The Sun. — 1862-07-12 (London, England)

SUICIDE THAMES.--THE LATE MURDEMURDERIN SHADWELL. A young man nsnl. Daniel so Brian, of No. 7, Cartwright street, Rosernh.TY-lancm, who was accompanied by several other pacame before 111 r. Selfc and said he was the )`. rsti cousin of the unfortunate woman Honora Scatincl., who was murdered by a Spaniard named Roca, in a brothel, in Albert-souare, Shad well, on Saturday last_ He wanted the magistrate's oriier to compel the landlady and other occupants to deliver the body to him for the purpose of being decently interred according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the deceased was a member. mr. Selfe—l cannot interfere in the matter. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, said the prostitutes of Shad Well intended to honor the murdered woman with a white funeral on Sunday next ; and on being asked for an explanation, said it was customary for the prostitutes to follow any of their fallen sisters to the grave in pure white dresses and carrying bouquets of dowers. The body of the deceased, who had been a prostitute for many years, was publicly exhibited for the landlad of the of the house, a native of Germany, at ls. per and she took £lO or £l2 on Thursday. Mr. Selfe expressed the stronest indignation M and disgust at such a proceedigng, and asked, "What am I to do ?" i Brian asked if he could not remove the body by  force. Mr. Selfe—No ; do not attempt to do that. I cannot countenance anything of the kind. Brian—Fourteen women in white and fourteen women in black are to follow my cousin's funeral on Sunday. Mr. Selfe—Let them bury the corpse. That is all you want, I suppose ? Brian—The foreign landlady is showing the body to all that like to see it for a shilling each to-day. Mr. Selfe—You are quite a boy. Is there no older relative who can interfere ? Brian—No, sir; my mother, who is the deceased's own aunt, is in the country, and I am the only relative in London. Mr. Selfe--Was your mother on good terms with deceased. Did they visit each other ? Brian—Yes, sir, they did. Mr. Selfe—l have no power whatever to interfere in this case. Brian—Can Igo to the house and take the body away ? Where is the Mr. Selfei—You had better not. body of the unfortunate woman ? Brian—At home, sir, in the house where she was murdered, and where the Spaniard shot himself afterectabl wards. I want the betterto be buried resp. Mr. Selfe—You had apply to the coroner who presided at the inquest. Brian—l did wait upon Mr. John Numphreys, the coroner, on Thursday. He was very much surprised that his orders were not carried out. He gave directions that the body was to be delivered to the relatives, if any appeared, and if not, it was to be buried by the parish. A respectable woman, named Heath, here said-Will your worship order the body of the murdered woman to be carried back to the dead-house, and not be made a show of any longer ? Mr. Selfe —I cannot do that ; it is not in my power to interfere at all. The coroner has power to interfere, and I would advise the youth who says he is deceased's cousin to wait upon the coroner agaer in and ask his advice. If any parish officer or oth person has acted contrary to the orders of the coroner they will be called upon to answer for it, Go and see the coroner without delay. The body of the murderer, Roca, was removed on Thursday from the vault under Shadwell church and conveyed by Mr. Burridge, the paris undewas rtaker and his men to Ilford Cemetery, whehre it buried by torchlight between the hours of 9 and 12 o'clock, and without any burial service being read over the grave. Mr. Hann, the beadle of Shadwell, was present to see that the requirements of the law wer caied out. Th verdict as regarded Roca was feloe derr se, and ofe course he was buried with " maimed rites."