The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-23 00:00:00

THE LATE MURDER NEAR BRISTOL.

The greatest interest was excited during the progress of the
inquest; several hundred people were assembled- about the
house: While the inquest was going on, the deceased's shawl,
ribands from her bonnet and gown, were found in a pond in the
neighbourhood, covered over with some .stones, by, inspector
Gerrard and policeman Leonard. The prisoner is rather a good-
looking light complexioned young man, with something of. the
rakish appearance which attaches to persons of his profession.
He was genieely dressed in a blue coat with velvet collar and
figured metal buttons, green striped handkerchief, plaid waist-
coat, and brown, plaid trousers. He is a native of London. His
wife was in the room the greater part of the time; but she. did
not appear to be fully sensible -of her painful. situation; this,
however, might partly be accounted for by the fact that her age
scarcely exceeds 15 years.
We have been informed that she was in service in Bath.
That they first met at the last Landsdowne fair (Aug. 10) where
the prisoner was performing. That on the 16th they were mar-
ried at Monmouth ; and that the mother, learning that they
were to be in Bristol during the fair, had come up to visit them.
The prisoner represented. to his wife's parents that he was by
trade a cabinet-maker. He received nearly £5O at the time of
the marriage; and the Wife was entitled to £5O more on her
mother's decease. His christian name. is Samuel, but he was
married, in the name of Charles.

After the inquest the prisoner was conveyed to the county
prisOn at Lawford's-gate, where lie remained until Friday morn-
ing, when he was conveyed to Gmucester by the Plpzeuix coach,
Although the period of his departure was not generally known,
yet crowds assembled for the purpose of catching a glimpse of
his'person. He was taken up by the coach at the two mile-
stone on the Gloucester road, whither he was conveyed in a car.
On his getting up it was remarked by one of the bystanders,
He seems to bear it very well." To which he replied, with
great composure, " It is the consciousness of innocence."—.
The person then said, " If that's the case I wish you well ;"
When he added, " 1 have no doubt I shall soon be back again."
The remains of the deceased were interred yesterday, at the
New Church at the Fishponds. The funeral was attended by
her husband, who had come up from Monmouth.
The following. is a • copy of a letter addressed by the prisoner
to his wife on Thursday evening last :
" Dear Wife,—l entreat of you to set aside the past and con-
fine Yourself to my present awful situation. You are well aware
I have no friend near to assist me; I therefore call upon you,'
as in duty bound, to render me all the assistance in your power.
If you can possibly remain here till next week to see my mo-
ther, do so. Were I guilty of the dreadful crime lam charged
with, I know not what would be my sufferings; even now, at
times, my brain seems bewildered. I much wish to see your
poor distracted father, and trust he will not leave without seeing
me. I call upon you, by all the tender feelings of a wife, if you
have any—by every tie, sacred, human, and divine—not to
desert your husband in this trying hour. However, time
is precious; I, therefore, conclude, begging to be kindly remem-
bered, with every: sentiment of affection, to your unhappy father,
And' believe me ever your affectionate, truly Innocent, and
falsely accused, unhappy husband, •
" SAMUEL BARTLETT.
" If you have the slightest regard for me, do not take those
things to Monmuuth."—Bristol Mercury.