The Sun. — 1852-04-13 (London, England)

DREADFUL MURDER AND SUICIDE: LYNN, SUNDAY WIGHT.—The county of Nor` folk seems likely to meintain the unenviable notoriety' it has lately gained for crimes of the deepest hue ; and to the list of tragedies already presented, one of murder and suicide is now added. The scene of this outrage is the picturesque village of Castle Rising, about four miles from Lynn. The perpetrator of the deed is a man named Daws, a gardener, in the employ of J. T. Ayre, Esq., and the victims are his wife anti child. It appears th.st the man had been noticed tto be in a low state fur some few days, but had been im constant attendance at his employment, and ola Saturday last watered the girdea towards evening► with the child, a little boy aged seven years. This morning, however, about half-past five o'clock, a man y* going across the fields observed a body lying in a river, where the water was shallow, and which ran near to his cottage. The mall instantly obtained the assistance of others, and the body was identified as that of Daws. Some of the party then proceeded -o the house of the deceased, in order to break the intelligence to his wife. On arriving at the house of the deceased the doors were found to be fast, and after vainly endeavouring to arouse the inmates, they burst open the door. Here a dreadful scene presented itself. Upon entering the room, the woman ve.3s found lying in a pool of blood, with her throat frightfully cut. She was quite dead. Neer to her was the child, with its head nearly severed from the body. The room bore evidence of s severe struggle having taken place, anti, from circumstances, it is supposed the woman was first attacked by her husband in bed, and her struggles and cries awoke the child, who clung to his mother, the night" clothes of both being nearly torn to shreds. Daw, was found with nothing on but his shirt, and not far from him was the knife with which the fatal deed was done. There was a slight wound in his throat, which he inflicted, no doubt, whilst standing near the river, and then flung himself in. No cause can be assigned for his committing so rash an act except insanity.  -INCHOLY DROWNING OF yTLVC DRAGOON GUARDS AT ISLE WORTH On Sunday afternoon, at about halt-past three o'clock, an intense excitement and feeling of horror" was occasioned to large numbers of gentlemen and ladies promonading on the beau:Val walk leafing frail Richmond and Kew, by the following sad catastrophe taking place opposite Isleworth Church  A large number of the 4th Light Dragoons, whose present quarters are Hounslow and Hampton Court, had com,i to Isleworth to enjoy themselves, as it les* Easter Sunday. The principal portion of the soldiers had taken up their location at the London Apprentice Tavern, when four of them determined on a row upon the river. A boat was hired of Mr. Styles at the ferry, and bad got to a part of the river which is sops' rated by a small sit or island, from the Grand Junc, tion Canal, where, it is alleged, from some " larkiui occurring, the boat was suddenly turned bottom 01); wards, and the four soldiers were suddenly immerse"' in deep water. A fearful cry arose from each 810 e:, and such boats as were proceeding up rowed beetllif to the spot to render assistance, and several put ° from the ferry. Two of the soldiers were rescued' but Charles Iviren and Hardy Rouse, two of the ablei and best soldiers in the 4'h Dragoons, were drowned' Iviren was only under water little more than a querter of an hour, and he was taken to the London ApPrel Lice, and Dr. Day attended, and used every effort, bier all was useless. His comrade was not got up 11°u% half-an-hour. The occurrence created the greatei gloom.