The Commonwealth. — 1866-09-08 (London, England)

DRINK AND ITS VICTIM. Timothy Murphy, aged 29, an Irish labourer, was brought before Mr. Partridge, at the Thames Polleecourt on 1/londay, charged with the wilful murder of Thomas Sullivan. another Irishman, at No. 34, Rsyal Mint.street, better known as Rosemary.lane, in the immediate vicinity of the Royal Mint, on Saturday night. This case originated in a drunken quarrel, and terminated fatally. Both men were intoxicated on Saturday evening, and were fiehtisg, quarrellihg, nod abusing each other. The prisoner afterwards went out, and declared, in the hearing of several persons—" I will kill that to-night." He went into the shop of Mr. Loaue, at the corner of Dock-street, Whitechapel, and asked for some medicine. Mr. Loane, jun., who was in the shop, aaid he wanted no medicine and told him to go home. He then uttered a threat and said he bad a knife, and would use it and finish Sullivan. He also said in the presence of a police constable, No. 99 H, that he intended mischief. He went home, and soon afterwards there was a struggle in the passage of the house where the parties lived, and when it terminated the deceased exclaimed, "I am etatbnod," and fell, end when his wife threw hereelf upon him she discovered that her husband was dead. He had been stabbed in the body, and the I:nife ia supposed to have penetrated his heart. The prisoner ran -away directly he had stabbed his countryman. Information was promptly conveyed to the Lemanstreet stationhonse in Whitechapel, and Inspector Dendy, of the H Division, took the most vigorous measures for his speedy apprehension, which was effected the same night by John Fox, a police-eonstable, No. 141 H. The prisoner mana2ed t get rid of the knife after he stabbed the deceased. Tne prisoner's eyes were swollen and discoloured, and he said the injuries were inflict., d by the deceased. Dr. John Loam., of No. 1, Dock-street, Whiteohapel, said the deceased had been stabbed on the loft side near the heart, and that wound was the cause of death. Dr. Loane's brother was examined as to the prisoner's threats on Saturday night. Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner, who appeared quite unconcerned. Inspector Dendy said the prisoner was laughing and whistling in his cull the whole of Sunday.  Cruel Treatment of an Orphan.—On Tuesday, before the Blackburn magistrates, Edava.rd Halliwell, a National schoolmaster, in Blackburn, was charged. with having assaulted a girl 14 years old, named. Sabina Babb, an orphan, who, having been brought up in the Industrial S3hool at Kirkdala, subeeqently became a servant to the defendant. The girl said that w offence, the de etioan dayi last lg Wednesith a strap on nor area hack, and shoulders s be could lay ne for fen minutes, a for want of breath. She felt very sick, t d asked fused; she was ordered to do some work, and then soand neetron boat a g o a gave tz vtr hie herf ta i r onydg for „ ,or. a r a drink of water, which was resent supperless to bed. The girl said she was then lame from the effects of the defendant. kickinger on a Previ,ns oceasiou. Dr. Withington, 7110, had. examined the girl, said ha found injuries which could only be caused by very severe blows.7-Th e defence was the girl had been guilty of little pilfering habits, and the defendant, considering that he stoed in the relation of a father, administered a little " jaciicioue" correction. Several witnes?s gave the defendant a good character. The bench Lined him £5. Deata from Tetan.-1 lamentable case of death irom total:me, or lockjaw, resulting from an apparently trivial injury, has just occurred at Silverburn, near Caetleto.nn, Isle of Man. The deceased, Mr. J.ihn David Wright, was a farmer occupying part of Silverburn Farm. About a fortnight ago he went into the country on besiuess, accompanied i.y a friend from Castletown. When returning they called at a public .house on the Port St. Mary•road. While getting into the vehicle again Mr. Wright came too near the horse, and received a slight kick upon the back of the hand. The injury was only a slight abrasion of the skin, and although Dr. Fisher was called in to dress the wound, net the slightest fear was entertained that it would be attended with serious consequences, much less terminate fatally. Mr. Wright was able for some days afterwards to attend to the duties of hi a farm, and on Tuesday week he attended the fair at Ballasala, apparently in good health. Towards the end of the week, however, symptoms of tetanus manifested themselves, and after lingering for several day:; in great suffering he died. Mr. Wright was 31 years of age, - and much respected by his aei,ghb...lirs.