The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-07-30 00:00:00

BdRB4ROUS MURDER.

A shocking murder was recently committed its
Paris, on the person of Richard Yarworth. • fine
young man, aged 24, son of Mr. R. Yerworth,
of London, en industrious pressman, and father
of ■ large family. The unfortunate victim of
barbarity was a compositor, and bad been em-
ployed for two years in a printing-office in
Paris, where he gave perfect satisfaction, and
was esteemed arid beloved by all who knew
him. The details of this shocking affair are
communicated in a letter from his brother to his
father in London, from which the following is au
extract

" Wednesday, hey 17, 1817.
6 Dran FetVint—My hand trembles so at this moment
that 1 am scarcely able to write to inform you of the dread_
tot circumstance which hso taken place. On Sunday, the
7th of this month, I left my unfortunate brother at home in
the morning, as be would not go with me to the Louvre,
which I visited that day, he feeling rather tow spirited, so I
; greed with another yonng man of the name of James. In the
afterawon I went collide the barrier, and slept out rather
Tate; when I returned home it was past one o'clock, and I
mold not gide admittance isle my lodging, so at I was
obliged to wait at the dose till four o'clock in thi morning,
when I was let in by an Englishman. Deringmy stay at the
door three of the ',attune, guard came up, and inquired if I
belonged to the house; I answered in the alfirmstire ; they
then proceeded to examine the round close to the door, and
I perceived by the moon.lighl that they were looking at
some blood which appeared to bore been abed prawn ly near
the spot. When I got up slaws I was rather surprised at not
finding Dirk in bed, as lie Weer bad, since my arrival, stout
out the whole of the night. On the following day I had no
tidings of him, and I felt rather alarmed, and made inquiries
of the whole of his arrotsinisnrss and friends whether they
had seen or heard any thing of him, but all that I could
learn was, Stoat he had been at the English house ea the
evening of Sunday, and bail left there about twelve o'. lock
to nettles home, when be palled from a young man at son
great distance from the house *hire we lodge. The lisle
passed on, sod I made all lite inquiries possible but still I
asnald gain to intelligence till Wednesday morning, when I
rat the overseer, a Frenchman, to go with me and mike led
views.; we went to the house of the aatioust gward, and
learned from the drummer that as the patrol of the trumps of
'the hue were going their rounds on Sunday night, they din_
covered a young man lying at the door of the house Where we
lodge weltering in his blood, apparently little.; !tat they
bad takes him up and placed him on a ataterme, and pros
ended with him to the hospital, rolled the Hotel Dom; and
that while they were carrying him tScre be faintly greased.
out ' 0 God"-0 God!' nut be still remained apparently
lifeless, till they began to dress his head, when he tittered a
most pitiful shriek, tent he still remained in an inanimate
mate. de twos as I leirard this I went to the hospital,
with a young men of the name ,of Serbitt, sod found 'op
poor unfortunate brother lied dont' in a b-d, with a strait
jacket to coo lcie loins, with his head ou a most horrible
condition; his foot head had toren laid open with a forte
knife or sabre, so that you might put your two derv, in the
would, . nod his skull bad Men broken to pieces with some
heal* instrument, so that the brain had been braised whorls
oorsood hint to be delirious, while bulls his eyes were closed
with the blows he had received. This war the drat morning
that he had been restored to light or reason tint, Stiniltie
Met, three days having elapsed without either ; we could
just pin rise time he had as Usdistinct view of the *Nem
Nroond him; we went up to him and inquired how lie lass,
am& he said better, that be did nut ler I so much pain In hie
brad as be had dose. He knew the young man that was
with me, and faintly said, 'Ah, Spatial!' but be seemed as
If he did not nteolleet me, fbr he did not seem glad to sent
me; be eallrdane by my tame, or npoke to m., till I,
asked him if, he did not recollect rue,.4e sitioe,4 vitt,
%Mil, 'Yea ;" I told him ha would get better, he erni.ed
-' 0 yes; I shall get Leiter; lie then inquire., Cl' i:ertiii t +we.
long be bad bees thee, and whether he hod not been friar
days therm I asked Mar if he recollteted bow he came
Were, but Ise said be conj.! recollect Nothing 9f 'shut hail
occurred on Sunday, but it seemed that his r•rnit•ct'an
'had left him. The tiers, came to us and (UM me a.rl 'he
young man that we must go, ow he was in on *Pint woe
to lie disturbed murk. Ile eadeavotsted to•:ifi biro arm to
shake, bands with ter, sod then be rept. the hoeitshors
of his care, in harm; his arms cousnul, and it ac. mid to
hurt him very much that tie eonlil not even give tl3 a parts
ibe flvik• of the hand. a .eft time hospital in better noire,
Ition I entered its glbormy ...Ohs, being overjoyed to god e 5.,,,,,
sad firmly persuading myself that he meutid recovr-, ant
uartly knowing the state but head was in, Anil anticipated
eerie/ been aim on laitilay perfectly in hit. a• a, oars, au as to
give me some account of this affair. On reley nemeeirr I
...OW an se4Ut le es sub was lo the• hospital, rovniisio,,
iaaettly,..peak,Nr, in mood sprit*, Inking holna.lllllale • mom y,
! driokieg that he mighs waralrither "ouralitnatet beside k
p mese-
oll allonee, and another
ther person gate my lope jolly to
take to him ; but you may jiiiige of my despair then e• ter.
ing the gate of the hospital, two eti 'Ake. ns'serr"
wrelebas Marked round mote tadareniaro almUrey snare
fortunate murdered bn.thei. mu Weiel• , ifie Ate, meri
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elle ',bona straws.' in l'arts with all theaffrAtiiaro a a 1,
tait,
and ajwatinsr. Wo load &limbs beak gefipntly ter
whet lad is Paris, and were 'scarce' eVek p-rlrd,
dept at wadi be Itytid put side the itli4 for se,'