The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1867-01-11 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

ATROCIOUS MURDER.  - - At Govan, nem Glasgow, an apprentice carpenter, named John Young, was fatally stabbed on the 30th ult. The unfortunate man was found staggering about the streets in a state of intoxication. Being taken Into • neighbouring hones, he slept for a couple of hours, and on awaking complained of being Muir, when be was conveyed to hie lodgings. On being put to bed it was discovered that he bed sustained two wounds in the abdomen, from which the intestines protruded. He could give no account of himeelf beyond the statement that he had met two men, one of whom struck him on the nose. After lingering till Monday afternoon he died. On Thursday morning two young men, each about 17 years of age, named respectively Daman M'lnnes, hammerman, and Alexander Miller, blacksmith, were brought before Bailie Thompson, at the Govan Police. court, at the instance of Captain Young, on a charge of.havirg murdered Young. The prisoners on being apprehended on Wednesday eveting—ll'lnnes at seven o'clock and Miller about twelve—denied all knowledge of the murder; but after the charge had been read over to them at the policecourt, and they had been conveyed to the office, Whites seemed to feel acutely the position in which he was pieced, and admittted that he and Miller had met John Young, the dammed, on Saturday evening. The unfortunate carpenter, who was so brutally assaulted was conveyed to the house of Mr. Johnstone by two men, who said they bed observed him ataggering and falling in Main-street, and who were believed to be innocent of having injured him. It has now transpired that the men who carried Young into Johnstone's house were the prieoners Whams and Miller. They bad been in Glasgow on Saturday evening, and returned to Govan shortly before hitlf-past eleven o'clock, after hiving enjoyed themselves, as they ray, In a very temperate manner. They admit having met demand at the corner of Maindstreet, and M'lnnee, we understand, states that some "chaffing" took place. Observing Young staggering, they asked him where he belonged to; and, in reply, he said, " CamMollie." This answer was thought offensive, and, after more taunting language had been exchanged, deceased said he could fight them both. A battle then ensued, in the course of which M'lnnes aimed blows at Young's face, while the blacksmith was observed to make several thrusts at the poor man's stomach. One of the witnesses who obearved the scuffle believed the men were having a "lick," in oonsequence of not hearing any eounds after Miller made the threats. Young, on being stabbed, exclaimed, " I'll give in ; I ear beaten." It would appear that he then bonne faint,' and staggered across the street, when another witness saw the prisoner assisting de. cleaned into &close. Some neighbours in the tenement heard a noise in the entry, and • man saying, 'We'll just leave him here ; " but, before they left him, a woman came downstairs with a light, and she was told by the prisoners that they had found the carpenter lying in the close. Young was then carried to johnstone's house, where be lay for about two hours, and afterwards conveyed to his lodgings, when it was discovered that be bad been stabbed. The postmortem examination showed that the knife bad gone through the stomach in one place, and into the kidneys in another, and that a third stab had taken effect on the right thigh, inflicting a trifling wound, and a fourth had penetrated at the side of the thick topcoat and body-coat of deceased without injuring the skin. Although a minute search was made by the police, no weapon likely to have inflicted the wounds (maid be discovered. Previous, however, to the prisoners being removed to the oity, Whines told the police that the knife was 4:animated in • field opposite Govan Free Churab. Captain Young, in company with one of his officers, proceeded to the field, and after a laborious search the knife was found, closed, sunk into the ground at the bottom of a paling stob. On being opened in the sheriff's ohambers traces of blood welts visible on the blade. The knife wag hidden in the park on Sunday morning by the prisoner Miller, to whom it belongs. Be stoutly denies having need it towards Young, although M'lnnee speaks to having Seen his comrade making several thrusts; at Young's belly.