The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-15 00:00:00

SUICIDE.

On Monday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Gun-
makers' Arms, Bow-lane, Mile-end New Town, on the
body of James Dodson, aged 21 years.
Mrs. Mary Ann Kemp (deceased's aunt) deposed that
the deceased was a hairdresser. He was lately in the
employ of Mr. Lawrence, of Deptford, whose service he
quitted about two
.months since, previous to which he
had been paying his addresses to a young female, named
Braybrooke. On the 4th of December last he paid her
a visit at her
.mother's house, in Ann's-place, Hackney-
road. At that time he appeared much dejected, and
cried bitterly. When witness inquired the cause, de-
ceased replied, sullenly, "It is all right." He shortly
afterwards went out with his intended, and walked as
far as the post office, in the Hackney-road, when he
posted three letters, one of which, as subsequently turned
out, was addressed to witness, and was as follows :
" Mrs. Kemp, " December 4, 1844.
" Dear Aunt,—l have wrote these few lines to you to
tell you that I have stood it as long as I could. Door
James lies in Ben Jonson's cut (Regent's canal). God
bless you. God bless mother, sisters, and God bless my
brother and sister-in-law. "POOR JAMES."
A second letter was addressed to Miss Braybrooke,
the female in whose company be was when he posted it,
and was as under—
" Dear Hannah,—l have wrote these few lines to let
you know I have stood it as long as I could, but I could
not stand it longer. " POOR JAMES."
" Farewell relations and friends also. The tine is
now short. I must go—but as for love I have but one,
and to that same I have done no wrong. Dear Hannah,
God bless you. "J. DoDsoN."
Witness, on the receipt of the first mentioned letter,
had the Regent's-canal dragged without effect. The
body of deceased, howaver, was discovered yesterday
morning near Ben Jonson's Lock, close to the spot where
he had stated it would lie.—Verdict, " Found drowned."

LovE AND SUICIDE.—The festival of Christmas at
Glogau has been marked by a tragic event. A young
man, named Pflieger, clerk in the office of a M. Wach-
seler, had fallen in love with his master's daughter, and
his affection being returned, they were secretly affianced.
Pflieger had a passion for gambling, and being unable
to satisfy it, had robbed his master of 6,000 thalers
(1,0001.) and fled. On Christmas-eve he returned, and
had an interview with Madlle. Wachseler, and both
seeing their union impossible, resolved to commit suicide
next morning. Accordingly they met in a neighbour-
ing wood, and he having a brace of double-barrelled
pistols, loaded each barrel with a double charge and two
bullets. Each were to discharge both barrels into the
mouth. The young girl fired. and expired immediately;
but Pflieger, at the moment of pulling the trigger, was
seized with a trembling, and fainted. The report of the
girl's pistol attracted a crowd, and Pflieger was arrested,
and conducted to prison. The next morning, when the
gaoler entered his cell with his breakfast, he found him
a corpse, for during the night Pflieger had hung himself
to the bars of his cell with his silk handkerchief.—
Gazette des Tribunaux.
MURDER AND HICIIWAT ROBBERY.—On Monday
information was received at Bow-street, and thence cir-
culated throughout the Metropolitan Police Force, that
on New Year's eve Mr. Thomas Peacop, a corn and
flour dealer, was, whilst on his return from his shop, in
Rockferry-lane, to his residence, near the New Ferry_
turnpike, in the township of Higher Bebbington, in the
county of Chester, attacked by three mea and robbed.
The villains beat Mr. Peacop to such an extent about the
bead, and other parts of the body, that he he died on
the 4th inst. None of the offenders are known, but a re-
ward of 2001. has been offered (100/. by the Government)
for the apprehension and conviction of the offenders.
Her Majesty's gracious pardon will be extended to any
accomplice (not being the person who gave the mortal
blow) who will give evidence that will lead to the same
result.

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The Court of the Painters (otherwise Painters' and
Shiners' Company) lately presented the clerk, Mr, P.
N. Tomlins, with a piece of plate as a testimonial of its
sense of his services during a period of 30 years, and
those rendered, not to the company only, but to the
large number of blind and other pensioners upon the
very considerable funds bequeathed by several benevo-
lent individuals in trust to this ancieskt municipal body
for charitable parposea.