The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-17 00:00:00

THAMES:

DESPERATE ASSAULT ON A POLICE CONSTABLE.—Patrick
Moriarty, a tall, powerful Irishman, a shipwright, was
charged before Mr. Paget, with a violent assoult on Police-
constable Kelman, 344 K.

Complainant stated that on the previous evening, at a
late hour, ho was on duty in High-street, Poplar, when a
female came up, and complained of the conduct of the pri-
soner towards her. Prisoner was drunk, and on the con-
stable asking him to go home, he refused to move. An
inspector and a constable came up, and persuaded him to
leave. He then went away, and complainant proceeded
on his beat, and in passing by Commodore-court, the pri-
soner came out of it and said, "I only wish I could meet you
about a mile from the police station and I would show you
what I could do with you." I then tried to persuade him
to leave. He refused, and struck him, the complainant, and
closed with him. A severe struggle took place, and they
both fell. Complainant was obliged to strike him with his
strap upon his arm. He then went along with him a
few yards and fell on the pavement. He cut his forehead
by the fall. Police-constable 322 K, came up, when the
prisoner was secured and taken to the station-house.

The prisoner said he was so drunk he did not know
what he did.

Inspector Griffin stated that the previous day the ship-
wrights wont for an excursion to Roshervills, to the num-
ber of 3,000, and it was a day which has always been
dreaded by the inhabitants of the neighbourhood. Yes-
terday it went off more peacably than usual.
The prisoner was sent to the House of Correction for
two months.

' The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
:o this day are in round figures as under :

1865. 1864
Great Western ... ... £79,431 £79,411
North Western 128,280 121,574
South-Western ... ... 30,942 30,133
Brighton ... 26,021 24,917
Midland 50,291 48,886
South Eastern 30,727 29,396
Great Northern ... 42,367 37,609
Lancashire and Yorkshire 46,770 45,322
Bristol and Exeter 8,266 8,144
North Eastern 75,016 72,360
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 19,946 18,448
Great Eastern 35,641 33,537
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, show in most
instances some very satisfactory features. On the
Great Western there is an increase of £2O, on the
Nor ch-Western of £6,706, on the South-Western
of £BO9, on the Brighton of £1,104, on the Midland
of £1,405, on the South-Eastern of £1,331, on the
Great Northern of £4,758, on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire of £1,448, on the Bristol and Exeter of
£122, on the North-Eastern of £2,656, on the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,498, and
on the Great Eastern of £2,104.

SINGULAR POACHERS.—On Thursday last the
servants of Mr. J. H. De Burgh, J.P., of Kilfinane Castle,
Glandore, heard an unusual bustle among his cows and
heifers, and on going to see what was the matter, to their
surprise saw the cattle in full chase after several leverets.
The cows seemed to enjoy the sport, and after a most
exciting hunt killed two of the leverets le, s sporting
man ner.—Skibbereen Eagle.

"I will not say more in reference to what has evoked
this most kind expression of sympathy than that it has
been my earnest wish, in all that has taken place, simply to
do my duty, and that though, when religious principle is
at stake, ne one holding my office ought to be influenced
in the least by the good or bad opinion of others, yet it is
a consolation to me to think that so many friends, whose
good opinion I do prize, should not disapprove of the course
which I have I have taken, and should also have come
forward so generously to say so.—With the renewed ex-
pression of my thanks, believe me, my dear Colonel Moor-
som, yours very sincerely,

" A. D. WAGNER."

Awful Crime in America.

(From the Hartford Times, Aug. 1.)
The quiet village of Oakland, Manchester, about nine
miles east of this city, was aroused this morning by the
news of the most fearful• crime ever perpetrated in the
vicinity. At the early hour of four o'clock, or a little
sooner, Mrs. Benjamin Starkweather, sister-in-law of
Natham Starkweather of this city, aged 46, and her
daughter Harriet Ella, aged 14 years, were both foully
murdered while sleeping together in their house. They
were killed with an axe, but they were also stabbed in
various places with a butcher knife.

