The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-10 00:00:00

(Stamped id. Additional.) (TWOPENCE.

SHOCKING MURDER AND MUTILATION

OP ZEE BODY.

Yesterday morning was dieoovered, at Waterloo-
bridge, the mangled and mutilated body of a gentleman who
had apparently been barbarously murdered. The dlsoovety
was made in the following way.
Yesterday morning, at about half-cast eight, two youths,
accompanied by an elder brother, waited upon Mr. &mein-
tendent Durkin, of the P Division, at the Bow-erest-station,
end made a statement to the effect that the two youths were
in a boat rowing on the river Thames that morning between
five and six o'clock, and se they were about to pass through
one of the aches of Waterloo-bridge their attention was
strutted by a bundle on one of the buttresses They pulled
up as soon as possible, in order to sane what they considered ,
a prize. When &bread of the buttress, they discovered that
the bundle which they had notioel wen a large
travelling or carpet bag. With the amiantus of
their oars they succeeded in getting the bag into the
boat. They then discovered that it was tightly corded,
sad that in addition there wee some ten or twelve yards of
string. This has led the police to Unbelief that the cord had
been need for the impose of quietly dropping the beg Into
the river without making any 'plash or sound, which would
at aloe have called the attention of the °Moen of the Thames
police station, which is moored off the spot, or of the nu-
merous watery= who ply off the stairs on either side of the
bridge; but, instead of the bag going into the water and
floating with the tide to some other apot, or from the eircum-
seance of the aced not being milikesatly long to swing it Into
the venter, It lodged upon the buttress, when it was
found. When the boys got the bag Into the boat
they found it wee excessively heavy, and ea the
tide was running very strong at the time, all their
energies were required to manage the boat. They thinkers
decided to take the beg home before they opened It. trpon
arriving at their residence they communicated the het of the
finding of the bag to their elder brother, who at once pro-
ceeded to examine the contents. On cutting the series and
opening the bag, one of the most horrible spectacles that it
is possible to imagine presented itself to their Mew—por-
tions of a human body, bones from which the flesh had been
ruddy torn off, and garroenta saturated with blood.
Immediately on finding this to be the case, the elder
brother, socompanied by the two youths, repaired
to Bow-street station, taking with them the bag. After
stating the mysterious nature of the finding, and what, as
fir as they had discovered, the bag contained. Mr. Super-
intendent Durkin •deemed it necessary to send for Mr.
Painter (the divisional surgeon), of Catherine-street, Strand,

who at once came to the nation, and an examination of the
beg and its contents than took place.
The result of the examination, which was moat carefully
and minutely made by Mr. Painter, in the presence of Mr.
Durkin, showed the bag to contain a great number of the
different portions of a human body of the male sex. The
pert* found coneined of the legs, arms, nearly the whole of
the spinal column, the buttock joints, and the abouklerjoints.
The whole of the head, with several ColliCkli of the vertebrae,
the bands and the fret, were absent. With regard to the con-
dition of the remain', it was found that the greater portion of
the flesh had been very roughly removed. There were, how-
ever, some portions of the muscles remaining on the limb",
These were Impregnated with a saline matter, as if the body
had been placed in brine or salted, and it la the opinion of the
surgeon and police that such a course' had been adopted in
order to prevent any smell which might arise from decom-
position before the diabolical arrangements had been con-
cluded for the disposal of the body. There were in all about
20 pieces, the large bones of the legs and anon having
been rudely sawn into piece* ; the former having been
divided near the joints of the knees and thigh, and
one of the knees had been torn asunder, portions of
the muscular dash and tegument* remaining on the different
pieces of bone. It would appear that the brine or salt had
not penetrated through the entire body, the sockets of the
hip joints having on them some amount of flesh, which bad
become dccompoeed. Thin one fart lead' the surgeon to sur-
mise that the murder had been perpetrated some days ; but
upon this point no certainty pre veils in consequence of the
preparation need having tended to preeene the other por-
tions of the flesh remaining on the bones. From the absence
of the head, it is Impossible to guar even at the age of the
unfortunate man, but from the appearance of the bones of
the limbs, Mr. Painter is of opinion that the denwed wire
• fall-dud, fine, robust man.

