The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-05 00:00:00

MURDER A 7 CIIES7E.RFIELD.

On Wednesday an inquest wag held at the S
neien•s luu, cuesternela, on view of the body of G
Cooper, who came to his death under the following
circumstances :—lt appeared from the evidence given
at the inquest that deceased left his home, in Stone-
gravel, about 10 o'clock on Monday night, to accom-
pany Mary Ann Holt, his sweetheart, to her resi-
dence in Spa-lane. They had proceeded about half
a mile, and were turning into Station-road, which
is close to the parish church, when they were met
by two Irishmen. The tallest pushed rudely against
the young woman, and deceased very naturally in-
quired what he meant by pushing against her in
that manner. Without saying a word the Irishman
raised a life-preserver, or some instrument of that
description, and struck him a fearful blow on the
right temple. Poor Cooper was knocked down
and partly stunned by the force of the blow, and
the villains at once decamped, and turning
round a corner, were lost sight of. The un-
fortunate man was raised by the young woman, and
he accompanied her home (a distance of about 200
yards), but never spoke a word, and appeared like
a person walking in a dream. He left her at her
door and went home, but must have taken about
double the time to return that was consumed in
going. He reached home a little before 12, and
complained that his head was very bad. In a short
time he became stapid, and made no reply to ques-
tions addressed to him. During that night and on
the following day he remained in a state of insen-
sibility, his general condition indicating an effusion
of blood on the brain. About 11 o'clock on Tuesday
night he expired. The inquest was adjourned to
Friday for a post-mortem examination. This is the
result of a long series of breaches of the peace by
the Irish, which commenced with some riots that
took place on the occasion of anti-popery lectures
by the Baron de Camin. It will be remembered
that a serious riot took place on that occasion, and
since then there has been a deal of ill-feeling be-
tween the lower class of Irish snd Protestants. On
Sunday last a serious affray took place in one of the
principal streets, and two policemen were seriously
wounded by the Irish, who used pokers, loaded
shillelaghs, and other formidable weapons.
Late on Wednesday night the police, under Mr.
Superintendent Radford, succeeded in apprehend-
ing two Irishmen of notorious character, who were

concerned in the attack on the police on Sunday

night, and were heavily fined by the magistrates on
Monday last. The two men, who are named re-

spectively Thomas Flannery and John Ball, answer
the description given by the young woman, Mary
Ann Holt, in their personal appearance; but they
..
—.re not yet be. Identified by hat. as th.
which they are known to have worn on Monday
have been concealed. It is the intention of the
police to secure them if possible, and cause the
prisoners to be dressed in them befere the young
woman is pet witted to recognise them. In per-
sonal appearance the taller of the two, Flannery,
very closely answers the description given
by Holt, one point mentioned being that he had a
short beard and no whiskers, which is the case with
When apprehended and questioned as to
were on the night of the murder the
e.gyave contradictory accounts. The prisoners
Flannery, ee
they
were brought up before W. Drabble,Esq., ex-mayor,
yesterday morning, and remanded until 12 o'clock
this day, in order to hear the result of the adjourned
inquest. A dense crowd of Irish (who number be-
tween 2,000 and 3,000 in the town) surrounded the
municipal hall during the time the prisoners were
undergoing examination.

THE MUieDER OF A POLICEMAN IN
SUFFOLK.

On Wednesday, John,Ducker, who was committed
last week on the local coroner's warrant, charged
with the murder of Tye, the policeman, at Hales-
worth, Suffolk, was brought before the magistrates
on the same charge, together with a chimney-sweep
named Stephen Warne, and his wife, who were
charged as accessories after the fact.
The statement made by the prisoner, in which he
sought to inculpate another person, was not at all
supported, and he was fully committed for trial on
the capital charge.

The other prisoners were discharged, and ad-
mitted as witnesses against Ducker. They stated
that they heard him on the night of the Sunday
preceding the murder make use of threats against
the police.

An important piece of evidence was supplied on
Monday, Sergeant Taylor of the East Suffolk con-
stabulary, having on that day found a cap, proved
to have been worn by the prisoner, within two
yards of the spot at which the body of the deceased
was discovered.