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' hag viewed dap bodies, sad rhea rearmed to the
I-roam, to hear the evidence: ,
Coroner—Who is the evidence?
Beadle—The woman lived servant to Kr. Wild. Samuel
seer was one of the Arm personswho entetod the home.
loamy" Spencer sworn. lam the sexton at Tottenham. Oat
.day Mst, in consequence of an .elder bow Mr. Roberts, the
Magdalene, I went, accompanied by Mr. Bishop and others, to
"s loose of the deceased permits. The door and lower win.
were fastened. We entered, and found the woman lying
bed, in the back room, first floor' with her throat cut;
' only her shift on, which wee very bloody. The room was
d with blood. The man was lying close to the room door,
the floor, with his legs towards the bed, and a bloody
lying between the bodies. The man had his right hand
ft leg bent upWards. We left the ladles in the same situa-1
threy then were, and gave our repot to Mr. Roberts.
mexamined—Witness had observed no bloody footsteps
salts—he had not heard they were mastered.
. Henry Bebop sworn. lam a carpenter at Tottenham
owner of the house in which the deceased persons lived.
the house to the man about Christmas last. Ile was my
rinaoi and I undermsed he has been married about three
On the 13th instant he came to my house for as are he
lent, and he took it from a closet. That is the last time I
him alive. I beard on last Friday week the house we. shut
I thought they had gone into the country. Last Friday I
, painting the attic window of the adjoining house, and per-
eyed a puddle of blood flowing from underneath their bed-room
loor. lin consequence gave information to Mr. Roberts, the
Magistrate, who gave instructions to open the door, and I, ac-
nonpanied by my brother-in-law and last witness, found the bodies
I before described. The door and windows were bolted in the
tide, and no property was removed.
Turman—There was no fastening to the upper windows, and
informed the bed-room window had been open during the
te house was observed shut up.
Coroner—Who can speak to that fact?
Samuel Spencer re-examined—He found an the windows fast.
Roberts, the Magistrate, gave him instructions to secure
property he cuuld find in the house. Ilefound a silver match
- the pillow of the bed ; another watch and some silver in
—zehen drawer; two table-spoons, de tesspoons, and other
property, besides eight shillings, which were lathe man's pocket.
Here the Coroner read the depositions taken by Mr. Roberts,
magistrate, on hearing of the bodies being found.
Robson sworn—l keep the tap at the George and Vul-
:ottenham. About nine o'clock in the evening, last Friday
e, the deceased, John Nightoo, came to my house for a pint
beer, as he was accustomed to do. He was quite sober,' and
ippeared quite ratiot.al and composed ; he carried home the beer
molt, and said he would pay me for it when be came again
night. I have not seen hint since.
Coronee—The question is to ascertain whether they have been
murdered by a third person? Have you heard any such report,
to you know whether they were on good terms?
atiess—l have no; h..ard they were murdered. I had no
her acquahttance with them than to serve them with Bor.--
conamoiced bend: ear for himself lately.
luryman—The neighbour. are alarmed in consequence of two
suspicious characters who were seen in the town, and in order
to satisfy the minds of the inhabitants, it would be proper so in-
vestigate that fact.
Coroner—Who can give evidence relative to that?
Another Juryman—Sir, two strange men mopped a
n near the town on the evening preceding the suppose=
There is no further evidence.
The Jury expressed themselves satisfied with the
tdence produced, that the mad had first murdered
woman, and then destroyed himself. They
-ht she had struggled very hard, because on
ig the room there were prints of bloody fingers
chest of dntwers and other places. No pto-
whatever had been remdved, and consequently
food y deed could not be commited by robbers,
the sake of plunder.
Terdict—John Nighten murdered Sarah Nisltton,
'wife, and afterwards tock away his own lite, in a
if insanity.

;certe, novel, interesting, and authentic, occurred
days since at the Court-house, in Easton. When
ig the several debtors who had been imprisoned
county of Northampton, and who were about
:e the benefit of the Insolvent Act of Penr.syl-
appeared before the Court JACOB Trrus, a
aged 99 years. His tall, furrowed, and worn-
majesty of form, tottering, reclining over an
staff, his only support, in the 100th year of his
relinquishing, by oath, his little all to a merci-
creditor, of another age, and another generation,
the remnant of a century from the captivity
gaol ! ! !—(New York Paper.)
`se Journal of the Low Countries contains the foh
swing singular narrative:—" Some days ago a Cu-
m the suburbs of Louvaine was sent for to fulfil
ast duties with a sick person. Having discharged
,he returned to his own habitation. It was night.
passing near a house, he perceived a light, and
door open. He entered, and what was his sw-
at seeing a bloody corpse stretched near the
entrance. He recognized it to be the body of the
master of the house. A little farther he observed

of his wife, killed in the same manner ; and by
ssistance of a light, he discovered in the chim-
ney-place legs, which appeared to be in motion by
effect of-convulsive movements—it was the fe-
• servnnt suspended by the neck, in the last ago-
of death. He hastened to cut the cord, and
much difficulty restored her to the use of her
es. He interrogated the girl respect:ng the cir-
tstances of this horrid deed ; the girl hesitated
lme time to give any explanation. At last she
the Curate, that the principal author of these
inations was his own nephew ; she gave such
:count.of him, that the Curate could not miscon-
: her description, and also described the villains
accompanied him. Furnished with this informa-
the Curate pursued his way to his own residence,

