The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-24 00:00:00

MURDER NEAR RIDDITCH.

Yesterday, a little before noon, a murder of an
atrocious character was committed at Oathill farm, near
Redditeh. A servant man employed by Mr. Edge, the oc-
cupier of this farm, taking advantage of the absence of his
master, possessed ►imself of a doable-barrelled pm left is
use of the apartment., with which he proceeded to the
hitches, sod levelling it at • maid-servant, shot bar dead
upon the spot. Hellen pointed the gun at the housekeepers
who was in the same apartment, but fortunately it mimed
fire. The murderer had offend his "•le-esses" to him
victim, and had been rejected. Mr. Edge rete-red home
soon after the occurrence had taken place ; and a messen-
ger was despatched on horseback after the perpetrator of
the mime, but up to last night nothing had been hosed of
him.—B4rmingkom Post of this day.

A Eingsaire liProkuNo HIS WIVE'S BOLL —At
the Tows Hall, Leslie, on Tuesday, a nailmaker, named
John Ellis, residing in Eastfield•street, Baok, wail charged
by hie wife with stealing a large Bible, which • young man
bad presented to her some years ago. The magistratea in-
form( I the woman that what was hers was her husband*
and what was his wag his own, and he could not be punished
for removing his own property. The prosecnnix owned
perfectly amazed at the decision.
Teo ATTACK 02t COLONEL KNOX.—The second
city present at the murderous attack a Colonel Enos
bees arrested, full) inileotified by that gallant gee-
thaws, and committed for trial at the coming mine
ef Tipperary. The second prisoner is Junes Bohan,
brother to Thome'. already in custody. He came into
?buries on Monday, to condole, professedly, with his
brother ; but, most likely, to contact • story to hare
*dice. But, sounding suspicious appearing in roues
We with the visit, the police, under Sub-inspector Brad-
shaw, arrested him, when be was taken before Colonel
Zion, who at once, and without hesitatioo, idssillied the
es
being present, and within a very short distance of the
other prisoner, when Colonel Knot wee wounded by al
pistolohet. That person had likewise • pistol is his
wed was loudly called on by Thorne.' to fire, which he
not do. Both precasts, being now aidisfactorily identified,
dead folly committed for this heinous outrage. The pri-
ded brag as the Harems estate, on which his father is a
Nose Meat. Hs was is Italy with the Papal Brigade.—
Dedfiss Emil" Moil.
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