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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Apr 23, 1842

Page

7

Murder and Mutilation at Roehampton Surrey

Reports detail a brutal Roehampton murder and mutilation of a woman. The narrative traces the suspect Daniel Good, police efforts, and the hunt across London with multiple arrests and false leads amid ongoing public alarm.

Roehampton Surrey

Apprehension of a Murder Suspect in London Scandal

Reports from Scotland Yard late Sunday morning state no official communication confirming the capture of a man believed to be Good, despite a Tonbridge coach driver delivering word of the suspect's detention. The prisoner was later identified at Maidstone gaol, provoking a large crowd outside the commissioners' office as authorities plan to bring him before a magistrate for identification.

Granard Lodge Charing Cross Shiell Daniel Good Ris Howe Derby Day Heanor White Thias Thureday Daniel Aflair Good Sims Busain Ard U Je Quelez Shiell Granard-lodge Clarges-street Oughton Boddington Colonel Webster Worshipstreet Shoreditch Hayward Brannan Griffiths Jane Shorecourt Horrigan New-inn-yard Bishop Blaize Roehampton Old-street-road N Division Hoxton Hatation-house Worship-street Tooley-street Pearce Tooley Bermondsey-street Scotland Yard Whitechapel Pierce H Division London Corder Maria Martin Red-barn Adolphus Saxoay Morrixe Maidstone Commissioners Tonbridge Wells Metropolitan Police Wandsworth Lawthern Putney Tonbridge Kent Scotland-yard Messrs Harie and Lawrington Haughton George and Blue Bear Holborn God Tunbridge Police Commissioners Scotland Malalien Humphries South Eastern Railway Police Greenwich Great Scotland Yard Bone Colonel Rowan Mayne May

Apprehension in murder case linked to Jones death

Richard Gammell, longtime skin dealer in Symond's buildings Gray's Inn Lane, is arrested by Inspector Pearce and Sergeant Thornton. A room search uncovers female gowns matching those of the deceased Jones, leading to Mrs Good's wife being taken into custody as an accessory. More property tied to Jones is anticipated to be found today.

King’s-road Good Thornton Portsmouth Havre de Grace Southampton Kingston Chelsea Mr. H Eight Bells Putney Cheyne Walk Hogarth Marylebone Mr. Collingbourne Eaton-place Pimlico Mr. Hogarth Bells Tavern Stafford-place South Susannah Butcher Woolwich W. Tighe Shiell Waters Oughton Union Lambeth Ireland Derby Royal King’s Head Roehampton

New York Meeting Urges Swift Action on Currency Crisis

Reports from the New York Exchange detail a mass meeting of merchants and citizens urging prompt congressional action on the currency crisis. Resolutions call for sound currency, duties on imports, and no partisan obstruction to stabilize the nation. Also noted are a steam-boat explosion toll and Buenos Aires naval updates as Rosas resigns.

Tater Rnou New York Liveerpool North America Lowther New York Courier and Inquirer Congress Wm. B. Dean Hugh Maxwell Hiram Ketcham Maxwell Republic House of Representatives Senate Monte Video Buenos Ayres Admiral Brown Coe Brown General Rosas England France Banda Oriental Victoria

Levanth Affairs Bring Syrian Admin Changes and Disturbances

Correspondents report in Constantinople that Selim Bey is to travel to Beyrout to examine Syria disturbances, while Semi Bey arrives from Alexandria on an important mission. Beyrout notes Syria in turmoil with Arnaut actions near Morhanna and attacks on villagers, and Smyrna awaits Admiral Lasusse’s departure. Athens reports no Greek Turkish collision. Malta sees Admiral Owen aboard the Queen from Spithead. Paris notes the Chamber defers Golberg bulletin. a union of Bourdeaux with the Emperor Nicholas’s daughter is hinted. a trial in Paris over despatch seizures draws wide attention.

Levant Constantinople Smyrna Beyrout Athens Malta Syria Selim Bey Semi Bey Alexandria Egypt Porte Lasusse Eur Lebanon Acre Omar Pacha Shouair Morhanna E. Owen Spithead France Paris Chamber of Deputies M. Golberg Duke de Bourdeaux Nicholas Marseilles Boutocxe Masseilles Chronicle, Post, and Herald India Boulogne General Post Office Post Office Tribunal of Premiére Instance M. Berryer M. Vivier Procureur-General Administration of Finance Malle Poste House of Rothschild Rothschild Europe Willin

Embarkation of Troops for India and Global Dispatches

Reports detail troop movements from London to India with 260 volunteers, 270 men, and 1704 soldiers of the 29th regiment bound for Tilbury and Gravesend. Additional entries note naval ships ready for Madras and Bombay, along with trade, famine, and political dispatches from Madrid, Persia, Ghazni, and China mail concerns.