. resolved to cause his nephew, with the mur-
tere-s, to be arrested. Before he reached honk, he
ied to the Mayor, declared to him what he had
and heard, and requested him to assist him by
meaus which his tanctions would admit of, to
:eed in his plan. The Mayor, with much pru-
t, employed the measures necessary in sudh a
and having arranged the plan with the Curate,
ttter returned home. He there found his nephew,
appeared to be watching for his return.—
:ye had a Fraintul visit,' said he to him, and I
some refreshment ; go down into the cellar,
bring me a bottle of wine, that we may partake
' The nephew hesitated, wild endeavoured to
lade his uncle, that he would do better to go to
Well, then, I will go to the cellar myself,'
the Curate, since you fear to put yourself out
se way to do me a service: In effect he rose
lecute his design, when the nephew with an
eagerness accompanied with excuses, told him he was
Ong to do what he desired. He descended, but
7ely had he entered, when the• Curate closed the

upon him. The nephew thought at first that it
only a trick, but soon after the Mayor arrived

an escort, and the cellar-door was opened. They
found there the nephew with fifteen brigands, compa-
of his crimes. They recognized them to be the
iiduals that the servant had described. They were,
disarmed, andeonducted to the neighbouring prisons.'

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ha' ing
CORONER'S INQUEST'S. Jury-rt
Corse
An Inquisition was on Saturday taken in Newgee, Spencer
on the body of Willinne Haitch, aged 33, commit-.
ted upon the charge of having murdered Mary Min..' cello
ting.—. James Manning deposed, that he was wards- Maestri
man to the *divisional apartment in which the p.iso- ,11.4__Ir_u_s
ner was confined. About half-past eight o'clock on 7awdltewbi
Friday morning the deceased, with several others, e had
had been called down, preparattry to their being covered
brought into the Court of the Old Bailey for 'trial, sr" th.
"IA atveased, in passing along the yard, made no vz,e4),
obseetation, but stepped quickly into the privy. you as tl
Allot* two minutes had elapsed, when a person Cross.
named Vthitfield, belonging to the wed, called out cla&1
to Mitch: no answer being made, he run to the door andpacr,w;
of the privy, which he at first found difficult to open, had let tl
but forcing it, he beheld the deceased upon his knees, journeys
with his head reclining upon his arm, and with the r_telta' '.__
latter upon the seat. The head of the deceased was
almost severed from the body. A razor covered up. I the
with blood was lying close by on the floor, and the was pak
place was filled with gore. _ ceived a
M.
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Mr. Box; the City Surgeon, examined the body of magign
• the deceased on Friday mormng, when called upon. companN
The main artery was divided so completely, that it as before
must have produced instantaneous death. He had inside, a
twice examined the deceased since his commitment, •
was in!
with regard to the state of his mind, and he believed th,,,the
him to be perfectly sane.• , Conan
Mr. Browne; Keeper of the Prison, here addressed liams"
the Jury : he said, that as a heavy respOnsibility was tr. Rot
naturally attached to him, it would, perhaps, be unde
Pr tit'
steemed necessary that he should account•for the pos- the hitch
session of the razor by the deceased. Reports upon ProPestY
the subject had been circulated, and, among other
the Here I.
things it was said, that the instrument had been ylar
broUght in and delivered to Ilatitch by his last em- ture,Tc
ployer. When the deceased was brought into the week, th
• pri,on, he inquired of the Bow-street Officers whe- of beer,
titer he had any thing dangerous about him? He -"lh?Pelr:
was answcrcJ no, as a strict search was-more than neat nig
°nee made of his person. He desired Bishop, how- Como
ever, one of the turnkeys, to minutely examine him, murders
o which 'VAL done, and nothing found. The deceased, r;ivityii°4
on Wednesday afternoon, smocked his pipe, and further I
evinced great levity. Ile gave him a religious tract, lk coon
and endeavoured to impress upon him the awful si- Juryn
tuition in which he was placed. The deceased re• to
tamed the book next morning, saying he had perused
it with great attention, and had derived much satin- Cores
faction and consolation. • Aeon
T..amas Tiunan deposed, that thi deceased had 2 .44
lived in his service for eighteen months ; but he had The
discharged him about three months sins k in conse-
, . quence of his having robbed him. Ile went, how- the art
h
ever, on Thursday last to Newgate, for• the purpose though
of administering consolation to him in his unhappy riew'in,
situation. He was accompanied by a friend, for on the
whom, as well as himself, he could say that no razor petty
• was given to the deceased, nor had they the least in the blo
-
sention to furnish any instrument of mischief ;on the for the
contrary, the intention of himself and his friendwas yerd
to impress upon his mind the awful situation in which, 1,4 ,wift
