New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-14
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The Recent Murder I'm Philadelphia.

CofresIoncence OF The y. 4. IrHunc
PHiLApEI PmA, March 49, 1853.
The terrible tragedy enacted in Southwark,
on THURSDAY night, has been the theme of general
comment, and has excited universal feeling o horror
in the community
bodies of the murdered women were examined. Upon
moving Mrs Lynch's, tvho II will be recolccied was
the mother Of the infant ~ ms and lay upon her face in
the front part Of he rooml the sheath OF dirk was
found under her arm, clotted with blood
A hole about six inches in diameter, was found 70
have been burnt through the floor Of the back room
upon the fret floor The cOaf had fallen through into
tie cellar, and the IRE had gone CUT Oh 'Sen without
communicating the evident design OF burning the house
In the room occupied by Mrs Lynch her trunk was
found broken Open and the clothing IN tossed about
Sl6O in gold which, IL Is believed had been LETT WITH her
by her husband when he went % New orb ON Wednes
dsy missing. The hGsp OF the trunk was broken
of and the point OF threecorpered dirk knife winch
had evidently been used for thai purpose was found IN
front Of the trunk. Just beneath the lock
John RYAN who Was st the house on Thursday night,
when the CAROLS went 20 the ball. left the pAce soous
o'clVck In company with young woman named Lien
Flynn Nothing mas been elected 10 connect him win
the foul deed.
A man med Arthur Sprinc, who is said 70 be an
old convict and the habit OF going to Carrols house.
hiss been arrested the tavern OF Patrick Mcclure, az
Schuylkil Front and MRrket'sts IL was stated pa
Spring had been oeIng about, and apparently dosgng
Iypch ever since be received his pax and Lynch,
before his departure. had cautioned his wife about nm
On searching the room he occupied snirt taAs haa
which WAS stained with blood also hs coat and
nsntsoons he explains this by stating that the blood
rrSwe nom the hghf with Mr.. Carroll, on "Wednesday
evening when be received bow upon the Up, which
made il bleed eopioUsy.
Snyins mad formerly been in the employ Of eoaiec-
tioper IN Markest, near ihrteelth ou' io' ne Ass
month was without employment -,
~. bvavn oyercoat found beside the body OF Grs
Shsx, IA claimed hy Carroll his own, ana ne can only
,ceopnt for lie being there by toe sGpton taA tne
,,n,,3erer threw IL into the blood alter examining 70
see AT there were valuahes lie L4oSe on enter
ing the house hss not been eSpaneo OH1 - ~
nSohs ,hst robber could easily OBTAIN access ~ an
on.n window AZ the head If the trs' light Of stAis
In order hs, the reader may Judge OF the sppearsnee
os The bos,es OF the deceased give the report o. he
In ,he boiy Of Mrs Lynch found gold rms and
leather shes:he Of dirk knife under Der Ter srIa
Tgs wounds were q fellows On the rtSnf nan1 %
go, ere timers there several; also several on
D. lower PAT Of the night onepenerrsins wound
an The upper and frOni part Of the asdousn on ne ~
81 re rnesi.l hre eleven penesrSting wounds on tne
e., o5 The tAorax most Of which pen trstea Ar0usn
- .rrnary glands ave irci-ed WOUNDS on ne IiSnl
ss.-o roakir- ten in al this zrn and hand ave
prncrur red wounds on the leit tn'sh enc ne-i ~.
30. = wound two and hsf inches long on tae risnt
- - ,hs rh:n. small incised wound Il the rlsht
:. ~ the mouth one wound on the ieft side OF inc
s| -. q, the head and one wound on the ng1t and
No. p, 81 the head; wound on ieIi sac OF TIE
80 fssnxe the collar bone; one wound on ne upper
~ 60 wounds penetrating the eayry Q. tne eaess
nss wound on the let SIDE OF tie enssS oo.N 20 sc
second and third RIBS Pens .ne - 49,,
wounds peresrsfirg the rehf yen,nele ~ 'S 80 -
. OF blood eused in the cavity OF ne mo
~, ,hs scav Of Ms Shaw there were found nve pen
s,st;nr y~on,s ON the front part OF tne Snost 'ne
wpuaI on the len hand one on ic.' 'o'e Wv w