The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-11 00:00:00

F4I4L APPRA7.

Late on Wednisiday night, or early on Thursday
morning, uponthe road leu&g from Motherwell pest the
village of Windmill-hill, in the parish of Dalziell, situate at
a distance of two miles from Hamilton, a young lad named
aged about 18 year., ;an underground waggon.
drive,. ridding at Creignsuck, in the said pariah, met as
untimely death under the following circumstances =lt ap-
pears that on Wednesday night a dancing dub had met in
the horses of Alexander Smith, publican, near Motherwell,
an ids Hereffeerread and where • number of colliers,
'miner, end °them had been enjoying themselves. Among
others in that Inoue, but not connected with the dancing
part, were four iniaers—viz., two brothers, named James
Aadwam and Joseph Anderson, both belonging to
Camp Colliery, Delmell, and also two brothers, named
James MTh,* and John MTh's, both residing at
Windmill-hill village, all of whom had left Smith's
public-hoods at eleven o'clock, and went on their way to.
wards hones together. Before reaching home, and while
opposite M'Phse's lodgings at Windmill-hill, several per-
sons, including Wylie, the &maned, and some women from
the dancing club, passed them on the road while they were
there. An altercation commenced in some way or other
Welton one of the four and another of the dancing party,
which resulted in blews being struck. The Anderson. and
M'Phees are reported to have immediately seized paling slobs,
which they found in the hedge close at hand, and by one of
which weapons Wylie was .truck on the heed, knocked to
the ground, and never rose again. One of the party tea
off when he saw the paling stobe made um of, and on
his return to where Wylie lay he observed him lying
on his beck, lift his hand and place it across his
breast. This was the last movement he made. His
body we. carried Into the house of his stepfather
closely adjoining; and Dr. Samuel Thomson, of
Motherwell, being rent for, beton examining the body, found
life to be quite extinct. The two county police constables,
Peter Stewart and Robertaon Bpeirs, were not far distant
from the one, and immediately proceeded in search of the
two Andenons and M'Pheee, whom they fortunately sue.
needed in apprehending within a hones situated at Kidston'e-
. row, Cam -Colliery, Dalskill, a distance of nearly two mile.
from Mothswdl. On entering the apartment these two
officers found the whole four sitting at supper, and, to all
appearance, preparing to make off, as the two Mlthees were
a good distance from their own lodgings. It was fortunate
the dams arrived at the moment and eecnred them. Much
praise is due to Stewart and Spain for their activity in the
matter, as well as to those villagers who kindly proffered their
services and sasistance. One of the letter, • boy named
Secular, pointed out Jame' Anderson as the person " who
knocked down Wylie with a snob." The prisoners were con-
veyed to Hamilton about two o'clock cm., and shortly after.
wards Captain Mackay and Superintendent Irvine, of the
oopu:tdi police force, arriving at the spot, were busily en.
etctin investigating the affair, and took possession of the
nused by the prisoners. It is stated that about the lima
Wylie was laid prostrate on the ground, one of the four was
overheard making sea of threat. against another of the
dancing party, "that he would take Ws life before he slept
that ziliS annecesemv. however, to enter into more
as these remain to be properly inquired into by
the auth ties. On Thursday forenoon the four prisoners
were examined by Mr. Dykes, procurator-fiscal. before Mr.
Sheriff Veit* at Hamilton, on the charge of murder, and
committed to prison. They are all young men, between 20
end 30 years of age, and, we understand, unmarried.