The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-04-07 00:00:00

HORRIBLE MURDERS.

The Rev. P. administrator of the perish of Killaneek,
whilst returning home in the evening, shout a fortnight ago, was
waylaid and barbarously murdered. Our correspondent in Gra-
ined informs us, that the Coroner's Inquest on the body was three
several times adjeumed : at length the Jury brought in tko follow-
ing verdict, "G.rite by his death in consequence of wounds inflicted
by some person or persons uriLnown." It is said, we trust without
foundation, that this inhuman murder, lik^ many others t:•at hare
disgraced the North, was the effect of party spirit. We expect that
this affair will be strictly investigated. Though the Catholic Asso-
ciation no longer exists, the public press will endeavour to supply
its pli.c^. and watch over the administration of justice—From the
D.lblin Morning Post of Monday.

Another murder, it is reported, took plate a few days since, in or
near (igtlenaburgh, in Si. Lawrence County, attended with very
aggravated and extraordinary circumstances. NI e have not heard
the names of the parties; the leading fects, accnrciinF to the re-
ports in circulation. are theme :—A man in that vicinity, shortly
after receiving 2,000 "loners in cash, went with his wife to visit some
distant friends, leaving his house and fondly in charge of his
daughter, about eighteen years of age, and a hired girl not much
older. During his absence, a traveller put ap,, one evening, at a
tavern, on the opposite side of the road, where, after supper, he
overheard some conversation which excited his suspicions that a
plan was on foot for ruhb''g him. lie accordingly Idt the tavern
and went over to the Neighbouring house, and itmoducing himself
to the daughter as the friend of her absent fat her, solicited lodging.
I'heyoung women objected, but at length consentecLupon condition
that they might lock him up in hie chamber. Not sathified, how-
ever, with this precaution, before they rmired they stepped over to
the tavern, au/ invited the landlord's daughter to sleep with them.
She came, and t•lept with the hired girl below stairs, while the
young lady of the house occupied a room in the second story, ad-
joining the sirang.see chamber. About one o'clock in the morn-
ing the daughter was awakened by her guest, who requested to be
released. She declined opening the door until convinced of his
honourable intentions, and alarmed by noises from below, which
the stranger said were i Idicative of robbery and murder. she silently
followed film to the Pone of the stairs, where they heard, in a voiee
moping as the landiord's, the appalling exclamation, " I have
killed my own daughter." At that instant the speaker came out
or the girl's bed-room, and as he approached, the stranger, with a
pistol, shot him throagit the heart. The repert brought a second
robber to the spot, who shared the same fate; a third one, who bad
just filled his pockets with the 2,040 dollars, then approached with
an iron bludgeon, and aimed a blow at the head of the stranger.
He evaded It, and closing in with the robber, soon brought hint to
the floor, and with the aid of the young lady succeeded in tying
him very securely. They then hastened to the bcd.room, where a
dreadful spectacle presented i.szlf. The two girls were weltering
in their blood, said we dead t end the fire was so scattered and
kindled about the room, that in a few moments it would have been
bless,—.Vehtes Post, Feb. M.