The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-24 00:00:00

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IRELANti.
la MURDER AT MILTOWN—EXTRAOTto
DINARY DISCLOSURES.
DunLIN, The. 22.—The inquest was resumed this
morning, and evidence of. the most extraordinary
character was given. The place was greatly crowded.
On Tuesday evening the body was identified by
Joseph Lynch, residing at Parnell-place, as that of
his late brother. He, at once, gave it as his opinion
that the deceased committed suicide in a fit of in-
sanity. A number of other parties, however, could
not be brought to think that he met his death by, his
own hands, under the mysterious circumstances that
have appeared.
Mr. Bailey said that, as the body had been recog •
nised, he might now say, that the person missing
ft...bre Liverpool had been found there.
The first witness called was John Lynch. He
s: id— I reside at Parnell-place. I have seen the
body lying dead near the lime-kiln. His name was
Alfred Lynch, and my son. He was engaged in ths
ertinan2e Survey-office, Plicenix Park.
To Captain Bailey—My son Joseph told me a razor
had been taken out of Alfred's dressing-case, and nly
daughter told me that he had torn a great many
papers and memorandums.
To Colonel Shaw—l searched his room, and could
not find his razor or his comb. The papers being
burned did not excite m,y suspicion.
John Brennan, the dairyman, whose house is within
about sixty yards of the kiln, deposed that be left
home about a quarter-past six o'clock on Sunday
morning to deliver milk in town. Saw Pat Tynan
about four o'clock, at which hour witness called him
from bed. Both proceeded to the cow-home to milk.
Tynan often warms wash at the kiln, and might , have
done so on Sunday morning. Witness had not a sick
cow, but he had one that did not feed well. Heard
no noise about the kiln. Left the house shortly after
six, when Tynan was cutting potatoes. Returne4
from Dublin about eight o'clock, when he observed
a crowd of people about the kiln, and first heard of
the murder. Tynan is ake ry proper, well-con-
ducted boy. Saw marks on the wall, but did
not see any spots of blood about the kiln. Thought
that some person got over the wall after leaving the
body in the kiln, and did not come through the
door, that Tynan might not see him as he was going
to warm the wash. Heard of no strangers or suspi-
cious characters being about the neighbourhood, nor
heard of clothes being found. A person called on
Tuesday night, and said he thought he knew the body,
and that it was his brother. He sat down in witness's
house, and seeing several boys seated round the table,
he asked them were they going to gamble, if they
were, he said lie would play for sixpence. 'Witness
wondered at a man talking so lightly after acknow-
ledging the dead man to be his brother. He was
smoking a pipe. It was the policeman that told wit-
ness the man acknowledged the deceased to be his
brother. It was after that acknowledgment he asked
to play cards, and appeared quite unconcerned. He
was not drunk, but appeared as if he had drank some-
thing. That man had on a cap, and a velveteen
shooting jacket. He came with a policeman and went
away with one. About three-quarters of an hoar
after a policeman said he would give his oath he was
one of the persons he met in Blackberry-lane on Sun-
day morning. Constable Doohy was the man who
said :that witness identified Mr. Joseph Lynch as the
person that was at his house on Tuesday night.
Constable Doohy was called in and sworn. That
man is one of those that I saw in Blackberry-lane, on
Sunday morning, about half-past three o'clock. He
was going towards Dublin, and near the Bloody
Fields. He was in company witk two others. The
person wore the collar of his coat up, as if to disguise
his face. All of the three wore hats. That person
wore a cloth frock coat and darkish trousers. He had
nothing in his hands. He passed within a foot of me,
and I looked very sharp at him, and so did he at me,
and I thought he had something wild in his appear-
ance. Before they approached me, I put my hand
behind on my staff, and kept my eye on him, deter-
mined, if they attacked me, to knock him down first,
and deal with the other two afterwards. I stated in
my last examination that one of the three men had
large whiskers, but that neither of the other two had
whiskers. I have an opinion that the middle man was
the deceased.
A Juror—lhve you any doubt that the man who
was in the room just now is the same you met on
Sunday morning ? Witness—l have no doubt what-
ever that he is the man. The moon was shining
brightly at the time.

