The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-06 00:00:00

MURDER IR A NEWSPAPER OFFICE AT

&4LIF4L

(From the Lath Mercury of this ley.)

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A dreadful murder occurred at th• Afar
Grardiais newspapmoffla, yesterday, and threw the whets
town into the utmost consternetion, the &owed being
eatessively knows `the town.
From what could be gathered aeon after the fearful affair,
it appears that the ociespositore at the office of the Halifax
Guardian newspaper bad bat just returned from dinner yes-
terday afternoon, • litt/e after two o'clock. A number of
them were in the fret compositor's room op-stairs (the
room neat to George-street) ; and two others, one of them
the unfortunate deemed, Kr. Jaws Jambe, and the Mire
his 'murderer, • youth shoat twenty yews of age, named
Dawson (who I. sa appreatka), were fa • further room,
riZlnto George-winee-yard. The two latter were
t, and just be m, the melanchol affair, Dawns
lea seas to use of the other men for a pinch of snuff far
datomed, with which be bed returned to the other room. No
gnerrel be words wee bawd between the two, hut it scams the
renlimor elmt the deer and fastened it, and without a roo-
mmates wombs OINISMISSIPII NM week on Jacobs with iron
•• etinlshalls." After this, owl apparently becoming still
mere tarter, be abed en Yen pnitammg, about two and •
twit mit Wag, and best the demessi Mott the head with
that. Still farther, be seised • Walk and with It cat away
at the face and beg se Ms wields.

--hsen while the oder srertmset were alarmed with the
noise doing on, and, if we no lightly biased, ell ran Into
the went. There woe a wettlectror sand Babe up
the airs* leuterse, to when they esswoodealid that
wee wwwilar en gem awl ha, a strew woragesae am. do.
tenalaed to wearada whet wee really the easier. He end
the printers entered the 'Moe, and, breads( @pea the door,
fouled to their otter dismay that poor Irate wee deed.
The sight that preowned itself woe kerb& The deed
body of the man who but a low swewate bedew wan ',Om-
ar with life and all the strewth of asehood, war laid on
its beak be the room. There was • large pool of blood, the
braise being mingled in it. The wound, were of the most
dreadful character, and all upon the front part of the bead.
The forehead wee laid open, and the face gashed appaewtly
with the hugest. The ill-feted man had taken oQ 6Y coat,
and had commeneed his work, for Ws eqmposing-atiek lay
near him, sad the 11111 lier he wee setting up was in melan-
choly " pie." The mordent was immediately arrested end
moored to the Town-ball in the custody of the police. He
le a youth still venire his time with Mr. Walker, the pro•
prietor and publish, of the Halifax Guardian, sad is ors.
se he as we ea awertals, a youth of neawkably
quiet He sod his Arnim were believed to be
eery Maar, sad we we told fervently worked aide by aide
with ewe Wm Net ems word of disagreement that we ma
hovel had occemed between the two._

Dowses hod ban eagegod up to the tine on rise " rale
work," shill be hid asecereet very newly, sad altogether
eandlieted Wong with the stoma peopriety up to the
very Wind of Ile esawastag the fatal attack on :webs.
The =We Ireniers were bordered with blood and brains
when reneeeed Se the Tows-ball. He did not ear mob
netted, only Isd a peraliar +lames about the 'yen He
quietly Md llorgeent Thieapeen ail that hod happened. The
nely spilled& elainnerd is list Dawson nun base ad-
ds* LA hie mow end ander the lauded§ ot ormentery
amehato dame this dreadtal deal.

Jacobs, Os ise;sed, sa we have lad, woe vary well
Isom' la dis ism. Ns rsoidsd at Han-sad, wises Ids oils
arrlid ea I i bolonsd s "Masi ca s Lego scale. H.
was ti of W imp, a *rag sods, sass. Es bed
boo is As ~Ass sir far • dam yam at krt.

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