The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-03 00:00:00

THF:, SAFFRON-MU MURDER.

st night, an elderly man, named john Ambrose, was
bought to Marylebone police-office, by Betty, a constable,
charged with having eommitted the. murder of Ann Perry,
in (treat Saffron-hill, in September last. His person cor-
responds so far with the description in the posting-bill, and
his story so eireumstantial, that not a doubt can be enter.;
canted of his identity. His apprehension created a strong
sensation in the neighbourhood, and it was found necessary
to holt the doors of the6ffice, or the prepare of the crowd
would have obstructed the examinsiti*-4;14e, prisoner
having been placed at the bar, Betty ,ga*.thefollowisig
evidence :—At about a (punier past six this evening, a
dustman living in Portman-green, and-another man, ran
into my,houne; and wanted to speak to me on particular
business, I went with one of them into the back room,
and rte said to me, " Betty, did you ever bear of a murder
otmtnitted by a shoemaker ?" I said, " Yes, in Saffron-
:still." then said he bad unfortunately married the
saw's (laughter, and that the man hinisielf . was then at bis
cottage. tie wept with trio, and showed me the cottage.
Ido not know his name. It was a new built one, standing
by itself in Portman-green, in a line with Little Prince's-
street. The door was upon the latch; I opened it, and I
found the prisoner by the side of the fire-place frying sonic
steak.:;; I said, " Mister, I want you fora murder." He
juhiped iip, and said, " I will go with you; I am inn°•
tent; it was only an accident." I then handcuffed him ;
and as he came to the office he told me—(The information
which he:gave the constable will be.found in the prisoner's
own confession before Mr. Griffith, with which, in every
part, it corresponded.) Betty farther stated, that the pri-
Boner particularly wished his master, a Mr. Walker, to come
and speak for him, and another perion from Saffron-hill to
give him a character.
After Betty had given this evidence, Mr. Giuffre,'
asked him where the son-in-laW of the prisoner, and the
other man who gave him the information, were—whether
he had brought them to the office ?
Betty said, " I did not let him stay India minute. No
one came into the cottage but myself; the son-in-law
stayed outside ; he told too that he had never seen the
prisoner since the murder until this night, and he would
not harbour, a murderer. I did not bring him with me, but
he can be found." _ .

Mr. Gintityrrit asked the prisoner his name„
Prisoner.—My name is John Ambrose.
Mr. CiRIPPITIL—What have you to say ?
Prisoner.-1 have this to say. On Saturday, night, I
seannot justly say
,how long it is ago—it was on the night
the accident happened—Ann Perry, the woman that lived
with me, and I went oat. to buy some meat. I wanted
►
mutton, but she liked pork. I bought 2flb. or 2ilb. of
pork. After I had bought it, she left me to go and receive
for waistcoat making. I got home half an hour
before her. She came home a little after eight, and began
quarrelling. She named me who would cook my dinner
next day, whether it was Betsy.
" Betsy," said Mr. GaWyrrn, " who is Betsy ?"
Prisoner---I do not know who she meant by Betsy. I
told her I wanted nobody to cook my dinner but herself,
if she could make herself comfortable. I said '1 had bouffht
a drop of beer for our supper, and had it all ready. She
then threw herself into a great passion, and said I had
got the bad disorder, and that I was he biggest rogue
under the heavens, and abused me in this kind.of way.—
She willed melevery thing but a gentleman—she aggm-
vAted me, and told me every thing that was ltc4 so I got
hold of her and pushed her, and her head fell against the
door. She WaS fall of ttor. lam an innocent man as
true sacs G" 14 in heaven.‘,lllll:t was all an accident. I used
her well, a N
and so Mr. er, a master shoemaker, will
say, that I used to work for.
Mr. GATIVITII--tiow soon did the woman die after the
accident ?
I had her in the corner of th©
Prisoner—l do'nt know ;
lay her when she was
room by my bedside, where I used to
tipsy, for I never let her sleep with „m
she
was
er_Two 1111411t8,ights dead by
`tipsy; I found her dead in the mornin,g ; when
was a real ac.
eident ; I would Dot have hurt the hair of her head.
Mr. (Jammu—How long did you slay in the house
after she was dead? Prison
Mr. Gawymn—What ! did she lay two
the side, of your bed ?
Prisoner—Yes, she did: I did not leave the house till
"Mmulay,
Mr. Ortirprrn—Wbat have you been doing since if
Prisonor—i have travelled the country, and have had
work sometimes.
Mr. Gamma sent him to the House of Correction,
and ordered that he might be taken before the magistrates
at tlattonvirden this morning; in whose district toe crime
MK committed.
The prisoner stood with great composure at the bar
during his examination, and gave the above particulars
with willingness, In the constable's-room he stated that
he was a native of Rielonansworth, Herts, which, from
a knowledge he possessed of the inhabitants of that town,
is no doubt true.

LONDON,
FRIDAY. EVENING, NOVEMBER 3, 1826.

We have received the French Papers of Tuesday,
and the :toile of Wednesday morning. The Courier
Francais states, that a letter had been received by a
mercantile house in Paris, from Broth, iu Gallicia,
dated the 13th October, which states that the corps
of General WITTGEN/STEIN actually crossed the
Pruth on the 27th September old style, which an-
swers to the 9th ult. The Etoile, on the other hand,
announces that a courier arrived in Paris on the 30th
ult. from St. Petersburgh in 12 days, bringing the
news that the EMPEROR was completely satisfied with
the result of the conferences at Akermann. It adds,
that the Russian Journals are filled with accounts of
new advantages gained by the Russians over the

Persians.
We subjoin the only extract worth giving fro
lese Papers:—

(From the courier Frangais.)
TRWSTE, OCT. 18.--41 he master of an Austrian ship
arrived from Alexandria, which he left on the 224 Sep-
tember last, repo) is
,that the Egyptain expedition, which
was a long time preparing, was on the point of setting
sail. It is, composed of 27 ships, the transport vessels
consisting almost exclusively of Europeans, chartered by
the Viceroy.
A letter from Smyrna of the 23d September, mentions
there, ,
what follows :*"...
46 The
Capitan Pacha is still detained near Tochies, and
part of his fleet is at Mitylene. The ships are under repair
havingl_a suffered much in the late engagements.--
hi„:". %tut' c:lm eects reinforcements which are to join
m"o`,._'r Alexandria,w,t,iour and his detachments overrun the
Mores
from
meeting the smallest resistance any where."
following p
B'6 rittei:Tin Brod), in Galicia, dated the 13th Oct.,
A by a mercantile house in Paris, contains the
~ A.. , lqagraph :-...
' ' suppose that our mutual friends, J. R. and Co.,
were ignorant of the
mile! side of the pittl:hassiacicse of the Russian troops to the
present letter, that th, lave to announce to you by this
actually crossed that rier corpsc of General Wittgenstein
We cannot guarantee the thO 27th
ctober.)
to the ,the September, Russian
style (which answers
exactness of the information at