Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-10-12
UNION AAII.


LONDON. August 2.--About O'Clock on
Monday evening man went ipto the watch.
house Uear the toi,-gate al The Surrey Theatre
and enquire for the night constable to whom
he SaId lie had some thing very la,portant Ia
communicate. M. Ascot, The watch house
Keeper was the only person there AID he i'm
formed bm that the constable had mol vet
arrived but waseVsry n,opent expected: the
stranger apparently somewhat disappointeiD
again pressed ,h. Importance OF his communi'
cation Which induced Ascot II to Question him
Al nrsi he seemed much affected hnt iaboured
Vainly to conresl his emotius, aud after few
moments pause, he suddenly exclaimed
avn muEdc'er-i have committed 4 great
CRIME aud deserve 10 suffer- hnd then me
subk moHoniess into chair. ASrntt eIdca
vouted TO coiupoSe MIN and when he had re-.
s''ed liitle desired him To slate explicitly
zoe nus. ess tLst had BROUGHT BIN thithaT !.
Whep TIE stranger saidhis na,DeWa. 80 a .hat
| he va tive 1'LeiceN1er>hl-e, ami mad in his
Nou'b 500 media cry t""Gg attachr'ent,oN ari s
young woman OF hi Ovn spe named -
-, in' f,l nsuN reasons they b,Ok of The
! court hip, n he Was soon after mar, led 10 mo-
| Ihsr woS'au He did MOI see the iirst object
"' nus i0Nt Daring tie ti-'e Of h, marriage
! HcI iiii af'"r the death of his wife which han
| seutG rear two Years ago, and then hp ~ &c in
dured 10 enquire stterhcr, and nnrt} she was
S il iI,ne aud single. His hrSt dame return
ri I'M decreased tcrCe he visited her a re-
c9hch'a'luh A. sdSiiy effected. and he intend
go 20 DlaTfN her when decent lime la
eI3psed. Fbis intention he communicated IN
h"r friends who had no objection To the maicl
%"u "''H the co4seut OF all parties, a iay was
h~eo r TIE celebration of their nupiials when
circuU,t&uce unpa pcrl-d ~ drpn,iFuI - ,,,-,,
ended r'e hegOcIatiUUs rcSlcrin, Inn, an ob
let' nfhoiroT y reprOACh 10 hiinseit aud of eY :
| Grafton 10 society \ -OlSier .hovss Quar-
teIed iu ihe town, had ~ 81 enied Sncrt eded ia
| la'uihg tie sifecuou, o III, ,ouup woman. ~.
look h'r TO "a .ir places, sikvd win her A.
seemed pToes e. y HCi im'rer TIE attei,iirns
| o. los soldier reused his iesionsy and inspired
M = n rE.ns up ~ tlie ,,oman whom
10 lie first ebuliuluS of hlA passion hp deic,'
nihed {" sacrifice! with thIN drea nljnien.;nn
tS r pairedt IT,, Ebop of a Shorns 81 bolro,y-
ed large working knife. which he sharDpued n
very Keen edge, suA then placed hiIu,sif -,
ambush nesr the residence Of ms destined VIC
iim, "hou lie soon saw, sBd after urbrai,,ev
hei VIII msIaiitui. pin ysi ;lr kuIf. into H. :
Dndy,Just nndai bCI fer breast n aate her So =
veal OF a. wounds in tie neck ard .rals ~
Size was quite dead, he then threw the brdv
into iht river, near the stone ouArrN - \ ttr,
thc FerpetrauOn ~ tn deed hs fpd In Hoy
minister, but could oOtsiu no resi-: his inIagins
tion perp"iuaiiy hroU.h lie inatder belpr,
NJ eyes aud even ln sleep the bleeding fignre
OF his victim stood before bim. Having wan
deIed about year through different parts OF
tie country duriaR which he experienced The
greatest fortunes, he arrived in iowu TOR the
very purpose of giving himseIfup to the minis
tiers OF Justice.
The unfortunate man was PM il, close custo.
dy hN AscGtt wbo took care thai ne Should not
nave any means DN which he could make any
attempt on his lite, and yesterday morning he
was brought TO has ofiic, and e>suinsd he ore
iLe presiding magistrate, y. ALLEN ESQ. He
appeared perfectly h5m aud resigned, and his
| CO. te 10 has been iAken down ~ ,yritIus.
MI. ALLEN asked him ii thu BODY OF the
! young woman vas ever ia aud TO which he
replied that he heard II was. but was afraid 10
he irqhisiti'e, lestit shonid beiray him
he was committed 20 the custody of the
Keeper of the House of Correction, Horse
m0nger iaue, Till messenger can he sent 10
Leicester 10 make enquiries. The prisoner
Is abont 80 years OLD the deceased was at tie
time of her death rs.