The Sun. — 1823-01-08 (London, England)

MURDER OF MRS'. DONATTY. BOW-STREET.—Notwithstanaing the length of time that has elapsed since the perpetration of this atrocious crime, and the great hrtprobability, under thecircumstanccs, that any trace could now be obtained of the murderer, the persons who have been so active in the matter have not relaxed in their laudable efforts; and some facts have within these few days come to light which. would seem to afford a prospect that the ends of justice may yet be attained by the detection and punishment of the offender.  It may be recollected that among other things found in the house of Mrs. Donatty, on the night of the murder, was a bag which there was not the smallest doubt was left there by the murderer. At the time that an . investigation was going on with great apparent activity at Ilatton-gartlen,, some infOrmation was given respecting this bag, which, if it had been promptly acted upon by the officer who received it, might have led to important results, but lie thought it of no con. sequence, and the matter -fell to the ground.. On Monday, however, the subject of the bag was again brought under the notice of Mr. Tay, the Vestry Clerk of St. Andrew's, Rol. born, and'that gentleman made immediate application to Sir R. Bull; tE. The worthy Magistrate, upon hearing Mr. Taylor's statement, dispatched Vickery and Ruthven to the east end of the town in search of the suspected person, and they apprehended a young man of the Jewish persuasion, and brought him yesterday morning to this office. He underwent an examination in private, and the evidence against him was this About five weeks -before the murder, the prisoner, who is a deeler in metals, called upon a Mrs, Thompson, to whom he was well known, and requested the loan of a bag to convey some articles . of that description to a place where he was in the habit of disposing of his inn-chases. She lent him a bag, on his promise that he would return it the next day. He, however,' did not keep his promise' and Mrs. Thompson .made repeated 'applications for it; but. he uni. formly made some excuse. When the murder was committed, Mrs. ThOmpson, from the description given of the bag, thoUght it was the same she had lent to the prisoner, and begged of hint to go before the Magistrates, and tell all he knew respecting it. He, however, refused, and said he had lent the bag to some " queer" character, and would pay her for it.— Th e bag found in Mrs. Donatty's houte was yesterday produced to Mrs. Thompson, and she without hesitation pronounced it to be the siune she lent to the prisoner. The latter was then queitiOned as to how he had disposed of the bag, (if at all), and he said he hail given it before the murder to a Jew named Jo. sephs, . at the shop of a Mr. Myers, a dealer in ntetals,— Vtekery and Ruthven ukin this were . sent in quest. of Josephs,• and last-,night they brought him to the office.— Ile, upon being questioned,. firmly denied all knowledge of the bak, and .called sonic witnesses who proved. that he had never met the other prisoner at Myare's shop at the tune of day, that the latter had fixed, upon.(Josephs) was therefore discharged. The other prisoner (whose name there are strong reasons for withholding- al, present) was committed .feu .re.axa. initiation. He admits that the bag produced "and sworn to by Mil, Thompson was tint one she tent him, but persiits in sayin g that it passed frittn.,.him to Joseph* et the shop of Mr. Myers. He is quite it youth, and was stated; by some persons who knew him to be notorious among all his acquaintances` for ,his propensity to falsehood upon.all U6C111404‘