The Sun. — 1851-04-19 (London, England)

MAN SHOT BY A CLERGYMAN. Bishopsgate, and Chelmsford, Essex. jumped up, and, rushing at complainant, gave him a (From the Carlisle Journal.) Samuel Manning, statuary, Union-place, New-road, tremendous blow with some instrument, which be We have this week to record ono of the most lament- Middlesex, April 29, at eleven, and May 29, at twelve, completely supposed to be a hammer. He fell down e'ele occurrences that have ever fallen within the sphere at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Cole- stunned, and when he came to a state of consciousness of ohr duties in this neighbourhood, resulting in the loss man• street-buildings; Turnley, Cornhill. he found himself lying in the passage. of n valuable life, in the prime of manhood, by the hands Thomas Hatfield and Robert Hatfield, plumbers, Clap- :Mrs. Lee, another lodger, said, that hearing a of a clergyman of the Church of England. The scene ham, May 7, at one, and 29, at twelve, at the Court of scuffle and a heavy fall, she went into the next room of this shocking catastrophe is Walton-a village about Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, (the prisoner's) to see what was the matter, when she three miles north of Bra lipton-the victim one of the Lombard-street; Blake, Sergeant's-inn, Fleet-street. beheld Ruff lin on his back upon the floor, and the meit respectable and respected yeoman of the district, John Pennycad, grocer and cheesemonger, Woolwich, prisoner standinghim, if about to strike. She over as andeare unfortunate cause of the death the clergyman of April 29, at one, and May 29, at eleven, at the Court of the poor man, implored of him to have mercy upon th : parish. Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook- but she had no sooner uttered the words than he went The deceased was Mr. William Armstrong, of Sorbie court, Basinghall-street ; Wright and Bonner, London-, ' • hold of the poker, struck Tres, in Bewcastle, a large farmer and considerable street, Fenchurch-street. to the fire-place, and seizing lariciaswner, about 38 years of age, married, and having Jules Samuel Rochat, watchmaker, St. Martin's- lane, her therewith several times. One of the blows he tetadhildren. He was a man highly respected in his April 29, at eleven, and May 27, at twelve, at the Court gave her was a dreadful one upon the left eye, which neighbourhood, open hearted, generous, and hospitable. of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch- left her senseless, and she fell into the arms of Sarah On Wednesday he visited Brampton for the purpose of lane; Cooper, Verulem-buildings, Gray's-inn. Hall, a fellow-lodger, who hid been alarmed at ::taking arrangements for the completion of the pur- John Dew and Jane Estill, pawnbrokers. Bath, April hearing the noise and confusion in the place. chore of some property which he had recently bargained 29 and May 27, at twelve, at the District Court, Bristol. Sarah Hall and Mr. Newson, a master carpenter, fur. It was market dAcraman, ey, and meeting with a number of official assignee, Bristol; Cooke, London; corroborated a portion of the above evidence. The friends from different parts of the country, had drunk Heliings, Bath. last witness said that he dragged the prisoner out of somewhat freely, and when he left Brampton,; about John Jowett, stone-merchant, Bull-bridge, Derby, the room and eiget o'clock in the evening, was apparently the worse April 25. and May 23, at twelve, at the Birmingham 666 A d state that, hearing loud cries of " murder' of liquor. He was on horseback, and proceeded home- District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham; wards by way of Cambeck Bridge and Walton. At the Campbell, Nottingham. and "police," he hastened to the house and took the ine at Camoeck Bridge he had stopped and had more George Waugh, banker, Seengh, Cumberland, April Prisoner in charge. He (prisoner) then gave him a drink, about eleven o'clock at night-stopping about a 25, at eleven, and June 4, at twelve, at the Newcastle- blow on the breast. quer ter of an hour, in company with two friends-Mr. upon-Tyne District Court. Waltlcy, official assignee, The injured eye of the poor woman Lee was quite Townes Ricleardson, of Solmain, and Mr. Elliot. All Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Watson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; closed up and swollen to a considerable extent. three left the public-house together, and Mr. Armstrong Shield and Harwood, Queen-street, Cheapside. The prisoner denied having used any poker, but soon cantered forward, leaving his friends behind, and