he was placed, and the necessity of preparing to state of
meet his Goo.
John Bishop, the turnkey, said, that according to
A se
the direction of Mr. Brown, he searched the prisoner
canitully, but found nothing about him, except two
amen
a few c
relighnis books. After the commission, however, of in th
the horrible act of suicide, he again searched him, e
and found a letter, addressed to Mrs. Minting, the m take
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mother of the unfortunate woman he had immolated. vallm"
This document was so besmeared with blood, that it man al
was with difficulty it could be deciphered or read. mit MI
oaken
The following is a copy :
" &legate, Feb. 19. ,age r
" D7-11t MAP6I./M .A. time Is drawing nigh to my dissolution, iMia CTt
it is notkiag bat propes that I should make some disclosure of to free
this most unfortunate piece of business. Perhaps it may prove of a
The
as
• sota4 gonSaitiOD to yin/Mat and I ant persuaded that k will
.save you and your family avt deal of trouble. Therefore Ido
iadsies:„• tint for your comfort, you will not appear yourself. lowing
ls
the utility of any one of you troubling yourselves to rate in
come at all, because if lam brought up for trial, 'which I do the lasi
not thick that I shali, bat be that as it may, my determination ,
Is to plead guilty ; because I cannot, neither will I, for I well them, I
know I have deluded men in regard to knowledge, being the In pas
person that committed the crime. Yet lam stem:veil convin- the dos
red that I cannot deceive that Goo whose omuiscient eye Is ri,e,
*vet/ where at once. Therefore, for the satisfaction of you,
and the alleviation of my own mind, I now come with a de- "'"'"""
saewd:2lion to &same to you how and in what way this trans- master
action Was acitomplished, and how long it had been in content- that of
• putloes for baieve Madam, it was not intended to be done the ass;
by the instrument that did do it, but on account of my being nev ol;
so poor, th.it I was unable to accomplish my wish to procure a ,
the ens
pair of pistols ; and then for both of ns unhappy being!, to fall
at each other's side. But frustrated. in that design, I was de- male a
tertnined, if possible, to do it iu another way, jn which way I /lies of
t,hank Con I did with • • • • several semen- with „.
set were rendzredsillegible by the letter being stained with the " • "
blood of the deceased)—once poor, unfortunate, and happy, bt' "leases.
• wilostant as it were, and was only sorry that I had not time to CitMtti,-
fall with her. Oh my dear and beloved wife ! would to Coo we for sor
hail both died together, and with the cute instrument. But it
told ill
• Is not too late to do ft now ; for it has never been out of my pos-
session since that awful night ; neither (ball it before I die ; for assassii
lam dettrmir not to be made a public spectacle. Therefore an ace
when you receive this, I shall, I hope, be past an trial and es- ceive
puienze; I have had with me last night, a Mr. Baker, who that ac
leas bad the impudence to accuse me with embruing my hands ,
In my felbsW-creature's blood; but that part of the quest lon I uOO, ti
lo deny altogether; for there was not the least appearance of but re
blood on my hands; but no d mat they trill be tiff aserning, an. derers,
all I pray for it, that I may do it effectually ; for I am anxious applies
to die and be with that dear object of my soul; for I am still
persuaded that I shall have that unbounded picture of enjcying seen al
her company in a far superior way than ever it could be done in every •
th.s tratmitcry world ; and as for what man does with this body, succee
a mere lump of vile clay, it is of no consequence to me ; there- dente,
'fore men may do with it as they pi:. age. So (ion ALVICIITY
blessyou, and the remainder of your unfortunate is the
case;
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last prayer ef a satisfied man. " Wu. Itsoch." the eat
The The Jury having consulted for a short time, recur- who :
ned a verdict to the following effect That the I ha.
deceased had laid violent hands upon himself, and want
• that at the time of so doing he was perfectly sane and b:
and of sound mind."—The burial will not take place of it.'
till to-morrow. persu;
ANOTHER 'Not:a.m.—Saturday night an inquisi- bed.
tion was taken at the Plough Tavern, Tottenham, said tl
before J. W. UNWIN, Esq. Coroner for Middlesex, of the
on the bodies of John Nighton and Sarah, his wife, to ex'
who were both found with their throats cut in their eager'
own house, at Tottenham, on last Friday morning. going
The Jury went to view the bodies—the woman was scarce
lying on the bed, nearly covered with blood, with a doer
deep gash in her throat—the man was lying on the was o
floor, with his head towards the door, also covered with :
with blood, and his throat cut dreadfully. He had found
his small-clothes, shirt, shoes and stockings on. The nions
whole of the stairs and the rooms were covered with j indivi
saw-dust. The Jury. examined tliepremisesf after disarm
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