The Sun. — 1864-01-16 (London, England)

HIDES AND SKINS.  Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 21d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to nd ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 341 ; 801 b to 881 b, 31d to 4cl; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4;d; 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to 41d ; 1041 b to 1121 b, —d to —d. horse hides, 9s Od to lOs 6d ; calf skins, light, 2s 61 to 4s Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, lOs Gd to 15s lid; half-breds, 8s 6d to lOs Gd; Downs, Gs Gd to 8s 3d; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; shearlings, Os Od to 6s Od.  Shocking Murder and Highway Robbery at Hitchiu,  --4. On Monday night the body of a man was found in a lonely spot at the bottom of Preston-hill, in the parish of Hitchin ; it was lying in a pool of blood, and had several frightful wounds on the head. On being conveyed to a surgeon's, and afterwards to the infirmary, the body had some signs of vitality, but these soon ceased. An inquest was held on Tuesday, when the evidence disclosed the following facts. The deceased, Mr. Edward Foreman, was a well-known and much respected young man of Charlton, near Hitchin, and had very recently succeeded to the business of a deceased uncle, a miller at Charlton, and resided at the mill. On Monday last he was at Hitchin in excellent health and spirits, and was making arrangements about his recently-acquired property, and was to have completed a life assurance on the following day. He returned home to Charlton, and had dined with his wife and family. At about three o'clock he started on a journey to collect some accounts in the villages ; he drove a mule and light cart, which he was accustomed to do, and he was known to have taken with him about four pounds in money in a canvas puree. It was also proved that he received about £6 or £7 more on hi journey, and had paid away only a few shillings. He had also a heavy whip with him. He was last seen alive at a public-house about three miles from his residence. The landlord, Mr. Buck, was intimate with the deceased, and saw him leave his house cheerful and well, at about six o'clock in the evening, saying he intended driving home by way of the bottom road to save two hills. A little after seven o'clock the same night deceased's mule and cart were found near Charlton, one of the reins being fastened to the ring of the saddle, so that it could not act to guide the mule, and at about ten o'clock deceased himself was found lying in the road at the bottom of Preston-hill, with several dreadful wounds on the head, which, according to the medical evidence, could hardly be produced except by a desperate blow with a bludgeon or similar instrument. The most deadly wound was behind the right ear, and there was another on the forehead. The purse, money, and whip are missing, and two coats which deceased wore were unbuttoned, and open, although it was a cold frosty night. Several men were seen in the neighbourhood at about the time Mr. Foreman must have got to the spot, and some suspicion is attached to one who cannot be found. The inquest commenced at half-past 10 o'clock in the morning, and after a short adjournment terminated at half-past 10 o'clock at night, when the jury found a verdict of " Wilful murder" against some person or persons unknown.  The Murder and Suicide at Ipswich.  The inquest on the bodies of James Gooding and Elizabeth Gooding was resumed yesterday morning, when the widow of the deceased man was examined. She stated that she and her late husband had been married 24 years; that be had been a good husband, a kind father, and a feeling man. His health had always been very bad, and he bad been very much depressed in mind since the loss of his three children some time ago, within a week or two of one another. His state of mind had been gradually getting worse, and at times she had not dared to leave him alone. Ho had not been able to work for some time past, except that on Tuesday ho earned about ls. On Wednesday he was very ill, took nothing to eat, but walked from one room to another all day long. They retired to bed at eight on Wednesday night, and her husband passed a very restless night. She got up about eight on Thursday morning, and went down stairs to light a fire. She had occasion a few minutes after to go to the bedroom again, and noticed that her husband looked very wild. She went down again, and about 10 minutes after, as her husband did not bring down the child to be dressed, as he had told her little boy he would, she again went up, and found both father and child lying dead on the flaor. She was perfectly convinced her husband was of unsound mind when he committed the act, as he was dotingly fond of the child, and had he been in his right mind could never have harmed it. Ttio poor woman was in a very distressed state of mind, reproaching herself for having left her husband even for the short space of time she did. The jury returned a verdict " That the deceased James Gooding took tha life of his child, Elizabeth Gooding, whilst of unsound mind, and immediately after. wards, being in the same state of mind, destroyed himself.'