The Sun. — 1842-08-22 (London, England)

SUICIDE BY LEAPING FROM THE  MON UMEN T. IDENTIFICATION OF THE BODY.  A singular occurrence took place during the after. noon relative to her identity, the circumstances of which may be briefly described as follows :—A young female named Croombridge, living in the service of Mr. Arnold, toy-manufacturer, King William-street, London-bridge, had a presentiment that the deceased was her sister, and requested permission to view the body. Mr. Arnold's nurse accompanied her to the church, and on the features of the deceased being exposed to view, the young woman, Croombridge, screamed out that it was her sister, and that she had destroyed herself through the cruelty of a young man with whom she had been acquainted for some time past. Her state of excitement was such that some person present imagined her impression to be correct, exc -pt the nurse, an intelligent woman, who had once or twice seen the sister of Croombridge, and could not trace all the features in the deceased. Another sister, living with aperson named Webb, in L;_mdenhall-market, was then sent for, to set the matter at rest, and on arriving at the church, after viewing the body, she at once declared that deceased was not her sister. The other, however, persisted in her belief that it was, and stated in corroboration that when she last saw her on Sunday week, deceased bid her " good-by," and said, " You will never see me again alive." '.rhe two sisters were certainly very much alike, and not at all unlike the corpse : but the nurse before alluded to stated that the sister was much freckled about the face, while the corpse was very fair. All doubt was, however, set at rest, about half-past seven o'clock last evening, by her recognition as the servant of Mr. Rowbotham, residing at No. 9, Butterslandstreet, Hoxton. Her name is Jane Cooper, and she had been missing from her situation since Thursday morning, and Mr. Rowbotham having heard of the accident, came down to view the body, and immediately recognised her. An examination was made last evening by Dr. Thomas Elliotson and Mr. Croft, in the presence of several other gentlemen, by direction of the Coroner, when it appeared that both legs had sustained a compound fracture—and the feet were also much dislocated—the left shoulder was almost torn from the body, and the back of the skull presented a frightful fracture. The features were in no way mutilated, and the deceased was a well-looking young woman, somewhat inclined to corpulency. She was about five feet high, and habited in the customary manner of domestic servants It is the opinion of Dr. Elliotson and several other medical men, that she is not pregnant, though a difference on this point exists, which will doubtless be cleared up before the inquest is held. No cause is yet assigned for the rash act. It is a melancholy reflection, that this is the third time life has been sacrificed in the same dreadful manner within three years. The utter uselessness of appointing a sentinel in the gallery must now be apparent to every person ; and if the Monument be not  whom he had great confidence, and his omission to watch narrowly the movements of the deceased, creates much surprise in the minds of all who knew him.