The Sun. — 1801-12-24 (London, England)

SUICIDE.  A 8 OiTT one o'cliock on Sunday morning, a young Gentleman, calling himself Maurice Williaris„ivent to the Hummums, Covent-Garden, and asked for a bc..fl. He slept till eleven o'clock that day, When the Waiter knocked at his apartments, and offered him whacrefreshinent he might think „proper for breakfast, • which the stranger: refused. Finding that there was no appearance of rising, the Waiter began ti; entertain apprehensions.of the health of the lodger, and, consequently, returned about three O'clock in the afternoon, to satisfy hiMself of the.. La. The stranger still refused any attention, and assured the Waiter, that all he 'wanted Was a lir tie more repose. About six o'clock, however, he got up, and walked round the room "several times, and locked the door. The waiter, increasing in Curiosity, if not anxiety, returned to the door about seven o'clock, when he found it still locked, and concluded that his guest had returned to bed.— About ten, both master and waiter expressed their fears ; and the former, calling in the evidence of Some _neighbours for the investigation of the mystery, at last broke open the door, when they discovered the stranger sitting as it were upright in a chair, but lifeless, with his head reclining backwards,.and a pistol lying upon the flOor.. So far as a judgment could be formed of tfiis melancholy event, Mr. Williams had placed the pistol under his tight ear, and then lodged its contents in the jugu_  'artery. Mr. Williams was a tall, thin, genteel Young man, about 23 years of age, of a sallow complexion, Roman nose, with two remarkable moles on his left cheek, the one on the middle of the cheek, and the other situated between the cheek-bone and the mouth. He was dressed in a blue coat or frock, with a single breast, striped muslin waistcoat, blue pantaloons, hussar half-boots, and a silk handkerchief- about his neck. • Qn a stria' examination, there was no money or property of any kind about the remains of the unfortunate gentleman, who had .eVery appearance of superior rank. With the exception of a draft,. there was no document which could lead to the. discovery °fills name, which the waiter recolleaed the stranger himself stated to be " Maurice Williams." The draft was in his:favour, and in the name of " Wit_ liams," drawn by C. winougjiby, upon a Captain Robbins, of . Leicester-square, for 31.,35. dated December .9, So'. The last named gentleman, who is discoyeeed to be in the army, left town. some 'time ago for Gibraltar; and Mr. Willoughby is not to be- found ; so- that the particular identifica_ tioti of, the deceased has not • let been ascertained. The Jury sat on Tuesday night from six to seven,and returned a verdia- of :4-' L, nacy /"—The body is ordered to remain,at the Covent-Garden bone-house to, loe owned.' • •  T uesday afternoon, a journeyman glazier, cleaning a gen tlemaff's two pair of stairs windows in Proad°street, behind. the 'Change, fell from that height upon title iron railings, when some of the spilc.es\entered h is groin : he was taken to the hospital without ans hopes of recovery.  Imr REPORT,  COURT OF KIYG's 13ENC•fi;'.!, stvrtllGN Bi:FORE L01:1) IiENYON AND At  tLIGfiT •v.