The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1876-10-27 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

TRIPLE MURDERER.  On Sunday, information was received by the Metropolitan police of a cold-blooded murder, and the escape of the culprit. On the let of August, Sir James Ingham, the chief magistrate sitting at Bow street, had placed before him, under the Extradition Treaty, by Mr. Superintendent Williamson, of the detective department, Scotland yard, a Belgian named Leonard Arablam, who had been demanded by the Belgian authorities for the brutal murder ma Easter Monday last, at Civry, Brussels, of a Mr. Mat-ant, a banker and recover of the public revenue, who, together with his housekeeper, was found in a pool of blood dead, and terribly mutilated. Robbery was the incentive, a large iron chest having been broken open and plundered. I The murderer escaped to this country, but from the description forwarded was arrested on board an outward bound steamer at Liverpool by Adolphe Merchant, a London detective. When arrested, he told the officer that he knew what it was for, that it was about the affair at Civry, but that he was not the guilty one, the real murderer having gone in another direction. The treaty obligations having beeen complied with, the prisoner was last week taken by Chief Inspector Drusocovitch and Merchant from the house of detention at Clerkenwell to Dover, and there handed over to a Belgian officer to be taken to Ostend. The officer and his prisoner took seats in a separate compartment of a railway carriage en route for Brussels. On the arrival there of the train both officer and pt-honor were missing, and the compartment bore marks of a terrific struggle, and was deluged with blood. In making a search thekely of the officer was found by the side of the linoOLT skull and face being eompletely battered in, and his satchel, containing money, watches, documents, Az., was missing, as also his great coat. It is conjectured that the ruffian attacked the officer whilst off his guard with the heavy manacles which were on his wrist, and, having killed him, managed to get the key to unlock the irons, and, having stripped the body of part of the clothes, threw it out of the carriage. He then made good his own escape, and has not been since heard of.  Toe Scorcu RIFLE Peon—Five members of the Scotch rifle team, who went out to compete in the Centennial mile matches, Messrs. Menzies, White, Torburn, Luke, and Whitelaw, arrived at Liverpool on Saturday. In the Cunard steamer Bothnia from New York. LICHNSINO QUESTION IN Drl/I.lll.—The battle of the licences continues in Dublin, the question being whether the Recorder has the legal power to refuse transfers on the ground of licensed houses being too numerous In a district. Many valuable vested interests are involved, and the licensed publicans are In arms against the authority claimed. The point was elaborately argued on Monday, and the Recorder will give his decision in a few days. The temperance advocates are pushing the point. The Reoorder spoke strongly on Monday against the facility with which young men can get into business as publicans by the capital wealthy men are ready to embark in the trade. This was, he said, a fruitful source of demoralisation. • •