The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-08 00:00:00

MURDER OP A SON BY HIS FATHER.

A dreadful murder was perpetrated at West
AlLofton a village near Bridport, Dorsetabire, on Friday
morning east. It appears that • man named Henry Dom-
melt, who has been for several years in the employ of
Messrs. J. Gundry and Co, as hemp-sorter, returned to his
borne to breakfast. The family is:mated of Henry Dommett,
his wife, two children, Charles and Henry, and the eldest
son, John, who was ill in bed upstairs. No unpleasant-
Der seems to have taken place. Dommett's wife first
left the table, for the purpose of fetching a barrel of
water from the river. She asked her hushaod to assist her,
but he refused. The two children followed her, but Dom-
mett called them back, as she supposed, to put on their
caps. Shortly after she had left the house the eldest son
beard an unusual noise downstairs, and went down in his
shirt. He then discovered his brother Charles, who was
about seven years of age, lying in the pantry with his throat
cut, and there was a knife upon the floor in a pool of blood.
His father was then sitting in a chair in the pantry.
lie immediately called his mother,who was at the bottom
of the garden. Charles Dommett was not then dead, as his
brother heard him breathe once or twice. An alarm was
instantly raised, and Mr. Cory, surgeon, attended and com-
menced sewing up the wound, but while he was doing so the
poor boy expired. On the father becoming acquainted with
the nature of the act he bad committed be appeared stupe-
fied, and was unable to speak. Policeeergeant Lavender
took him into custody. and charged him with the crime, to
which he replied. "Oh dear, eerjeant, that is • dreadful
charge." The knife with which the wretched man com-
mitted the crime was the property of his employers, and it
appears that be bad no right to take it home. An inquest
was held on the body on Friday evening, when a verdict of
" Wilful Murder" wan returned.

Loss or THE STEAMSHIP ANOLO•SAXON.—LIVER-
Peat, RATUBDAT.—The court of inquiry resumed its is-
vestigation to-day. Mr. Little sad Mr. Fawcett were
examined, but nothing important was elicited. Mr. O'Dowd
said he wished to withdraw the charge of cowardice which
be made against some of the crew, as the chief engineer
distiactly stated that only one sailor arrived at
Cape Race in the boat which carried only a few people.
Mr. Radice said it was moat important that the first mate
should be examined, as some aspersions had been cast upon
the people in his boat by the Rev. Mr. Eaton and Captain
Cumly. Mr. Aspinall said the mate would probably re-
turn to Liverpool is about three weeks, and the Montreal
Company were moat aexious that he should be examined,
as the case as it then stood was calculated to produce •
most unfavourable Impression on the public mind. The
inquiry was thew adjourned sine die.
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