The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-29 00:00:00

THE MURDER AT WOOLWICH.

(FURTHER PARTICULARS.)
The inquest on the body of the ill-fated woman, Mrs.
Elizabeth Browning, was appointed to be held yesterday
afternoon ; but after the Coroner had issued his warrant,
it was discovered that the Magistrates had committed
Carroll to Newgate on the capital charge. On this being
known, the inquest was postponed until an order could be
obtained to remove the prisoner back to Woolwich, which
will be done in the course of to-morrow or next day.

During yesterday the excitement continued rather to in-
crease than to abate among the inhabitants at Woolwich,
and the Britannia public-house, which was occupied by the
unfortunate woman, and which is situate at the corner of
Henry-street and Harrington-row, was visited by a large
number of persons. The following are further particulars
obtained upon the spot :
The deceased had kept the Britannia for the last eight
years ; latterly she had been peculiarly unfortunate, inas-
much as her husband committed suicide, and almost imme•
diately afterwards she was plundered of cash and plate to a
considerable amount. She has left behind her a daughter,
a fine child, of about eight years of age, after whom it
is said the prisoner made anxious inquiries on the morn-
ing of the murder. The deceased had known the pri-
soner for the last two years, from ' his frequenting her
house. On Monday morning, at three o'clock, seven
hours before the barbarous act was committed, Carroll
broke into an empty house adjoining the Britannia, and
from which there was a 'communication by means of
a passage, and, having reached the yard, he commenced
throwing stones at the windows of the room in which the
deceased slept, and broke several squares, at the same time
making use of threatening language. Upon being observed
he ran into a pig-stye, in the yard, whence be was removed
by a constable. Shortly after the commission of the
offence, and while Carroll's hands were still wet with the
blood of his victim, he deliberately laid hold of a person's
beer, and drank freely of it, observing, " I meant to do it."
On his way to the cage he remarked to the officers " Ah,
poor thing, I suppose she's dead, I hope not ;" but shortly
afterwards he seemed to think differently, and requested
one of the officers to go to his quarters, No. 113 room, Ar-
tillery Barracks, where he would find two gold rings and
three gold pins, which he desired might be given to Mrs.
Browning. When he arrived at the cage he appeared to be
affected, and shed tears. At four o'clock on Monday, he
was removed from the cage to the Fairy steam-boat, in
custody of Cummins, the constable, amidst the execrations
of the crowd, some of whom threw stones at the prisoner.
After getting on board Carroll threw himself on a seat, and
slept soundly during the greater part of the way to town.
In the course of the afternoon he offered his watch to Cor-
poral Russell, who declined having it, remarking that Car-
roll had friends in Ireland, to whom he might wish to give
it ; when theprisoner replied " No. I don't want my friends
to know any thing till after my fate." On reaching the Old
Bailey, the prisoner complained of being hungry, and asked
for something to eat, when he was allowed to go into the
King of Prussia public-house, where he made a hearty
meal. Since he has been in custody he has preserved a
sullen silence.

IRELAND.

EXECUTION OF THREE MEN.

Outrages of a felonious character having occurred in the
eastern parts of this county since the Spring Assizes, pro-
bably influenced the Government in despatching a special
order from the Castle of Dublin, which was received by
the High Sheriff on Thursday, directing that the three
men under sentence of death for the capital assault on Tha-
deus R. Ryan, Esq., should be executed at Ulla, in this
county, and not at the jail, as mentioned in the original
rule of Court. In conformity with this new order, in-
tended no doubt for the best purposes, to operate as an aw-
ful example on the minds of the peasantry in the centre of
a populous district, on the borders of the counties Limerick
and Tipperary, a squadron of the 7th Dragoon Guards
left this garrison for Tipperary yesterday morning, and this
(Saturday) morning T. P. Vokes, Esq., chief magistrate
of police, and W. Smith, Esq., under sheriff, with two
companies of the 18th, under Major Doran, and one of
the 36th, under Captain Trollope, proceeded from the
county jail for Ulla, the scene of execution, a distance of
fifteen miles, escorting the following victims to the offended
laws of their country :—Mathew Molony, aged 34 ; Da-
niel Molony, aged 22 ; and Jeremiah O'Donnell, aged 22.
They were placed inside jaunting-cars, one in each ve-
hicle, and attended by three Roman Catholic clergymen
to administer spiritual consolation. When the military
drew up in front of the prison, before the culprits were
brought out, Major Doran gave the order to load with
ball cartridge, which was promptly obeyed, and the troops
were specially enjoined by the same officer, in case of any
obstruction on the route, not to fire a shot without direct
commands from himself. The Molonys and O'Donnell
carried each a small crucifix in the right hand, and a prayer-
book in the left. One of the Molonys was an able, clever
man, and both were dressed like comfortable farmers.
Mathew Malony leaves a wife and two young children.
Their appearance and demeanour outside the prison were
indicative of resignation and humility ; and when the im-
posing cavalcade moved on for its fatal destination, their
minds were evidently absorbed in prayer, regardless of ex-
terior objects. The cross of Ulla is considered a great
thoroughFc.re, and the procession was met and reinforced
this day by the squadron or dr,-.2,-oons from Tipperary and a
company of the 18th regiment from the same ton. As
they travelled through the country the eyes of the country
people at either side of the road were directed with a cu-
rious and painful interest to the imposing spectacle, and
crowds attended to view the execution. The whole mi-
litary cortege, which formed at the place of execution,
comprised two troops of cavalry and four companies of in-
fantry. The bodies of the culprits are to be given to their
relatives and friends. The priests in attendance were the
Rev. Messrs. O'Connor, O'Grady, and Quin, of this city.—
Limerick Chronicle.

CASE OF MR. FORBES.—So strongly were the
Jurors impressed with the consciousness that the sentence of
extreme punishment which their verdict had rendered it im-
perative on the learned Judge to pronounce, was more than
proportioned to the offence committed, that they actually
addressed to Mr. Justice Coleridge a protest against their
own verdict The document expressly states that they " were
and still are of opinion that the prisoner was guilty of uttering
the Bill for 251., which was the subject of the prosecution ;
but not with any intention to defraud any one, and that he
signed the name of Wm. Prosser as acceptor of the bill, he,
the said J. Forbes, believing that he had the authority of the
said Wm. Prosser so to do." The protest concludes in these
remarkable terms ;—" We further beg to state that we make
these statements of our free will and accord, as an act of
justice to the prisoner, deeply regretting that he should suffer
through our inadvertence." The petition from Cheltenham
bore tthe signatures of four thousand of the inhabitants. The
sentence of transportation will not be carried into effect ;
although the punishment for which it will be commuted, must
new, in a great measure, depend upon the report of the learned
Judge who presided at the trial.—.Cheltenham Journal.