The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-27
Terrible Tragedy In Manchester.

Our late English papers give the particulars
of an awful affair at Manchester. Evan Mel
lor, an old gentleman engaged with his son in
the real estate agency business, was assasina,cd
by one oi his tenants, civilian II. Taylor,) the
murderer Icing assisted In the assassination hy
his wife. The guilty pair had previously muir
dcrcd all their children, three in number. The
cause OF these murders was u distract tor rent on
the part OF Mr. Mcllor. The particulars are as
follows
ON the morning Of 16sh OF May, Mr.. Me'lor.
senior Of the firm Of Msllor a Son, house and IS.
tate agents, ST. james Chsmbers, south King
street. was going 10 his ONCE, when DO met on tho
stairs Of tie building, William X. Taylor and his
wife. Martha Ann. This was quarter h nine
O'Clock. No one saw the interview, but 1t is sup
these people. Tho man WAS armed with = large
knife, such a. Ia used by provision Dealers about
ten inches long in the blade, aud an inch and u
half broad, and pointed the woman was armed
WITH or held. probably for the use Of her
husband, ix-bsrreed revolver pistol.
Mr. Mollor received several stahs In the
down stairs TO the hrst landing, and called for help,
There porter named Hooley ran TO support him.
aud while lac did 30 the assassin who hal stabbed
him descended the stairs and fired one barrel Of
the revolver. which took effect In one Of the Of
Hoolsy. Mr.. Mellor died almost immediately, And
lis body removed 10 the Royal Infrmary,
whittier also Houey was taken In order thaa he
might have surgical assistance. The occupants OF
most Of the offices In the staircase Of 81. Jsness
Chambers had arrived, and consequently there was
an immediate rush 81 people TO secure the murder
ers The woman was allowed " walk away, but
the police were sent for, and she gave herself into
custody. Mr.. Meilor's son and man In their EN-
ploy In their offices, and heard the noise
occssioned by the murder. but not In time " rem
der available assistance.
On the arrival Of serstsnts Bstcman and Brnmall
from the police station at the Town HAL, William
Robert Taylor was given into their custody. He
made no Resistance. but instantly gave up the re-
Hal. s.d tsN IaH
| the prisoner replied, AT No. s Britannia Build
ings Straugeways." The officer, on searching
him, found thre. keys in his pockets and the pris-
oner, pointing 10 one of them, said Il was the KEY
Of a back bedroom, in which he would fnd some
| thing. Bateman then went with Sergeant Watson
10 the place, and on ascending n the back bed
| room indicated by the male prisoner. the officers
encountered, " possible more horrible scene than
that they had witnessed before, for, lying murdered
on the bedroom floor, side by side, the three
children of the prisoner, two boys and girl. The
unfortunate children were dressed In long clean
cotton night-dresscs, with black bands round their
waists, ana looked as placid AS II asleep, having
probably been poisoned. On the breast OF each OF
| them was pinned a paper bearing their names and
ngcs"Mary IIapnah Taylor, twelvs years Of agc;''
"II,nnah Maria Taylor, eight years Of ages" "Wil-
| liam Robert Taylor FIVE years of age" These pa
| pers also conttiued the following inscription;
1--WE are siN-but one Mt HuItry lies--thither
| our bodies take. Mclor and son are our cruel
murdcr,rS, but God aud our loving parents wi
| nycnge US. Love rules here We are al going "
our SISTER, u Part no more
| The house was empty Of furniture, an execution
| having been pat In some lime ago hy Morsrs Mel
| lor d Son, when everything was sold II In sup
| posed that this mud other proceedings had prompted
| the prisoners g. murder their children aud then ~
assassiuute Mr. Mellor. II appears that during ths
early part OF the winter TAYLOR gave notice to Mel
lor that a kitchen boiler in his house in danger
Of bursting, and " shed to have something done to
| make II safe. Ills wishes were not compiled with,
and the boiler bursting, during frost, one of Tay-
lof's dau WAS killed by 1.-THE sister alluded
| 10 In the paper found tho Murdered cbilirea's
| bodies Au inquest was afterwards held sn IN
body OF the child, aud In consequence of the EVIL.
dence given by Taylor the jury in their verdict
surcd the conduct of Mellor IN the matter This ID
said 10 have caused bad feeling between the two
men, AM h have caused harsher proceedings In the
matter Of the subsequent execution than had been
| expected.
| On Sergeant Bateman retursing TO the police
office he examined the pistol and found Ave OF the
barrels loaded, and one having the appearance OF
| having been recently discharged. When taken ~
| tho police office the male prisoner said, "Thank
| God, have finished my work." The wife confessed
that she caused the death OF the children by poison
| and II IL supposed the husband and wife intended
also 70 take poison, and hence the words on the Ia
| lcls, ave are six" Tho affair has created the
| greatest possible excitement all over England.