The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-10-07 00:00:00

HORRIBLE FRATRICIDE

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE MURDER OF THE LATE MR.
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-we ARD MAGI:AM.—APPREHENSION OF THE MURDERERS,
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gave a hurried account of this brutal murder in our last,
but we now hasten to lay before 'our readers the particulars.
Ori' the night of the 7th of September a man named Aylward.
from Finagh, county Carlow, came to the deceased, Richard,
Magrath'S house; Castle, Hyde; Rosbercon, county Kilkenny,
and' told' hint that 'a 14iis Wynn, of Kellymount, county Car-
low, was attached to him, and that he and his' brOther,
Magrath, had everything arranged for an elopement. Accord-
ingly this poorefedulous young man set out with 'Aylward; of
Kellymount, and after partaking of, some refreshments 'on the
road, they continued their journey until they.nief William Ma
grate and old Aylward; father of the above-mentioned man.
They stated that the lady was waiting for him on the bankS of
the canal; accordingly they all proceeded on until they arrived
within a few miles of Bagnalstown, when brotherVilliam
knocked the deceased down, knelt on his chest, pulled out his
handkerchief, and strangled him, assisted by the Aylwards. A
man who was standing.by heard the poor fellow reeat, "Oh,
brother, brother, spare my life !"hut he was 'deaf 'to 'his en-
treaties, and never loosed the handkerchief from his neck until
death put an end to his sufferings, which tasted foil a' quarter of
an hour; his, brother, then caught him by the hands and the
Aylwards by the feet, and threw him into the Riier Barrow.
William Magrath then returned to his deceased brother's house,
sold his horse, and broke open his drawers, and took possession
of his house, where he remained until apprehended, nine days
after the atrocious murder was committed. The body of the
unfortunate man was found floating by some persons, who in-
held by Mr. Gorman, coroner for the county Car-
stantly gave information to the police, and an inquest was
verdict returned of " Found drowned." George
itot information stating the facts;
he immediately proceeded to Magrath's house and arrested him,
ala\6‘cri7‘c:hl°'ihrt(eaal'indnElighs'liclaYm." CC Rosbercon,
lodged in the Bridewell, New Ross. On the next
dity (Friday) he was escorted by a party of police to Borris,
Esq., and Captain Haggarty, and after a patient in-
county Carlow, when an investigation was held before Robert
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oiiu,evhich
and: Magrath and the two Aylwards were fully ettin.
la,sted until 'Saturday evening. the above evidence
was given,
to ilven'Carlow jail to stand their trial at the ensuing assizes-
William Magratb is a fine'handsome g,entlemattly person, aged
about thirty; he appears much dejected, and on being told that
he had little chance, he took off his ring, and. presenting'
his bio'her-in-law, gait!, "'fake rare /it 'me child; as forWiP, 1
am undone." We understand, there was no previous quarr'el
between the brothers, and 'the onFortunate tn,in seas, it is
thOught, murdered solely tOr the purpose of getting his w.—
If.e.rford Conservative.

The Lords of the Treasury have granted the privilege to
Dumfries of bonding timber and deals imported direct, and
also of bonding tea and all articles sent coastways (tobacco
and East 'lndia goods excepted), provided pruner warehouses be
prepared for the purpose.—Dunefi•ies Courier.
A whale, measuring 34 feet-in length, and 19 feet in circum-
ference, was found on the Calf of Man, on Friday week, having,
no doubt, in the pursuit of his prey, made too free with the
land.—Shields Observer.

A FAIR EXCUSE.-A commercial traveller left an article of
his wardrobe at an inn, and wrote to the chambermaid to forward
it to him by the coach. He received the following answer:—
" I hope, dear sir,.you'll not feel hurt,
I'll frankly tell you all. about
I have made a Shift of your old shirt,
And you must make a shift without it."
DINING WITH A PuoFrr.—Last week a party_of, eight:gentle-
men met to dine at the tavern at the Bridgefoot, Westminster,
at 255. per head, when upon some, hesitation of who should pre-
side, a stranger in the room, but who was supposed to be the
friend of some gentleman present, proffered his services, which
were thankfully accepted. After dinner he pushed the bottle
about bra.vely, and said it was time to collect. the reckoning,
which on being put into his hands, he left the room to discharge
the bill and settle.witia the,waiters but walked off with the whole
in his pocket, bidding the tavernkeeper.and his wife at the.bar
good night. The trick was discovered by the guests, expecting
the return of their'chairman, and on asking what
.had become
of him, feund that he had decamped and left them to pay their
reckonini,s da capo. The late Mr. Rudolph Ackerman, of the
Strand, who was originally a.coach herald painter, used to re-
late a similar disaster which befel him. lie was one of a.party
of .po who.met to dine on some occasion. at a guinea perhead,
when the persons proposed, to preside, modestly refused, ,but
stringer to the patties then in the room volunteered, handsomely.
He was loquacious and vastly agreeable during dinner, and
when the cloth was drawn he. was the jolliest.of the jolly,; sang
glorionsly, and was in fact the Apollo of tfie,eyening—called on
his own account for crown bowlk of punch, witb,which he pro-
posed to treat the party, and in the end, as their chairman, col-.
lected the amount of the bill from each, slipped out of the room,
and left them the double payment as subject matter for their
most prOfound.rneditation.—Sun.