We saw the bodies after they had been laid out, and
hope never to see such another sight. The mother's face
was cut in two by a powerful blow from the axe, which
divided the nose, crosswise, and cut open the face entirely
across, crushing through the bones of the upper jaw and
cheeks. Over the right eye was another gash from the
axe, sinking through the skull and into the brain ; and
there was another which cut open the side and back of
the head, and also a great gash near the right temple.
Besides these wounds there were others made by a
butcher's knife—one through the lower part of the
chin. the blade penetrating deep into the throat; one
deep into the right breast, and another weep one m me left
breast. Ella, the daughter, presented a still more shocking
sight. Her right eye was entirely gone. The axe had cut
a terrible gash across the brow, eye, and cheek, evidently
at one blow, letting out all the eye, breaking in the skull,
and cleaving down to the cheek-bone. Above the right
eye, near the top of the forehead, was another fearful gash
from the axe, sinking into the brain : and she was stabbed
through the bosom with the butcher's knife. The first in-
formation of the murder was given by the son, Albert
Starkweather, at four o'clock. He came to Mr. Horace
White's, a neighbour, rattling, or rather falling against
the back door, and arousing the inmates with this call :
" Get up !—get up !—Come over to our house ! I don't
know but our folks are all killed, and the house is on fire."
Mr White ran over, followed by Albert, and found his (Al-
bert's) room was full of smoke and the bed on fire. He took
the bed up and put it out of the window. Then he went
up stairs, though the smoke was so thick he was nearly
suffocated. Albert did not follow him, but paced hurriedly
up and down the lower rooms sobbing and crying. On
getting into the chamber, Mr. White found the bed all in
a blaze, and the bedroom covered with blood. He lifted
up Ella, and found her still alive, though bathed in blood
and presenting a shocking sight. As he lifted her a bloody
axe slipped off upon the floor. Mr. White took it, and lift-
ing the windowplacedthe axe underit to let out the smoke.
while ho next got Mrs. Starkweather off the burning bed,
and finding her dead, placed her on the floor, while he
rolled up the bed and threw it out of the window. His
hands were blistered and his clothes rendered very bloody.
The dying Ella he carried in his arms to a back window in
an adjoining room in order to give her fresh air, and then
sent his hired man, who with others had arrived, at once
for the doctor. But the poor girl died in a few minutes.
Her blood covered the window-sill on which she rested and
the floor near by. Mr. White at once instituted a search
for tracks about the house, but was unable to discover any
distinct marks of feet except in the garden. Albert Stark-
weather, 24 years of age, slept on the lower floor in the
north-east room. His mother and Ella slept in the north-
west room above. He says a noise up stairs just before
dawn awoke him, and rushing out of his room he was
knocked down near the foot of the stairs by a man, or men,
coming down; that he recovered, and had a scuffle in the
dark, and was overpowered, thrown down, and the man or
men escaped. He shows a scar over one eye, which he says
was caused by the blow the murderer gave him. This
mark, unfortunately, was obviously of an older date than
this morning. A jury of inquest was summoned, and after
sitting from nine to ten, and tacitly agreeing upon a ver-
dict, they decided nevertheless to have an adjourned
session after further facts were developed. Albert's
butcher knife was suddenly brought out, during the session
of the jury, and its appearance before his eyes caused him
to start and tremble. A very ugly fact is that the knife
was found in his drawer, in his own bed-room. The Hart-
ford police were promptly put upon an investigation, and
Chief Chamberlain, accompanied by officers Cowles and
Pape, went over to the scene of murder. Chamberlain
arrested the son, Albert, and locking him in the front
chamber with himself and Cowles (after the inquest) pro-
ceeded to subject him to an examination. While this exa-
mination was going on, Edgar Green, a man whom Albert
had hired to work about the place in summer, arrived
from Mansfield, where he lives, and where he had driven on
a visit, leaving Oakland last Saturday noon. Albert had
paid him at the rate of $34 a month for services which
never seemed to amount to much, the neighbours said ;
and they think Albert never could have afforded to
hire him at that rate. Green, however, shows no evidence
of guilt, and was very willing to be examined. He was
evidently thunderstruck to hear of the murder. Albert's
reputation is not good. He has been rather a "fast
young man," and his associations are said to have been
none of the best. We hear that he was soon to be mar-
ried. In his bureau was found a sum of money in
National Bank bills, amounting to about $262. There
were three $lOO bills, one $5O, and some smaller. -He
says he left the back door open over night, so that
Green could get in if he returned. (Green had taken
Albert's buggy and his own horse.) When we left at
noon, the questions of Chief Chamberlain and his assistant
had brought Albert to a point 'where it seems as if he
must soon be forced to admit the horrible truth; for,
though he saw it not, the course of the examination was
suddenly drawing him to a point where his answers
would not agree with each other. Ho is an ordinary-
looking young man, but with an unpleasant expression,
a look of incapacity and weakness about the lower
which would seem to have been illustrated in the bung-
lingly stupid manner of the murder and ite incidents, if we
are to accept the theory that he committed the crime. He
says $2OO of the money was his, and the rest his mother's.
The family, were in moderate Circumstances, and bad but
little spare money. Albert has shunned a sight of the
victims.

