Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-11-10

BRUTAL MuRDER.-A horrible murder was commit
ted Friday night, the South side of the Basin on the
person of an Irlshmar named Owen Broderick l.,
appeared from the evs before Coroner Wicker
Saturday, that the dec ased had y reached the CITY
the day preceding the one which the murder was
committed, and had come down from Madison coun-
ty for the purpose probably of visiting brother who
'esides in this city. Friday evening he went to an
Irish boarding house, kept by maa named Kane, in
The row known as Hughes" South side of the Basin,
and asked for accommod .tions. About O'Clock the
same evening, 1t is said deceased had difficulty with
boarder in the house named Brannan, and that the
keeper Of The house had interpose to prevent per
sona collision.
Somewhat later, say about 10 o'clock, decease il
represented TO have had difficulty with another
boarder named Patrick Carroll. He pushe Carroll
off chair in the house, when the latter got up and
went out swearing vengeance against deceased. Kane
then closed the doors of his house being anxious as
he-avowed, TO prevent row. Shortly after closing
the doors Carroll returned and demanded admit nee
through the front door, but it denied; he then re-
paired to the rear door and dema nded admittance
through 1t, when he was ordered ag ain to leave the
premises lie then threatened to break the door, but
did not carry his threat into execution. Carroll it
appears, then returned to the street and took up po
ston near the front door. Shortly afterwards Brod-
eriek determined to leave the house. stating that
he intended going to the place where his brother
lived. Kane advised him not to leave the house but
he drew small pocket knife and insisted upon bein
permitted to leave The front door being opened he
passed into the street, but before he had taken many
steps, Carroll rushed on him with an axe,-struck him
several blows, when he fell heavily on the sidewalk,
and died almost without a struggle A man named
Steele Gone of Kane's boarders) stated that he saw
the whole proceeding from window overlooking the
street; and as soon as he Broderick fall to the
ground, ran down stairs and begged Mr. Kane to 90
olt, but Mrs. K. objected and would not permit him
TO go into the street.
About IL O'Clock, the watchnen in their regular
rounds, found the body OF the murdered man-life was
oxtlnct, but his body was still warm. The CHASTITY
corpse lay on the sidewalk till morning. when he
Coroner summoned an inquest and the jury after labo-
rlous investigation arrived the conc uson that the
deceased came to his death by the hands Of Patrick
Carroll, who maiciousy and feoniousy murdered him
by lntctlng upon his head and face four blows with an
axe. The Coroner instantly issued warrant Tor the
arrest OF the supposed murderer, but it was curren ly
reported and generally believed tina, he fed the civ
shortly atericommng the horrid deed-passino over
Mayos Bridge into Manchester about IL O'Clock Fri.
day night.
The head of the murdered man was most shocking
Iy mangled, there being no less than four ob.stlv
wounds about his head and face. On his person was
iound memol andum book, together with four dol.
ars and few cents, in money. In the memorandum
DOCK appeared the following entry, signed by five in
divduals, viz:
''Dlslance from shanty to where money found 2ss
feet
distance from shanty to where trunk was broken.
l20 feet
1t appeared also in evidence before the CO roner
that the murdered man had endeavored about seven
o clock Friday evening" to obtain change at grocery
on the Basin Tor 500 note; but the above constut
ed all the money found on his person.
SENATORIAL CoNvENrloN.- elegates from the conn