The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-07 00:00:00

MURDER AND SUICIDE IN SHAD WELL.

Saturday afternoon, about half-past two o'clock,
a horrible murder was committed by a Spaniard,
named Ramon Capele Villa Roca, at 12, Albert-
square, High-street, Shadwell. His victim was an
Irish girl, with whom he had been cohabiting, named
Honora Scannell. The event has created great
excitement, more especially as after his detection in
the first crime he succeeded in committing suicide.
Roca arrived in this country from the Havannah
about six weeks back, and then had 700 dollars in
his possession. Soon after he formed an intimacy
with Scannell, and nad recently become very jea-
lous of her. On Friday they went to the Exhibi-
tion, and were afterwards drinking in a public-
house. On Saturday afternoon, whilst cleaning
out her room, she wished him to leave, as he had
no money. The landlady of the house also told
him to leave. He flew into a furious passion, and
threatened them both with death ; and as he
armed himself with a pistol and dagger, the
girl becoming alarmed, ran out, and was has-
tening down stairs, when Roca attacked
her, and stabbed her several times iu the back,
and she fell to the bottom a corpse. The land-
lady ran out screaming " Murder !" and on a con-
stable arriving and demanding admission, the
Spaniard opened the door, and presented a pistol
at him, which he saw was loaded up to the muzzle.
He shut the door upon the police, and rushed up-
stairs to the deceased girl's room, and immediately
afterwards a report of firearms was heard. On
gaining an entrance the police found the body of the
girl lying at the foot of the stairs quite dead in a
pool of blood, and her murderer on the floor of the
room, with his head and face blown to atoms. The
pistol bullet had passed through his head, and
lodged in the ceiling, and the walls were bespat-
tered with blood. The bodies were removed in
shells to the vaults of Shadwell Church, to await
an inquest; and the police have taken possession
of the premises where the catastrophe took place.
Another pistol and dagger were found under the
bed in the room, and although no money was found
on Roca, there were several brass Exhibition
medals in his pockets. Mr. Ross, a surgeon, who
was called in, stated his opinion that the wounds in
the girl's back bad passed through the lungs into
the chest, and caused almost instant death.

THE MURDER NEAR ASIITON-UNDER-
LYNE.

At the Ashton-under-Lyne special county sessions.
Gl.l. 1%b4 VNILLL'iIi A 1111.1.1 111 Watt 01. NI M. .1 ump.
Mr. King appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
W. P. Roberts, of Manchester, for the prisoners.
Mr. Ludlam, superintendent of the Lancashire
county constabulary stationed at Wilshaw, near
Ashton, after stating the charge, said it was un-
necessary for him to go into the facts of the case.
Other men were in custody connected with the
case, who might arrive in Ashton any moment.
It would be premature to then go into the case,
and he therefore applied for a remand.
Mr. Roberts said there must be some evidence
given.
After some further discussion,
Superintendent Ludlam was sworn. He deposed
to seeing the dead body of Jump at Smallshaw
on the morning of the 28th ult. He believed the
two prisoners were brickmakers. He had ex-
amined a field near where the murder was com-
mitted, and found the shaft or handle of a spade,
a stick loaded with a heavy hoop, and two or
three other handles of spades. Had three hours
after that ascertained that 18,000 bricks had been
destroyed in a brick-yard at Ridgehill, near Staler
bridge. This place was about two miles from where
Jump was shot.
In answer to Mr. Roberts, witness said the pri-
soner Burke lived in Park-street, Ashton-unde
er-
Lyne, a mile from where Jump's body wa
There were five or six cottages near
orth place,s
North-street,
found.butt
N
no public-houses. Ward lived
Audenshaw, two miles and a half from the scene of
was found in the body of Jump
the murder. It appeared to him
.to
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wthearet
Mr. Roberts was going
into evidence which he di)
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on which Mr. Roberts desisted rom any further
not wf ish to come out;
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dSetsaMitrYrub.crYidognine. of the bricks at Ridgehill. He had
found the footmarks of four men in the brickyard,
and several footmarks outside the yard, one being
particularly distinct.
The prisoners were then remanded until Wednes-
dayne.
They
were then charged with shooting at Ser-
geant Harrop, with intent to kill him, and without
any objection from Mr. Roberts they were remanded
on
Ithohisnchs soaorhgnean wlso.
as then charged with being an
accessory after the fact of the murder.
Mr. King asked for
_ a remand in this case also.
Mr. Roberts said he had no objection to offer to
this course, but he asked that the prisoners might
be liberated on bail. He urged that Johnson was
not present when Burke and Ward were appre-
hended.
Constable Thomas Rogers proved the appreh en •
sion of Burke in Johnson's house. Johnson's wife,
two sons, and a daughter were present, but he did
not see the prisoner.
Constable Watts proved the apprehension of
Ward, and gave similar evidence as
regards John-
son.

Sergeant James Naiden proved, the apprehension
of the prisoner.
Mr. Bing said that was the evidence upon which
he asked for a remand.
Mr. Roberts again urged that bail
might be
accepted. when I
The Prisoner said—l am always there
my door.
am wanted, I shall never go a ard
The Bench remanded the prisyonerfurrit 1 Wednes-
day next, and refused bail.
John Bradbury was then laced
in Ward's house
Mr. Ludlam said he Was 0_ in the dock.
when it was searched, and
baa
satisfactory account
nand
dunbeen taken into cus-
tody because he did not givevr since made an in-
of himself. He had,
hooweeharge to prefer against
quiry, and now he hadthe man, who was then udiseharged.
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narrow-bladed
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