The Sun. — 1802-02-10 (London, England)

MURDER AND SUICIDE.  Jot tz CAMPBELL, by his own account a native of the Isle of Sky, but more probably of Aran, as his relatives are still there, after being fourteen years a sailor, settled some time in the latter of these isles. At this time, a woman in the neighbourhood, named Nicolson, finding herself pregnant, at first accused an Irishman as the father of her child, but afterWards'she accused John Campbell ; but he positively denied the charge, and was afterwards so transported with rage, that he laid violent hands on her, antLstruck herso unmercifully as to deprive;her of life. . After this deed, committed about sixteen years ago, he fled instantly to Camp, beltown ; but, hearing that a party were in pursuit of him, he, returned to Arran in a small boat, which he took away from Campbeltown, and when he landed he sunk the boat.. ,Having eluded the avengers of blood no :less than nine months, three of which he passed in a cave without ever seeing the light of the sun, he escaped froth Arran, landed in  Ayrshire, and afterwards went to Kirkbean near Dumfries, where he found employment in husbandry. After passing several years in the service of different farmers, he came about four years ago to St. John's Clauchan, parish of Dairy, where he purchased a feu, and was employed as a labourer for some years by the Minister of the parish, who at length, taking offence at an incorrigible habit of swearing, besides other immoralities, thought it proper to part with him at Whitsunday last. Havinc, no longer, it would seem, any apprehension of being detened, he ventured to commence aning as a carrier to and from Glasgow and Kirkcudbright, till a few weeks ago, when seeing two of his old acquaintances from Saltcoats at Glasgow, and one from Arran at Kilmarnock, taking it for granted that they would give inforination where he might be found ; one of his sisters having also, at the same time, come to Kilmarnock to warn him, that, 'without changing the scene of anion, he was in danger of being immediately apprehended as a murderer—alarmed at the thought of hiS desperate situation, instead of endeavouring to escape from justice, he seemed to be under such disquietude, horror, and remorse of conscience, as produced not only a bodily indisposition, but either a derangement of his mental faculties (which, however, many of those who visited him are not inclined to'admit), or a deliberate and determined resolution to take away his own life ; which accordingly he effeeted in a manner too shocking to relate, on Sunday the x 7th of January,/tBoz, by wounding himself with a knife in different parts of the body. He confided the history 'of the murder, and his escape from justice, to one man only, a native of the Highlands, whom he sent for in his illness, enjoining, and making him promise, to divulge it..after, but by. no means before his death, which he spoke of as an event which would very-soon take place. fie was twice married. His first wife, by whom he had a son (yet alive in the Isle of Arran, about. x 6 or 11 years -of age), died of a consumption, induced, as is ailedged, by her concern and vexation at the atrocious deed of her husband, and its dismal consequences. His ,second wife died only a few months ago, by whom he had three children, who probably must be maintainett and educated at the .ex'pence of the parish.