The Sun. — 1841-07-31 (London, England)

THE BARBAROUS MURDER AT  EXETER. CONFESSION CF BRINSMEAD. (From the Flying Post.) On this dark and appalling event we are happy in being enabled to relieve the public mind by placing before it the confession of Brinsmead, made in the presenee of several persons in the gaol this morning. 110 says, as has been communicated to us, that .there were three of them in company when they left the Cattle Market Inn, as stated by Mr. Taylor and his companion ; but that this third person wished them a good night, and left them at the corner of Southstreet. He says, he knows this person perfectly by sight, b :t persists he does not know his name. Himself and. ats then proceeded through South-street and Holloway-street, into the Topsham-road, and thence into the leading to the river, as before stated. When they g,lt to the bottom, Pitts demanded some money of Mr. ..Bnriett, and lhat gentleman gave Brimsted sixpence, as he said, to get something to drink. He also gave Pitts a si.Wiog, but, the latter swore he would not take so small a sum, and with an oath he swore lie would not have more, as he knew he (Bennett) had plenty of money. Pitts then seized Mr. Bennett round the middle, and " bang'd" him up against the rails, calling to lc. Brims(as he held. Mr. Bennett), saying, "Let o at Pitts alio struck him a severe blow in the and then made use of his knife, which Mr. Pr? `l,l ett succeeded in wresting from him. A des; p? rate struggle ensued between Pitts and Mr. Bennett by the door of the. boat-h prb-,e_-Iledth( 0t.9 and in this they lapMr. lidge of the water, and at length Pittspushed Bennet foto the water. ,Brinstnead persists-he had no hand in this last act, but. heard the House." now said t 4.) • you, ye settled Brinshim, we had  better make off." Pitts replied, "- his eyes, he has early cut my finger off, and had nearly cut my throat." It is understood that there is a severe cut on one of Pitts' fingers. They then made their way to Sellick's lodging-house at Westgate (a Tom-and-Jerry shop in that part of the city), and when they got there, Pitts took a knife and scraped the blood from his jacket. (This jacket, which had before been spoken of, presents the appearance of something of this kind having beers done.) It is understood that at Sellick's Pitts changed a sovereign, and they took 10s. each. We also understand that the watch ®f the deceased gentleman was left deposited at Senick's, and is now in the possession of the police. This account goes so far to exonerate the females Dickers and Stapleton. Indeed, the statement of Brinsmead throws an air of doubt over the whole of the story told by Ann Trinn. It is remarkable also that Brinsmead, when taken into custody by Stuckes, had a sixpence, and one sixpence only on his person. It; is known, -as we are told, that Mr. Bennett had fit.:teen sovereigns in his pocket that afternoon ; having drawn that sum. We might here likewise mention that the name of the female brought from Newton St. Cyr es, is Butson, and not Vicary ; and being confronted s ith her, Trinn declared the had never seen her before ; rod that this was not the female with whom she had been in company on Friday night. Butson consequently was again returned to her home.  The Lord Lieutenant, during his absence, has appointed Sir Harry Verney, Bart., Vice-Lieutennnt.— Aylesbury News. The second caravan of 170 souls left the neighbourhood of Worms the other day for a Russian colony in the Crimea, not far from Marienpol.