Constable Daniel Molloy (E 127) examined—l ac-
companied a stranger from Rathmines to the lime-
kiln. I saw him at the station-house speaking: to the
sergeant, who desired me to go with him to the kiln.
The man objected to my going in plain clothes, and
without my staff, and liwent and put on my uniform.
When I got outside the door he said he was afraid the
deceased was his brother, and that he was a " rum"
sort of fellow ; that he was fond of smoking and
throwing stones. That he was just the sort of man
that would tie up his clothes and fling them into k
river. I thought his conduct very extraordintzy
under the circumstances. He told me there Was a
lime-kiln at the back of his house, and that the de-
ceased said at one time, " If a man threw himself
into the kiln nothing would ever be bi:,ard of him."
He also stated that the deceased buroj his papers in
the kitchen, and that his razor wa.Q. missing. He told
me the deceased went to bed at nine o'clock on
Saturday night, and that he might have got up early
without being missed. He further said the de-
ceased took a dress body coat and a frock coat out
with him ; that he was after receiving a quarter's or
month's salary, out of which he gave his father 31. His
father (he said) asked him where Alfred was, when
he told him the office hours were changed, and that he
would be kept out. After he saw the body, he ap-
peared very much confused; he laid h;s hands upon.
it, and examined the head, and then said, " It is Al-
fred, my brother." In speaking to me afterwards, I
asked him did he not speak of a razor, when he repEed
that he was confused. He said he would tell the feiniip
at home that it was a tailor that was killed. Ile said
he would say this not to make his family uneasy.
Witness identified Mr. Joseph Lynch as the person of
whom he spoke._ _ _

Hugh lsonagher (one of the constabulary)—l saw
Mr. Joseph Lynch on Tuesday night, at Mr. Bren-
nan's dairy-house, near the lime-kiln. He c.arne with
me to see the body, and on entering the place Le said
he knew him to be his brother Alfred. He said he
killed himself. He knew he did. I asked him why
he said so ? when he replied that he heard him say
that if a man threw himself or. a lime-kiln it never
would be known. I was a long time in his company,
and took him from this to Rathfarnham station-house.
lie said he was furthra pleased at his brother's acting
as be did than enlisting in the army.
Examination resumed_.. Mr. Lynch said his brother
had been " surly and sulky," for some time previous
to his death. He was not at all moved by the appear-
ance of the body. After we came out of the place
where the body was, I took off my cap to make memo-
randums in my book, when he saw my pipe. He asked
it from me, and taking it he began to smoke. I had
suspicions I did not mention, but I felt it my duty to
tellh the city
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constabulary,
deposed that Joseph Lynch was brought before him
by the last witness, between twelve and one o'clock
yesterday morning. He said, " Oh, this is a bad
business i" In the course of conversation, -which was
like that stated by the constables, he said his brother
asked him, " Were all the murderers taken (or de-
tected) ?"He replied, " No; he did not think' they
were: If he (deceased) took a razor and cut his
throat, and threw himself on a lime-kiln near the
house, he would be consumed, and never recognised.
Mr. Joseph Lynch appeared much affected at times ;
he cried, and put his hand to his head, and at others
he appeared quite indifferent.
Other witnesses were examined.--The barest has
been adjourned.

SUPERSTITION AND KNAVERY.—At Sand-place,
near Looe, about a fortnight since, two Gipsy
women, styling themselves fortune-tellers, entered the
house of William Pearce, who was at the time unwell,
and labouring under the impression that he was be-
witched. After a correspondence between them and Mrs.
Pearce, they offered to restore her husband to perfect
health, by her raising all the money she -possibly
could, which amounted to 161.45. 6d. The fortune-
tellers in question went through the necessary
process for rendering the ill-wishes of the witch
of no avail, and then pretending to lock the
money up for three days and securing the
key in their own possession, decamped, with
the promise of returning at the appointed time.
Shortly after their departure suspicion arose in the
mind of a junior branch of the family, upon which
the box was broken open, when to their great
astonishment and dismay, instead of finding the
161. 4s. 6d., only 01,d. was left. The fugitives were
immediately peasued by Mr. Whynhall, of Looe,
ane. after a chase of eight miles he suc-
constable,
eeeded in eeming up with the delinquents, as well as
a Mull who had joined them. After a desperate
struggle with the man, who is an exceedingly
r,owerful fellow, he took from his person la 3s. 6d.
The women amidst the conflict between Mr. Wynhall
and the mrai made their escape. After the man had
undergone an examination before the Rev. R. Buller,
of Lanrrath, by whom he was committed :or trial, he
subseqe.ently effected his escape from custody, and
has never since been heard of. The money still re-
mains in the hands of Mr. Whynhall.—.Portsmouth
Jou

A HAWK IN PURSUIT OF ITSELF. —A few days
ago, a harck, of an unusually large size, entered one
of the rooms in the mansion of A. Faulds Esq., situ-
ate at B ank End, near Barnsley. The bird made its
ingress through a square of strong plated glass,
wherein it is supposed to have seen its own shadow.
It was taken up apparently lifeless from fright, by
one of the maids who happened just at the moment to
enter the room ; but soon recovering from the shock,
it was permitted. again to take wing.--Doncaster Gaz