The Sun. — 1860-04-13 (London, England)

SUPPOSED DOUBLE MURDER NEAR  111ANCILLAS'TER.  Early yesterday morning information reached the police-station at Pendlebury, near Manchester, that an old man named Scholes' hnd his son, who lived at Irlarns-o'-th'-Height, had been found dead in their cottage under circumstances leading to the belief that a fearful and mysterious crime had been committed. Sergeant Lee, of Pendlebury, arrived at the house at 7 o'clock, and Mr. I3irks, Mr. Booth, and Mr. Ashburner, surgeons of the neighbourhood, were in attendance about the same hour. It appeared that the elder of the deceased, William Scholes, aged about 75, was a man living on a small independent income in one of three cottages situated at the junction of the Swinton and Pendlebury roads. The other victim, 'William Edward Scl.oles, was about 41 years of age. Another son, Joseph Scholes, works at the printing-office of Alessrs. Bradshaw and Blacklock, at Manchester. The two sons slept together in one bedroom, the ' father occupied anotl-er and a daughter, arah Eliza Scholes, had a third. The only account of the discovery that has yet been obtained was given by Joseph Scholes to Sergeant Lee. His statement is to the effect that on the previous day he left home for his work after dining comfortably with the family about 1 o'clock in the afternoon. On his way back in the evening he was seized with a fit while passing through Salford, and taken up by the police, who supposed he was drunk. At the Salford police-station, it became apparent that he was suffering from an infirmity, and he was liberated. On reaching home about 9 o'clock he found no one downstairs, but heard his sister moving in her room overhead, and afintsd, making a noise which was habitual with her. The surgeons are informed that she is bed, and durinfannds bedroom door was locked. Joseph Scholes went to .isk considered deranged. Her e r winwaseoltntihliwln About 6 o'cloacnkdyme seesttiesratidgaloyi ut nlage wgoomtbaunpnaabmoeudt ih)aha ee.:dt makingohloiehl a ldi e sr noise.aw his sdootzneenwtaiinteers; twento his lorHall. At his request syhe sister's room. They broke open t sister sitting on a chair, and his father and brother lying d position in which the bodies jadgienagd the floor. r were found, the father had fallen on the top of his son. The father lay at right angles to the bed near its head, his feet and part of the bod 3 were under the bed, and his head outside. The s„„ was pars lel w ith the bed, his head was towards its fot, and his feet were doubled up under the body of his father. The father's face showgd signs ofstrangu!ation, but there was no appearance of wounds. Blood was issuing from the ears. _The son's death was more unaccountable. There were not the same mai of strangulation, but there were some slight cuts in the neck, which might have been made by a three-bladed pocket-knife that was Nfvoausn dfoounn thefound inAnother pocket-knife mantelpiece.the f a t but it was closed. Both the men were completely dressed. I:,:•'sband, The police discovered that the pillow of the bed on which Joseph Scholes had slept was marked with blood. This, he says, was caused through hurting himself by falling down in the•fit in Salford ;_ and there are traces of a wound in his head. lie p ID.  mains in the house in custody of the police. His sister was removed in custody to the Salford workhouse.  A coroner's inquest was opened yesterday afternoon, and Joseph Scholes gave his account of the matter clearly and satisfactorily enough. The impression is that the infirm sister committed the murder.