The Sun.
London, England, 1819-06-03 00:00:00

MURDER AND ROBBERY.

On the evening of the 7th of May last, about
half-past eight o'clock, Mr. 11.0 Iowa's, an ion'
keeper and bargemaster. of (3rickilale, was, .1%,
already stated, robbed and barbaroLs y murdered
as he was returning home on horseback. Jt rg
supposed he was shot on his horse, and that be
instantly expired. His breast-buckle or btootil
was shot into his stomach, and Ihe pistol
which he had been shot, was ascertained to hay*
been loaded with one ball and five new horse.
heads of nails. The ball and three of the nal
beads passed completely through his luidy, and
were found between his hack and his clothes, 50u
the other two of the nail's heads lodged in
stomach. His pockets were emptied, and it Ova.
ascertained that he had been robbed of: BaO,
notes to the amount of 16 or 171. `l It report o‘i
the pistol had been heard by some pet sous *
short distance off, and a man was seen to ride
off on horseback from the spot where the rob'
bery and murder was committed. lie NO
towards Wotton Bassett, and the horse oil
which the deceased rode was afterwards foo"'
loose near Wootton Basset. Application slr's
made at the Public Office, Bow-street, f r sssis":l
anee, when Vickery, the officer, Wai diSprick"
there; and since that, Robert Watki,s, ssho sn'
steered the description of the man who was seen
riding on the deceased's horse, 114 s been or
prehended at his residence in Wootten
set. He has undergone several examinatioal
before the Magistrates residing in that neigh'
bourhood, knil from what has transpired, ir
is suppoSed that the deceased was not ,the person
intended to be robbed and murdered, but that tr
was the agent of Mr. Pitt, M. P., who was es'
petted to pass that road on that day, in the Vs'
sesssion of several hundred pounds, to pay some
Election bills contracted at the last Election. Ti's
agent, however, was utiavoidably prevented fro°
travelling on that day, and it is supposed that tl4
deceased was mistsken for him. A 51. and aV'
Bank-note were found in the possession of W"(d
kins, which have been provvd to have been iu ale
possession of the deceased the day bt-fore 'he soy'
bery and murder, and the possession of whisk
Watkins was not able to account for satistactorilli
He was also proved to have been in pos;essiOu
a pistol, without being able to account (or Wt'
purpose he had it, and the pistol was found 10'
tied in his father's garden. At his final examins;
Lion on Friday, at Swindon, before the bench 49'
Magistrates, it being proved that his brother b 6;
tied the pistol, they were both committed to Its
their trials at the eusuing assizes, charged twirls
the robbery and murder of Mr. Rodway.

1111 UH.
On the 2d inst. at Doctors' Connnotts, the Lady of CharleS
Edward Fenton, Esq. of is 6011.

NI ARM ED.
On Tuesday, at Hampitead, Edward L. Whiteside, f;',dl•
of Red Lion-hill, to Mks Mann, of Church-tow, both 011-
above place.
On the 2d instant, at St. Andrew's, Holborn, David (*Orr°
thers, Assistant-tointuissary-General to the Torres,'
Sarah, only daughter of Juhu Proctor, E.g. of Grandra tiuuscs
Monmouthshire.

DIED.
On the 25th ult. in Bordeaux, aged 19, nine days after tila
birth of a daughter which survives her, Lowsa itcr,
wife of John James 1)0A ling. Esq. of that city a,it (laugh"
of Janies Coppinger, Esq. ~f Devoos ii. -- t,i.tre,

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