The Sun. — 1835-09-08 (London, England)

STANYNOUGHT." Having secured the knife, witness ran over to Mr. Barker, and on our return, he was asked how could he commit such an awful crime ? He replied " How could I do it ! How could I do it have killed my poor child ; it is an awful crime, and I know it. It would have been the happiest thing which could have occurred if I had killed myself." He spoke rationally, but in an agitated manner. Witness, then begged of him to make his peace with God. He replied, " He had, that the Almighty was not angry with him, and why should the Almighty afflict him so ? He had saved his child from misery, for he would have been miserable for life, as all his family had been, for his grandfather had died in a madhouse." There was no defect about the,child, and the opinion entertained by the father was a delusion. The witness then gave similar evidence to that of the surgeon, as to the appearance of the deceased. The bootjack with which the child had been struck was here produced ; it had blood on one of the points. A razor and a pair of Spanish knives were also produced ; one of the latter was found under the bed, open. The witness continued—That Mr. Stanynought was a man of a most extraordinarily nervous temperament. The unfortunate man sometimes justified, and then, the next moment, would lament what he had done, and exclaim " How could I do it—how could I kill my poor boy ?" He said he had never recovered the death of his poor girl. Witness had ' himself observed a groat change in  it Wednesday evening." A Juror observed the date of the note was a con vincing proof that the deed was premeditated. The Coroner asked if the body was warm when Mr. Barker was called in ? Mr Barker replied it was. Mr. Finch stated that Mrs. Stanynought was far advanced in pregnancy, and was now with her family at Richmond. She knew of the death of her son, but not how it happened. William Jerams, shopman to Mr. Stanynought, had lived with Mr. Stanynought about seven years. He had observed a decided change in him within the last two years. His mind had been more subject to. the delusions ; and there was greater dejection, particularly since the death of his daughter, of whom he was excessively fond. Several things had occurred in business which induced witness to think he was of unsound mind. His manner and conversation in general indicated delusion. The Coroner then proceeded to sum up the evidence, and expressed an opinion that the evidence warranted the conclusion that the unfortunate man, in committing the act, had been guilty of wilful murder. The room was cleared, and the Jury deliberated for about half an hour, when they agreed on pronouncing a verdict of " Wilful Murder ;" but added that they entertained a strong suspicion that at the time of committing the act, Mr. Stanynought was labouring under mental delusion.  The death of the boy Stanynought has been followed by the awfully sudden death of a Mr. Bales, an auctioneer, who lived next door to Mr. Stanynought, and had been for many years on very intimate terms with the family of this unfortunate man. He had gone down to- Dartford to bring up a brother of Mr. Stanynought's, and had been so affected and excited by the murder of the child by his friend, as well as his attempt on his own life, that death was the consequence. He expired about ten o'clock yesterday morning. An inquest will be held on his body this day.