The Sun. — 1860-10-01 (London, England)

THE FRIGHTFUL SUICIDE, OF PSEUDO CLERGYMAN.  An inquest was held on Saturday at Northampton, on view of thebody of Richard Williams, otherwise Richard Heyward Grove Wi'Herne, the pretended clergyman, who, while in custody of a city of London detective, committed suicide by jumping under a train at the Northampton station. Mr. Bedford of the London and North-Western Railway Cd., attended to watch the proceedings. Mr. Henry Webb, a detective of the city of London, said he had charge of the deceased under the folio wingcircumstances :—The Rev. Hewitt Linton, of Nassington, in this county, advertised for a curate. The deceased answered the advertisement from Copenhagen-street, Islington, at the same time giving as referee the Rev. Mr. Solly, of 7, Catherine-street, Thornhill-square, which was the house where the deceased himself was living. Mr. Linton answered deceased's letter, believing the reference to be correct, was accepted as a curate, and he went to Nassington and remained there, performing the services at the church as curate. fter heliad been at Nassiangton about three weeks he wrote to fir.te a nFertehnecrh ,watwchatineharlie ark; earnidn tolbietaSietreadndtilraenedgaelsldo watches, stating that they were to be about £25, as they were for a testimonial to a clergyman. One gentleman from whom he had obtained watches had a friend at Nassington, and suspecting d sucee e all was getting not right, wrote to his friend, who deceaseded i then left two of the watches back. The Nassington, absconding with Mr. French's watch, worth £25. Mr. Linton then made inquiries, and it was found that the deceased was never in holy orders, and that he was not a minister. Having performed the marriage ceremony of Mr. Linton's daughter to a gentleman in London, the marriage was illegal, and the lady has since been remarried. These facts being laid before the Bishop of Peterborough a warrant was issued for the apprehension of Williams for obtaining money by means of a forged letter. Witness could not obtain any information till last Monday, when he heard deceased was living as a tutor at Mr. Gregg's, Woburn College, near Beaconsfield, Bucks. °Went there on the Tuesday, and after showing the photograph of the deceased to Mrs. Gregg she identified it as that of a person who had been living there as the Rev. Morris Jones. Deceased obtained that situation by applying to a scholastic agency in Tavistock•street. While at Woburn he was continually in a state of intoxication. On the 17th of September he had two gallons of brandy and two gallons of rum from. London, which he drank in a short time. He likewise obtained two suits of clothes and several boxes of cigars from London. He behaved in such a disgraceful manner that the police were called in, and he was turned out of the house on the 21st inst. Traced him to London, and learned that he had been applying to scholastic agents in the names of John Ferguson and John Morris, giving his address as Sams Hotel, Strand, which was false. On Wednesday he was arrested and locked up at the Moorlane Police-station for the night. Witness brought the deceased away by the half-past eleven train on the London and North-Western Railway from London, on Thursday morning, with the intention of taking him to 0 undle, to be examined before the magistrates. On the journey deceased was very sociable, laughing and joking, and saying how he had gammoned the old people at Nassington. Arrived at Northampton about 1.20, and were told they would have to wait half an hour. Deceased said he should like to have some refreshment, and had cold, beef and bitter ale. Afterwards went back to the station, and were waiting on the platform for the train. Just before the train came up, deceased said, " What do you think will be my sentence if I am convicted ?" Told him that he could not inform him. Deceased said, " If it is for any long term I am sure I shall not live through it." Deceased was then standing close to witness on the right side, The train came in less than a minute afterwards, when the deceased. sprang in front of the engine. Witness caught him by the left hand, but could not hold him fast enough to stop him. He fell belween the rails with his right foot across the rail nearest the platform, and the engine went over it. He then deliberately turned himself over upon the other rail and the wheel of the next carriage went over his body. On searching deceased he found a letter on him which he had written, giving himself a good character. Believed deceased had before been in custody for horse stealing. John Genders, a policeman at the Northampton Station, said he heard a scuffle on the platform, and the deceased rushed past him. Tried to stop him, but could not. Deceased then stepped down into the " four feet" in front of the engine. The tender was first, and knocked him down, and the last wheel of the engine took his heel off. Witness called out to him to lie still, ae he lay between the rails, and nothing could have hurt him if he had kept quiet. Instead of doing so, however, he, as he was lying on his face, turned round, and with a spring from off his hands and knees, threw his head and shoulders across the rails, and the carriage heels went over him.  Mr. Moxon, surgeon, said he examined the body of the deceased, and found the right heel lacerated, and the train had apparently passed over his chest, the ribs and chest bone being both broken. The coroner summed rp, and the jury returned a verdict that " Deceased committed suicide while labouring under temporary insanity, and they thought that no blame was attached either to Mr. Webb or the railway officials."  LARGE ROBBERY OF AOTES AND  GOLD Al