Star.
London, England, 1828-03-04 00:00:00

MURDER OF MR. JOHN DYON.

The Inquest, assembled at the Crown Inn, Bawtry,
on Monday frerning ; and, during a patient iovestiga-
tion,which lasted from nine o'clock in the morning until
five in the afternoon, no evidence was brought before
the Jury which could, in the least degree, criminate
any individual. The Jury returned a verdict of—" Wil-
ful murder against some person or persons unknown."
Up to Thursday morning, nothing bad transpired
to throw a light on this dark and horrible deed. On
the part of some it was asserted, that robt.ery was in-
tended, and frustrated by the feelings of fear from an
imaginary alarm; but the prevailing opinion was, that
the deed was bottomed in deadly revenge. The facts
which can he gathered From the case may be stated in
few word,. That there were two assassins is certain,
from the foot maks,. those GI one being smaller than
those of the other ; but neither having the appearance
of being made by a man in the lower station of society.
The approach of the assassins to the spot is conjectured
to have been in a direction from Missun on the opposite
side of B:ancroft to that on which they had retreated ;
as in a le x fields from the gate, two men, %%hose foot-
marks correspond with those at the gate, were seen in
the evening by a labourer.
Mrs. Dyon, who was delivered of a still-born child
on. Friday week, in consequence of the shock which she
received by the ;taming event of her husband's mur-
der, continues in a very delicate state of health.—E. B.
DENISON, Eug. a Magistrate, whose indefatigable exer-
tions to discover tire wretched beings who have perpe-
trated this atrocious and cold-blooded murder, entitle
him to the warmest thanks of the neighbourhood, con-
tinues the itnstigation. It is remarkable, that Mr.
John Dyon harboured a presentiment that he should at
one time or other be murdered, and even expressed
himself to that effect to Mr. Chadburn, of Rossington-
bridge, on the Saturday previous to the said event.

THE MURDER A T HEARNE HILL.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday, at two o'clock, an Inquest was held at the
Prince Regent, Water lane, Brixton, before R. CARTAN,
Esq. Corner, on the body of Susannah Froggett, aged
25, the young woman in the service of Mr. Langton,
who %%11.5 shot on Friday*eveeing last.
RtCIIAKD CARTA R, E q. the Corceter, and a most re-
spectable Jury, tink a view of the body, which had been
.conveyed to the Prince Regent on Saturday evening—
it presented a most appalling spectacle.
Harriet Fisk being sworn, deposed—l am cook in
Mr. Langton's family. Susan Fieggett, the deceased,
alsn lived in Mr. Langton% service as housemaid.--
About half past ten on Ft iday morning last, James
Irons, footman to .Mr. Langton, left the house—a little
after one o'clock he returned, and all the servants dined
together, and at that time no dispute occurred between
Irons and the deceased. After dinner he again left the
house, and returned at five in the evening. The deceased
was up stairs, v. hen he rang -the bell very violently
several times before she came down. being at the
tithe engaged in dressing herself. When she came
down to let him in, Irons had got over the paling
and gone into the kitchen. I came down in .about
five minutes after; when I entered the kichen, Satan
Froggett and Irons were having some angry words: r
heard her say he would have done much better not to
have rung the bell so violently; that he ought to be;
ashamed of himself, considering what had happened:
this alluded to mistre:s's mother being dead. He re-
plied, deceased was not his mistress, nor had any right
to controul him; that all she wanted was to get Urn cut
of his situation ; and if she did he would blow her brains
out. They continued quarrelling in this manner for
about a quarter of,an hour, during_ hich time he used
very aggravating language. After some time sate de-
sired him to go about his business, when he came
over to me, and asked me if I had anything to say
against him ?to which I replied I had not. He then
left the kitchen, saying good day ; he went .up stairs,
and coming down shortly afterwards went into his:ow.o
pantry; he itaid thete only two or three minutes *hen
he came back into the kitchen, washed his hands; and
went up into his-pantry; he came back directly and sat
down at the window, in the kitchen; at this time the
deceased and myself were both in the kitchen at work;
he sat there until I was called out by the under gar-
dener to get him a light in the dairy ; the moment I
got there I heard the report of a pistol in the kitchen;
went into the back kitchen to ascertain what it was,
andlooking through the window saw the deceased lying
on. the floor; I 'could not see Irons nor any 6re arms.

Juror.:—Did you see any tile arms with Irons before
you went into the dairy ?
Witness.---No, I did not. After the coachman had
go. e in. I went out to the front gate, supposing Irons
might make his escape ; on my' return there were a num-
ber of persons with the deceased. Irons at the time was
standing in the back kitchen ;_ I asked him haw became
to do such a thing. and he made me no answer ; he had
RO fire arms in his linind, as far as I could see ; I then
went up stairs into one of the pat lours,wbere I remained
for the rest of the evening.

Nathaniel Jones being sworn, said—l am gardener
to Mr. Langton. About sit o'clock, on Friday evening
last, I went into the dairy with the milk ; there being
no one in the dairy, 1 called the cook out of the
kitchen, and she came directly to me; she had not
been there a minute, when I heard the report of file-
arms, apparently from the kitchen; I asked the cook
if she knew what the firing meant, and she said,
no; I then went into the kitchen, where I saw the
deceased lying on the floor, with a largs: wound in
her face; she was bleeding, and on turning her over,
I perceived a large hole in her left cheek; as I was
entering, I saw a pistol lying on the dresser, and I met
James Irons, who said to me, " I have shot Susan, and
lam your prisoner." He showed me at the same time
his right hand, which was bleeding, and which, he said,
was done by pulling the trigger of the pistol, and pointed
out to me the pistol; I took it in my hand, and it was
warm, as if it had recently been discharged. I asked
him if he had dose it designedly ? and he replied that
lie had ; that he had gone upstairs for the pistol, and had
secreted it between his knees for a quarter of an.hour,
until he should get an opportunity. He stated no rea-
son why he shot her. The young woman was not d. td:
when I came in; she lived for about five minutes, iu a
sitting posture, where 1 had placed her.
Mr. Robert Young, surgeon, of Camberwell, sworn,
said—l attended the deceased on Friday evening, be-
tween six and seven o'clock, at Mr. Langton's; she was
lying oil the floor, and quite dead ; I examined her, and
found a wound under the jaw, on the right side • a
corresponding wound on the left cheek, under the left
eye, of better than an inch in diameter; it appeared to
have been inflicted by the discharge of a pistol, or some
fire-arms, and this, 1 have no doubt, was the cause of

her death.
The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of
Wilful Murder against James -Irons," who stands
committed by the Magistrates to Horsemonger•lane.