-blooded murder of Mrs.
Harriett Baker, for the small charge of a half-
penny," when a respectably-dressed man, appa-
rently just come off a journey, made up to the
fellow through the eager crowd which surrounded
him and said the man was an impostor, and ought
to be punished for gulling the public with such a
wicked lie, as no such murder had been committed.
The fellow indignantly repudiated this impeach-
ment of his veracity, and appealed to the by-
standers, who assured the stranger that the fact of
the murder having been committed was beyond
doubt. The poor man was horror-striken, and ex-
claimed, " Then the murdered woman was my
sister." He had received a letter on the previous
day, stating that his sister at Ledoury, whom he
had not seen for 14 years, was ill. On this inti-
mation he had come from Richmond to see her, and
was about to undertake the last stage of his journey
when he thus accidentally acquired the awful in-
formation of her murder. He at once proceeded
by express to Ledbury.
The body of the poor woman was interred in the
parish churchyard yesterday evening. The funeral
attracted crowds of spectators. Pending the ad-
journed inquest on Thursday next, the district
magistrates will hold a private investigation of this
case on Monday. A rumour has been circulated
that a man has been apprehended on the charge of
committing the murder, but on inquiry we find this
to be false.

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