Star.
London, England, 1822-10-05 00:00:00

CORK, SEPTEMBER 30.
• MURDER.
Yesterday morning, at one o'clock, an armed ban-
ditti entered the house of the Rev. J. B. Creagh,
Hyde Park, in the north suburbs of this city, and
having made a noise which awoke the butler (a man
of excellent character, of the name of M,Coratick).l
he got up and wenrout, when they shot hirn'throogh
the neck, and he expired in a few minutes.
Immediately on heating of the outrage, the Mayor
and Shetiffs, accompanied by Henry Hardy, Esq. one,
of the City Coroneis, with a number of Gentlemen
and the High Constables, repaired to the residence of
Mt. Creagh, to hold an Inquest on the body.
Charles Daly, a boy who slept with the deceased,
deposed to his having heard the latch of the door
raised; and his having asked who was there? and on
receiving no answer, the other servant, Wm. M.Cor-
snick, arose and said he would soon know who was
these; that he went out in his shirt, followed by a
small d. g which was in the room with them ; that
he got frightened, and covered himself with the
clothes : that shortly after l.e heard a loud groan like
one would give that tainted ; that he also arose, and
found all the doors in the passage open, and went up
the back stairs to Mr. John Cteagh's room, whO he
found was up, and told him what he heard; and be-
lieved William saw something in the hall, and fainted;
that Mr. Creagh made witness dress in'his younger
brother's clothes, and, as he was small, put him
t)frough a window to call in assistance at the porter's
lodge, which he did; that be went tote lodge and
rapped, and that the lodgeman's son go; up and let
him in, but the lOdgeman would not believe him
when he said that William was dead; that when the
lOdgeman saw him in the, strange clothes he believed
him, and got up to call a watchman who.was near
band, and the Gentierrseu about, to assist.

. Mr. John Creagh is eldest son of the Rev. J. 13.
Creagh, who is from home; was awoke by his mother
making into the room where he and his brother slept,
and informing him that some pm sons were in the
house, as she heard a shot fired; that he and his bro-
ther ran oat of bed, and the boy Daly came up, and
repeated what he stated in his evidence; that he im-
mediately got alight and a kitchen poker, and went
down the front stairs to the hall, accompanied by his
brother, and on reaching the foot he heard a deep
groan, and saw the servant-man lying on his side,
and a great quantity of blood gushing out of his
south, and all the doors open; be then returned to
get his mother, sisters, and cousin together, and hav-
ing done so, he sent the boy Daly oat for assistance,
but the boy delaying a considerable time, he . got
alarmed and jumped out of a window, and went
down to get assistance himself, which, being obtained,
lie returned as quickly as possible to the house, and
found strewed in the lawn some clothes, h.tts, boots,
&c. which the villains dropped ; that on coming up
to the house he found one of the drawing-room win-
dows up, and the inside shutters forced open with a
small on bar, and which was found about two yards
from the s indow ; he sag some blQd, and the ground
had the appearance of a scuffle, he found also the
mark of blood on the window-shutters, and followed
it into the hall; M'Cormick was found on his back
quite dead. On examining the hats, he found one
was missing, and a strange one left in the place of it,
an English made hat: there were also- taken a six.
keyed flute, and some other articles.

Denis Drinan, a watchman, deposed to his having
hr:ird a bitter screech, and a shot fired; was about
:;00 yards from Mr. Cleagli's house, and is sure the
shot came in that direction.

The Jury brought in the following verdict : " We
find and present, that on last n►ght, some person or
persons broke into arid entered the dwelling-house of
the Rev. John Bagwell Creagh, situate at Hyde Park,
in the North Liberties of the city of Cork, and felo-
niously.stole several articles thereout; and then and
there feloniously and wilfully killed and murdered
William Al‘Cormick, servant to the said Rev. John
Bagwell Creagh, who was in defence of his master's
property."

The house of Mr. Condon, on the Wellington-road,
was attacked on the same night, by the same gang,
before they went to Mr. Creagh's; and one of the
party wac taken by a son of Mr. Condon's, but res-
cued by the others, and in consequence of the alarm
they made off.

On the 20th instant, as Martin M'Mahon was in
the act of driving cattle for rent due to Mrs. Brad;
shaw, of Kilteely, he was attacked by a number of
peasantry, who beat him and fractured his skull. He
Was conveyed to the County Infirmary in a dangerous
state. The cattle were rescued.
WATERFORD, SEPTEMBER act.

We are sorry to hear, from unquestionable autho-
rity, that outrages have been committed on valua-
tors of tithes in the neighbourhood of Aglis, in the
south-west of this county. It is apprehended that these
outrages proceed from it very dangerous and exten-
sive combination.