The Sun. — 1860-10-26 (London, England)

THE DOUBLE MURDER AT BRADFORD.—The woman Mrs. Gowland, alias Sutton, was much better yesterday, and there is more hope of her recovery. The vicar of the parish of St. Oswald, Durham, writes to say he cannot find any record of the marriage of Gowland and Sutton at St. Oswald's parish church in 1855. The brother of the poor woman, residing in Durham, writes to the chief con • stable touching the history of Gowland, whom he describes as the source of much family trouble and sorrow for many years past; also encloses two letters received by him from his sister Margaret ; one under date of Bradford the 19th instant, and the other the 21st. She states in these letters that the cruel conduct of Gowland was unbearable, and that'she intended to leave him again and return to Durham on Monday, the 22d inst., and asked her brother to meet her at the railway station in that city. The brother also states that, before coming to Bradford, Gowland had been. six months in Durham Gaol for felony. He still speaks apparently under the impression that his sister is the wife of Gowland, and also states that they have been thrice separated. MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A POLlCEMAN.—Yesterday a rumour was prevalent, which created considerable sensation throughout Camden-town, that a policeman had been murdered in an encounter with burglars at the parsonage house, the residence of the Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald, adjoining the district church of St. Stephen, Pratt-street, facing the St. Martin's Cemetery. It appears that policeconstable George Brown, No. 229 S, was the constable on duty on the beat in which Camden chapel or St. Stephen's is situate ; and that since a robbery took place at the church some years ago, the police have held duplicate keys to enable the constable on duty to enter the grounds, &c., during the night. The constable Brown was seen on duty near the chapel by his sergeant between four and five o'clock yesterday morning ; but as he did not return to the Plattstreet station shortly after six o'clock, the hour at which the night constables come off duty, some of his brother constables were despatched in quest of him. They continued their search, and it was not until after ten o'clock when, on entering the grounds of the chapel and parsonage. house of St. Stephen's, they discovered the lifeless body of their comrade, lying with his hat off in the shallow area attached to the parsonage-house in a pool of blood,•which was still pouring from a dreadful fracture of the skull. Mr. Birmingham, the policesurgeon of the district, was sent for, and on his arrival he found the skull driven in upon the brain, but whether from the effects of a fall over the area railings on his head or from the force of an inflicted blow with some heavy blunt instrument it was impossible on cursory inspection to say. The depth of the area is only about six feet ; and it eau hardly have been possible that he could have fallen over and injured himself so frightfully, in se small a distance. On the other hand there did not appear to be any evidence of „truggle with anyone, and his hat laid a short distance from his head. The deceased knew the premises perfectly well, and when seen by his sergeant was quite sober. The body was conveyed to the deadhouse of St. Pancras Workhouse, where it awaits an inquest. An exposition, which will be interesting to English manufacturers, is to take place at Verviers on the 27th, the day fixed for the visit of Ring Leopold to that city. The articles exhibited are to consist entirely of the produce of the place—woollen cloths, woollen yarn, machinery, metals, and coal. The interest of the ceremony arises from the circumstance that not one of the articles thus exhibited have been got up with a view to the exhibition, and the obligation imposed upon each manufacturer to bring forward a opecia4V 4494 tissue he prodwo.