The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-16 00:00:00

I MURDER IN LIVERPOOL.

Orr-the -morning of Friday last, one of the-low streets•of
Liverpool wasagaim the scene of a sanguinary brawl,.end.
ing in the murder of one of the brawlers, by the deliberate
and savage useof a dagger, the repetition of which atroci.
this has .of late;. from time to time, cast a stigma on the
town andits-inhabitants. In this instance baththe victim
and the assassin were foreigners. The circumstances- of
the case; as, these were elicited at the inquest, held by
P.'F. Curry, Eeq., coroner, on Saturday, by adjournment
frbin the previous day, were as follow :—A seaman;. named.
John Kelly; a Frenchman by birth, but of Irish paren-
tage,-.who hadjast completed a voyage from America on
Saturday-week, in the ship Portland, in company with,
one of his• shipmates, went to a public-house at the •oorner
of. Crosshall and Dale-streets, about half-past eleven
o'cloek:on,Thursday night, where they had some- drink.
About- twelve o'clock a foreigner, named Antonio Tab-
bachi, a-native-of:Tessin, in Switzerland, accompanied by
a female; entered the apartment where. Kelly, along with
his companion and others, were sitting. Shortly after-the
arrival'' of Tabbachi, some angry words ensued between
him and .Kelly ; but none of the parties present understood
their. exact import, as they were spoken in a foreign.lan-
guage.-. Kelly then left the public-house, and, along-with
his shipmate, proceeded to another public-house, situated
close by, at the-junction of Preston-street with Dale-street,
to which! place he was followed by the Swiss. Here, it
wouldiappear, the quarrel was renewed, and Kelly having
placedhimself in a boxing attitude, was put out of the
house by the-landlord. While this was being done;. Tab:
bachi was- seen to stoop or crouch down slightly,. and,.
uttering someangry or threatening expression, he instantly-
followed' Kelly, and, on passing the threshold, was ob-
served,. to. have a knife or dagger firmly grasped in his
right-hand, with which he aimed a blow at a• private of
the Lancashire Militia, who was leaving the house at the
same tithe-, but which the latter evaded by jumping to-one
side, and: immediately returned into the house by another
door. A, woman passing, saw Tabbachi cross rapidly to
the other side of the street, where Kelly was, and, coming
behindhiin, strike him suddenly in the right breast, over.
the right shoulder, with' the dagger, which he left sticking
in the• wound. Kelly immediately fell, and: Tabbachi
went off ; but, after going a pace or two, he returned, and
snatching the dagger from the breast of his victim, who
was lying hi the street, pushed a part of the-weapon up
his own: right hand sleeve, so As to conceal it, and then ran
away. The woman called out for assistance, when-instantly
a policeman came up, and saw the murdered. man: in the
street. To the policeman she pointed out the. assassin,
.and he. took him into Custody. On being taken, the dag-
ger, covered with blood, was found concealed in his right
hand, and under his coat sleeve, as above described. It
proved to be a regular poniard, the- blade of which was
between four and five inches in length, by a breadth of
about three quarters of. an inch at the handle-guard, and
tapering to a very. fine sharp point. The blade bore the
following inscription :—" Never draw me without reason,
nor sheathe me without honour." It also bore to have
been made in Sheffield. So unerringly precise had been
the aim of the murderer, that death was almost instanta-
neous, Kelly never uttering a sound, or hardly even draw-
ing a breath, after he received the wound. On a post
mortern examination, it was found that the dagger had
passed into the chest of Kelly between the fourth and
fifth -ribs, opening the aorta, one of the principal blood-
vessels of the heart, for fully half an inch. After a very
patient inquiry, and the examination of several witnesses,
the jury returned a verdict of " wilful murder" against
the prisoner, who, under the coroner's warrant, was coin
mitted for trial. He is, as has been already stated, a native
of the canton of Tessin, and was one of about fifty Swiss
emigrants, who bad taken their passage for Australia, and
sailed in the Great Britain, but were unfortunately com-
pelled to return to Liverpool by the accident which occur-
red to the ship, and Tabbachi, along with the others, was
waiting till she was again ready to take her departure.
His countrymen appeared to take a deep interest in the
unfortunate position of Tabbachi, and several of them
were anxious observers of the proceedings at the inquest.
The prisoner is a stoutly built, and, on the whole, rather a
good-looking man ; and as he scarcely understands a word
of English, his case was attended to by the Swiss consul,
Mr. Zwilchenbart, and Mr. Meiss, secretary to the consu-
late, the latter of whom acted as interpreter to him.

