The Lancaster Herald, and Town and County Advertiser. — 1831-07-09 (Lancaster, Lancashire, England)

ATTEMPT AT MUDDED AND SUICIDE.—On Saturday night last, about half-past ten o'clock, the inhabitants of Bull-street, Birmingham, and the neighbourhood for a considerable distance round, were alarmed by the discharge of two pistols. A shriek was immediately heard in the Minorim ; and a general rush of the inhabitants Wok place to =certain its cause. On arriving at the spot, a young man was in the act of raising a girl from the street, while another man stood at a short distance, as if anxiously ascertaining the result of his deadly attempt. The following will be found an authentic account of every particular connected with this melancholy transaction On the night in question, a young woman named Hannah Blyth, residing with her parents nearly opposite the workhouse, in Lichfield-street, obtained permission of her mother to go and purchase some ribands. For this purpose she left home in company with her acknowledged suitor, a young man named Fellows, a carpenter. On proceeding up the Minories, the young woman being nearest the wall, was accosted by a man in the street, who inquired "Is that you Hannah ?"--On her replying in the affirmative, he immediately fired a pistol, the contents of which lodged in the legs of her companion. The pistol appears in the hurry of the moment to have gone off' before the hand had obtained a proper elevation for taking the effect intended. Fellows and his associate darted across the street to escape from the assassin, but by the thee they had reached the opposite pavement another pistol was discharged, the contents of which were shot through the back part of the young woman's neck.— The poor girl lay weltering in her blood on the pavement On lifting her from the ground, she exclnimed "Moseley has done it," end on Fellows turning round he perceived& young man of that name standing at a short distance. The public supposing Fellows, who was in the act of raising the female from the ground, to be the assassin, conveyed him to the watch-house. In the mean time, Moseley was allowed' to escape. On examining the street, the remnants of both pistols were found scattered abroad in all directions, such had been the tremendous strength and power of the charges, that the barrels as well as stooks of both the pistols, were blown into a down pieces. The police being satisfied of the innocence of Fellows, he was liberated at four o'clock the following morning, and every possible exertion made to discover the retreat of the real offender. Nothing, however, was heard of him until Monday night, when Mr. Redfern, of the Public-office, received communication from Darlaston, stating that a young man, answering to the description of Moseley, had been found dead (evidently shot), in that neighbourhood, and then lay at the workhouse. Moseley's sister, in company with a friend, immediately proceeded to Darlaston, and identified the body as that of her brother. It appears that on quitting the Minories, he west into the neighbourhood of Bilston, and early the follOhlt morning entered a retail brewery, kept by a man filleted Lowe, at Cock Heath, near that place. Here he remained during the whole of Stmday, apparently labouring under great depression of spirits. At a late %our in the evening he ordered tea, but while it was preparing, suddenly left the house and never again returned. The following morning, two boatmen proceeding along the Walsall arm of the Birmingham *Canal, observed a human body lying on the bank, partly immersed in the water. On taking it out the head appeared to have been severely wounded by • shot; and on tracing footles= in the neighbourhood, two pocket pistols, one loaded, the other discharged, were found about 300 yards distance. The unfortunate man, after having attempted self-destruction, had aPparently staggered to the hank of the canal, and then either intentionally, or accideotally from milieu/nos, pitched himself into the water. Soeh are the circumstances of this lamentable affair; originating, there is every reason to believe, in infatuated jeelousy.—Birreinglunis Journal.  CHURCH LCD Stars