The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-10 00:00:00

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MURDER ar BRIGHTON.

The inhabitant& of Brighton were shocked on
Sunday night by • rumour that a murder had been com-
mitted in Church-stems, and which proved too team for the
'entry on guard at the infantry-barracks had shot one of
his comrades dead as he entered the gates. Both the
deceased and his amain are young, Irithmen, of about the
same age, 23 years, and belong to the same troop in the 18th
Humors, which regiment they joined hole the Antrim Militia.
The name of the former is John O'Dea, and of the
other, John Flood. The bete APO concesive, far it
is not often that the ocauniadon of dm °Quiet Is crimes of
murder is witnessed, as in this ease, and from inquiries into
the motive, it appears that the men of the above regime
have indulged In holding court wettish upon each other for
varies petty things which they may have does This, of
coarse, was not known to the omens, and was magi:
to light by this melancholy remelt el practical , to
whit there is no doubt it will put a termisation.
who bean a high character in the regtmenl, and wears a
goed•condiact stripe, has been subjected to thooyaaoes, and
Tuts been coos tried by one of these mock tribunals and see.
tented to and compelled to take a "401010 sad a half,"
and on Sunday was threatened by the deceased with another
trial. He had on the previous day used CYDea's saddle, and
neglected to clean it afterwards, and at noon oe
Sunday when they met, they bad a few angry
words about it, ending in O'Dea telling Wm that in Moe.
day, be would bring him before a ixat-nsartial" and
charge him with leaving the saddle dirty. Feel was one
of the guard for Sunday, but O'Des was of duty, and they
taw no more of each other till nice o'clock on &today night,
when the 'sitar returned to beneath with two or three
others, Jost after the gaud hedilbese relieved, sad Flood
was sentry at the gale. It was gone dark, sad as O'Dea
peened through. Flood, who wet Mike; to the other.,
called oat, "Is that you, Jack r O'Dea Weed ro
sad said, " Yee " and Flood pushed the ethers a little
oa the side, levelled his cube* at O'Dea, and fired.
The ball entered the centre of his chest, pained out at the
back, west through the side of a ladder, and wee picked up
Renaud at the foot of the barrack wall. One of the rase
immediately knocked Flood down, but it was too latu_and
but for the sergeant of the guard a wood mardermoeld, Ia
all probability, have been committed. for the nee wire se
estraged and excited that it was with the molest difficulty
they were kept from the murderer, who was at ones Mites
to the guard.house. He there asked the sergeant if O'Dea
was dead, and was told that be could live only a minute or
two longer, whereupon he rushed upon the sergeant and
made an attempt to draw his sword, but being math the
smaller man of the two be woe quietly pat leek,
ed and hand over to the custody of finperiateadant Bornden,
of the borough police, who bad lby this Um* wined.
He then feigned drunkenness, either that beer had hem
smuggled into him, but this was sot believed, sad when he
was taken to the police station as emetic wee given, and the
chief officer, Mr. White, Naked him if be knew what he wee
charged with, namely, " shooting and kill* John O'Dea,"
for the poor fellow died in a very few seem after he win
shot. Flood, with isthmus sad deltheestioe, mid he hese
very well, and he only wished that soother was who, he
said, bad also bantered him, had bees with O'Dea at the
time, for he bad told them what he wooede, and bad he
shot them both he coalsi have thseated the scaffold with
pleasure. He seemed to cue nothing for what had hap-
pened, and in leas than an hour after he was locked up he
wee sound asleep. Every man it appears is served with 10
rounds el ball cartridge, which he has with him when on
guard.