The Sun. — 1826-08-24 (London, England)

HORRIBLE MURDER.  A most terrible event has occurred here, that has filled the whole town with . horror and amazement, and it in attended with circumstances perhaps never exceded in the annals of crime. From what we have collected, we are able to lay the following particulars before the public :--The murderer's name is Burt ; he is a shoemaker by trade, and formerly lived at Ditebling. About twelve months ago, he married the unfortunate woman who now lies in a dreadfully lacerated state, from the wounds inflicted by the bands of her husband ! After they had been married some time, a die. pute arose between them, occasioned, it is said, by her refusiug to chew him the contents of a letter she. was writing., This so exasperated him, that he took up a poker and beat her molt severely with it. For this offence he wart brought before our Bench of Magistrates and committed, and at his trial, was sentenced to several months imprisonment. His wife iu the interim had resided with her mother, who, we mulerstand, gets her living by working as a charwoman, and relief from this parish ; but his wife, in consequence of the above usage, has ever since resolutely rethaed to live with, or have any connection with him whatever. About three months ago, she was delivered of a fine male child ; and we now come to the most painful part of our task. It sp. pars, that on Tuesday afternoon she was at her mother. house, and seeing her }maimed coming towards the place, she was apprehensive of some violence. There being no other person besides herself in the house, she snatched her infant up, and ran into a neighbour's house for protection; she was instantly followed by Burt, who pursued her to a room on the first floor. Unfortunately, there was no person in this house to protect her, and the infuriated wretch began his attack on the helpless woman and child. He was armed with a knife, such as shoemakers use in their trade ; the blade was worn away at the point, so as to make it very sharp ; this instrument he instantly plunged indiscriminately, it should seem, into the poor infant and woman; the woman screamed dreadfully, sod implored mercy in the most piteous terms. Nothiug however appear,*to here appalled the alseassin,, and he continued his mordent'', work till the *moo fall, exhaiseted by loss of blood and the exertions she had made to screen herself and infant from the effects of his maddened age., Some pervous had by this time assembled at the door below, and one, with more courage than the rest, rushed up stairs and seized the murderer by the collar, and after a desperate struggle, threw him on the ground, by which time more assistance had arrived, and the wretch was secured. There is no doubt but he would also have stabbed the man who first came to the assistance of his with, had not the handle of the knife come off from the blade, which remained sticking in the murdered infant. The woman, wounded and lacerated as she was, fled into an adjoining house with her infant. Every assistance that could be given to her was immediately afforded by the neighbours. The infant died in a short time afterwards. The woman was conveyed to her mother's house with but faint hopes of recovery she has received a severe stab in the thigh, another in the right arm near an artery, another under the eye, and a fourth in the temple; her front teeth (at least six or seven of them) are dashed out, and sheltie° received a kick in the side, from which more danger is appreheuded than even from the wounds. The infant, we understand, is a most beautifUl little creature : its body and head are almost literally covered with wounds. The room in which the murder was committed, preseusted a most appalling sight when the people entered; the murderer, and his wife and child, were emtred with blood, which was streaming front their mangled persons, and the floor was covered all over with gore, which was trampled about in every direction. The man was then taken to the black-hole, where he remained till yesterday morning, when a Coroner's Inpest was held on the body of the infant. Verdict_a Wilful Murder."--Brighton Garai*.