The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1844-12-03 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.—Perhaps one of the most ef. fecting suicidal tragedies that has happened in the inette, polls for many years occurred on Monday at a very earl : hour. a t e dwelling of a Mr. Duckett, an accountal No. 9, Raven-row, Mile end, viz., the self desti matte° Charles WM. Duckett, aged 21, son, and Elizabeth Barns, aged 22, lovers, from the eff-cts of prussic ac It It appears that for upwards of n'ne years the unfortunate young persons who have fallen a sacrifice by their hands were closely attached to each other, and were titled known to have quarrelled. .On Sunday afternoon they het tea at Mr. Duckett's house, and took their departure at about half-past five o'clock, at the sane time stating tj they were going to church ; at which period they seen) in excellent spirits. The evening wore on, and elceers o'clock having arrived, the usual time for their retud, having passed, the family became somewhat alarm Soon afterwards two brothers of the ill-fated girl visited Mr. Duckett, and inquired if his son or their sister Who been seen, she having not made her appearance, and to') lateness of" the hour induced them to think that they ti,io met with some accident. Unpleasant feelings of were then felt by all. Messengers were despatcher' 11, round the vicinity in search of them, but without av,,e,ts At last, bstween one and two o'clock, whilst Mr. Dill',."ol was searching about the house, in the hope of fiou.,'s, some letter which would mention where they were g°,ll,e he discovered that his son's bed-room was fastened 0111,'st inside, the key being in the door. It being surmised t"01 he had returned unknown to the family, and retired 06 rest, the door was broken open, and there, perhaps, 111 of the most saddening scenes that could be imagined ;Is presented to a parent. The bodies of the young cellyar • were stretched on the bed, life having been extinct oPrei rently for some time, with their arms round each otTistr neck. Cups were found on each of their sides, c"".1. smelt of prussic acid, as also two bottles on the toseirir. piece, which had contained that deadly poison. est Deere, a surgeon of Mile-end-road, was promptlY Sib fit for, who pronounced them to have expired from *est effective poison. As the bodies lay, it appears they fettle have sat on the end of the bed when they committer' cry act, and fallen back. The poor girl's features were Ibe prepossessing. "It is our last wish .that this leverof delivered into the hands of the above lady. Such isthel final request, and whosoever may find this, we praY 0 may give the same to her."—E. W., C. U. D. oft handwriting is that of the young man, and displays °Oa firmness, being clear in the extreme. The borders Wes apparently been inked by one of them ; the letteen sealed with black wax, with the following wotl.vaoiol " Absence pains but cannot altar." No idea can be orn. by the families of the deceased of the cause of the othile rable occurrence. Their parents move in .the ru;sa ranks of society. The letter addressed to Miss ChsPben was found to contain two epistles both addressed to' oil One was a piece of poetry in twenty-four verses• tteD title is, " The Last Lay of Two Broken Hearts; '5,1.4/0 and composed by C. U. D." The letter states, id be ere she (Miss C.) had received that epistle they svoil,,io in the sweet sleep of death. Fate had marred his Lila this world. He was prepared to leave it, and she pre whom he had lived had told him, if you die withol,,4ol you will be my murderer,' and to use the words or .i"001 Jane Grey, 'Death had no terrors.' " Both product' had deep black borders round theta.  Dec. 3, 1844  M