The Sun. — 1853-07-19 (London, England)

TEE ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE AT BARNET.  ' Yesterday morning, at 11 o'clock, Mr. W. PhiMinor' chairman, and Messrs. J. Baxendale, W. J. Myers, v. H. Cotterell, F. A. M'Geachy, and S. 0. Percivall magistrates for the liberty of St. Alban's and countyfe Herts, assembled at the Police-court, Barnet, for the purpose of investigating the atrocious outrage, and--1 the unfortunate victim is now in a dying condition---eo doubt wilful murder, of' Rebecca Brogsden, aged 63,L, the night of Sunday, the 10th inst., in a barn in _,l'; vicinity of Chipping Barnet. The court was deny crowded. Shortly after the magistrates took their Ors two Irish haymakers, named Patrick Farley and P'?"",, Cunningham, were brought up from St. Alban's Jr, custody of Inspector Billers, of the S division, charged on suspicion of being concerned in the horrible trans' action, and placed at the bar. The deposition of the dying woman (which is subjoined) had been Pre' viously taken by the chairman of the bench, at tber Barnet Union to the infirmary of which the a% creature had been conveyed on her discovery. following is the deposition of the dying woman, take by Mr. Phillimore :—" My name is Rebecca Brogedeef and I believe lamon my deathbed. lam 63 Yeer: of age, and am a native of Macclesfield. On Sunday night habßop gs I was journeying to see Plv. son, S is a fishmonger, at Deptibl. Joseph 01 asseruotl d 1 en o'clock,hwo Kent. I entered Barnet late on Sunday afternoon, el 3 at last went to a beershop at Underhill, kept by Hutson. Mrs. Hutson told me to go to Mr. Bryan" t barn, close by. That was about 10 o'clock. I wen there and lay about an hour, without going to sleep' Four mon then came along the lane and came into the shed. I could tell from their voices they were font Irishmen. Three went out again and one remained is going out, when the Paella vatheshsehdemd.o toI gstoaty,upanadnd vvalloaws him to remain with me all night. I refused, and be then laid hold of me, and be' me down and knelt upon me." [The unfortunate womb here related the brutality she suffered from the four men in succession, the details of which are unfit for publiciv tion.] Inspector Billers asked for a remand, in eonee* quence of the absence of "Barny Burns," and evidence which he had reason to believe would enable the police to effect the capture of the other miscreants concerned' The prisoners were remanded for a week. Government have offered a reward of 100/., and there is no doubt but the capture of all the parties will be effected. The poor woman's death was hourly expected.  DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A SPITALPIELDS WEAVEI —On Saturday morning a determined act of self-destrco' tion was committed by a man named John Cordon, aged 50 years, a weaver, lately residing at 5, Chapel' street, Spitalfields. It appears that the deceased had been in a low state of mind for several weeks, through want of employment, which had reduced him to poverty' lie was last seen alive on Friday evening, when he proceeded to his home. On Saturday morning he was not to be found, when search was made for him, and on searching his room, he was discovered suspended by a cord to his loom, apparently lifeless. A police constable ran for Mr. Meeres, the divisional surgeon, of Bricklane, who promptly attended, and used means to re' store life, but the vital spark had fled. The deceased was a steady man, but was unable to bear up against his difficulties.