The Sun. — 1840-01-21 (London, England)

FATHER 10 POISON HIS OWN CHILDREN.— HIS OWN SCICIDE.—FOr Several gays past Mitcham and its adjoining villages have been in ' estate of the most feverish anxiety, resulting from the discoeery of an alleged attempt of a father to murder his children, and destroy his own life. Robert Hill, of Mitcham, tailor, de— posed before the Coroner; that he had known the deceased. Garn,_ from his boyhood; he was a shoemaker by trade. For fourteen months they had resided in the same house. The deceased was a widower, and had two ' ‘ children, girls, aged respectiMy four and six years. c, Tuesday morning the deceased went out, andreturned about 11 at night.. Witness heard him go up stairs to the room hi which the children were, and, as he supposed, to go to bed. In a few Jailltite2, however, he saw the reflection of a light, and could hear the deceased going down the stairs. He also heard him put up the shutter of the front door. Witness next heard him make a fire in the front parlour where he lived. Witness had occasion to go down stairs, and saw the de°ceased standing before a safe ; a small s lueepan was on the Tire.. There had been no fire there before the deceased came iotne. Witness soon after went to his own room, and shortly fter the deceased again came up-stairs to the room where the children were, and shut the door. Witness thought it advisable to go and see if the fire was safe, as the deceased was sometimes tipsy, and when he returned up-stairs, he heard one of the children crying; the deceased was speakii.g: but he could not hear what he said. Soon after he iotard the deceased retching violently, and he called itet " Bill, Hill," upon which he went inte the room, arid Round the deceased undres.ed, in a stooping position, and leamiting very much. He asked him what was the matter, and deceased replied, "We are all dead—l have done it." He asked him what he had done, and the answer was, " We lede all taken Jpoison." He said to him, " Not so," but .........................._,..,1"... 16,eeaseci said, .. We have—look at the papers on the floor." , file commercial letters of yesterday morning from the itriess then saw a piece of paper on the floor with . 'oison" written on it. Ile next observed the children in f Ovnallyuel.i pAer continent mention the general abundance of money as at t e bed, who were much altered, and were retch:not. Wit_ I cuennuts.i:al. and no brill lasmtboubreghobttahei nreadteevoefni natter it•hs, ta twiaosw ness instantly went to Mr. Underwood, a neiehbour, who ad- ' reperc was current there that a loan for the service of the Rus_ ctied,i he police to be sent for. He conld then heir the deceased I situ} Government was about to be proposed to the capitalists of niaking a great noise. A policeman soon after arrived, and stairs. their went it Thefhildren were there, hut the deceased p I Europe of the very large amount of 120,000,000 silver rubles, hid left. They found him down stairs in the front room. He lor 18,000,0001.; but it should be added, that the report does was sitting. He told the policeman that he had taken oxalic not appear to rest at present on any very precise authority. acid- " He took it to die," he said, " to get out of his trouhles'' vlituess wait for Mr. Tipple, a surgeon ; but when he returned I Such a transaction, it is evident, would have a bearing upon politics as well as finance, especially under the suspicious aspect with .that gentleman, the deceased was dead. Verdict— 1 which Russia at present wears. In other respects, and as re" Teentxmary derangement." I Bards spare capital on the continent for such a purpose, the time TN E