The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1836-09-23 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THE LATE MURDER NEAR BRISTOL.  The greatest interest was excited during the progress of the inquest; several hundred people were assembled- about the house: While the inquest was going on, the deceased's shawl, ribands from her bonnet and gown, were found in a pond in the neighbourhood, covered over with some .stones, by, inspector Gerrard and policeman Leonard. The prisoner is rather a goodlooking light complexioned young man, with something of. the rakish appearance which attaches to persons of his profession. He was genieely dressed in a blue coat with velvet collar and figured metal buttons, green striped handkerchief, plaid waistcoat, and brown, plaid trousers. He is a native of London. His wife was in the room the greater part of the time; but she. did not appear to be fully sensible -of her painful. situation; this, however, might partly be accounted for by the fact that her age scarcely exceeds 15 years. We have been informed that she was in service in Bath. That they first met at the last Landsdowne fair (Aug. 10) where the prisoner was performing. That on the 16th they were married at Monmouth ; and that the mother, learning that they were to be in Bristol during the fair, had come up to visit them. The prisoner represented. to his wife's parents that he was by trade a cabinet-maker. He received nearly £5O at the time of the marriage; and the Wife was entitled to £5O more on her mother's decease. His christian name. is Samuel, but he was married, in the name of Charles.  After the inquest the prisoner was conveyed to the county prisOn at Lawford's-gate, where lie remained until Friday morning, when he was conveyed to Gmucester by the Plpzeuix coach, Although the period of his departure was not generally known, yet crowds assembled for the purpose of catching a glimpse of his'person. He was taken up by the coach at the two milestone on the Gloucester road, whither he was conveyed in a car. On his getting up it was remarked by one of the bystanders, He seems to bear it very well." To which he replied, with great composure, " It is the consciousness of innocence."—. The person then said, " If that's the case I wish you well ;" When he added, " 1 have no doubt I shall soon be back again." The remains of the deceased were interred yesterday, at the New Church at the Fishponds. The funeral was attended by her husband, who had come up from Monmouth. The following. is a • copy of a letter addressed by the prisoner to his wife on Thursday evening last : " Dear Wife,—l entreat of you to set aside the past and confine Yourself to my present awful situation. You are well aware I have no friend near to assist me; I therefore call upon you,' as in duty bound, to render me all the assistance in your power. If you can possibly remain here till next week to see my mother, do so. Were I guilty of the dreadful crime lam charged with, I know not what would be my sufferings; even now, at times, my brain seems bewildered. I much wish to see your poor distracted father, and trust he will not leave without seeing me. I call upon you, by all the tender feelings of a wife, if you have any—by every tie, sacred, human, and divine—not to desert your husband in this trying hour. However, time is precious; I, therefore, conclude, begging to be kindly remembered, with every: sentiment of affection, to your unhappy father, And' believe me ever your affectionate, truly Innocent, and falsely accused, unhappy husband, • "