The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-21 00:00:00

DREADFUL MURDER LAST NIGHT B

AN ITALIAN SEAMAN.

This morning the street in front of the Themes
Police-court, and the avenues leading to ft, were crowded
with an excited multitude, who were anions to catch
glimpse of an Italian seaman named Jose de Rosario,
aged twenty-two, who it wee known would be brought
up for examination on • charge of murdering a
Greek sailor named George de Matra last night in Neptune-
street, Itatcliff-highway, St. Georges-in-the-East. The
roost intone* excitement prevailed in that neighbourhood,
end near the Leman-street elation-house, last night and this
more ;cm. Upwards of 4,000 persons were assembled in
Wench:es-square, near the scene of the murder, and as many
mere were assembled in Leman-street. Inspector Galion
of the H division, and thirty police-conetables, were patrol-
ing the streets all night to press.rie order. At
ten o'clak there was • dense web assembled near
the Nation-house, and among them were several Greeks,
who gave utterance to load vociferation', and called out,
"Bring out the murderer, we want his life: Blood for blood:"
A cab was brought to the back of the station-hones,
into which the prisoner was hastily pushed, sad
Inspector Gerson and two police-constables got in
after him. As the cab drove away the yea
and execrations of the mob were perfectly fright-
ful, and several Greeks attempted to stop the horse
and cab, and *branded vengeance. The police drove them
away, and the horse and cab proceeded at • rapid pace along
Leman-street, Ali...street, Church-lane, Commercial-road,
to the Thames l'olice Court in Arbour-street, East Stepney,
end was followed a considerable distance by the indignant
Greeks. Inspector Gerson ordered the driver to proceed at
once into the court•yard, between the court and the station-
house, and the gates were immediately closed upon the mul-
titude, who saluted the murderer with loud execrations.
Atter the disposal of the other night charges, the prisoner
was arraigned in the felon's dock before Mr. Yardley, and
charged with the wilful murder of George de Matra
It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner and two
prostitutes were quarrelling in Neptune-street last
night, and the prisoner struck one of them. The
deceased, who was standing by, ea:waterbed with him on
his cowardice, and said, " Don't strike the girl." The
leaner said to the deceased, " I'll tight you, English,
Italian, or Greek fashion. The deceased replied, in broken
English, " Me no tight;" on which the prisoner took
a large sheath knife from his pocket and plunged it into his
abdomen. The demand staggers& and the prisoner followed
him up, inflicting blow after blow on the defenceless man,
who fell to the ground mortally wounded. The byatandas
called out " Murder • sea the fellow," and Ch
eep risoner
ran away, and was Pursued by • police-constab, named
Charles Gascoyne, No. 96 H, who overtook him, and soon
had him secured in the station-home. The wounded man was
immediately taken to his lodging-house, No. 200, (Wear-
highway, where he was speedily attended by Ka
mkey, a surgoon, of Wellelees-aquare, and Dr. Graves,
an army surgeon, of 201, Itatcliff-highway. The de-
ceased, in reply to a question by Dlr. Gerson,
said he knew the murderer, described him, and sad he
lived in the same house. Mr. Gerson sent • policeman to the
station-house with instructions to bring the prisoner imam-
dad, to the house where the deceased was bleeding to death
that ha might identify the murderer. Before the policemen
could return, the wounded man expired. Upon anexamine-
Lion, it was ascertained that the deceased bad received three
wounds on the abdomen, one on the left breast, one on the
left arm-pit, and another on the buck of the shoulder.
Inspector Ocrnon produced • large sheath knife of the
ordinary description used by sailors. It was found in the
street after the Greek was murdered. The blade of the knife
was stained with blood.
Mr. Yardley inquired if there had been any peel mot ton
mannation of the body ?
Inspector Gannet replied in the negative.
Mr. Yardley mid he should remand the prisoner lib

Monday next.
The body of the diseased is now lying at the lodeur
house, 200, Itatclitf-highway. It was laid out accord-
ing to the Greek custom this morning, and wan ciAted by a
great number of Greek sailors.
The prisoner is • person of youthful appearance and fresh
complexion.