The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-16 00:00:00

" Graham ninny, Eaq., Trn3tee, 9, Hart-itrpet."

The bankrupt, it appears, is not unknown in Vin-
burgh, having received his medical education at the
University there. He is a good-look'ng man of proba-
bly 40, and when he first appeared at his examination he
was cool, collected, distinct, having all the bearing and
manner of an intelligent man of business. He gradoaLy,
however, lost his easy self-possession, and by the
fourth day the mental rack had evidently begun to
tel severely upon him, he having by this time quite
renounced his previous self-satisfied and complacent
air. an e subjects of examination on Thur-day appeared
very much to take him by surprise, and he beat the
hush considerably for his answers, which he gave, re-
tracted, and repeated. He frecriently exhibited, perhaps
assumed, the appearance of confusion ; sometimes did
not under-tand, oftener did not remember. His hesita-
tion and ambiguity of answer were particularly seen in
reference to his father's trust account, the loans from
Lord Gough, and the alleged transfers to his private
account, which he admitted, though he denies it in his
lett r. Tcvice during Thursday he held private consulta-
tions with his agent and counsel, under whose advice
evidently be a ithdrew answers that were rather danger-
ous admissions, and also changed his vague "I do not
remember," to the more frank, but equally evasive, "I
decline to answer." The bankrupt has certainly en
c 'untered both an inquisition and a publicity which he
did not expect, and, no doubt, hoped to elude by coming
to Scotland ; and if he has fled it is nothing to be sur-
prised at. The only wonder is that he should have
been so long in making up his mind, if this was his ob-
ject. The ex uniriation was adjiairned from Thursday
furh eteern,ingw.hether be means to
tast t 3 Monday, and the bankrupt was certainly in
Whether he has
sEindcinebfluerdghtouLponto Sundaydon,or
return or has fairly gone off, a day or two will perhaps i
clear up ; but certain it s that he is not to be found at
Nb tiismtbheat lt anu dnietsrse etthe e
~ g
, Edinburgh,Ben and the universal
elief
e r t
-arms be diligent
and successful he is not likely to be beard of again here.

MURDER AND SUICIDE dT CROYDON.

The case of murder and suicide at Croydon came un-
der the investigation of Mr. Carter, the Surrey coroner,
yesterday afternoon, at Croydon. It appeared from the
evidence that Mr. Win. Smithers, a clerk in the Bank of
England, resided with his mother and a younger brother
at Thornton-heath, near Croydon. The younger brother,
Mr. Chas. Sini:hers, was a clerk in the factory of Mr.
Bunnett, an engineer, at Deptford,---an appointment
be was about leaving for the purpose of enterinz upon a
situation he bad been promised in the Bank of England.
On the morning et Thursday last Mrs. Smithers knocked
at the door of Elizabeth Morgan, a servant residing in
the house, and desired her to get up, as sbeleard Mr.
William moving, and supposed he might be wanting to
go oat. It was then a little after 5 o'clock. At that time
he was in Charles's bedroom, which was adjacent to that
of Mrs. Smithers. As soon as she bad dressed herself
William calle i on her, and requested her to bring him a
wineglass, as he had got some medicine for his brother.
On receiving the glass he went back again into Charles's
room. When she prepared breakrast she went upstairs
to see whether the gentlemen :were coining down. She
knocked at the door, and receivin, no answer, listened,
when she heard one of them snoring. She west down-
stairs again, thinking she would let them sleep on.
About 9 o'clock a lad brought a letter, which he said was
g
to be given to Mr. Wm. Smithers at once, and Elizabeth
Mere :an took it up. Not bein able to obtain any reply
to ref 'elated knocks, she opened the door, when both the
Young' men appeared as though they were lying dead in
bid. Charles was foaming at the mouth. She asked a
young: woman residing in the next house to accompany
her n ,pstairs, and upon entering the room they found
that both the young men
were dead. Morgan then ex
clamfed, "Good God, Anne ! here is a poison bottle and
the yineglass I gave Mr. William this morning." They
were: lying on the bed between the two brothels. Morgan
then went into her mistress's bedroom, and found her in a
half se t,ting posture, herheal resting againet the hod
post, She was quite dead. Mr. B ,twinley, who was
:
call ad iii, at once decided that the two brothers bad died
fro. fli he effects of prussic acid, and there could be no
doubt that William administered a (lose to his brother,
pro! sly in his sleep, and that he then took the poison
him ;,e If. It appears that ho administered poison to his
mo th er between the hour when she called
Morgan andthe time Morgan found Ler deal in bed. Some "Pia"'
s were given as to the probable cause'for tie, coin-
ion of title dreadful series of crimes. Sinithers
ba, I been speculating in the city, and hail been unsuc-
cietsf ul. Ile had borrowed 70/. of a friend, which he was
un.e,: hie to pay ; he had appropriated to his own ai,e 207.
which his mother bad entrusted to him to pay some
ac ;taints, and from letters which have been found it
se, in is that he was about assigning some life policies as
se nirity for his engagements. The mental depression
pr educed by his unsuccessful speculations dove him to
th e use of brandy, of which within the last few weeks he
own monly drank a pint a-lay.
r, is jury deliberated for an hoar, whorl the fella wing
ye' ict was retuwii, :—That Mary Smithers and Charles