Found with his throat cut

William Clay, mariner, who was found with his throat cut in Grange-court, Carey-street. It appeared before the jury, that the deceased was taken up by the watchman in Carey-street, who supposed him to be a drunken man, but when conveyed to the watch~house, they discovered his throat cut entirely across, in a dreadful manner. Mr. Crowther, a surgeon, was immediately sent for; he found the deceased in a desperate state, and could only fix his head in such a position as to enable him to articulate a few words; when he related, that he had been knocked down, and robbed of ten guineas, and afterwards had his throat cut; he also stated, that he had been at the Three Tuns public-house, in Clare market, at one o’clock in the morning, drank a pint of porter there, and was returning home when he was attacked. His language then became incoherent, and in four hours after he expired. The proprietor of the Three Tuns attended, and stated, that no such description of person had been at his house that night; and that it was shut up at the hour mentioned. A young woman, who was said to be his wife, deposed, that he had been from home since Tuesday the 11th ult. and she could not tell what had become of him; he never was accustomed to drink, and conducted himself always rationally. They had been privately married, for sometime, against her father’s consent; but they had lately obtained that, and were to be publicly joined on Thursday the 7th instant. When the deceased left home, he had 15l. in bank notes, and when searched after he died, his watch, a small box, with a wedding ring, and some small trinkets, and a marriage licence, were found upon him, but 10l. were missing; the other 5l. were accounted for in the licence and trinkets. He had been a seafaring man, frequently went the voyage to and from the East Indies, and was about 40 years of age. The jury, after consulting near two hours, brought in a verdict of lunacy.