THE CLIPPER SHIP "OCEAN

HERALD."

TIIE fame of the American ship-builders, it would ap
pear, is not likely to suffer diminution, so far as that rests
fairly on the practical test of excellent workmanship. At
the present moment an admirable specimen of their con .
structive skill may be seen in the Wellington Dock, in
the shape of the fine new ship Ocean Herald. This beau-
tiful vessel has just arrived from New York, laden with a
general cargo. She has been built by the celebrate d
Cottar, of Maine, the builder of the Red Jacket, and is
nearly identical in model with that beautiful example of
marine architecture ; the difference of the two being, that
the Ocean Herald is a little broader in the beam than the
Red Jacket, her lines in every other respect being the
same. In extreme length the Ocean Herald measures 236
feet on deck, her breadth of beam being 42 feet, and her
tonnage measurement 2,135 tons, American register. She
is of very elegant external proportions, with a sharp bow,
and gracefully sweeping lines aft. Her deck-lines are
easy, and she is very roomy on all her floors. Her ribs
and knees are all of live oak, and she is planked with
pitch pine up to her. water-line, and above that with white
pine ; her masts, spars, canvass, and rigging are all of
American manufacture, and from their general disposition
and the fine model of her hull, she conveys the impression
to the spectator of being an excellent sea-boat. The
length of her mainyard is 90 feet, and that of her fore-
yard 85 feet ; thus enabling her to carry a large amount
of canvass.

The sailing qualities of the Ocean Herald were well
tested on her voyage from New York, which she made,
under considerably adverse circumstances, in 18 days,
having strong easterly Winds from about the longitude of
20; her depth of draft being 21 feet, while 20 feet is lier
calculated draft for cargo. Notwithstanding this deep
loading she logged as much as 360 miles in a day, her
fastest rate reaching 17 knots an hour. She possesses
great stowage room, and, from her interior arrangements,
is admirably adapted for the purposes of a passenger ship.
Her principal cabin saloons, which are placed on her
main deck, are spacious, and are fitted up in a style in
which elegance is happily combined with comfort. The
ladies' cabin is tastefully wainscoated with polished
mahogany, and panels of the state-room doors having
raised fields of choice walnut-wood, while the interspaces
are occupied with rosewood pilasters with gilded capitals
and bases ; the furniture being in a corresponding style
of beauty. The dining saloon, which is situated more
amid-ship than the one above referred to, is fitted up in a
form entirely similar to the other, but it is painted white
with gold mouldings and ornaments. Six handsome and
commodious state rooms open off each of those saloons,
each state-room having two berths. These are roomy and
well ventilated. From the height of her 'tween decks,
and the ample space they contain, the Ocean Herald is
well calculated for accommodating passengers on a long
voyage, and she is reported to sail admirably even in
rough weather.

COURT OF PASSAGE-YESTERDAY.

(Before E. JAMES, Esq., Assessor.)
Tins court opened, simultaneously with the Sessions,
yesterday morning, at St. George's Hall. The undefended
actions were first disposed of.
MARSHALL AND ANOTHER V. JONES.—This was an
action upon a promissory note for £3O. Verdict for the
plaintiffs.
LivEurooL TRADESMAN'S LOAN COMPANY V. Glam.
HILL ANOTHER.—This also was an undefended action,
the defendants being Wm. Gledhill and Sophia Scarlett,
on a promissory note for £l3O. Verdict for plaintiffs.
CHAFFER AND ANOTHER V. HOPKINS.—Thomas and
Benjamin Chaffer were the plaintiffs, and Thomas William
Hopkins the defendant. An action on a Bill of Exchange
for £26 9s. Bd. Verdict for the plaintiffs.

