The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-13 00:00:00

CLERKEN WELL.

John Kempson, alias Shirley, was charged with nume-
rous robberies on housekeepers. He refused to give his
real name and address. . .

Eliza Sich deposed that on the pre►ious night the pri-
soner called at the house of Mr. Gregory, of the firm of
Gregory and Faulkener, No. 1, Bedford-row, and gave
her a parcel of books and a note for the cook. The cook
knew nothing about either, and when she returned the
prisoner was gone, and so was a barometer which hung
in the hall.
Lucy Anne Martin, cook at the house of Mr. Faul-
kener, solicitor, No. 41, Bedford-square, deposed that
the prisoner called at her master's house with a parcel of
books, and a note for her. The note began "My dear
Jane," and ended " Your affectionate brother, James."
Immediately suspecting a ruse, she prevented a robbery.
The prisoner had stolen a cloak, the property of the
Archdeacon of Van Diemen's Land, in a similar manner.
There were no less than twenty cases of this nature
against the prisoner, and sergeant Dodd said informa-
tion had reached the police of numerous others.
Mr. GREENWOOD told the sergeant to select three of
the strongest to send the prisoner to trial upon.
The prisoner is a young man of shL rt stature, and
well dressed.

HORRIBLE CASE of FRATRICIDE,
AND COMMITTAL OF THE BROTHER

FOR TRIAL.
The county of Stafford has become the scene of a
shocking murder, and there is too much reason to
fear that the diabolical crime was perpetrated by a
brother. The condition of the unfortunate parties
was that of small farmers. Thomas Brough, the de-
ceased, lived at the New Brent Farm, in the parish
of Biddulph. It would appear that he was a man
who, by parsimonious habits, had succeeded in accu-
mulating some little property, and was the owner of
Whitefield Farm, which is situate near his own house.
Whitefield Farm had been in the occupation of his
widowed mother and his brother, John Brough, for a
little more than twelve months. The mother was the
recognised tenant, though it would seem that the
brother John managed the farm, and was applied to
for the rent when due. On Friday, the 3d inst.,
about dusk, a distress was put in by the direc-
tion of Thomas Brough, at Whitefield Farm,
for rent, amounting to 291. 12s. In conse-
quence of some conversation which one of the

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bailiffs had with the moth-Jr and John Bro igh, the
bailiff sent for Thomas Brough. in order to an ami-
cable settlement, if possible, without enforcing the
distress. The deceased Thomas Brough shortly after-
wards came to Whitefield. There does not appear to
have been any quarrel between the two brothers in
the house, but the deceased complained very much
about his rent not being paid, and intimated that he
must have it; he also refused to return two boxes,
which had been removed by the bailiffs to his house,
until the following morning. The two bailiffs left the
house, and the brothers remained in conversation.
Shortly afterwards Thomas Brough went into the
fold, were some further conversation ensued. He was
about to leave, when his brother John said, " Stop a
bit, I will go and kin (kindle) my lantern, and will
go with you as far as the barn, and sweep two or three
oats up.' John Brough then returned to the house,
lighted the candle in the lantern, and went towards
the barn ; and his brother Thomas walked down the
meadow towards his own house. Thomas Brough
was not afterwards seen alive, and nothing was heard
of him until Saturday, about noon, when his body
was accidentally found in a sand-pit on Biddulph
Moor.