The Sun. — 1848-01-04 (London, England)

THE DOUBLE SUICIDE IN MARYLELIONE.—(INQUEST THIS DAY.) An inquest was held this day, at noon, in the Fitzroy Arms, Clipstone-street, before Mr. Wakley, on the lsodies of Alexander Thomas Williams and Susanna Williams, who kept the Star coffee-house in Cleveland-street, and of whose double suicide we gave yesterday an account. The deceased lived on the most affectionate terms; the husband was thirtyone years of age, and the wife twenty-four. It speared that he bad been subject to headache since his return from India, where he served some time in army. He was about to advertise his business for sale this week, in consequence, as a witness said, of the hardness of the times. The house was closed at twelve o'clock on Saturday night, and nothing was, up to that time, observed peculiar in his manner. At a quarter to one, Henry Mathews, a carpenter, who lodged in the house, was attracted to the bedroom of the deceased, by the screams of the wife, and seeing the body of the man hanging, he made an alarm, which brought a policeman and others to his assistance. The body was taken down, and whilst Mr. Hatfield (the surgeon), with Mathews and the policeman, were engaged in endeavouring to resuscitate the still warm body, other persons found Mrs. Williams in the shop with her throat cut, and a bloody razor lying near her. She was still living, and seemed to possess her senses. She made a gurgling noise, attempting to speak, and struggled up on her feet, when she instantly fell forward and expired. Mr. Hatfield left the husband's body when he heard of her case, and proceeded to sew up the gash, when he found that life was extinct. The jury found " that Alexander Williams committed suicide, but that there was no evidence as to the state of his mind at the time. That Susanna Williams committed suicide, being at the time in a state of delirium, occasioned by the shock which she received on seeing the body of her husband suspended in the bedroom.'  THE CONVICTS SALE AND ArCOY. --- These two wretched men, who are ordered for execution on next Monday, had, as far as M'Coy was concerned, nearly presented a different termination, in consequence of a most murderous attack having been made on him by his equally guilty companion. M'Coy, it will be recollected, made a confession, and which it appears created a deep feeling of revenge in the mind of the other. From what has transpired, it appears that a few days since, and previously to the execution being fixed on, Sale, on leaving his cell, had, by immense exertion, forced out of the place in which he was locked up a portion of an iron bar, which he secreted about his person, and with this deadly weapon he went to the day-room. .Shortly after Di‘Coy was brought in, and while ho was in the act of washing himself, Sale went behind him an.dhich st.ruck his companion a terrific blow on the head, w Instantly felled him, and before the turnkey could render the slightest aid he was knocked down. Fortunately the turnkey was enabled to cry out murder, and ring the bell, which brought some of the other turnkeys to his aid. Sale swore that he would murder the first that attempted to seize him, and tha the was determined to have M'Coy's life. The men, however, rushed on him, and after a short but severe struggle they overpowered Sale, and las was placed under control. On examining his cell to ascertain how he had obtained the piece of iron, it was dicovered that he had, in the course of the night, forced it out of the wall near the cupboard, and had succeeded in removing some of the bricks, no doubt, under the impression that he should have been enabled to effect his escape. Since the time of the order to carry the law into effect, they have been placed in different rooms, and six men—namely, one in the day and two of a night, are in constant attendance, and will continue so until they are delivered up by the Governor into the hands of the Sheriffs on Monday morning next. INDISPOSITION Or THE ARCHBISHOP OT CANTERBuny.—This venerable and distinguished prelate has for some short time been labouring under indisposition; and which, within the last few day 9, has been somewhat aggravated by a slight attack of influenza. We are happy, however, to state that it no time has the attack been suffi,ziently severe to confine tho Archbiihop to Yj‘: room; and the answer to inquiries at Lambeth Paisee yesterday morning was " that his Grace was better today." Dr. Ferguson is in daily attendance on his Grace, but no danger is apprehended.