The Sun.
London, England, 1814-02-10 00:00:00

AIURDER. A.l'

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Enw-sTaneas—Probably the circumstances at-
isendingthe atrocious murder of Mosel Merry will
excite ttearly as'entich public .interest asithe trial
athe notorious Patch did, when-the whole of the.
case is before.the public. The very long chain
of circumstantial evidence has been 'finally ar-
ranged, and appears to confirm the- confession of
Hylas Parish.—This confession, which has been
fully drawn up, was sworn to by him on Minday
last, in the presence ota Charles Cullaglidn. - It
giVes a history of his life, which is but a thort one,
be being Only. between IS and 19 years of age.
On hialeavingsehool, he was -put to learn the bti-
siness of a shoemaker, which be continued very
steadily at, and lived with- his fathetiripn the
night of the national fete at Vauxhall, ielmneiir of
-the battle of Vittoria, he went to .see the 'com-
pany enter the gardens, where he got acquainted
with Callaghan, by whom he was -gradnally ini--
tiatetrin roguery; and having quarselled with his
father, he went and took a lodging in the neigh-
hOurliood of Walivorth with Callaghan, who was
a Gentleman's_ servant out ,of place. One day
Callaghan returned homes and sheaved bine a num-
ber of silver spoons; tea-tongs, and other plate.
Callaghan confessed that he had on the preceding
night robbed the house of Mr. Taylor, in the
Union-road, Clapham, which he had been enabled
to do with great ease, as he kneW all the ways of
the house, froin having lived footman in the fa-
mily. ~ He was at first extremely shocked at Cal-
laghan's confession, but was afterwards recon-
ciled to itfrons the easy and safe manneS,in which
Callaghan represented that he accomplished his
robberies. He agreed, after some persuasion, to
accompany him in committing "robberies. He
described the place where they purchased pistols
And-bullets. They went out a number of. times
for the- purpose of committing. robberies, but'
were disappointed in them all, except in one
trifling instance, when Callaghan robbed a friend
of his, a shoemaker.; of the name ,of Moichay,
,who resides in London Wall, of Lehr 'paws
of melee shoes. The confession: further stated,
that Callaghan laid the plan to rob the house of
the Misses Gotopertz, as be knew the premises
,extremely well. - They were armed with
,loaded
pistols, a ;chisel, and various implements of
hoesebreakiag; They got to Vauxhall about 12
at night; and proceeded to the back 'premises of
the Misses Gompertz ; the outside gate, was fast-
ened with a padlock, Which • they wrenched off ,
with a chiSel. On app reaching close to the house,
they, found that some of the family were still up 5,
they thereforCagreed to leave the premises, which
they accordingly did, and returned 4,eesveen three
and four o'clock, when they found oe places
open as they had left them. Whey took out a.
, square of glass in a window leading to tire kitchen;
which enabled them to take off ai .oam-is-hell..
They then were enabled td open the window, but
it was so small Parish 'could not get through it :
he, therefore, pulled off his great-coat and body •
coat; which reduced his .size so much that he
passed in, though With much-difficulty. After he
had gained 'an entrance, he went and opened a _
door;and let in Callaghan, who baying shoes on
with very large• nails, which he hail stole, from
his friend Mr. Moxhay, he took them off to avoid
snaking a noise. 'Soon after,' they heard some-
thing moving', which caused them to suspect that ,
the family were alarmed ; they stood still for some •
time considerably agitated, but hearing nothing
more,' they concluded that their fears were un-_
founded ; they proceeded 'to strike a light, and
went together into the pantry, where,they found
a number of silver- spoons, and other articles of
plate ; these they put into their pockets. They
observed two large waiters, which had the ap-
pearance of being silver., but not being provided
with a bag to put them in, they wgre. afraid. of
being noticed, from their size, by the patrole, ',as
they passed, along the road. Callaghan then di-
rected him to the room where the deceased
'slept, and desired him to go and fetch his
watch, saying, he would find it - among his
clothes, which he complied with ; and at the
time he was feeling among his clothes for the
watch, the deceased awoke, and called out, '' Mist
cat :" no dotibt the deceased thought it was the
cat among his clothes. The deceased, bovirei•er,.
jumped up, and got out of bed directly after.—
Callaghan finding this,. called out at theaame
start to " give it to him,"--meaningoto shoot-the
deceased. He accordingly discharged'. his pistol
in much agitation; but declares. he did snot point
it to the deceased., but to the opposite side of the
kitchen, where the bullet entered. Tire deceased
continued to Make .toward a window, no doubt
foe the purpose of giving an alarm, 'when Calla-
ghan followed close behind him, put his pistol
near-the right side of: the head of the deceased,
and diseEarged it at Win, when he. immediately
fell. They did not take any more property, but
left the .honsedirectly. . Caltaghan.was in such a'
*hurry, that he forgot his shoes, and they were left'
in the kiteben. -"'Before they left the 'grounds of
the Misses GorripCrt,--Culictg4kin pined' bier
with intentionally avoidiug the shooting of the
deceased ; and at tire time Callaghan' made this
charge, he expressed his fears that the deceased
was not dead ; lie therefore proposed that they
should return to the house, take the waiters, and
'put an end to Merry, for that he no dosibt knew'
them both, having frequently been in their corn-
patty at a neighbouring publie-hbuse. They its
turned to the house, but did not enter it, as they
heard a hell-ringing in such a manner as to leave .
no doubt but that the family were alarmed ; they
then retreated with ell possible speed, Callaghan
being without his shoeS*. When' they got into the
road they walked very slowly, to avoid suspicion
in case of an alarm being raised. They got home
by five o'clock, when they let themselves in, their
key-being deposited for them by their landlord, in
a place where they knew where to find it, so that
they were enabled to go to -bed without their
landlord knowing that they had been out all night..

There have been recently a number of mad dogs
in the neighbourhood of Evesham. Two last
week did considerable mischief; one child has
been bitten at Evesham,• and a number of dogs.
The Magistrates have very properly ordered all
dogs, to be kept fastened up, and a person is
appointed to destroy any dog seen in the Gereets.