The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-26 00:00:00

MURDER AT MANCHESTER.

A shocking cue of stabbing occurred at Manches-
ter on Friday evening lest, and the unfortunate man,
James Quinn, who received the wound, haying died, a
eoronees)ary have unanimously found a verdict of "Wilful
murder.' The inquest wee held on bfor.day evening at
the Royal Infirmary, before Mr. Herford, coroner of
borough. The deceased was a steam-loom we , aged 23
years, and the name of the murderer is William Tyrrell
ile following is the evidence given at the inquest:
John Clements, of 20, Poplar-street, Boardman-square,
Mills Platting, said—About half-put seven on Friday night,
I was going up Oldham-road on the right hand side, and
met with deceased, whom I knew front having worked with
him, along with Thompson and Wm. Tyrrell, the prisoner.
The latter was rather inclined to fight, end daoewd said he
would fight his if he would show him his beads. Tyrrell
held up the left hand, but would not show the r• ht, which
he kept I. his pocket. Tyrrell asked loaned to come
along with him and have it out, and they all three went up
Addington-street. I followed, keeping on the lags. All
Res==iistlnn they got to the lest lamp, leading into
and Tyrrell said to deceased, "Hit sae
bet." Dammed said, " I won't fight unless you show a
both your heads." Tyrrell said tas same several times,
and deemed stood still with hie arms ercesed, saying he
would not fight till he saw WO lands. Tyrrell drew out
his right hand, and I saw the Otter of a blade in his hand,
aai he ran at deceased sad stabbed him in the belly. De-
ceased did not speak on the instant, and Tyrrell 'gala said
" Hit me list,' and stabbed him in the shoulder. Thal
deemed said, " I am slabbed, take me essaintlisse,"
several the.. The mentent it wee does two team
came np. and Tyrrell bad dna ran alms the street, sad
wee waking his Massie Seeklakewead. Hemmed
was takes as the in 5...,. The Wade seemed to have
beat as long se mg lager. I saw very plainly by the light
of the Imp bath Wm. where he stabbed damned. I did
net see the heft. All the three ars seemed sober. The
ism aloha I neat with the polies M semi for the pri-
saw, sad we hand him at Lime. powwows. At the
c=alatienoestletTel him WA slabbing
me demised, aad
. I did net bow of their having
gneeedleil beim. They lossmed to me es If they bad bees
maim dews Oldhase-rood. They had had some liquor.
Thoughitme media( opposite the Cheshire Cheese, and it
wee Tyrrellea , We will have it out" that made
me step. • stabbed so suddenly, that I had not
time to say anything, and that instant be run away, and the
came same up. There was no time for Shamus or ese to j
Ma'am

Jetta Carrington, pork butebee, of Oldham-road, said—l
was stria( down Oldham-road, and I saw deceased and
the prisoner quarrelling near the Cheshire Cheese wiser,
and I stepped and watched them. Tyrrell offered to fight
deceased, and the latter said be did not want to fight IT-id
I saw at the time that Tyrrell had a knife in hie head. I
them 'Wmin Mien, awl in a
nt bouand vnew mi
hi
inowir
nutes after I
wee sft ai Addiegentret,
wlr ma. "de help nee Med, fight you ; I will ;" and
dimmed " I dent went to fight you, I shall mill
yea Is two minutes." Tyrrell still said he would fight de.
amemie GM the latter said, " Show me both your beads ;"
geld than r bad siething is them. In about • minute they
began to spat and square at one another, and the prisoner
ran at diseased. I did not see his heads, but I saw him
strike deceased in the belly. I suppose Tyrrell stabbed
him, bemuse he was stabbed, and there wee no mu else
to do it. I saw Clements In Addiageon-street when
I got there. I did not me the knit* at all there. The
moment deceased wee stabbed, \estimated " I am stabbed."
The prisoner ran away. Shannon was not tubs any pert
in the quarrel. I did not try to part them. They all
seemed pretty sober. I was about three yards off them. I
told the police that the prisoner had subbed dammed.
Edward Wall, police constable, said he was on special
duty in Chadderton-street between seven and half past
seven on Friday night, when he heard some screams in
Addington-street. Yolioe-constable Wilkinson wee with
him, and they went to the corner of the two streets, where
they found deceased severely wounded and bleeding.
Clements and Carrington told them about the fight, and
both the °Moen went with Clements in the direction they
pointed Cut u that which the prisoner bad taken,
but could not find him. Witness afterwards ap-
prehended the prisoner at Lang's. He said, " I know
what it is you want. It was not my fault for doing it."
When they arrived at the station witness charged him with
stabbing Quinn, and he did not deny it, but said be would
bring witasesee forward. Wits= could And no knife nor
blood up= him.
John Holden said—l keep • beer-house in Cornwall-
street, which is the nut street to the Cheshire Cheese. The
three men came in together. Deceased, whom I knew,
brought the others in about • quarter before sin, and they
remained till twenty minutes past seven. They had fought
before, and I began chafing. Tyrrell pulled out a knife,
and said, " This knife has killed many • one, sad has only
another to kill." They seemed friendly when they left.
I think the only dispute between them was their old
quarrel.
Frederick Ashton Heath, acting u house surgeon at the
infirmary, in the absence of Mr. Baker, said deceased died
that morning (Monday), at half-put Ave, from iofiamme-
boa caused by a severe wound is the abdomen. Deceased
made no statement after he became worse. The knife bad
penetrated about an inch.
The jury found a verdict of " Wilful murder" "taut
William Tyrrell, against whom a warrant of committal to
the a. at assists at Liverpool was made out. Having been
brought before the magistrates aid remanded, however, he
was not present at the inquiry.

SNOW WAS ?ALLEN during the last few days in
the north of Hampshire and on the west of Dorset.