Procureur du Roi M. Berryer Great Britain M. Zerman Madrid Prince Metternich France Prince of Congress of Deputies Spain Don Carlos Don Francisco de Paula Persia Odessa Teheran Bombay Ghazni Nott Candahar India-house Ghuznee Brooke India China East India and China Association Treasury Treasury Chambers Her Admiralty C. E. Trevelyan Affghanistan London Bridge City of Canterbury Hernebay Canterbury 7Th Highlanders England 10Th Regiment Gordon Vauxhall Southampton Winchester London Bridge-Wharf Diamond Steam-boat Company Tupaz Tilbury Fort London-bridge Gravesend Gleberg 78Th Morley Mary Columbus Lord Lyndoch Boadicea Bussorah Merchant Mellish Madras Ann Princess Royal Inglis Volusia Ocean Queen Dauntless Mermaid Berkshire 25Th Regiment Cape of Good Hope Vernon Th 25Th Hussars Aden Leeds Huddersfield Holm Firth R. Peel Rochdale Bradford Manchester Railway Magazine Birmingham and Derby Junction Hirmingham and Gloucester Brandling Junction Chester and Birkenhead Dundee and Arbroath Eastern Counties Edinburgh Glasgow Glasgow and Ayr Paisley Greenock Sos Ll Grand June Chester Crewe Great North of England Great Western Sescceese Hayle Sercernes Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston Junction Liverpool London and Birmingham Blackwall Brighton Ditto Shoreham Croydon Greenwich London and South Western Manchester, Holton Bury Manchester and Midland Counties Newcastle and Carlisle Newcastle and North Shields Northern Eastern

Mysterious Female’s Body Found Off Horsley Down

The body of a about 28 year old woman, long in water, was found near Horsley down. Believed not the drowned seven months ago, the remains remain unowned. Linen marked 1840 K A No 5. Attire described. head hair and skin largely gone. Height about five feet. Inquest adjourned to May 3.

Horsley Down

Dr Hamilton's Vital Pills Propaganda Miracle Cure

A promotional medical notice extols Dr Hamilton's Vital Pills as a humane, long-tried remedy, claiming extensive private practice endorsement and wide health benefits. It urges trials for chronic ailments and lists wholesale and retail sale details with box prices.

Hamilton Simpson and Co Mile End Road Trinity

Morison's Hygienic Medicines Depots and counterfeit warning

A listing of principal depots for Morison's Hygeian Medicines in London and vicinity, naming numerous shops and addresses, plus a warning that no agent operates in Farringdon Street and that genuine boxes bear a government stamp in red on white. It notes accredited agents in towns worldwide and monthly publications from the British College of Health.

Orison London Medical Dissenter Office Strand Field Quadrant Regent-street Lofts Park-place Mile-end-road Wm Jackson Cheapside King-street Hannay High Holborn Wm. Goode Edgeware Road James Ellen Handcourt Holborn Chapel Lombard-street Cornhill J. Raines Newroad St. George's-in-the-East Batten Clapham Lincoln Finchley Law Grocer Tab Hammersmith Windsor Castle Marchant Little Brompton Hussey Peckham Norbury Brentford Killick Dorking Harrowell Epsom Boutter London-road Kingston Morison British College of Health Hamilton-place New-road King's-cross N.B Farringdon-street Messrs

Pills and Ointment Promoted by Noted Surgeons

An 19th century advertisement touts pills and ointment as a universal remedy for skin diseases, wounds, ulcers and inflammatory conditions. It lists numerous prominent surgeons and medical figures who endorse the product, and notes the pills’ supposed blood-purifying benefits especially for women. Sold from 244 Strand near Temple Bar with multiple price points.

W.C. Dendy A.M. Wagner Edward Binns R. Bright J. Howshi Ee R. A. Stafford J.C. Taunton J. King J. Busk John Bishop G. Pilcher Surrey A.C. Hutchinson Royal Metropolitan Strand Temple-bar

Analy Vigour: a popular inquiry into premature decline

A Victorian era promotion for a medical pamphlet on sexual debility and its restoration. The ad touts Lecas and Co with London surgeons, listing publishers and multiple booksellers, and urges parents and guardians to seek guidance. It emphasizes moral framing, dangers of licentious practices, and promises remedies. The notice directs consultations at Newman Street.

C.J. Lecas Lucas New Bell Essrs Lucas and Co Newman-street Oxford-street London

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