The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-10-21

nUw are they blottsd from The thing ,h., bel"
W ScoTT.
IL the columns Of London nsvspsper, in the
early part Of the year isos, under the hssd Of as
sass nation and death Of Colonel valrnore," sppear-
ed the following paragraph;
"a horrible occurrence took place At . late hour
Of the night before last, At the Cocos. Tree Club
| House, g. J,mes's, which presents an example
Of sanglinsry vengeance SC rely 10 be sqused in
the annals Of crime. Il appears that party Of
gentlemen, sner suppns tos'1her at tho shove
named club-h house, remained until . late hour at
play. As the night sdvsnced most the rsrty
| lof, tho table, four only remaining: Colonel VAL
more, Captain Knox Of tbs Guards, Robert Gsrdin-
or, Esq., and Lieutenant GryllA Ok the Royal Navy,
the cold booded psrpetrssor o. this dreadful act.
his difficult at ,his early period, 10 give
circuustanti.l secount Of what passed Tut II seems
that after losing 10 /. considerable amount TO Col
onel vslmore, Grylls rose suddenly from the table,
sni, with fearful impfeo.ton, ruthed from lie
room.
"Frorn the ,ccoun, o. John Jones, waiter At the
Goes. Tree. and who Is the principal witness in
this AFFAIR, we learn, that At hslGpasi two o'clock
be was hsnding soue nulled wine 70 Colonel Val
more and hi. friend Mr.. Gardiner, who, IL seems,
1
| about half an hour incr he bad quilted the room
returned. and on entering the door. stood, and
taking deliberate aim, Cred st the deceased With
pistol, who immediately fell We are sorry to TO
late tbs, in the horror and confusion Of the 40
ment the assassin was suffered to escape but q
vsilant search is instituted which II 10 hoped will
end in his apprehension"
LATEs PARTICULARS.
"An inquest sat yesterday, on the body Of Col.
onel valmore, Of Ardaligh, county Tyrone, before
George Hodsson, Esq. coroner Of the county o.
Middlesex. The nru witness called was John
Jones, " tier ct the Coeos-rrse Club House, 81.
Jsrnes's Street, whose evidence sI.ctly as sta
ted sbovs Surgeon Hicks OF New Bond Street.
was the nsr; witness exam ned. Ho was called up
.. three o'clock on "Wednesday night, or rather,
! on Thursday morning, 10 attend the deceased and
said that when 10 entered the room, be found Col
onel Valmors sitting on the carpet, with his head
supported ny NJ. Gardner. The deceased vas per
fect'y sensible He found gunshot wound under
#, the len breast the deceased pointed gu, TO him
where the ball had lodged. which was in the orpo-
, site side OF the backbone The deceased desired
him not to dress bis wouni or otherwise disturb
him As from the n.turs Of tie shot he deceased
, said, 1t WAS impossible he could survive; that
Gryls bad taken too BOD sim but that ho pted
HIM a. he bad rcoived great provocston; aud that
lie hopol Gryus would not he punishei. The sur
geon fttenteI him fo- near an hour, When be died;
9 be connnued perfectly sensiblo ill few minutes
n | before his Gs-olutiru.
Mr.. Gardner, Of Charles Street. Berk.ly s1usre,
\ was sTawiu q AZ to his knowledge Of the ualsac-
a | Nou. lie said he had kuOUn the deceased ior up
r wards Of ak months, but hsd never seen Gryns
with him uut'l the las, month and he hsi teen in-
! uolucod b Mr. Gardiner by Colonel valmore, 80
lH.w H. .s.lHa -
- | he was Lieutenant IN the Roya Navy, aud pos
a ss'sed SONS considerable portion Of prize money.
On The night IN question, Grylls, in company
y, with some Others, had been asked W sup With de-
ceased At biz club and on the others retiring,
e Gryl[ who had lost large sums during the evening,
" Captain Knoy, aud tho witness bad continued In
10 pAy with Colonel NnfnUrt, until GryVs bad lost
m above tsli hundred pounds. On losing tie lac.
M game, when the stakes bad been doubled. Gryl,
e rose from the table, which he struck violently with
VI lis hand, exc aiming, "VAlmore, you have ruined
me aud could murder you for the rascHlly way
n In which you have suffered me to be nesced." lie
then rushed from tie room. Witness back was
70 TO the door al the Remittance Of Gryls. HIS sen-
81 lion called by al exclamation from the waiter,
l. who VAS handing some wine to him Al the omenL
Ia and the report Of pistol Immediately followed
Hs turned to see the Cause, AM perceived Gryls
standing at tie door, without mis- hat, with pistol
d. IN each hand He WAS about 20 sdyanco towards
HIN, when loud sroan from deceased, who had
fallen 10 tho ground. arrested him. lie then as.
ted the water to raise dscCsse wsn.ng to the
- extent OF the mischief done. Grylls then del aud
"a witness was too much occupied by the dreadful
state o. Colonel Na!u3re, 10 thnk OF following, bur
remained supporting HIM, ordering the waiter 10
rive tie alsT n aud ~ send iust.ny for surgeon.
4 Tho evidence Of Captain kuoI was precisely Of ths
same import differing ouly that according to his
accounted had stood A. 10 wers a. hAsI atsr tho
deed AID seemed In no way inclined " hy, until
u told W DO by the witness VINO admitted thsi he
= considered Grylls half frantic AZ his losses. A
= verdict Of wlul murder against Matthew Gryls,
u Lieutenant in HIS haJesy's Navy. wss returned
D. without hesitation by the jury,
l. Ia tue newspaper Of tue following day, under
! the head u "Horrbls Murder Of Colonel TslInore
=. OF Ardsigh," We read thoss further details. M
J. lice Of ne above dreadful eysnt having been,
q, early on the morning Of the nth instant given al
tie Police Once Marlborough Street, awaTrAri
was issued Tor tie sppreuepsion Of L euteuAnt
:; Gryls. Two police othcsrs pros selod Immediately
a, 10 ais lodgings IN KING Street, 81. James, AS
mgaI 10 expected, the assassin had fed bus
L. MS. Osborne, the mistress Of the lodging Eouss
and Mary Wilson, her servant we're
n. had up Tor examination before hr. Conant. two
: pistols we're hsndeu over, found Al TIE lodslrgs;
the one bearing evident marks Ut having b, Ga re-
Gently disc argtd. Ms. Osborne sta,ed that her
APARTMENTS had been taken two months sucs by
Mr. Gryils and his wife that they led very gay
lives were out grea part OF Me Gay, Iad to a I.s
q hour Of nights. Hal occasionally sen Colonel
yalmore among their visitors, Bat freq uenty
g. M yalmoTe, mis- brother Lieutenant Gryiis was
rough. hammered man. but witness knew nothing
70 agaiusl hun. On the evening OF We4nsslsy, TIE
y | night when the murder was committed, size LAI
TrIirsd early to bed with heAdAchs and Mary
: Wilson bad been ordered 10 niup TO lot Ia TIE