THE VACANT Muse CHAIR.—WO understand
that Mr. John Hullah will offer himself as a candidate for
the Chair of Music in our University, vacant by the death
of Professor Donaldson,—Scotsman.

The following also ran :—Dr. Syntax, Gibraltar, The
Swift, Ellangowan, Rinaldo, and Threadbare.
Betting-4 to 1 each agst Pearl Diver and Joco, sto 1
agst Dr. Syntax, 8 to 1 agst The Swift, and 10 to 1 each
agst Jevington and Ellangowan.
Perry weighed for Dunkeld, and his number was put up,
but the horse not being on the ground it was taken down.
Threadbare made play, followed by Ellangowan, Joco,
Jevington, Pearl Diver, and Dr. Syntax, Gibraltar and The
Swift bringing up the rear. At the far side Pearl Diver
ran into second position, Threadbare having a clear lead,
and the rest going on in Indian file. At the half-mile post
Pearl diver passed the leader, and Jevington joining him,
the two drew away, withJoco following, Pearl Diver easily
shaking off Jevington, and winning by three-quarters of a
length. Joco was four lengths from the second, Threadbare
was fourth, and Dr. Syntax fifth. Rinaldo was last.
The Railway Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 50 added, for all
ages ; selling allowances. Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. Amberry's Little Ellen, 2 yrs, sst 7113(X30) (Kenyon) 1
Mr. B. Land's Lord of the Manor, aged, Bst 71b (£3O)
(J. Nightingale) 2
Mr. J. Read's Castle Hill, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (..£3O) (Fordham) 3
Mr. Coney's Sister Mary, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (.£3O) ... (Perry) 4 i

Betting-5 to 4 agst Castle Hill, 2to 1 agst Lord of the
Manor, and 3 to 1 agst Little Ellen.

The latter, after showing some fractieusnms at the post,
jumped off with a clear lead, and making the whole of the
running, won easily by a length and a half ; a bad third.
The winner was sold to Mr. T. Hughes for 150 guineas.
A. Scurry Handicap Sweepstakes (gentlemen riders) of 10
sovs each, 3 ft., with 50 added. Professionals, 71b extra.
Three-quarters of a mile. 11 subs.

Mr. Payne's The Beadle, 4 yrs, lOst 11.1 b (Mr. Bevill) 1
Mr. W. Morris's The Warrior (Inc. 51b ex.), 4 yrs, 12st 61b
(Mr. Dixon) 2
Mr. Pyles's The Gunner, 5 yrs, 9st 121 b (Mr. Wood) 3
Setting—Even against The Beadle, 5 to 4 against The
Warrior, and 10 to 1 agst The Gunner.
The favourite made the whole of the running, and won
cleverly by a length. The Gunner beaten off.