The Sun. — 1834-01-25 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.—Last night an Inquest was held at the London Hospital, before Mr. Baker, on the body of Catherine Rennell, a young woman, aged 20. On Monday afternoon, the deceased was drinking with a young woman named Wilks and another person, at 40, Phoenix-street, Brick-lane, when Wilks lost her ring, and the deceased was accused of having taken it. She sent for a young man named Tipple, with whom she cohabited, and told him, in tears of the accusation ; but Tipple replied that she was served right, as she ought not to have got drunk. The deceased then collared Tipple, and insisted o❑ his remaining and drinking with them ; he remained there, but refused to take any liquor, on which she seized an oyster knife, and, with a horrible expression, said she would stab him. Tipple warded off the blow, and held both her arms until he thought she was cooled ; but on letting her free she snatched up a table knife, and said " I would as soon stab you as myself," and, at the same time plunged the wea pon into the right side of the abdomen, and instantly fell on the floor. She died on Tuesday last, of the wound. It appeared that she was a woman of very violent temper. Verdict—Temporary Insanity, caused by excessive drinking.  ‘, The first thing, I did," said Davy, " after I got to Washington„ was to go to the President's house, —thinks I, whose afeared If 1 didn't I wish I may be shot. Says I, ' Mr. Adams, I'm Mr. Crockett, from Tennessee.' So,' says he, ' how d'ye do, Mr. Crockett, and he shook me by the hand, although he knowed I went the whole hog for Jackson. If he didn't I wish I may be shot. Not only that, but he sent me a printed ticket to dine with him. I've got it in my pocket yet. (Here the printed ticket was exhibited for the admiration of the whole company.) I went to dinner, and I walked all round the long table, looking for something I liked. At last I took my seat just beside a fat goose, and I helped myself to as much of it as 1 wanted. But I hadn't took three bites, when I looked away up the table at a man they called Tash ' (attache). He was talking French to a woman on t'other side of the table. He dodged his head and she dodged hers, and then they got to drinking wine across the table. But when I looked bark again my plate was gone, goose and all. So I jist cast my eyes down to t'other end of the table, and, sure enough, I seed a white man walking off with my plate. I says, Hello, Mister, bring back my plate.' He fetched it back in a hurry, as you may think ; and when he set it down before me, how do you think it was? Licked as clean as r:;) hand. If it wasn't I wish I may be shot. Says he, What will you have, Sir ? And says You may well say that after stealing my goose.' And he began to laugh. Then says I, Mister, laugh if you please; but I don't half like such tricks upon travellers.' I then filled my plate with bacon and greens; and whenever I looked up or down the table, I held on my plate with my left hand. When we were all done ea•ing, they cleared every thing off the table, and took away the cloth. And wh think ? There was ano•her cloth tita,ler it. If do you there wasn't I wish I may be shot. Then I saw a man coming along, carrying a great glass thing, with a glass handle below, stimething like a candlestick. It was stuck full of little glass cups, with something in them that looked good to eat. Says I, ' Mister, bring that thing here.' Thinks I, let's taste them fist. They were mighty sweet and good ; so I took six of 'em. If I didn't I wish I may be shot.—Colonel Crockett's 11Ielnoirs.