Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-04-11

which will occur on the 4th Monday In June
next.
Murder Of a Child by its Parent.
The Cork (Irish) Examiner of late date
gives the following horrible particulars OF
child murdered by its parent 1t appeared from
the evidence that the child, Catherine SWlney,
was four years old Her father, it stated at the
COroner's inquest, had been for some time out OF
employment, and had been for some time sup
ported by the charity of the Society Of St. ln-
cent de Paul. On Tuesday, while Swiney's wife
was out ofthe house, it appeared that he strangled
the child by tying klein Of black thread tightly
round her throat The child was found lying
neck Swiney was arrested by two men who
lived in the same house, at Cunnipgham's public
house, near Patrick bridge. He was then given
into the custody Of Constable Geale, to whom,
although cautioned against anything, he stated
that IL was he who strangled the child. This
statement he repeated when taken to the Iuckey
street guard house The motive of the deed
cannot be conjectured. verdict Of wilful muir
der was returned by the jury. The prisoner,
who appeared quite Indifferent during the course
of the proceedings, was then removed to the city
Jail.
CRUELTY TO A CHLD-Samuel Ham
mord, aged 3S, brewer drayman, and Mary
Hammond, aged %, his wife, were indicted at
the Middlesex sessions, London, for having NO
Hammond. The prosecutor was child nine
years of age, the son of the male defendant by
former wife, and he gave answers to him from
the bench with remarkable shreWdness and per-
spicuity. It appeared from hisevidence that de-
fendants had been in the habit OF severely peat
ing him, principally because he had on one oc-
casion stayed out all night, through fear OF his
mother-in-law, and because he. had gone and
begged bread, and told people tnat he dared not
go home. because she had threatened to beat
him The male defendant used to beat him
with leatbern strap, having an iron buckle at
the end, which he wore around his waist and
from the evidence of a woman who first sought
the interference of the police for the child's pro
tection and that of police constable Of the
division, it was clear that the poor little fellow
had been treated with excessive cruelty. Ihe
defence was, that the child had been disobedient
and was incorrigible, and that he had only been
beaten by way of correction. The jury found
the man guilty Of q common assault, and acqult-
ted the woman. Mr.. Witham said it was the
duty of parents to correct their children IN
proper manner when they went wrong, but 1t was
quite clear that this poor child had been outra-
geOusly beaten. He was sentenced to two
months imprisonment.
PROBABLE MURDER. - Letters from
Cleveland, Ohio, under date Of April lst., state
that John Boorin, Of Fremont, Sandusky coun-
ty, that State, left his home last January to 90
to California. He had with him $500 in specie
and bills, which he carried sewed up in his draw
ers. He also had with him pocket book con-
Ia ming a sum of money for current expenditures.
Since then, neither his wife nor any member of
his family have received any intelligence from
him A few days ago, however, letter from
Cameron, Steuben county, N. Y, reached Free
mont, addressed to the missing man. brother
of Mr.. Boorin, took it from the Office, and learn
ed from it that the writer (the postmaster in
Cameron) had found pocket book containing
about sixty dollars, and inscribed "John Boorin,
Fremont, Sandusky Co., Ohio" upon the bank
of river at that place. 1t had apparently been
lying there for many weeks. The circumstan-
ces have naturally created much alarm among
Mr. BOorin's friends. His brother, who recently
returned from California, passed through this
city yesterday, on his way to Cameron, New
York.
SUPPOSED MURDER AT BARNSLEY, ENG
1AND.-On Wednesday,, Oath ult some golfers,
who reside at the premises formerly occupied as
| the Woodman Inn, near BErnsley- started for
their work when about twenty yards from their
own doors, they found female named Annie
Laycock, aged % years, lying with her daughter
| Emily, aged ten months, in her arms, both of
whom had their throats cut. The heed of the
child was nearly severed from it's body. Deceased
was married about three years ago to an exca-
Vator, named Thomas Smith, but in consequence
Of Smith having another wife, She left him, and
James Gledhill, a poachsr. They resided In q
batch Of houses adjoining the Sheffield and
Wakefield tucnpike-road, about two hundred
yards from the place where tbe bodies we're
| found. It's stated that he was in the habit of
| il-using this poor woman. On Monday he was
| drinking at BsrnsIey, and when he went heme
he beat her much that the Shbors interfered
but not so as to prevent him from continuing his
ill-treatment. Gledhill has been taken into Gus
tody.
