The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-29 00:00:00

A LOVER STABBED.

We are extremely sorry to have to record o most painful event,
which occurred at the village of I'udsey, near this town, on Tues-
day evening last, between ten and eleven o'clock. Mr. J. Black-
burn, of that place, a respectable cloth Manufacturer, about 28
years ,of age, bed been in Leeds market that day, and walked home
late in the afternoon. Shortly after his return he proceeded to
the house of Mr. I. Carlisle, nearly opposite the New Church at
Pudsey, to whose daughter, a young lady possessing great per-
sonal attractions, and very highly accomplished, Mr. Blackburn
had for some time been paying his addresses. The family had re-
tired to rest when he reached the house; but, being anxious to
communicate with Miss Carlisle, he got upon the ledge of one of
the lower windows under that of her apartment, and succeeded iu
rousing and inducing her to speak to him for a moment or two.—
The young lady, however, became so alarmed lest her parents
should be disturbed at that unseasonable hour, and particularly as
her father always seemed rather indisposed to sanction Mr. Black-
burn's attentions, that she entreated the latter instantly to leave the
window and depart ; telling him, that if be were discovered her
father would kill him. As usually happens on such occasions,
be delayed a little without obeying the injunction, and Miss
Carlisle became so agitated in the mean time, that she wept
aloud and startled her sister, %lam slept in the same room with
her. The hitter, not receiving a satisfactory explanatinn of
the noise which awakened her, flew to her hither's chamber, and
called out that the house was attacked by robbers. The old
man instantly seized a sword which was at hand, and rushing
towards the lower window, against which the moon threw
distinct shadow of Mr. Blackburn's person, as he continued speak-
ing to Miss Carlisle at the upper casement, darted the weapon
through one of the panes of glass, and into the abdomen of, the
unfortunate gentleman. The wound was inflicted on the right
side, between the navel and die groin, and of a depth, which, from
the first, endangered Mr. Blackburn's life. fie was able, how-
ever, to walk to his brother's house immediately after, though a
distance of. at least 500 yards, and though bleeding profusely
the whole of the way. When he got to the house he called
for admission, exclaiming, " Let me in, I am a murdered
man," and believing at the moment that he had been shot at
instead of stabbed. His trowsers, stockings, and shoes, were
then found soaked with blood, and he himself almost completely
exhausted. ' Mr. Weiblinger, a surgeon, of Pudsey, was imme-
diately sent .for, and administered all the relief_ which his situa-

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tion would admit of, and soon after a messenger was dispatched
to Leeds fur Mr. Garlick, the surgeon, who reached Mr. B.
about five o'clock yesterday morning, and with Mr. 'Weil).
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linger, dressed • the . wound. Meanwhile the constables of
the village hearing what. LW occurred, sent au express to
the Rev. J. A. Rhodes, of Horsforth Hall, for instructions
how to act, and this Magistrate instantly proceeded to the
spot, when he found Mr. Carlisle in custody, at the Golden
Lion Inn. The particulars ,of the case were then investi-
gated, and the depositions of Miss Carlisle, her sister and' brother,
taken, as to the circumstances which led to the misfortune, and
the old man himself was heard in explanation of his conduct.
Mr. Carlisle afterwards went, .acmmpanied by an officer, to see
Mr. Blackburn, and expressed the deepest regret for what had
taken ;. indeed, he seemed, during the whole of yesterday, sunk
in the most sorrowful depression, at the consequences of his rash
proceeding. Late last night he remained in custody at the
Golden Lion Inn, and at that time the inflammation arising from
Mr. B.'s wound was rapidly increasing, and threatening a fatal
termination to the unfortunate sufferer. The whole Village of
Pudaey has been thrown into the greatest agitation and distress by
this untoward event,which is the snore lamented from the amiable
character of both the young persons, whose happiness has been
thus marred, perhaps, for ever. Mr. Blackburn is upwards of six
fret in height, and in person and appearance one of the finest men
men in this part of Yorkshire.' Nisi Carlisle, about 18 mouths
back, kept, in partrership with Miss Laird, a boarding school ht
this town, anti has always been highly respectetj, Her elder sister
is married to Mr. Blackburn's brother, who resides in Hsunburgh,
and it was during an accidental meeting while she was on a visit
there souse time agn,that the Intimacy commenced, which has now
been so deplorably interrupted.—Leeds Intelliyencen

