The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-03 00:00:00

ATROCIOUS CONDUCT

A young man of fashionable appearance, who de-
scribed himself on the police-sheet as Charles Frederick
Campbell, 35, Russell-square, law-student, charged an
unfortunate girl, named Mary Anne Wilson, at Clerken-
well Police-office, with robbing him of half-a-sovereign.
The girl, a pretty-looking young creature, having been
arraigned, the prosecutor was sworn.
Mr. CONDE—What is your name, Sir ? Proseeuter—
Charles Frederick Campbell.
Mr. ComeE—Where do you live ? —35, Russell-square.
Mr. Comm—What are you ?—A student for the bar.
Mr. Co3lBE—What inn are you a member of ?

Gray's Inn.
Mr. COMEE—You have sworn that your name is
Campbell, and that you live in Russell-square ; do you
persevere in that statement ? Prosecutor (abashed, and
after much hesitation)—No, I do not.
Mr. CoMaE—Then what is your name ? Prosecutor
—John Cooke, and I live at 16, Clarendon-square.
The prosecutor, in answer to further questions, ad-
mitted that he was not a member of Gray's Inn, and
never had been living at 35, Russellsquare, but perse-
vered in saying he was studying for the bar.
Mr. COMBE-If you were a membsr of Gray's Inn
would take care that you should not r 4so long. Ad-
minister the oath to him again. How can I believe a
single word you say ?
The prosecutor was again sworn, but did not wish to
press the charge, as he could not say the girl had robbed
him. He was so drunk on the previous night that he
did not know what be was doing.
Sergeant Dodd—You were perfectly sober when you
gave the woman in charge.
The prisoner, crying, said she had b'en locked up all
night most unjustly. The gentleman met her, took her
t a house of ill-fame, and having been there for some
time, said he would give her in charge for robbing him of
half a sovereign. He shut the street door, and assaulted
her when she approached it, and asked her to give him
back the half-sovereign. She declared she had not seen
a farthing of his money. He called a policeman, and
gave her into custody.
Mr. COMBS—When did he say you robbed him ? The
girl—As soon as I asked him for money.
Mr. COMBE—Have you any charge to prefer against
him ?—The prisoner replied that he assaulted her, and
demanded half a sovereign.
Mr. COMBE then directed the prisoner and prosecutor
to change places, and Mr. Cooke was accordingly placed
at the bar. _ _

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The girl having been sworn, deposed to the facts she
had previously stated. The gentleman was perfectly

sober.
Police-sergeant Dodd, and police-constable E 147 de-
posed that nothing whatever was found on the girl when
searched, and that she cfaild not have disposed of the
money in any way after she was arrested..
Prisoner—l do not say she took the money. In fact,
I can't swear one way or other. I was not sober.
Mr.:ComuE—Sober enough and wicked enough. In
all my experience I never met anybody perjure himself
so flatly, so coolly, and so deliberately.
The prosecutrix went on to depose that the prisoner
said be bad a polieeman's staff, and that he repeatedly
demanded half a sovereign from her.
Prisoner—Mind what you say, now ; do you swear I
was not tipsy ? Prosecutrix—l swear you were perfectly
sober.
Mr. COMBS—I think I must send Mr. Cooke for trial;
it looks very like an attempt to rob the girl.
Dodd said there was another poor girl, named Mary
Dailey, in custody, charged by the prisoner with haring
robbed him.
Mary Dailey, a girl about 17, was then placed in the
dock, charged with robbing Mr. Cooke, who in this case
likewise described himself on the police sheet as C. F.
Campbell, 35, Russell-square.
Mr. Cooke—l have no charge to make against you (to
the girl), and therefore you can have no charge to make

against me.
The girl, however, said she had a charge of assault to
prefer against him, and she was placed in the witness-
box, when it appeared from this and other evidence that
the girl, who is the daughter of a poor woman living in
Golden-lane, St. Luke's, was standing with another
young woman in Dean-street, Holborn, on the previous
night, when the prisoner came up, seized her by the arm,
and dragged her down the street. She refused to go, but
he said he would charge her with robbery if she did not
accompany him to a house of ill-fame. She still refused,
and he called " police," and gave her in charge for rob-
bing him of two shillings. The poor girl exclaimed
" My God, what have I done ? I never saw any money!"
But she was taken to the station-house, and there the
prisoner, in the presence of the acting inspector, said he
would forgive her if she would acknowledge her guilt;
but, throwing herself on her knees, she declared she
would not tell a lie, and in the most solemn manner pro-
tested her innocence. She was locked up all night.
The police present stated that, as far as they knew,
the prosecutrix was a quiet, well. conducted girl.
Mr. Comns--I have no doubt that had you, Mr.
Cooke, obtained the money of which you said you were
robbed, from these poor girls, you would never have
charged them. Ido not believe you were robbed of a
farthing, nor anything else you stated. Your conduct
has been most wicked and shameless, and my present
impression is to commit you for trial for assault with in-
tent to rob. I shall at present, however, remand you
for a week.—He was remanded accordingly.

THE LATE MURDER and SUICIDE

AT FINSBUItY.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
"On Friday morning an official communication was
made to Mr. Bingham, the sitting magistrate, at Worship-
street Police-court, by Inspector Jervis, of a frightful
tragedy which had been enacted in the neighbourh Kai
of the court in the course of the preceding night.
The inspector stated, that about ten o'clock that morn-
ing information arrived at the police-station in Feather-
stone-street, that a man named Joseph Barry, a surgical
instrument maker, residing at No. 4, Luke-street, Fins-
bury, had in the course of the night before murdered his
wife, and afterwards destroyed himself by cutting his
throat with a razor. He (the inspector) immediately
proceeded to the house, and ascertained the following
particulars :—lt appeared that the only parties residing
in the house were the man Barry and his wife (both of
whom were considerably advanced in years), and their
youngest son, a lad about fifteen years of age. The
wretched man had been absent on business the greater
part of the preceding day, and on his return home, about
a quarter past ten o'clock at night, after sitting a short
time in the parlour in company with his wife, with whom
he appeared to be on the beat terms, he desired her to go
up stairs to bed, and told her that he would soon after fol-
low her. The wife did as she was directed, and tbe hus-
band remained in the room below for a considerable
time, apparently asleep in a chair by the side of the fire;
but on being roused by his son, who urged him to retire
to:rest, he started up, with a look of peculiar wildness
in his eyes, and, wishing him a hasty good night, went
to his sleeping apartment, which was the front room on
the first floor. The son immediately afterwards also
went to bed in a room on the storey above, and on awak-
ing at nine o'clock on the following morning,, and pro
cecding down stairs, he was surprised to find that neither
of his parents had yet risen, as they were both in the
habit of rising considerably earlier. He went up to their
bedroom door for the purpose of calling them, but, re-
ceivingno answer, and finding that the door was locked
on the inside, which was also an unusual circumstance,
his fears became greatly excited, and on looking through
the keyhole lie wee horromtruck st disooTerlog that