The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-01-14 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ATTEMPTED MURDERS AND SUICIDE AT SHEFFIELD. —ln another column we record the barbarous murder of a young woman at Mansfield, by a lover discarded for his intemperance. We have now to narrate a dreadful event in this town, arising out of similar circumstances, but differing in this, that no less than three persons have almost miraculously escaped with their lives, while the author of the crime is himself his own victim. Hannah, Sarah, and Harriet Poole, are three sisters, living together at Pye Bank, Bridgehouses, and maintaining themselves in comfort by dressmaking. Henry Vaughan, the miserable suicide, was a tableknifehafter, living in White Croft, and aged about twentyfive. He has paid his addresses to the second sister, Sarah; but, about eighteen months ago, his conduct had become so dissolute and intemperate, that she refused any longer to keep company with him. Soon after he called to see her, and endeavoured to induce her to revoke her determination ; but, finding that it was in vain, he drew out a razor and a knife, and,l throwing open the razor as he sat, uttered some horrible threat. She, however, spiritedly pushed him and his seat down together, and took the razor from him, cutting his hand with it. Since that time he has frequently alarmed her and her sisters with threats, and has lurked much about the house as if watching his opportunity. A few months ago, seeing Sarah near a chamber window, he threw a large stone at her, from which she very narrowly escaped. In October last he came with a pistol, and fired it against the house, declaring he would frighten them to death. Last Saturday night he was at Mr. Pearson's, the Barrel public-house, on the opposite side of the road, and sent a message to Sarah, requesting to see her. She was out of town at the time, but returned on Monday ; and, in consequence of the violent threats which he had uttered, she applied to the magistrates on Tuesday, and obtained a warrant of the peace, on which Vaughan was summoned to appear on Friday. We understand that he just showed himself at the magistrates room, and did not remain to answer his name' On Friday night, about a quarter to eight, the sisters were seated at their work, when Vaughan suddenly rushed in at the outer door, and, closing it violently after him, cried " Revenge ! revenge this night, if I go out a corpse !" Drawing his hands from his coat pockets, he exhibited in each hand a pistol. Sarah immediately rushed to the door, followed by Harriet, who, perceiving that Vaughan was aiming at Sarah escaped down the stairs ; but Harriet, by closing the door, had shut herself in with the madman, while Hannah escaped out of the front door, and, running across the road to the Barrel, gave the alarm. Vaughan rushed to the door as if to follow Sarah ; but Harriet, with wonderful intrepidity, pushed him backward. Be fell, and she snatched what she supposed to be the other loaded pistol from his hand, threw it down and escaping through the door into the next room, made for the window. She threw open the sash, and. pushing open the unfastened shutters, was in the act of jumping out in a stooping posture, when the villain fired at her. The ball struck her upon the right shoulder blade, making a superficial scored wound, passing over her shoulder and by her cheek. Meanwhile, Mr. Pearson, of the Barrel, with Mr. John Palfreyman, a commercial traveller, and and several others, alarmed by Hannah, and hearing the screams of Harriet, and the sound of the shots, came up to the door. The door was fastened; and Mr. Palfreyman had raised his foot to force it open, when the desperate villain fired a third pistol through the panel of the door. The ball entered the front of Mr. Palfreyman's trousers, tearing his shirt, and passing along his left thigh, leaving him most wonderfully without a wound. But, for the peculiar position in which he was, there can be little doubt the ball would have passed through Mr. Palfreyroan's abdomen. Finding the fellow so desperate, no further attempt was made to enter the house ; but the police were sent for. Lre they came, three other shots were heard within the house. After a short time, Serjeants Wakefield and Astwood arrived; and, bursting open the door, which had been fastened in the inside. Wakefield entered, and found Vaughan lying on the floor, near the door. Wakefield immediately seized him by the throat, kneeling upon his arms, under the apprehension that he was only feigning drunkenness. But there was no need for this precaution. The miserable man was in his last agony. His eyes but once moved, and his guilty spirit was gone. The last shot heard by the neighbour had been directed at his own breast. Near him lay three pocket pistols, one discharged, one loaded, and the third with the barrel partially unscrewed, as if for the purpose of reloading. The suicide's body was conveyed to the Barrel, there to await the inquest. .57 eield Independent.  DO W:I tikhitielfl logOOkgrift4tbi  Tho  forwald:‘;gs the 'report of  Cr. COMMITTEE  Church, in the place di'. Cluugh, deceased, and list to bt. Martin's Church, in the place of Wm.  Mr. lIIILKETT moved the appOintment of Mr. Sudlow as organist to St, Nicholas's Church.  nTit seconded the motion. I\lr. Platt pronounced a warm eulogy on Mr. Venables, one of the candidates, expressing a hope, that if ever the council had a similar situation to bestow his claims would not be overlooked. Mr. liuuroN asked by what authority the Town-council made these appointments ? He submitted that they ought to be in the parish.  Mr. BIRKETT said the council had exercised the right upwards of 130 years. Mr. BOLTON said, the council bad exercised many rights 130 years, which the Town-clerk would tell them had been taken from them by the municipal act. The