The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-29 00:00:00

THE ALLEGED PARRICIDE AT SHAD WELL.

Yesterday, after the inquest, the prisoner,
Thomas Wall, was brought before the magistrate at the
Thames Police-court, and evidesce baring bees given, be
made the following statement :
" I will make a statement if your worship has no objet-
lion. On the Saturday tight or Sunday morning I earns
hero*. When I went indoors I saw my father standing up
drunk. My father made UM of very bad language, nod
said, • Go where you have been all night.' I said • Don't go
ea like that, old man for I have only been with my wife.'
Be then said, ' You ;tango out of this place to-night.' I
endeavoured to pass him, sad be caught hold of my white
jacket I tried to got away from him and could not. I
struggled and went upstairs and went into bed. I heard
the dog bowling and screeching. I said to toy brother,
• Jack, father has thrown the puppy out of doors, go down
and fetch it.' My brother said he would not go down
because the old man was drunk. I then got up myself and
went downstairs, sad opened the door. I took
up the dog and brought it in. My father got
out of bed, and I said • What made you throw the
,puppy out
of doors, is it to revenge your mind on we or not? He took
lop an earthenware quart jug and struck me on the forehead
with it. I left him to go upstairs, and I beard something
acme rattling upstairs after me. I descended the stairs
sad said, • You old wine, what did you do that for He
took hold of me and struck me three or four blows on the
face. I tried to disengage myself the second time from
hint When I found 1 could not I threw him over the
•
i bed where my mother was lying. I got away from him,
I and be pulled me down again. I then struck him two or
three blows on the face. He fell, and his face went against
a window. Two or three panes of glass were smashed I
know. When I found his face was cut I called to my
brother to take him away. This witness, Mrs. Lyons, then
I came into the room. She had a lighted candle in her hand.
I said • For God's 'eke take him away, for he don't know
what he. in doing.' He thee released me, and I went to bed."
Mr. Partridge committed the prisoner for trial for
t , manslaughter.

THE MURDER BY A SOLDIER AT DEVORPORT.-
A t an early hour on Wednesday morning, as briefly
announced yesterday, • murder was committed under
circumstances of extreme brutality in the guard-room of
the Raglan barracks, Devooport, the unfortunate victim
being killed daring his sleep. We learn that Thomas Lynch
and John Thomas Johnson, privates in the 65th Regiment,
arrived with their regiment at Plymouth on Friday last in
the sailing ship Rob Roy, from Auckland, New Zealand,
after • passage of 73 days,and were quartered at the Raglan
barracks, Deunport. Loch and Johnson had both served
abroad for five years, and were of perfectly sound intellect.
Johnson was servant to Captain Lewis. On Tuesday evening
the two men quarrelled in their barrack-room, and as blows
tween them they were removed to the guard-room,
tOrl:Ki be
confined in the same room. This took place at
about half-past eight o'clock, and at that time both men
were under the influence of intoxicating drinks. although it
is stated that they were sober when the murder was com-
mitted. After • while the two privates commenced quar-
relling again, and by order of the corporal of the guard they
were separated, and placed at either end of the apartment,
which m spacious, and bayonet sentries had charge
of them. Both of the men lay upon their beds
and slept, hut at three o'clock in the morning
Thomas Lynch rose from his bed, and ender an
armee of poising over to the urinal, he was
allowed to approach the bed upon which Johnson was
sleeping, and testily snatching from the floor the handle of
• " scrubber," he dealt • remarkably rapid and violent
blow upon Johnson's head. The stroke fell heavily babied
the upper pert of the ear of the sleeper, and so instan-
taneously killed him that • comrade who lay beside him
was unaware of what had taken place until aroused by a
*wisest some minutes afterwards. A corporal was at ones
despatched for medical officers, and Dr. Mackenzie, accom-
panied by a second doctor and Adjutant Byam, hurried to '
the guard-room, but found that Johnson was lifeless.
Handcuffs were placed on Lynch. who uttered no syllable MURDER IN THE QUesteen COUNTT.—III Forge-
in explanation of his conduct. The body of the deceased street, Mouatmellick, there resided a man named John
was removed at 6 o'clock in the morning to the MORI:7 Morton and his two eons, shoemakers by trade. On
Hospital. Deceased was 26 years of age and unmarci . Saturday night last one of the sons happened to be up at
The prisoner is eight years older and also unmarried ;he is work until nearly 12 o'clock, and while thus engaged •
an Irishman. I stone was hurled through the window with peculiar force,
THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE IRON TRADE.—
WoLVERH SEFTON, • from the blow of which he had a very narrow escape. He
DEC. 28.—The preliminary meeting of ' raised an alarm, and, as a consequence, aroused the
the irumeaters of this district was held in this town this brother and father, who were both in bed. The latter
afternoon. The etteedance was large ; Mr. John Hartley • was entreated to remain in bed, but would not comply.
presided. A resolution was unanimously passed to adhere Having gone in pursuit of the stone-throwers, they
to the last quarter's scale of prices far all descriptions of ',unpaid in capturing one of them, who le
finished iron. A report was real setting forth the opera- , custody. Subsequent to this, the old man made his way
time of the association during the past year. This referred toward the barrack, crying—" Police, police ! " Whether
inlay oho to the proceedings which have been taken to °h- • the constabulary were sleeping or not is unknown ; but the
fain a reduction of the charges made by the carrying com- poor man was found at 6 o'clock on Sunday morning, about
pules for the conveyance of iron from South Staffordshire a stone's throw from the barrack, brutally murdered. This
to Loudon sod the (*multi" "tweeted an opinion affair is shrouded in mystery, as the man was a most harm-
that they did not consider the reductions made suf. lees person. It is very currently reported that, some time
&dent, particularly with reference to damageable iron. mnoxidT, en individual called upon him for his gun, and,
The Barl of Lichfield attended the meeting, sod being • very caedidapoken man, he replied :—" lam going
detailed his views in reference to the third re. to run some Ulla, and will probably give you • few of
port of the royal commission on the employment them.* alluding, no doubt, to the ruinous about the anti-
of chiklree. Mr. W. 0. Faster, M.P., Mr.
dilated Fenian attack.—Driblin Express.
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John Swain was finally examined oaths following charge:
Police constable Maiklejohn, 42 V,the mistati d that on the 11th
instant be saw the prisoner pear on in Love-lane,
Wandsworth, enpged in pulling a ticket off one oorner of
a coat be was currying. Witness stopped him, and inquired
where be got the coat, and be replied, "I bought the out
in the town." On witness asking hint to show him the
place, be said that be bought the coat the other day. Wit-
ness said, " Well, then, show me," and on taking hint into
the town Mr. Collingbourne, whose shop is about 20 yards
from where he first saw the prisoner, claimed the coat as
they were poising. At the police station the prisoner said
he was watching two men ; one dropped the coat, and be

picked it up. -
Police constable Rumen, 116 B, recognised the prisoner
as a convicted thief, sod proved being present at the Mid-
dlesex Sessions, held in May let, whoa he was sentenced to
six months' bard labour.
The prisoner set up a defence that be bad beea of service
to the police in giving them information,
Inspector Bryant, of the G division, informed the magi-
strata that it was true the prisoner had given the police
certain information upon which they had been enabled to
act.
The priaooer asked the magistrate to allow the inspector's
statement to appear on the depositions.
Mr. Ingham refused, as the statement did not bear upon
the case. He told the prisoner that he could call the in-
spector at his trial.
Home," said the prisoner told the same tale to Mr. Bod-
kin, the amistant judge, when he was tried at the Middle's:
Sessions.
Mr. Ingham then fully committed the prisoner for trial.