Star.
London, England, 1830-07-31 00:00:00

MURDER IN FIFE.

A murder of a very atrocious description has just been discovered
in the neighbourhood of Cupar, in Fife. About ten or twelve days
ago &respectable old man, named Millie, who resided there, in a
house surrounded by a gardeni and park, disappeared in a somewhat
mysterious manner; and, suspicions having been excited that he
had been murdered, search was made in his grounds, when his body,
mutilated by a hammer, or some such instrument, was found
buried in the garden. /Cman, who acted, we have heard, as his
servant, and whose name is Henderson, has been apprehended
on suspicion of having perpetrated this horrible crime, and is
now in Cupar gaol. To these facts we are enabled to add the
following particulars s—On Tuesday last emost respectable indivi-
dual in this city received a parcel, addressed to his care, directed for
the murdered man, of whom he had no knowledge whatever. This
parcel the Sheriff.Oflicers traced from Cupar to the coach.olike here,
and from thence to the place where it bad been delivered, when it
was instandy handed over to them in the same state that it had
been received ; and yesterday the clerks at the cosch.office, and the
gentleman alluded to, were officially examined by the authorities.
The parcel, we undirseand, contained charters and other documents
relative to the murdered man's property, and is supposed to have
been despatched by his murderer from Cupar a day or two after the
crime was committed—probably for the purpose of tuidcading in.
quivers.
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We have received a letter from our reporter, which communicates
the following additional particulats :
Mr. Millie was what is called a damask customer weaver—thut is,
a weaver who weaves for families—at Whin Park, near Moulmein
six miles from Cupar. He usually employed one or two journey-
men, who boarded in the house. He had been missing for about a
month, and his absence was accounted fat by Henderson, the man
who is charged with the murder, and who resided In the house as a
journeyman, on the ground that he had gone to Sdiuburgh to super- •
intend a law process against Lord Leven. The deceased being
rather of an eccentric character, and disposed to be litigious, this
story was credited for some time—and the mote readily be-
cause Henderson still continued to mide in the house. It
being known, however, that Henderson was previously abort of cash,
the circumstance of his appearing much better suppliedden formerly
began to excite notice. An inquiry was consequently instituted, and
on Saturday the body of Millie was found buried in his own garden.
Ott that day Henderson told a neighbour that Millie had returned
home, but bad been obliged to go to Cupar, six miles distant, from
whence he would be back in the evening. An hour or two after Hen.
demon disappeared, and the meth commenced. On entering
the house, indications were visible of an attempt to dig into
the floor, which was of clay, but the house being founded on
a rock, the earth bad been opened only to the depth of a foot,
when the digger encountered that insurmountable obstruc-
tion. The search being transferred to the garden, the body was din-
coveted, as already stated—the skull beat in on both sides, as if
with a hammer, buried in a foot-path leading to a well. The path
Ras so beaten that, but for an ace:dental circumstance, the discovery
would probably never have been made. Infonnation having been
given to the Sheriff-Snbstitute, he instantly repaired to the scene of
crime, and instituted an investigation, which lad to the pursuit of
Henderson, who was apprehended at Dunfermline on .'r*.utttlay morn-
ing, of which town he is a native. He denies all knowledge of the
murder.— Sdiniergh Observer.

MORE. POLICE TYRANNY.--The wife of Mr. Nloorv,
of the Haymarket Theatre, while standing in Suffolk-street, on
Wednesday night lam, was imprr:inently ordered by a policemal
(ahemt name it appears is Fisher) to " move on ;” and although
she told him she was waiting for Ler husband, and actually took
him to the sage-door, where an explanation was given, he per
slated in dtagging her (the mother of ten ehlidren) to the watch.
house In Vine-arreet, where she was confined till the next day, in-
eternised with females of the lowest description. Mr. Moore,
unable to Recount for her absence from home, was (with five chil-
dren) in a state of the greatest misery, and one of them, an infant
at the breast. in convulsions through the bight, in sonaequence of
lades its natural succour.—Morning Adrertitier.