The National Register. — 1816-02-11 (London, England)

SITICIDE.--On the 2(.3th of January, Mr. Charles Bradburn, with two friends, rent to the masquerade; arid, after having supped, one of his friends proposed to go no:ne with a woman caning herself Maria Bartrum, and living in Crawford-otieet, Postman-square. Mr. Bradburn, his two friends, and the woman, got into a coach to go to her lodging ; wlun two other goitlemen forced theu:stlves into the coach, and would go with them. When they arrived at her haigings, they found supper, &c. laid out in the first style ; and after they had drank freely of wine, one of the persons who had forced himself into their company, asked Mr. B. if he would throw with dice for six dozen of claret or champaigne to treat the lady with : and the foot-boy was ordered to go with a note to I.ong's Hotel, Bond-street, for dice, backgammon-beard, cards, &c. which were brought. They threw for the wine ; Mr. B. lost, end offered to pay the amount, which was refused; Andrews saying l:c might to have an opportunity of winning in return : they threw again, and played at cards, till the friends of Mr. Bradburn advised him to desist, as he had lost sixteen hundred pounds to Wallace, and had no chance of winning at all, and had lost two hundred pounds to A. Mr. B. then gave admit on his banker to W. for two hun Bred pounds, with a memorandum of acknowledgment for the remainder ; and gave A. a draft for one hundred pounds, in part of the two hondri.d ; when the party broke up. The friends of the deceased wrote to W. and A. and informed them they would prosecute them if they proceeded any further • and A. and W. agreed to give Mr. B. no more trouble, es the dwells at the hanker's, which they. had received from him, had been cashed. The friends of Mr. B. insisted that they should rettun the rr.Dney a they said it was impossible, for they had divided it, and had given the lady 1001. Notwithstanding their agreement not to trouble Mr. B. any farther. they, on the 3d of February inst. called upon him, and said, that if he did not pay the roil:tinder, they should insist upon the satisfaction of gentlemen, and should expect his answer by Monday. It was arranged by the friends of Mr. Beadburn, to meet on the iNforafay follow-44.1., and consider about procuring warrants to take the -party of swindlers into custody ; but before they' met they received the intelligence of his Laving destroyed himself: and the same day W. and A. went to the house of the deceased, and was informed by the servant that his master wiz no more. Warrants have since been issued, and the woman wakapprehended by Lavender on 'Thursday morning, at her lodgings, and v;s3 t.glzen to the Police Office, Queen-square ' • but no examination was gow inva, and • she was remanded. While the officers were looking for tliets persons at the west end of the town, they had the itnnudence to call tit the brother of' the deceased ; and being tai that he was out at a ation's, they went to him, and sent up a note to Mr. F. Bradhurn, that they would esteem it a favour if ha would appoint time and place to meet them. Dated Weddesday- evening,Stevens's Hotel, Bond-street. They were informed, that it was impossible Mr. F. Br:v.lh= could hold Any conversation with the murderers of his brother. They sent for gnawer, that they would have satisfaction for the injury which had b:en done to ewit folz.etiblo sharactm through the tvcdioJai of the •Papen.  Lluday being the day appointed for a battle between Carter and a Black named Joseph, catered for by Richmond, many thousands assembled on Coombe Warren. Betting •2 to lon Carter. Seconds, Crib and Shelton for Carter, and Richmond and Oliver ibr the Mail.