GILBERT V. BELFORD.—This Was an action to recover
the rent of a house and shop, and certain monies lent, the
total amount being £36 13s. Verdict for the plaintiff.
KIRBY V. ODELL.—Another undefended action, to re-
cover £36 4s. 10d., on a bill of exchange. Verdict for the
plaintiff.

ALLEGED ILLEGAL SEIZIIRE.—FARRELL V. MILLIGAN.
—The plaintiff, Samuel Farrell, is a butcher, and the
defendant, John Milligan, a grocer and general trader.
The declaration stated that the defendant, on the 12th of
January, in this year, broke and entered the dwelling-
house and shop of the plaintiff, and expelled the plaintiff
therefrom, and kept him out of it. It also stated that, on
a subsequent day, the 31st of the same month, lie entered
the same dwelling-house and shop, made a great noise
there, and severed and seized certain futures of the plain-
tiff; and also took away the goods and chattels of the
plaintiff. Mr. Aspinall appeared for the plaintiff; and it
appeared, from his opening statement, that Mr. Farrell
had been for years on very intimate terms with Milligan,
the defendant. Early in 1853, Mr. Farrell got married,
and Mr. Milligan let him this house and shop, which are
situated at Saltney-street, in this town, for the purpose of
commencing business as a grocer. Mr. Farrell entered
the shop, and carried it on profitably and respectably ; but,
some time after he bad commenced as grocer, he and Milli-
gan entered into speculations ; they entered intothepotato
trade, Milligan finding the money, and Mr. Farrell travel-
ling about and disposing of the goods. This did not
answer so well as the grocery business had done. Dis-
putes arose between the two, and on the 12th of January,
rent at the time being due, the defendant came down to
the shop. Farrell was away, but his wife was there, and
both the defendant and Farrell's wife were in a state of
intoxication. Defendant sent Mrs. Farrell out, and, whilst
she was away, he put:the servant out'and locked up the
house and shop. Afterwards there was some further
negotiation, and in the course of it Mr. Milligan called
several times and saw Mrs. Farrell. A good many mat-
ters took place between them, one relating to an assault
committed by the defendant upon Mrs. Farrell, and which
would form the subject of another action. But on the
31st the defendant put in a " distress," and sold the
furniture of the plaintiff, including in the sale a variety
of fixtures which the plaintiff had put up, and which a
landlord under such circumstances had no right to sell.
He estimated their cost at £9 or £lo.—Mr. Millward
appeared for the defence, the principal point in which was
that when defendant and Mrs. Farrell were drinking
together, the latter had sanctioned the proceedings that
he adopted. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff
on the first count, as to the locking out, with one farthing
damages. They found also for him in reference to the
fixtures, with 255. damages ; and fixed the value of the
furniture sold at £5. The case, it was intimated, would be
taken to the court above.

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ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE IN CARRIAGE.--.ION/Es v.
Locn.—ln this case Mr. Aspinail appeared fez the plain-
tiff, and Mr. Blair for the defendant rl'-- .ie declaration
stated that the defendant was a common 'carrier, and that
the plaintiff had delivered to him a Puneleon of' gin to be
carrLed from Runcorn to Liverpool, an,:t delivered to him
in Liverpool, and that the defendant carried it so negli-
zently that part of the gin was lost ~ and the rest spoiled.
The plaintiff is a wine aryl spirit rierchant in this town,
axed the defendant the• represeritative of the Duke of
Bridgewater's trustees. Mr. N,lonies bought the spirits
from a party giving up busine.,
ss at Runcorn. It was p
into a puncheon when it ,23 under proof. After it hal
NvaF
been put in,; it W4,5-again tr.:sted, and found to be 20 under