The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-12 00:00:00

110I?RIBLE 3IURDER AT PENRITII.

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a wounded man had been found in a field at the end
of Gilwilley-lane, by Mr. Rid lardson's servant.
The man, who was a German, though much injured
about the head, atill breathed. Dr. Pearson was im-
mediately sent for, but before ho arrived the poorfel-
low had ceased to breathe. His body was conveyed
to the Penrith Union Workhouse. It appears that
the murdered man had been in Penrith for a day or
two previous to his death, and that he had lodged at
a common lodging-house, kept by a person named
S wales, above the Old Brewery. On the night pre-
vious to his death he left Swales's house, and took
lodgings at another lodging-house at the Townhead,
kept by a person named Iforsley. About six o'clock
he went into the Grey Bull Inn, kept by Mr. Thomas
Hyslop, where he had some ale. After staying ROITIC
time there, he went out. He told Mr. Hyslop he was
it gardener. He had been in the shop of Mr. Ded-
low, watchmaker, where he gave the same account of
himself, and said that he had left a wife and three
children in Newcastle-on-Tvne
• He spoke German
with case. He returned to the Grey Bull in the even-
ing, and had some rum and ale mixed. A man named
Thomas Grey came in, and they sat some time to-
gether. When he left about 11 o'clock he was a little
the worse for drink. He told Mr. Hyslop that he
had with him a £5 note and some gold, but Mr.
Hyslop did not see any money he had, except about
two shillings in silver. When he went out he said
he was going to his lodgings to Swales's, but he went
as if he was going to Robertshaw's. He was last seen
at the Townhead, between 11 and 12 o'clock on
,A,lon-
da 7 night, and was found at about 8 o'clock on 1 ue,--
day morning at the place above mentioned. It
would seem that the murderer had accompanied
his victim from the Townhead across two
fields, in which cattle sleep on straw by night.
It is probable they stayed for a while in this
out-house, and on issuing forth early in the
morning, had gone about 50 yards in the di-
rection of the Townhead, when, judging from some
marks of blood on the wall, a violent blow with
some instrument had been dealt out to the unfor-
tunate man ; and a few yards further from the wall
the earth on the spot where the
man's head had
laid was saturated with blood. It appears he had
then been dragged across to another corner, a dis-
tance of about five or six yards. The stones in the
wall are marked with blood, as are the loose stones
around. One stone had sonic hair upon it, as if it
had been used over the head. The place where the
poor man was found is one of the most leinely and
unfrequented by night. About °s. was found in his
pocket. The police immediately commenced a vigi-
lant search and on Tuesday afternoon Thomas
Sowerbv, alias Gray, a servant in the employment
of Mr. Hetherington, of the Black Bull Inn, Pen-
rith, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned
in the murder. He had been sent to Patterdale by
his master with a load of straw early in the morn-
ing. Mr. Superintendent Carson, on becoming ac-
quainted with the circumstances which appeared to
connect Sowcrby with the offence, immediate'y
went off in pursuit, and succeeded in apprehending
him in the taproom at Mr. Gelderd's hotel, at Pat-
terdale. He was brought to Penrith, where he re-
mains in close custody.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lesqee, Mr. J. B. Bnekstone.
THIS EVENING, will be performed THE OVERLAND
ROUTE. Messrs. C. Mathews, Buckatone, Compton, Chip-
pendale, Mrs. C. Mathews, Miss Weekes, and Mrs. Wilkins.
After which, a new fairy romance, THE PILGRIM OF
LOVE.
To conclude with A DAUGHTER TO MARRY.

ItO YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee, Mr. A. Harris.

THIS EVENING, the comedy of THE MAN OF THE
WORLD. Mr. Phelps and Miss Atkinson (their 4th ap-
pearance at this theatre).
To conclude with the extravaanza of THE SYLPHIDE.
Miss C. Leclercq, Miss Louise Keeley, Miss Helen Howard,
Miss Rose Leclercq, Mr. Shore, Mr. Salm, and Mr. Frank
Matthews,