In the bag was elm found an overt:oat, made
of ■ brown mixture, the sleeves lined with red silk
the front fly-hoed with black "ilk, and the tails lined with
black alpaca. It contained two pockets behind, and one
breast pocket. This coat, which was made of a very tine
material, such as only a person in a good puition in life
would be likely to wear, wee literally cut in two up the
back, and contained several holes in front, about the left
breast and lower part, evidently naade with some sharp
instrument, and wu much blood-stained. There was also •

single-breested black cloth frock• cost, made of good
material, lined with black alpsce, and having • cloth
button loop attached, with a breast pocket outside. This
coat wee also in two pieces, cut up the back, saturated with
blood, and having holes in it about the left breast and skirts,
corresponding exactly in number and size with those in the
over coat. There was also • double-brea►ted black cloth
vest, with buckle strap behind, and, like the two preceding
garments, cut up the back, srd in two pieces. The wake-
coat also had holes in the front, by the left breast, similar to
those in the coate. A pair of trousers was aka found. They
were made of rough Oxford mixture, or Tweed, with tly
front, email 'yellow waistband, ■nd metal buttons. These
also were cut up the back, saturated with blood, and had
several holm about the abdomen. Two ehirts were also found
in the bag, one of which was made of flue long cloth, with
linen front, wristbands, and collar, the front being plaited in
small plaits, stitched up, and having two very _small white
bate buttons. The other wee en under shirt, of merino, with
covered buttons. Both these articles were soaked
with blood, and had corresponding holes in front.
They were likewise cut completely up the back. There
was also • pair of elastic lawn drawers wit'a one metal and
one bone button on the waistband. These were cut, and bad
holes in them the same as the troueers, and were saturated
with blood. There was only one sock in the bag, and that
was a thick while cotton one.

There are no initials, or name, or mark of any description
on any one of the articles above enumerated that tend to
throw any light on the matter at to the identification of the
deceased. _ _

From the above description of the articles of wearing
apparel discorrred with the mangled romaine in the beg, it
will be cern that every one of them contains bole. exactly
similar in size, position, and number, and not the slightest
doubt is entertained that they were caused by some pointed
instrument, such u a knife or dagger; consequently it sense
certain that the deceased most have been murdered by being
stabbed with inch a weapon, and it is also cher that the des
ceased had been stabbed a greet many times, as there are
no fewer than seven punctures in the clothes in the immediate
sitinity of the region of the heart, while them are several
others about the abdomen.

One extraordinary feature in thin case is that while the
various articles of clothes, together with the portions of the
mangled body, were quite wet with water, the hag containing
them was perfectly dry. It would seem, therefore, that the
clothes and famine had been placed in the Lag a short time
before it was deposited where it was found, and also that the
bag must have been placed on the buttress; for had
it Boated from any part of the river, and then
lodged on the buttrees, the bag must undoubtedly have Leen
wet. It may be mentioned that the bag in which the
remains were found is • full sized travelling car-
pet bag with two handle*, and bad evidently seen some wear.
There are no marks on it, but it has a patent lock ; whichwas
not fastened, for when found it was securei by a piece of cord.
In the inside of the frame there is a partition, but the lining
has been torn out, consequently its contents had been twine
airstnately thrust in.
From the fact that the clothing was cut up the back it is
the opinion of those who are investigating the case that after
life was extinct the deemed had been laid on Lis face and hir
clothes deliberately ripped off his body by the amanita for
the purpose of cutting off the flesh and dividing the limbs.
The examination by the surgeon having proved beyond •
doubt that the remains were those of a gentleman who had
been murdared,Mr. Superintendent Dorkbaselected some ofhis
moat active officers to investigate the case, with a view, if
possible, to unravel the mysterious and extraordinary circum-
stances by which it is surrounded, but unfortunately up to
this time very Ws has been ascertained. We may nres.