The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-15 00:00:00

,DREADFUL MURDER and SUICIDE,

It is our painful duty to inform our readers of
a most dreadful, and sanguinary murder that was
committed last night in the parish of Mary-la-
bonne. The individual who has lost his life
is Mr. Coortn, a brush-maker, and one of the
most respectable inhabitants of High-street. It
appears that, unfortunately for Mr. Cooper, he had
received into his house a female, named Bicknell,
who had been on trims of very strict intimacy
with a man named Pollard, who is a journeyman
butcher. Pollard is a matt of very depraved
habits, and it is said that Mrs. B. sought protec-
tion in Mr. Cooper's house from Pollard's violence.
Cooper, in fact, was her relation. Pollard, sup-
posing that Cooper exercised a controul over her,
40 by coercion prevented her from Visiting him,
declared to several persons in the neighbourhood
that he would seek satisfaction for his supposed

injuries, and that nothing but blood, and the
death of one individual, should satisfy him. Yes-
terday afternoon he was particularly violent in
this respect—carried about with him a large
knife, Is hich is used by slaughtermen in the pro
cess of dressing beasts—flourished it about in the
various public-houses where he was drinking in
the course of the day, and swore in the most
horrid manner, that a person from whom he
had received a serious injury should that night
suffer death. Being half intoxicated, his threats
were bat little heeded by his compa-
nions, who did not for a moment suppose
that he intended carrying his meditated design

into execution. About half past seven o'clock,
Pollard went to Mr. Cooper's house. lie was
about entering the shop, when he was met by
Cooper, who opposed his entrance, and told him
he should not enter the shop. The villain imme-
diately drew his knife, and plunged it into
Cooper's heart. The unfortunate man fell upon
his face outside his shop door, and the wretch'
again stabbed him in two other places. He then
sprung over the body, and meeting with Mrs.
Cooper, who was hastening to her husband's assist-
ance, he stabbed her in the neck and in the
side, and inflicted two dreadful cuts on the arm.
Mr. Cooper's four children, who were in the shop,
'alarmed at the dreadful sight they beheld,
screamed out for assistance, and Pollard at that
moment flew at them in the most savage manner ;
but he was prevented from committing
,any
!elite upon them by the interference of Mrs.
who then received three stabs in her''
right shoulder. As may reasonably be supposed,
the dreadful spectacle that poor Cooper exhibited
at the door, attracted the attention of several per-
sons to the spot, but before any one could
enter the shop, Pollard had wounded his victims
in the manneralready stated. It happened that
at this moment a party of the watchmen had
come up from the watchhouse, and were going
to their respective stations, when, on passing the
opposite side of the way, they saw Pollard
standing in the door-way, flourishing his knife
over his victim. The' watchmen endeavoured to
enter the sliop, but Pollard used the most horrid
'oaths, flourished the knife about in a most ter-
rific manner, and swore that whoever dared to
oppose him should share the same fate as the ins
dividual they raw before them. Several officers
soon arrived from the Police.office, and finding
that it would be the sacrifice of any man's life who
endeavoured to wrest the knife from Pollard's
han('s, although he was then much exhausted from
the loss of blood, having stabbed himself in the
bodyowo men went round to the hack part of
the house, and coming upon him unexpectedly,
they wrenched the knife from his hand, but it re-
quired but little exertion to secure him. It would
seem,' that after he had murdered Mr. Cooper,
and stabbed the two females, he plunged the
knife into his belly, and when he was secured
his bowels were protruding through the wound:
The wretched scene which the shop at that
moment presented, is beyond description. Mr.
Cooper was taken to the shop of Mr. Craw.
ford, a surgeon, in High-street, hut all hu-
man aid was of no avail ; the blow had been too
well directed, and life was wholly extinct. The
children were honied from the place, and con-
veyed to a neighbour's house. A Medical Gen-
tleman immediately attended Mrs. cooper,whose
wounds do not appear to be dangerous, and she
Was put to bed in her own house. Mrs. Bicknell
was able to walk to the surgeOn's house, where
her wounds were dressed. Pollard was taken,
in the custody of the officws and watch-
men, to the Police-office. lie was placed be-
fore Mr. Rawlinson, the Magistrate, but lie
was then in that reduced state, that lie could
not answer a single question, and Mr. Itawlin-
son directed him to be immediately conveyed to
the Infirmary. There lie was attended by Mr.
Goodger, the house surgeon, and his wounds
having been dressed, he recovered sutiviently to
answer a few questions which were put to him;
and he then declared, that' so much had drink
prevailed over him, that he was unconscious of
having committed the dreadful offence with which
he was charged. Mr. Goodger afterwards waited
upon Mr. Rawlinson, and expressed his opinion
that Pollard would not live until the morning.
MN•Cooper was about forty years of age. His
body has been taken back to his house, where it
now remains to await the decision of the Coro-
ner's Inquest.---(Morning Chronick.)

[FU gni ER PA lITI CU GARS.]
The wretched man Pollard was taken from the
Mary-la-Bonne Office to the Infirmary, where he
was properly attended during the night, cold lo-
tions being kept constantly to his wounds : he
was visited by Mr. 11.Awrxgoor4, who asked him'
some questions, with the view of eliciting his mo-1
Lives more decidedly for the perpetration of so
dreadful an act ; but he appeared quite sullen,or
indeed, perhaps, was in a state of stupor. 1h
spoke to the nurse once, saying faintly, " It is no
use wetting me (alluding to the application of the
lotions), I have done it." About three o'clock
he expired with 'a wild exclamation. The
unfortunate man, Cooper, was removed to
an up-stairs room of his house. His wife is in a
dreadful state, but her wounds in the arm are by
Bicknell is
no ,means dangerous. The Woman

doing well in the Infirmary. During this fore•
noon the street has been thronged with people.
The occurrence has excited a great sensation of
horror in the neighbourhood. Pollard had coha-
bited with the female Bicknell for some time,
but she being obliged to seuk shelter in
Cooper's house , from his violence, the
wretched man long brooded over some mea-
sure of vengence, and thus fatally destroyed the
father of a young family, whose prospects are by
the act almost blasted. The wretched man him-
self displays an awful instance of the result or
ungovernable passion. An inquest will be held,
on the bodies this evening before Mr. STI KLINa,
the Coroner.

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