The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-07 00:00:00

WoOL\;'icli NIUUDEIt.

-MONDAY, ..Al4,acti, • 6.—The z..:oronet's Jury
having on Sat'ortlay unanimously agreed, on 9u-
r,isfrterorp though eircumstanti:ll evidence, to find
a vet diet of Wilful -Motder, unio..l) anxiety has
e'-er since praaailed to discoverit he murderers
The alarm and horror,of the inhabitants of Wool-
wich, especially in the neighb:inrhood of the
house in which the brutal atrocity Was committed,
are exceedingly great, and scfnu susceptible. of no
alleviation the perpetrators are, detected and
hronght to jnstice. The. i\lagi3u4tes and Con-
stobleS ate extremely active, but hitherto no
prospect of success has been • obtained. This
morning, at eleven, the Rev. Dr. Watson; Di.
Webb, Mr. Davis. and Mr: Williams,i attended
at the Red Lion public-house, a fent doors from
that of the deceased, and held ex iminations till
five o'clock. Several persons Who live in the
neighbouring houses were examined as to any
troiseS or suspicious occurrences that might have
falleu under their observation. One girl ob-
served two or time persons.come out of a house,
stand in earnest.con vet sation, together, and return
again. She described their dress and appearance,
but none ha, been identified as suiting the de-
scrip ion. Another girl has state., that alter
sic hail Lane to bed, a...hont halt-past eleven, she
heard a violent wand, (erasl,) et Mr: (+lie
deceased's) door. This is h,lieved to have been
the noise wade by the murderers as they lett the
house. -

Two most vv retched-looking old men tvyre nn
Saini;lay apprehended as suspicions person.s, Oue
of then., have Show, W 43. re-examined this. day ;
,heis..tie person represeute,d as hating oceas,io:i--
ally tvot ked in Mr. Parke'r's garden, I, appears
that Le is a man, of bad chdracter,- and that •lR
hiss been well acquairved girth the deceased and
premises. Ile lodged t.r seven years in the
attic of a house next but one to Mr. Parker':, a:(1
occupied' by ode Evans.• a shopkeeper. Ile is.
known as " the beggar." : His mode of ling
been by collecting hones and rags, and, ear-
rying thefts (0 the London market. When Par-
ker's house was discovered-to be on .fire,
went up to Shaw's room,. and found him sitting
by a fire which fit ball lighted. at two in the
ttrormiii Evans told-itim that his frlaSlet'sb,Oiise
was on file. '" So 1 hear," coolly replied Shaw.
ije rffniained quiet in his room and tool( no part
in what vvs.s going. on. I; appeared that he had
gone'on:Friday morning to Parker's hotrFe for a
giniter, which he bid previonSly•go, from Beans.,
Urt Friday night, between eight and eleVen,
had been drinking in
_several pudic houses. l'he
other old man, Thomas Pope,' had -beein in his
company, and two'marines. '1 b-e. two' mit-rites
were examined, but nothing like a 'ground cif
charge appeared against theta. Shaw exhibited
much confusion and contradiction as_ to the mo-
ney be had in his possession daring the-. Friday
night; be bad got soop7tisketa.ftir Isis. dinner., yet
he borrowed sixpelo.e atom
,Evans to boy 14-2i.,r,-.at
ilie,satht time that lie had 2s. in his pocket
Jark Botcher afterwards gale talus Is.
'The Magistraies hart: temandet: This for for-
!he's- examination ; lee is ana,%ir.gly unninve,Z by
all !he inquiries and examinatioits to wtlieb lie has
been exposed. _ _

Jackson, who is married to Mr. only
child, came into 'the room, the coarse of the day,
kind remained for a lung tim:!, during which he
%vas a good deal examined. Ile had not strti Ore
deceased since Chtistmas, and positivrly denied
whit all his neighhours aftit riled, that he bad be-
come eery deaf before his deaill. tie mentioned
that his tldest stun, ahow 19 years of age, 114,1. had
occa ion to mark partiLtdatly a gold re-peater
longing to Mr. Parker. He also mentioned that.
Air. Parker had bad some metal watches with the
name of Sampson. Mrs. Jackson, was supposed
tobe able to tell what initials and arms were
upon silver spoons and other art l•eles •of plate; but
her husband peremptorily resisted her appcarJnce
to. give.evidence, . for fear .of unpleasant coast-
givences. She is told simply that her father has
died. The yontb, however, is forthcoming.

When the Shunt was given, and the door of
Paihrt';‘ house WAS forced open, it was found to
have been shut only by the slit inn lock, No.bolis
had been on. A chain, which appeared to. have
been slightly fastened to the side-wall, Ii id been
found at 'a distai,ce from the dttOr. 1:10Ill this
circumstance it has been supposed that the ttouSe-.
keeper had answertd the knock At the door, and
opened it so far as the chain permitted, when the
murderers forced the.chain; and effected_ their bor..
rid, purpose. Vat her and his housekeeper were
thiourn together in a corner of then low parlour;
and the intention seems to have been to burn
their bodies by ,means of all the loose papers rout
dollies which could be collected. Fire was, evi-
dently applied at the same rime. to ()titer putts. of
the house, but the almost perfect exclusion or air
by blankets fastened:oil the trout windolis had
tilefeated the object of the murderers; fur truly the
tire around the bodies took any effect ; and.eveo
'that
.pioceeded so slowly, that nut more .than a
square yard of the floor is consumed,, although'
the fire inthi have existed withoui interruption
.tor, titree hours. Ut Patker, little remains but.
leis bones. Nothing
,can be more ghastly than
'the broiled flesh of his face, :and the halt-burnt
ttagments of his neckcloth, all .tnixed together.
One of his shoes is the only article about hint
that can be fully identified. The housekeeper is
entire, except tire extremity of her no:e, al)ii her
crossed elbows, which ate burnt to Abe botte
They are both thrown untouched into their coffins,
and arc to be buried to-morrow..

A most extraordinary circumstance orcurrvd
few days since: Qu Christmas eve, the suu 0;'
Mr..Stnrsots, of Sweetiiig's-alley, who was goine,
out as -Chief Mate to an ludiamau, landed,
nix otbrrs, at Portsmouth, to spend the ;
'their return in the evening, the boat was nliSet,
and tlHz.all perished. The body of Mr. StmPsoN
was washed on shore on Sunday se'rthight-, tato
bein4 ten ks and two days in the I,vater. A
(r.autity of dollars, his watch, 4;tiain, and. seals,
%tele all round upon him ; hitt the face was so
mutilated, that his,teatures could not be recng--
oized. The, body was bror!ght to Lorktlnn lint
%vectc, and on Sunday interfeti it Ilacicnt:y Church-
yard.