The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-15 00:00:00

ATROCIOUS MURDER.

A most shocking murde? was committed on
Saturday morning last, on the body of a very
steady watchman, named George Ho earth, in
the employ of the Commissioners of Police ;
and it is much to be feared that the perpetrator
of it has, for the present at least, evaded the
pursuit of justice. The facts of the dreadful
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northern accent ; he was first seen drinking at the
Manor Inn, In the Smithfield Market, in the
early part of Friday evening, with a girl of the
town, He, left her there, and was next traced to
the Wheat Sheaf, in Tib-street, where he was
drinking in company with an Irishman, until the
landlord closed the house, about eleven o'clock.
Front here it is thought he proceeded direct to a
house of ill fame, in Angel Meadow, velure he
inquired for the residence of the girl with whom
he had been drinking, and who, he was informed,
lived at the next door. Thither he went, and
we believe, found that she was with a man whom
she had picked up since he had left her. He was
completely intoxicated, and urged, no doubt, by
a feeling of jealousy and revenge against the
girl, he applied to the watchmen, one of whom
was the unfortunate deceased, to take her into
custody for stealing three shillings and sixpence
from him ; but they declined to listen to his
tale, as he appeared to be too drunk to give a
clear.account of the matter. This was about
half-past twelve, and, finding that the watchmen
paid no attention to him, he proceeded to the
• Shudehiil lock-up, where he knocked up Al-
cock, the officer, and began to tell him the same
incoherent story. Alcock was advising him to
come again in the morning when he was sober ;
when the deceased and the other watchmen came
to the lock-up, and told Alcock that he had pre-
viously applied to them. Finding that he would
not leave the place quietly, the deceased took
him by the collar and pulled him out. This
was done without any unnecessary violence, but
there is little doubt that it instigated him to the
commission of the barbarous act which ended
in the watchman's death. About half after
three Alcock was again knocked up, and found
two other watchmen at the door, who told
him, in God's name, to be quick, and give
them a chair, for poor Howarth was stabbed
in the belly, and was dangerously hint. Tic
furnished them with a chair, on which they
placed Howarth, who was sitting on the
flags, holding his hand over the wound from
which his bowels protruded. He was conveyed
to the infirmary immediately, and every attention
paid to him, but he died on Saturday evening,
about seven o'clock. From his statement it ap-
peared that he and the drunken man had parted
immediately after they came out of the lock-up.
He proceeded to his beat, and about a quarter
past three o'clock he was in Mason-street, when

he saw the man coming towards him. Imme-
diately on meeting each other, the fellow without
saying a single word, drew, what appeared to
Howarth, to be a carving knife, from under his
coat, and made a violent stab at the lower part
of his abdomen, and ran away. Howarth im-
mediately called for assistance and other watch-
' men came up to him, but too late to secure the
murderer.—An inquest will be held on the body
of the unfortunate man this day.—Of the per-
sons who saw the man on that night no one
knows any thing at all about him, except it may
be the Irishman who was drinking with him at
the Wheat Sheaf, and whose name is Bradshaw.
Ho, however, unfortunately for the ends of jus-
tice, has left town in search of work, and it is
not known where he is gone to. It is to be
hoped, however, that ere long something may
transpire which will lead to the apprehension of
the murderer.—Manchester Mercury.