(From the Leeds Mercury.)
On Friday an inquest was held upon the body of Mr. Black-
burn, by C. JEWISON, Esq., Coroner for the liberty of the honour
of Pontefract, at house of Mrs. M. Richardson, the Golden
Lion Inn, at Pudsey, at ten o'clock in the morning.
Miss R. Celiac, having been sworn, said,' " The deceased J.
Blackburn came to my father's house, on Tuesday night last, about
a quarter past II o'clock. I had been in bed. He threw up some
earth against the window ; after he had thrown several times, I got
up, opened the window, and spoke to him, and wished him to go
away immediately. Pe was then standing upon the ledge of the
parlour window, and had placed his hands upon the bottom of the
chamber-window, and I then put down the sash, anti left him in
that position. In two or three seconds after, I saw him jump down,
and never saw him again. I did not hear him cry out. I bean! a
noise in the room below, which was a parlour we did not make
use of. The noise I heard. was the breaking of a window. I
did not • know at the time who it was that did it, but was in-
formed in the morning that it was my father. I saw my father
return into his room, he had no light with him, but there was a
candle in his lodging-room, which enabled me to see him. I had
not a distinct view of the countenance of the deceased, as be was
below me, and it was partly covered by his hat. Ido not think
that there was sufficient light to have enabled me to have distin-
guished his features, but I knew his voice. Mr. Blackburn had
two or three times before thrown earth at my window about the
same time in the evening, and I twice got up ; upon one of those
occasions I had some conversation with him, on the other I merely
desired him to go away. Mr. Blackburn never visited me in the
day time at my father's house. I wished him to come in the day
time, and, speak to my father, but this he did not do. There. had
been no quarrel or dispute between my father and the deceased.
My father told me that he disapproved of the visits of the de-
ceased, and I had not given any encouragement to his addresses
since my father spoke to me on the subject : I forbad him to visit
me again, and I never admitted him into the house, nor have I
kept his company in any other manner than I. have now stated,
except speaking to him once or twice at my father's door. My
father's lodging.room is on the other side of the house. I
not give any alarm ; my sister Sophia got up and went out of the
room as soon as the deceased came to the window. Ido not be-
lieve she knew who it was. I first became acquainted with Mr.
Blackburn at Hamburgb."

Mr. D. Carlisle, the brother of the last witness, said, " About
half-past eleven 'o'clock on Tuesday night last, my sister Sophia
came into my mow, and said that there was somebody breaking
into the house ; I put my trowsers on, and found soy father (who
had also been culled by my sister) a few steps before me ; he al-
ways keeps a sword in his room, and had it then in his hand; I
had no "alma, and was not much afraid; we went into the par-
lour, and I saw a man standing at the window ; my father put
the sword through one of the top panes, but not, as I believe,
with much force; my father never spoke to the man ; we both
ftiboonulgthhtetwhahtidloizas standing on the ground at Some distance
hut I Could not judge of the distance, as it was
very durk, and it was not until he had leaped down that.l dis-
covered that he had been standing on the ledge of the window;
he jumped down inurtediately after my father put the sword
through the pane. My father had no idea that he had hurt
the man. We then went into the kitchen ; my father said he had
put the sword over his head to frighten him ; but when I told
my father the position in which the man was standing, ho said
that he wets afraid that he had hurt him. I had no idea whatever
who the man was and I believe that my father did not know.
I never heard that the deceased paid his addresses td my slows-,

bat I have heard of his having been at the window before. I
did not learn this from my sister Sophia, but from overhearing a
conversation between my fathar and mother ; my father, when
he mentioned it, did not seem very angry, but only said he wished
he would keep away. The moon had not then risen. I went
down stair* under an impression that the person was breaking
into the house ; and from what my father said at the time, I
believe that he had the same impression upon his mind; we found
the parlmir window a little open ; lilid not know whether it was
left so when the family went to bed ; we made no attempt to
pursue the supposed robber; we wiped the sword with a white
handkerchief to ascertain if theie ivas any blood upon it; we
found it rather stained, but we thought it was with the rust and
grease; we had no further conversation about the robber; my
father was somewhat agitated, but I was not at all so ; the de-
eeased and my father had never had any quarrel."
Misi S. Carlile, win. seemed about 'l6 years of age, said, " I
heard a noise at my sister's chamber-window, on Tus:day night,.
about 11 o'clock : it seemed to be oecasitmed by something
.thrown at the window; I was awoke by the noise, but I did not
speak to my sister about it ; I did not know that J. Blackburn
threw it. She did not get up whilst I was in the room; I
thought it was thrown by some person that was going to break
into the house ; I went to my father's room, and told hint that
morns peraon'wes breaking into the house, and he immediately got
up ; I Went to tell my brother, and then retired into my own
room ; I found my sister sitting in a chair undressed ; I heard
the noise of the breaking of the window, but I did not see or
hear my father afterwarcts. I (lid not tell my father that Black-
burn was throwing up at the window. I remember dirt being
thrown at the window once before, and my sister told me that it
was Blackburn who threw it ; lam not certain whether my sister
had got out of bed before I went to alarm my father oryot ; I
did not hear my sister speak to Blackburn.
Mrs. Carlisle was then called.—The Coroner informed her that
on account of the relationship in which she stood to Mr. Car-
lisle, she would not be required to give any evidence on the pre-
sent occasion; and he desired her to inform her husband, that if
he wished to say any thing to the jury, they would hear him, hot
that he was under no necessity to give any account of the transac-
tion.

