The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-02 00:00:00

MURDER IN TIPPERARY.

The Tipperary Free Press of yesterday contains
the subjoined account of a murder committed at
the District Lunatic Asylum in Cloninel :
"On Saturday night, the 27th instant, four ruffians
crossed the Asylum wall for the purpose of plunder. The
watchdog gave the alarm and the watchman immediately
challenged them ; they set upon him, and after a gal-
lant defence on his part, in which he desperately wounded
one of the party, they succeeded in overpowering him ;
they beat him in a frightful manner, fracturing his skull
and wounding him in several places. The wounds in-
flicted on some of the scoundrels by the brave defence
of Ryan, the watchman, led to the apprehension of the
entire gang by Constable Goulden, of the Irishtown
police. We regret to say that the unfortunate victim
of the above-recounted outrage, atter lingering in great
agony, died last evening of the wounds he received. An
inquest was held on his body this afternoen, when,
several witnesses having been examined, Dr. Shell de-
posed that death was consequent on the severe cuts and
fractures of the skull inflicted on the deceased. The
coroner addressed the jury at considerable length, who
recorded a verdict of Wilful murder a4zainst some per-
son or persons unknown.' Constable Goulden, imme-
diately on receiving information of the above outrage,
was, without delay, on the track of the miscreants, and
succeeded in capturing six persons, named James Con-
way, Daniel Lynch, Michael Shea, Michael Hughes,
Catherine Hughes, and John Sullivan, in the lodging-
house of Daniel Murphy, Irishtown. They were brought
before G. J. Goold, It.M., who committed them for
examination."

BEMARKABLE DISCOVERY OF
BRIGANDS.

ROME, Sept. 20.—A. regularly organised confraternity
of depredators has just been discovered in Velletri, a
large town eight and twenty miles from Rome, on the
high road to Naples, and situated between the forest of
Fajola and the Pontine marshes, both traditional
strongholds of brigands. It is to the sagacity and deter-
mination of the delegate of Velletri, an active young
prelate belonging to a noble family of Ferrara, that
the arrest of this gang of robbers is owing, although
the preliminary circumstance which brought their
existence to light was purely incidental. One of
the band was summoned ten days ago to appear- be-
fore the delegate 'to answer a charge brought against
him for stealing some water melons, but seeing another
member of the band in court, and being misled by
some ambiguous expressions of the delegate, he ima-
gined that he was about to hear some more serious accu-
sation, and that evidence had already been given against
him by his associate. In his fright, therefore, he at
once offered to turn king's evidence, if we may use
such an expression in the Pope's dominions, and re-
veal the whole proceedings of the association—a pro-
position which, it may be easily imagined, was not
discouraged by the delegate. His own bargain for
safety being made, the bandit proceeded to reveal the
names and residences of the component members of
the society, many of whom were actually tradesmen resid-
ing in the town, and to confess the principal depreda-
tions committed by the band, under the direction of their
regularly organised officers, comprising the administra-
tive employes of cashier and secretary, for the due divi-
sion and registry of the spoil. This gang proved to
have been the plunderers of Signor Mammuccheri's
house at Velletri, whence they abstracted twelve thou-
sand dollars about six months ago ; and the confessing
culprit, as a proof of his veracity, informed the delegate
exactly where his share of the booty, amounting to a
thousand scudi, was to be found, together with five
hundred more of his own private earnings. He also
confessed that several homicides had been committed by
his associates, and acknowledged that he had himself
murdered one of the band a short time before, because
being dissatisfied at receiving only six hundred dol-
lars, instead of a thousand, which he considered to
be his lawful share of the prey, the defunct had
let fall some threats leading to a supposition that
he might possibly denounce his companions. The
body of the murdered man, a carter by trade, was
found buried where the confessing assassin bad
specified, with a gunshot wound through the back
of his head. Armed with these proofs, the dele-
gate had the rest of the band, at least all he could
find, amounting to about a dozen, in the town of Velle-
tri, arrested forthwith, and subjected them to a vl
rigorous examination ; but as they obstinately de
the
any participation of the crimes laid to their charge,
prelate, feeling sure of his facts, ordered their meg
%as-
to be refreshed by a powerful administration
ftity legal,
robbers' hid'
tinado, an argument which, although not strict
..
that
was found so striking by those who underwfeeietwherriisd
they made ample confessions, andofafsteigr.ratothueara
been subjected to this regime the mere sight of the cud-
Dioative.
gel sufficed to make the remainder cora
Six thousand dollars were found in the.,hiding
places, being part of the plunder .
cirentation
of his examination, and
on account of its being chiefly in
goldpieces,
strong box, which they were afraid.
and thereforelikely to bring
hoarded up by the rich man,
suspicion upon them.
Fully satisfied with to put in '.. .
the magic effect of his hastmado, which proved quite a
w.ait their trial by
sling the lost treasure the delegate divining rod in discov,
into gaol, Wtoha.
where another carriage was stopped
had his prisoners thrust
the regular crimina
• 1 tribunal. Meanwhile the highway
their
practitioners continueexploits on the solitary road
the resulttiziado
and robbed three . ay. ago. A. military station is much
• din that district, or some such small detachments
• require
to Porto d'Aeziel
as are now
of soldiers posted at regular distances of
eight miles along, , the dangerous parts of the Naples
roads, to patroi and arrest all armed or suspicious look-
ing peasants.
so much for the progress hitherto made by the Papal
government in the extirpation of brigandage immedi-
ately round the capital.

Fonts- Swimuora Chris,--The sixth annual dinner of
Switnming Club was held on Thursday nigh'ditnileMFl';:rtlireig's Chain
.Per Inn, Newhaven, when
different medals which bad been competed for durine
season were awarded to the successful candidateso'...u,
was agreed that, instead of confining the competit"24
members of the club, a medal should be given toe 014
swimmer—this match to be open to individuals
part of the world.