The Sun. — 1832-06-07 (London, England)

PARTICULARS OF THE APPREHENSION  OF COOK, THE MURDERER.  [RECEIVED FRO3I LEICESTER LAST NIGHT.]  The providence of God has not suffered this atrocious wretch to escape the vengeance of those earthly laws which his horrid crime has so deeply provoked. He was apprehended in the Channel at Liverpool on Tuesday morning, by Cummins, an officer of Leicester, who had been sent in pursuit of him, and who on this occasion was aided by a Li' verpool officer. The insane folly of Cook, since making his escape from Leicester, and which can be equalled only by the deepness of his guilt, had furnished an easy and certain clue by which to trace him. It was known, for a moral certainty, that he must be at Liverpool, or in its vicinity; and that his object was to get received clandestinely on board one of the three packets which were expected to sail that day for America, after they had quitted the harbour. For the purpose of better watching his movements. Cummins and his assistant passed over to the Chester side of the river, from whence they kept a constant look out upon the open waters. To the disgrace of the bluff and hardy watermen of Liverpool, there are to be found among their number many who are ready at all times, for a valuable consideration, to aid those who may be flying from the laws of their country, utterly indifferent as to what may be the character of their guilt. Cook succeeded in procuring the assistance of two of those ready agents of guilt, who put off with him in their boat early on Tuesday morning. The movements of the party did not escape the vigilant observations of Cummins and his well-experienced assistant as to matters of this kind. The boat was distinctly seen lying off the Black Rock, and Cummins and his assistant having well manned the boat they had in readiness, instantly started in pursuit; they rapidly gained on the small boat,the persons in which finding they were pursued, made for shore. They had already got into shallow water, when the pursuing boat was close astern. Cook, who appeared quite frantic with desperation, jumped overboard, as is supposed with the intention of drowning himself. The water was too shallow for this purpose, and he drew out a phial bottle, which, it is believed, contained laudanum, or some other poison. He had already uncorked the phial, and was in the act of raising it to his mouth, when his intention was frustrated by Cummins, who seized the hand in which was the phial with such force as to literally crush the bottle, cutting both his own hand and that of his prisoner with the fragments. Cook, with the assistance of the other officer, was speedily placed in the large boat, and having been well secured thereto, the party rowed for Liverpool, in the gaol of which town the prisoner was placed immediately after their reachingreac thheedr Leicester he fi rastt hniel f.%-v ps ofas t Ct eono k o'clapprehension . It was brought by the Red Raver Liverpool coach. The news was rapidly spread through the town,and afforded Elia greatest satisfaction. It was expected that he would have been brought up by one of the night coaches, and crowds were collected in the streets in the hope of seeing him; had he so come, it would have been a difficult thing to keep the mob from tearing him to pieces—such is the horror in which his crime is held. It is now understood that he will certainly be sent off from Liverpool early this (Wednesday) morning, so that he may be expected to arrive in Leicester about seven o'clock in the evening. Orders hare been given for making the necessary preparations for his secure custody in the county gaol.  are extracts from letters received by1;17.1 fto vvillleoy,ing the Chief Clerk of Mr. Burbidge last night. They describe the pursuit and circumstances of the capture :  " Seven o'clock, Morning. ‘" DEAR SlR,—Since writing to you we have taken the villain, after a very severe chase; he was making off in a boat near the Black Rock. We succeeded in running them ashore ; he leaped overboard, and attempted to drown himself. When we secured him he took out a bottle and tried to swallow something from it, but Cum