The Sun. — 1862-12-05 (London, England)

MURDER A 7 CIIES7E.RFIELD.  On Wednesday an inquest wag held at the S neien•s luu, cuesternela, on view of the body of G Cooper, who came to his death under the following circumstances :—lt appeared from the evidence given at the inquest that deceased left his home, in Stonegravel, about 10 o'clock on Monday night, to accompany Mary Ann Holt, his sweetheart, to her residence in Spa-lane. They had proceeded about half a mile, and were turning into Station-road, which is close to the parish church, when they were met by two Irishmen. The tallest pushed rudely against the young woman, and deceased very naturally inquired what he meant by pushing against her in that manner. Without saying a word the Irishman raised a life-preserver, or some instrument of that description, and struck him a fearful blow on the right temple. Poor Cooper was knocked down and partly stunned by the force of the blow, and the villains at once decamped, and turning round a corner, were lost sight of. The unfortunate man was raised by the young woman, and he accompanied her home (a distance of about 200 yards), but never spoke a word, and appeared like a person walking in a dream. He left her at her door and went home, but must have taken about double the time to return that was consumed in going. He reached home a little before 12, and complained that his head was very bad. In a short time he became stapid, and made no reply to questions addressed to him. During that night and on the following day he remained in a state of insensibility, his general condition indicating an effusion of blood on the brain. About 11 o'clock on Tuesday night he expired. The inquest was adjourned to Friday for a post-mortem examination. This is the result of a long series of breaches of the peace by the Irish, which commenced with some riots that took place on the occasion of anti-popery lectures by the Baron de Camin. It will be remembered that a serious riot took place on that occasion, and since then there has been a deal of ill-feeling between the lower class of Irish snd Protestants. On Sunday last a serious affray took place in one of the principal streets, and two policemen were seriously wounded by the Irish, who used pokers, loaded shillelaghs, and other formidable weapons. Late on Wednesday night the police, under Mr. Superintendent Radford, succeeded in apprehending two Irishmen of notorious character, who were  concerned in the attack on the police on Sunday  night, and were heavily fined by the magistrates on Monday last. The two men, who are named re spectively Thomas Flannery and John Ball, answer the description given by the young woman, Mary Ann Holt, in their personal appearance; but they .. —.re not yet be. Identified by hat. as th. which they are known to have worn on Monday have been concealed. It is the intention of the police to secure them if possible, and cause the prisoners to be dressed in them befere the young woman is pet witted to recognise them. In personal appearance the taller of the two, Flannery, very closely answers the description given by Holt, one point mentioned being that he had a short beard and no whiskers, which is the case with When apprehended and questioned as to were on the night of the murder the e.gyave contradictory accounts. The prisoners Flannery, ee they were brought up before W. Drabble,Esq., ex-mayor, yesterday morning, and remanded until 12 o'clock this day, in order to hear the result of the adjourned inquest. A dense crowd of Irish (who number between 2,000 and 3,000 in the town) surrounded the municipal hall during the time the prisoners were undergoing examination.  THE MUieDER OF A