The Sun. — 1860-08-06 (London, England)

THE MURDERS AT TVALWO.RTH.  The exertions of Inspector Dunn, who has charge of this lamentable case, have brought to light many facts connected with the former history of William Godfrey Youngman, as well as his recent conduct. After the examination of the prisoner before Mr. Elliott, at Lambeth Police-court on Tuesday last, Mr. Dunn proceeded to the residence of Mr. Streeter, the father of the young woman Streeter, near Wadhurst, in Sussex, for the double purpose of breaking out to him and his family the sad news of the murder of his daughter, and also to obtain information respecting the accused, when a scene of the most distressing description took place. From various accounts, confirmed by the letters addressed by the prisoner to the unfortunate young woman, and which are now forthcoming, it appeared that Youngman had made use of unfounded representations to induce her to marry him, and to obtain the consent of her friends to the union. In the first place he represented that he had an independent income of nearly £2OO a year—that he intended taking a house for her at Brighton. It further appeared, from his correspondence, that for some weeks previous he had been strongly urging her to allow him to insure her life for £lOO, and on mentioning the fact to her father and friends they so strongly advised her not to do so, that she assured them she should do no such thing, and they were in hopes that she did not. In the last letter addressed by the prisoner to Miss Streeter, he urged her to come to town, to bring all the money she could with her, and to borrow from her friends ; and particularly stated that there was no necessity for her getting the wedding things made up, as these could be had in town. He also had the banns published at St. Martin-in-theFields. On returning to town, Inspector Dunn, on searching amongst the prisoner's papers, found the policy of an insurance effected by him on the life of Miss Mary Wells Streeter for £lOO, payable to him on her death. The insurance was effected at the Argus-office, Throgmorton-street, and the policywas dated July 25th, just six dayistbheafsorbn foundeetehemur der. From subsequent inquiries that at the General Quarter Sessions, Stafford on March 8, 1859, the prisoner, held at Stafoner, Wm. Godfrey ted of master, a stealingstaf_ Youngman, had been tried andconvi a quantity of plate belonging to his fordshire gentleman, and sentenced tsoerlv2edmionntthhs; hard labour. This imprisonment a county gaol, and was discharged in March last. He then came to town, and procured a situation at Dr. Duncan's, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, by a false character, or rather false representations, and was discharged from there iu the beginning of the last month, when he renewed his acquaintance with Miss Streeter. On Friday the body of the Boor girl was removed from Newington workhouse to Wadhurst, to be interred alongside the remains of her sister, who died but a few weeks since of consumption. The bodies of Mrs. Youngman and her two sons are still at the workhouse in coffins, and will be interred on Wednesday next. The prisoner, who is at Hersemonger-lane Gaol, persists in his former statement, and that he had only killed his mother in self-defence. He eats and drinks well, and does not exhibit the slightest aberration of intellect.  [