The Sun. — 1846-08-15 (London, England)

MURDER THIRTY YEARS AGO. The following romantic narrative appears in the Kilkenny Moderator :—" During the last week a circumotance was brought to light in this country, which in horrific intmest Tits with, if it does not exceed, the celebrated case of Eugene Aram,. rod requires but such another cordial fictionist as Sir E. Llulwer to weave it into a tale most supassing in romantic effect and tragical excitement. It appears that on Tuesday, the 4th inst., some labourers were engaged in removing a large heap of stones which had remained piled together, beyond then menaoi y of man, in the demesne of rtossenarra, the residence of Mr. William Morres Reades, when they discovered concealed within the heap, the perfect skeleton of a man, whose, flesh and clothes were entirely rotted away, with the excrytion of a pair of brogues that were upon the feet, and whiclx are stated to be of a fashion and construction not in use for the last 25 years. On the following day an inquest was held on the remains at Kilmaganny, by Mr. T. Izod, county coroner, when it appeared from the evidence of Dr. Peile that the deceased had been murderd by a blow inflicted on the skull. No other positive testimony could be procured, but amongst the country people the extraordinary circurnstAnces of the case are accounted for as follows :—lt appears that about 30 years since, three men named Cornelius Cahill, his son John, and R—d L—y were committed to our county gaol on a charge of being concerned in the burning of a farrnhousb; Cornelius Cahill escaped condemnation by becoming an approoser, and, if the story of the peasantry be correct, his e,.idencc actually hung his son, but L—y was acquitted for want of sufficient evidence. The tradition goes on further to state, that a man named Heany, known by the.' sobriquet of the Tresher'a Tipperary boy, who did occasional handy jobs' for the people of the district—had been engaged by the before-mentioned parties in burning the house. Shortly after the escape of old Cahill and L---y, he came to the neighbourhood for the purpose of demanding a reward previously promised to him by them for his services. The hushed-up story amongst the peasantry at the time, and still well-remembered, was, that the parties having refused the ro-• ward, the man threatened to become King's evidence and hang, them, whereupon they murdered him, and according to one report, burned his body in a limekiln, whilst another, and, as it now appears, more correct rumour, pointed out the very place in which the skeleton has been now found, as the spot where the murdered remains were secreted. Old Cahill died some time since at the age of 100 years, but L—y is a small farmer, still living in the neighbourhood, and bears the character of having since the occurrence alluded to, conducted himself very properly. Strong, however, as the evict-nee of tradition is upon the subject, it is not probable that sufficient light will be thrown on this singular tragedy to bear out further its re-semblance to the case of Eugene Aram, by the bringing of the perpetrator of the deed to condign punishment. The verdict of the jury was That deceased was murdered a long time since by some person or persons unknown. That the injuries affecting life were a heavy fracture on the left temple, and the left malar bone; and that the skeleton had shoes or brogues on, and was discovered under a heap of stones, on Tuesday last, on the demesne of Rossenarra in this county.' "