The Sun. — 1838-08-27 (London, England)

HORRIBLE AND MYSTERIOUS MURDER.-An inquest was held on Thursday at the Arran-quay station-house, Church-street, before Alderman Perrin, one of the city coroners, and a respectable jury, on the body of an infant of two years old, named John Touche, who came by his death under circumstances the most revolting and atrocious. The evidence of Letitia Acadia, one of the witnesses man i :el by the Coroner, appears to contain the facts of the case. After being sworn she deposed as follows :—Was godmother to the deceased ; be was given to her some time back to nurse; his father is in a bad state of health, and his mother left him when lie was only seven weeks old, he being an illegitimate child ; her intention was to send him to the Foundling Hospital, and would have done so, had she not heard of a man in the neighbourhood that went by the name of Mr. Garrick, and represented himself as a monk belonging to a Carmelite monastery in Belskadden, who was in the habit of taking, for a small consideration, deserted children into his care, and rearing and educating them till they arrived at manhood ; she, witness, made some inquiries, and found that this' person had two children under his care, who were similarly situated ; she accordingly went to him, and asked what sum would be necessary to put the deceased under his protection, and he replied that he would be content with anything she could get for him ; witness then made a collection among her friends, and got together the sum of 101., some of which she gave to Garrick, on his taking the deceased into his house, He.( Garrick) was introduced to her by Miss Meyler, of Michael' and John's schools, and it was in consequence of her recommendat.on she gave him the child. Garrick lived at No. 15, John- street, and was in the habit of going about making collections for monasteries. Everybody in the neighbourbood considered him a monk, and his mild, angelic countenance and clerical dress, left no doubt on the minds of his neighbours that he was such. The deceased was in perfect health when shegave him to Garrick on last Saturday month. On the occasion of his taking the deceased with him, he brought one of the little boys he had under his care, named James Howlin, to- carry him home. He (Garrick) then told her that she should pay him a visit to the convent ere long. He was frequently in the habit of breakfasting with her at her house, No. 331, William-street. He did so on Wednesday, the 'l6th of This month, and again on Wednesday the 23d. On the- former occasion he spoke to witness, on hearing her child cry, what a fine boy his little son was—that he was always in good humour, and never cried by any chance. He did not mention his name at all on Wednesday the 23d, the last time he visited him, nor did she (witness) think of enquiring for him. The examination of the witnesses having terminated, the jury, without a moment's delay, returned the following vet., diet—" That the deceased came by his death in consequence of the cruel treatment inflicted on him by Thomas Garrick." This wretch has represented himself as being deputed from the Carmelite Monastery in Belskadden, in the county of Meath, where no such establishment ever existed.  ACCOUCUEMENT of