The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-16 00:00:00

THE► RECENT MURDER IN PLYMOUTH.

On Saturday the mayor aadetbereittiog magistrates
at the Guildhall, Plymouth, heel imeght bettors them five
Irishmen, Owed with hayloft ban emeerard in the wilful
murder of %%am Brown Amb►ase, ea the 14th of Novem-
ber last. Tao Dames of the parties are Timothy Donovan,
Beniamin Ilarrionton, James Mahoney, John Macdonald,
and Patrick Cooney. 1. order to understand the circus-
',tenors under w►ack this, persona were spprebesded, it will
be neceseary to recapitulate the loathe( features of the
murder:

Brown Ambrose, who was very respectably con-
nected in Plymouth, was brought op u • builder, bat was •
earpeater, and he had Weal vine for toms months in Ceatral-
street, with a girl named 8: On the night of Saturday,
the 16th of November, Ambrose wee disturbed after he
was in bed by some one knocking at the door, sad on
ascertaining who it was, Ambrose got out and opened it.
Tacit annuonahla visitor was William Thomas, the owner
of some of the river barges at the port of Plymouth, sod the
captain of ose of thaw, and who bad been on friendly terms
with Ambrosio for 16 ur 16 months. Thomas had been
drinki,.g freely, bat spoke moat affeetionately to both parties.
After a vain effort to get drink, he indiseed Ambrose to go
out with his to accompany his a part of the way to his'
home. Thomas resided at Mario. Town, D,vonport, nearly
two miles off. Attie leaving the hoses, as if it were their
intention to go towards Devonport, through Unioo.etrest,
and by the priacipal thoroughfare, they turned back and
went to Stunehoura-lane in Plymouth, which is occupied
by all sons of person,, including a large migratory popula-
tion. Here they found admiesion, although it was then
put midnight, to a public.kouse, and had gin, ram,
and sine to drink. It is opposed that it must
have been nosily two on the Sunday morning when they
lett this house. They lett apparently good friends, and
walked down Storehouse-lane arm io arm. Thomas was

very &leek sad Ambrose sober. When they came tote
*lidos of Plymouth with Stosehosee, sad were about to
taro up fitokislaos towards Thomas's house, they were both
hawked down by (according to both) one tall and one short
was, both of whom spoke Irish. When Thomas recovered
from the effects of the blow be bound his friend gone, as
well as the parties by whom they had been attacked. He
got up and went beck to toe house of Ambrose, and found
that he had bees much more seriously injured than himself.
Thomas hid down and went ti sleep, while Ambrose and
the girl Shivers west to the doctor, sad bad his heed
dressed. His skull was fractured in the forehead
to the extent of shout two inches ; and, as it
was found out on the poet waintege 'gemination
of the body, his brain pierced to the depth of two iodise by
some sharp instrument about the size of a large quill. He
continued in a hopefol condition for • abort time, when be
died. While he continued is a hopeful state be would not
allow the police to be informed of what had hippest!, from
a desire to prevent the psis which It mast occasion to his
homily, and shag be Demme wise be was not in condition to
give ',ideate. Before he became wane he had been idled
kindly by Thames. After the ease become hopeless the
girl Stereos Isfonsed the polioe, sad it being sup.
that Thomas had some jealousy to Ambrose,
posed
es apprehended, as were also two bargemen named
Wyatt sod Hard, who were la the employ of Themes.
Wyatt and Hurd, however, proved that it could sot be them
by a inset satisfairtory slobs, and situ several eztainations
before the magistrates, and a patient isqairy by the coroner
sad jury, Thomas was liberated, giving permed seenrity, by
lodging 2001. is the lands of the borough uessigivr, for bin
appearance to give evidence when called for. The coroner'.
jury found a runlet of " Withal murder against some
person or persons unknown."
From ihquiries made by the 'yolk*, the five Irishmen
aimed were at different times taken into custody, and
balers Saturday bad sadergone several remands. Os Ba-
wdily Malmsey, Macdonald, sad Carey were dis
charged, after evWenea had been gives satisfying
the beach that the attack could sot have been made
by diem. The evidence maims HarriFton and Donovan is
re that they we at the place, or seen the ea where Ambrose
and Thomas were sttaiked, from 12 to or • quarter pest 2
o'clock on the night when the fatal blow was struck. and that
they molested within that period several other parties who
had occasion to pea that way. And they agree with the
descriptions of the deemed as to miss and features. 83 far as
Harrington is sostoraed,lte and smother man named John
flarrisgtee said to Patrick Carey, about 2 o'clock on the
accoing of the attack, that they bad knocked down two
Boglishmee, and they believed tiled ono *1 them. The
I John Herrington Warred to le hooters to have gess to
Ireland since the &sib of Ambrose. The two pmenue are
• remanded to Uterine neat.

Tons CONVICT ilacirsrr.-0a Friday afternoon
information was received at the verities restropolltaa and City
police stations that Hackett, who hr made himself to noto.
rious of late by hie sluing escapee, had he= MS in the High-
Street, Borough, walking leisurely along the pareserit with
a sword-can* in his hand. He was well dressed, sad thews is
no
doubt u to his identity, became the party who conveyed
the information was formerly a isUowirhmer with Hsskett
in Maidstone Geol. This person followed Wm for some ite-
mises in Southwark, watching fot a favourable appor.tanity
to secure the mars and the reward, whoa Hackett, suing he
was followed, turned down • escrow alley, sad made hie
Nape.
MIIIIIMMOUII ATTACK IN DEVOMPOBT.-
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