The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-17 00:00:00

THE MURDER. AT OXFORD.

(From the Oxford Herald.)
We have given the particulars of the evklee
respecting the murder of a female in one of t:
streets of this city. On Wednesday last we ss
her mother, a woman of decent appearance, who •
sides at Hereford, where, for several years, she
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worked as a glove-maker, in the service of Mr• "P,
bow, of that eit v. She stated, that in A
ugust
her daughter,,whose real name is Ann •Pnest,
her house with a man of the name of Crotchley
They came to Oxford, and took lodgings je
Thomas's parish, where they lived as mina and iv
It appears that he was of very bad character,
that he is now in Reading goal. It has
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reported that Crotchley was her seducer:4
inquiry, however, we find that she had previ°lld
been the same at Hereford as she was in Olio'
She was about twenty-four years of age ; her fato
has long been dead. The mother borrowed °of
money, for the purpose of coming to this cit Pure
had only a few shillings left on her arriviaLteil
The untimely end of her daughter severely sue„-tk
her, and she appeared in great distress. A i
man of this University, whose benevolellee.o
universally known, on hearing of her situation) lot
mediately raised a subscription for her, and Oleo
presented with a sum of money by him,
enabled her to return by a coach to her residence,
Hereford. Wge learn from the medical ode'
be°
who saw the body, that the murder must have 01
committed with the utmost deliberation. It cpti,,,
not have been a stab; indeed, it appears that,
light of the moon was necessary for what Wgin.
call Me operation. Had she not been so rage'.
toxicated, it could not have been effected. l •
Since writing the above, we have seen a ecii
exaggerated account of the unfortunate deceesreree
a London Newspaper. The depositions are
but the writer of the introductory part bas gro7t.
imposed upon the Editor. The girl was not secii,titivi
from her friends and brought to Oxford by PO
gentleman. Crotchley, who brought her to 000.
is a notorious pickpocket, and has been once
ported. The deceased had lived for some rielio
Hereford as a prostitute, and was dischargo tyl
the Magdalen nine montns since. What her m° Ac'
is, we have before stated, and we can add to 0'
count that she is altogether uneducated. Titled'
ceased was not " remarkable for her amiable
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lities," as stated. On the contrary, sis.e wa.9 de
cularly distinguished for her habitnal intool4o
We must also state, in contradiction of the Lon
di
Papers, that she was not made to drink at elj.e#
the colleges; it was at her request that liquor
given to her. aoubl
It has been reported that there could be 11°,-„,•654
respecting the person who murdered Ann -1-ciei
alias Crotchley, and we have heard blame atta jd
to the Magistrates for not committing that Period
to prison. From our own knowledge of what Or
passed, we assert that the Mayor and the other 4
gistrates merit the greatest praise for their illUbtel
tigable, their incessant exertions during the last tort
days, to discover the murderer. Many exanliea-11)0
have taken place, and most certainly nothing,
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been proved, either from circumstantial or Pei
evidence, which could authorise the Magistrate
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affix the guilt upon any individual whatever'