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.
RICHARD MAGRATII.—APPREHENSiON OF THE MURDERERS,
—We gave a hurried account of this brutal murder in our last,
but we now hasten to lay before our readers the particulars.
On the night of the 7th of September a man named Aylward,
from Finagh, county Carlow, came to the deceased, Richard
Magrath's house, Castle II vde, Rosbercon, county Kilkenny,
and told him that a Miss Wynn, of Kellymount, county Car-
low, was attached to him, and that he and his brother, William
Magrath, had-everything arranged for an elopement. Accord-
ingly this poor credulous young man set out with Aylward, of
Kellymount, and after partaking of some refreshments on the
road, they continued their journey until they met William Ma-
gratis 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 his brother. William
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 repeat, "Oh,
brother, brother, spare my life !" but he was deaf to his en-
treaties, and never loosed the handkerchief from his neck until
death pat an end to his sufferings, which lasted for a quarter of
an hour; his brother then caught him by the -hands and the
Aylwards by the feet, and threw him into the River BarroW.
William Magrath then returned to his deceased brother's house,
sold his horse, and broke open his drawers, and took possessiou
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-
stantly gave information to the police, and au inquest was
accordingly held by Mr. Gorman, coroner for the eounty Car-
low, and a verdict returned of " Found drowned." George
White, Esq., C.C., Roshercon, got inforreetion stating the facts;
he immediately proceeded to Magrath's house and arrested him,
and had him lodged in the Bridewelt, New Ross. On the next
day (Friday) he was escorted by a party of police to Borris,
county Carlow, when n inyestigatiou was held before Robert
Boyne, Esq., and.Capiain Ilaggarty, and after a patient in-
quiry, which lasted until Saturday evening. the above evidence
was given, and Magrath and the two Aylwards were fully cons.
mitted to Carlow jail to stand their trial at the ensuing assizes-
William Magrath is a tine handsome gentlemanly person, aged
about thirty; he appears much dejected, and on being told that
he had little chance, he took off his riiig, and, presenting it to
his brother-in-law, said, " Take care ot rny child; as for me, 1
am undone." We understand there was no previous quarrel
between the brothers, and the unfortunate man was, it is
thought, murdered solely for the purpose of getting his farm.--
{f erfie'd Conserrative.

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 India goods excepted), provided proper warehouses be
prepared for the purpose.—llunifries Courier.
A whale, measuring 3li feet in length, and 19 feet in circum-
ference, was found on the Calf of Alan, 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 it •
I have made a shift of your old shirt,
And you must make a shift without it."

DINING WITH A PI;OFIT.—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 bravely, 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 with 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, found that be had decamped and left them to pay their
reckonings 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. He was one of a party
of 30 who met to dine on some occasion at a guinea per head,
when the persons proposed to preside modestly refused, but a
stranger to the parties 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
gloriously, and was in fact the Apollo of the evening—called on
his own account for crown bowls of punch, with which he pro-
posed to treat the party, and in the end, as their chairman, col-
lected the amount of the bill Nona each, slipped out of the room,
and left them the double payment as subject matter for their
most profound meditation.—Sun.