The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-25 00:00:00

MURDER.

' WATT:at-pan, JAN. 20.—0 n Saturday, Thomas
Koznagh, charged with the murder of a female at
Newrato,. on the sth inst. was brought to this city
by Messrs. Wright and Chambers, and fully com-
mitted for trial at the ensuing Assizes, by !;ir
cis llassaan, Recorder. The mail from Clonmel
had previously brought to this city intelligence of his
arrest, and considerable crowds awaited his arrival
at the bridge. The unfortunate man, on horseback,
with the bundle containing the woman's clothes tied
upon his back,
.was the picture of wretchedivess it-
self. The mob evinced no ferocious exultation as the
Prisoner passed through the • streets, but a remem-
brance of the dreadful crime he had committed, ex-
tinguishial, for the moment, those feelings of com-
passion
which so universally distinguish the Irish
character. He fully acknowledged his guilt in Car-
rick, is perfectly resigned to the fate that awaits him,
and appears deeply and duly airected by his awful
situation. When he had signed the declaration of
his guilt, he expressed, in strong terms, the relief
it had given him; and added, that he never bad be-
fore experienced one moment of peace since the per-
petration of the murder. When leaving the Magis-
trate, he inquired if he might take with him his pass
from the Guards. Checking himself, however, he imme-
diately added, " But, of what use is the pass to me—l
shall soon pass into another world ; where, 0, horror!
lhave have sent a fellow-creatare before me." The pass
was, of course, given to the unhappy man. When
the party arrived within a short distance of the fatal
spot, on their way to town with the Prisoner, he
raised his head, which had before hung down upon
his breast, and looked towards the heavens. He
then appeared to be greatly agitated. On arriving
at the gate, still stained with the blood of his victim,
jhe turned his head towards it, but instantly drew it
! back, with apparent herror. It sunk again upon his
bosom, and he never afterwards looked up until he
! arrived at the prison. In the evening he sent for a
! clergy man, who remained with him a considerable
time. He is about thirty-three years of age, and is
a very handsome man. We have been informed,
that he resided, some years ago, in Murphy's-lane,
in this city ; and that he is a native of Hospital, in
the county of Lime' irk. Kennagh was, as described,
a private in the Coldstream Guards. He is by trade
a mason, and had been employed, during the'
! summer, on the repairs of Carlton House, by which
he had been enabled to save a little money;
and, having procured a pass from the regiment,
he set out from Loaded for Bristol, whence
he sailed for Cork, with the intention of spending it
among his friends in the county of Tipperary. Un-
i happily for both, as he says, the unfortunate victim
lof his violence was a passenger in the same vessel, the
Greyhound. Ile was never married, nor had ever
seen the deceased until he went .on board the packet.
! There, however, a criminal connection took place
!between them ; and, on their landing at Cork, she
Wormed him that a small property had been left her
by her father, in the North, and that if he would de-
sert, and go with her, he should have it. To this, he.
says, he 'unfortunately, though reluctantly, consent.
ed; and this design brought him towards Waterford,
instead of pursuing his original route. His con-
science, however, frequently accused him for do.
serting. He was unhappy all the way from Cloumel
to the fatal spot, where, in consequence of an alter-
cation on the subject, he knocked his companion
• down with a stick, and at that instant, he says,
64 the Devil tempted him to finish her," which he
accordingly did with a stone.

A pitched battle was fought on Pittam-comrnon,
near Farnham, on Wednesday, between Green and
Hamel ton, two stout novices, for a wager of tett
guineas. It lasted two hours and ten minutes, dur-
ing which time above sixty knock down blows were
given. Hamerto'n won the match, but both were hit
senseless.
On Tuesday, information was received in London,
that two French officers had broken their parole,
and escaped from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and were sup-
posed
to have found their way to town by the Man-
chester Telegraph ; in consequence of which, La-
vender, accompanied.by, a Gentleman belonging to
the Transport-office, went to the White-horse, Fet-
ter-lane, where the coach goes to, and learnt that
two foreigners had come by the coach, and that they
went to the White-hart public-house, nearly oppo-
site to the inn, where they found the same men.
They pretended to be Spauiards, but this not being'
satisfactory, Lavender took them into a private room
up stairs, when they confessed they. were tens unfor-
tinate French merchants, who had been prisoners in
this country for several years, and wished to get
home to their families, and that they had broken
their parole frets Leek, in Derbyshire ; but it did not
appear that they had any friends, or likely means to
effect their escape. Those from Ashby-de-la-Zouch,
who were Attu in the army, have escaped.
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