Mr. J. Weilllinger said, "lam a surgeon at Pudsey. I was
called on Tuesday night, about eleven" o'cloCk, to visit the deceased.
I went immediately, and found him lying upon the bed. He told
the that he was shot,
.and that it was Mr. Carlisle who had shot
him. 116 was rather 'under the influence of liquor, but not ine-
briated, and gave very coherent answers to the questions that I
asked him. I found a great quantity of blood in his small clothes ;
there was a wound in the abdomen, b inches below the navel, a little
to the right ; there was a portion of the omentum protruded through
the wound, and which I was obliged to remove. I told the deceased
that the wound had more the appearance of having been inflicted
by a sharp-cuttieg instrument than a ball ; the deceased said he
could not say whether the noise 'he heard was the discharge of
a pistol or the breaking of a window. I told him that I consi-
dered him to hi in the greatest danger, and that in all probability
his life would be loot, and advised him .to send fur Mr. "Jenkins,
the minister, as all I could do, or medical aid could do, would be
too little. I attended him through the night, and he remained
pettedly sensible. I saw hint six or seven times on" Wednesday;
inflammation had come on, and I took three pounds of blood from
him ; 1 saw hint as late as 12 o'clock on Nlrednesdiy, when I took
My leave of him, leaving Mr. Jenkins with him, and telling him
that he would be with his Maker in a few hours. The deceased
said he was sensible he should soon be called into Another
world, and he hoped that he had made his peace with God.
I saw the deceased again on Thursday morning, hut he was
then convulsed, and could not speak ; this was at seven o'clock ;
I saw him. again a little before nine o'clock, and remained with
him until he died, which was exactly at nine, o'clock.' Mr.
Hey Was sent for by the desire of Mr. Carlisle, kit as there was
some relationship between the families, he sent Mr. Garlick in-
stead of coming himself. I opeped the body. (Witnessed de-
scribed the appearance, which it will not be necessary to enter
into.) The depth of the wound was three inches; and the intes-
tines had been wounded ; it had a sloping direction upwards.
The wound was about three-fourths of an inch in width ; the
whole of the intestinal canal was in a state of inflammation; the
deceased suffered the most excruciating pain, and died of the ef-
fects of inflammation produced by the wound." ' Witness was
clearly of opinion that the Wound had been inflicted by some Amp
instrument, and that it was the cause of death.

Mr. Carlisle was called, and informed by the Coroner, that he
was not bound to give any account of the transaction, or to
answer any questions; and he retired without saying any thing.
Mr. Hutchinson was called to prove the examination of the
deceased, which had been taken by the Rev. J. A, Rhodes, and
was to the following effect :—That the deceased went to Mr.
Carlisle's house between eleven and twelve &clod: on Tuesday
night, to visit his daughter, as he had done many times bef►re ;
he got up to the window to speak to her ; she burst into tears;
and her mother asked her why she eried, .but he did not hear any
answer; Mr. Carlisle stabbed hint immediately, but the deceased
said he did not see, him or hear him speak; he hardly knew he
was wounded until he got a few yards from Mr. Carlisle's house,
and he thought he should never be able to get to his brother's
house. In a subsequent part of his examination, he said
that he never had said that he knew that it was Mr.
T. Carlisle who had stabbed him, as he had neithei: seen him nor
heard him speak; had not lately had any quarrel with Mr. Car-
lisle, nor• had Mr. Carlisle at any time threatened to do him an
injury; witness about a year since had a quarrel with Mr. Car-
lisle ; it was about Sophia, who told her father that he was pay-
ing attentions to her sister Rebecca ; Mr. Carlisle spoke to him
out of the window; he seemed vexed, but did not threaten him.
The Coroner then read over the evidence, and the Jury were
left to deliberate on the case ; and in about half an hour they re.
turned a verdict of " Manslaughter."
Mr. Carlisle will, of course, be committed to York Castle for
trial. .