STRANGE DEVELOPMENT - Under this
startling caption, the Troy Times of the 9th inst
relates, that in the early part of last summer, an
| old gentleman named Vanderheyden, residing at
Pittstown, went on journey to the vest rn part
of this State accompanied by two men, his rela-
l tives A day or two previous to his leaving
\ home, Mr. Vanderheyden made will giving all
his property to his daughter, to hold and enjoy
| during her lifetime, and upon her decease, the
property to 90 into the possession Of the two re-
| latives referred to. He returned, accompanied
by the same parties, stopped at hotel in Troy
and supped, was taken sick and died. The pro-
perty was distributed under the will, and some
| complaint hushed by a compromise Other re-
Iatives from the West suspectiDg foul play, en-
\ tered complaint few days since, and Coroner
! De Forrest disinterred the body, and the physi-
| clans and chemists of Troy, are now engaged in
| investigating to see if there are any traces Of
poison. The family resisted the disinterment.
| HORR1BLE.-On the morning of Mon
day last, the coroner of Rocky Hill, Pa. was
called upon to hold an inquest on the BODY
| of an infant three weeks old, named Mary Ann
Hill, which came to its death by its mother beat
ing its head against chair and a wall. The
| skull was dreadfully fractured, and the brains
were scattered over the adj Dining walls, the floor,
| and chairs in the room. The horrible deed WAS
committed by the motner while IN state OF IN
sanity. in which condition she has been since last
| December. The unfortunate mother, after the
| act, made an attempt upon her own life, by.in-
ficting & cut upon her throat with razor. Two
neighboring women, who vent to the house in
consequence Of the alarm made by "a little son Of
Mrs. Hill, in attempting to prevent the suicidal
| act, very narrowly escaped serious wounds. One
of them had portion Of her thumb cut off, and
| several fingers nearly severed. The jury rem
dered verdict in accordance with the above
facts.
The DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT MUIR
DER.-F. M'Kaye was again placed at the bar o
the Westm nster police Office, London, charged
with an attempt to murder Michael Collins
The previous particulars of this case were re
ported in this paper last week. Mr.. Williams
inspector of the B division, stated that he hat
made inquiries about the character of the prison
er, and found that he was respected in the neigh
borhood in which he resided, and was a lecture
on Teetotalism, Reform, &C., &c, but Their
were found several murderous weapons abou
his premises He also stated that he haC
visited the wounded man. and found him in
very desperate condition /; the shots fred at hin
having entered so deeply into his stomach, tha
the surgeon had found it impossible to probe tn,
wounds. The prisoner. who declined offering
any defence, was remanded, for the purpose o
seeing if the wounded man would recover.
ALLEGED MURDER AT IsLINGToN, LON
DON Mr., T. Wakley, M. P held an irques
at the Rid Lion Tavern, Lower-road, Isliugton
on the body Of Mr.. Samuel Wilkinson, who wa
found lying in tho cellar of his residence with hi
head nearly severed from his body, caused by
deep wound in his throat, on the morning of tn
18th ait. 1t appeared on the former occasion
that deceased and his wife lived very unhappil,
together, and from circumstances which trans
pired, the Coroner was induced TO adjourn tn
inquiry until the present day, for the purpose @
having the contents Of the stomach analysed, a
a suspicion had been raised that the decease
had been drugged, and consequently, being un
able to offer any resistance, his life had been ia
ken by some other persons The jury, after
few minutes private deliberation, returned a vel
dict to the effect, 'sThat the deceased did de
stroy himself, he being then in an unsound stat
Of mind"
TERRIBLE RUMoR "A post-mortem ex
animation was held in Cincinnati, on the 1st inst
by Irs. Hopple and Alexander, on the bodies
four c0lored persons, supposed to have been POI
soned. The examination proved such to be th
case, in three Of the persons, named Jesse Al
thurs, jeremiah Arthurs, and William Arthurl
all children. The stomach and contents are t
be thoroughly analysed by DR.. Charles Wright
The mother of these children is charged wit
having administered the doses
HoM1cIDE.-From Kingston, Ala, un
der dste of March Both, we learn that ma
named Kemp Was killed few days since, by
Mr.. Moore, in tho upper part of Antauca cour
ty. Ala, in an atffay growing out of an affair
Moore Of the seduction Of female relative, an
the parties met armed, and Kemp was killet
several buckahOt passing into his chest, and cui
ting the large arteries. Moore was bonnd owe
for trial in reoognizances Of $500.
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LIGHT READING.