The Sun. — 1847-07-14 (London, England)

SUICIDE. Last evening, between the hours of four and five, a tearful tragedy was enacted in Hickman's Folly, Bermondsey, by which the whole of the neighbourhood has been thrown into a state of painful excitement. The ahf following oe may ai been pintparticularsthereforeef rcoromenlieepdceresudopnwos•ni trheasstheibnedgi insigtnr strictly iei en tigi;cuaascsee.: culrat eap:----pears that a cooper named Griffin resided with the Feo youngll3- . For o smoamne, histim ewipteastanaddafuagmhillyeraott No. 6in Griffin's, ann named Matilda, 19 years of age, had been corresponding with a person named Henry Parker, about 21 years oeage, who lodged in the same house. During the past few days Parker had accused the young woman of being attached to another person, and added, on more than one occasion, that rather than any one else should gain her affections, he would lay violent hands, not only on himself, but also on her. Nothing particular, however, was thought by her of the threat held out, but her mother had frequently cautioned her, and told her if she broke off the correspondence, to keep away from him, as she feared he contemplated something dreadful. During yesterday the young woman was at home nearly the whole of the day, and Parker was noticed to go in and out of the house more than usual, yet nothing transpired during the morning to excite the suspicions of any party. About a quarter to four o'clock the young woman was singing, as she proceeded up stairs, the wellknown ditty,  "There's na luck about the house, There's na luck at a'," little imagining what was about to follow. About an hour and a half afterwards the people living in the place were alarmed by hearing loud screams proceeding from the upper part of the house. Mr. Cremer, who occupies the parlour, immediately hastened up stairs, but as he proceeded along he met Mr. Griffin's little buy, who was crying out, " Oh, ray sister is killed." On going into the back attic he discovered an appalling spectacle. Upon the floor were lying the bodies of Matilda Griffin and Henry Parker, literally covered with blood, which was then issuing from both their throats. Mr. Cremer immediately ran out to obtain medical assistance. In the space of a few minutes Mr. Martin, surgeon, of Bermondsey, arrived, and at once pronouncedlifeas found lying by the side of Parker, with which the in both cases extinct,. A razor covered with blood _eed had been N! that the man first accomplished. There can be no doubt cut the young woman's throat, and afterwards added to his crime that of suicide. d in answer to an woman, whilst talking vaMeresi.dC. " Oh! pretty well; but inquiry as to how shefelt, throat cut." She, no doubt, at I am going to haved It is not a little remarkable that the unfortunate the first instance was made by Mrs. The discovery in who feeling suspicious daughter ' being upstairs at her s Griffin, s te,irs rather longer than she expected, went to look that period allude. tmoysome threat held out by Parker. after when, on entering the room, she found the, bodiesas previously described. Mr. Superintendent Evans, of the M division of police, p Sergeant uHormsby, and several officers immediately repairedj couldtuhdai teitohbuees l keptyc r, oww • dof r,uolnmd unnnothitiei allownr ign gth esaenvhyeoruoasnl house. hundred np oecciteeered: to the place, and it was with the greatest difficultyp vsm oeinr ti, the family to enter. The young man who committed the dreadful deed was in the linendrapery line, but his place of business could not be ascertained. The two bodies have been taken in charge by Mr . Slow, the coroner's officer, who will keep possession of them until after the inquest is held,  A report having been circulated that Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths were amongst the parties likely to contract for the proposed loan of 1,000,9004, to be raised by the Spanish Government by .an istme of Treasury bonds, it is• important to mention_ _without A. delay that the statement is wholly erroneous. M .se, Smith, who is doubtless the party. intended tokhave been alluded to, bas no connexion with the ban and it is, moreover, extremely, doubtful even if he, way el momenttisiiteruyla t suchlon. dealings as toll damage the consent of the firm to which he .belongs, will ultimately and n idl i prudence reputation The position ith the souoldf (iialoStvel,p,,,i:lai Itoiciniosemmh:mtcyrioet hfdah. ainitlmdtphiscasetuolalf:ty(ti:ot) hurvtilhosistor lid' at once have prevented. the possibility of their names being confounded with such a proceeding.-7'imes. Smith, Payne,