The Sun. — 1858-08-14 (London, England)

ALLEGED MURDER IN SUFFOLK.—The parish of Weybread, a retired village on the borders of Suffolk and Norfolk has been the scene of a chocking murder committed, there is every reason to believe, by a landowner in that village. The facts of the case ace these:—The victim is a labouring, man, tamed Pattrick , aged 39, who was also parish clerk, residing on an offnand farm, the property of his murderer, Thomas Drat:e, who is the owner of two farms in the parish, boil' of which he occupies, is a single man, and for several years has been subject to recurring fits of dangerous mania. His only relative being an invalid uncle, who resides at a distanca, his house has been kept by James and Lydia Bridges, the former working on the farms, and the latter officiating as housekeeper. On Saturday, James Pattrick, the deceased man, had been as usual at work on the farm. On that night Drane retired to rest about half-past 10, but between 12 and 1 he got up and awoke Midges and his wife. They dressed and went down stairs when they found their master, Drane, had left the house. His conduct had oftentimes been strange, and therefore their fears were excited. He shortly returned to the house, when he struck at and hit Bridges, who ran away into a meadow, and his wife after him. Shortly after this, Drane again quitted the house, and proceeded to that occupied by his bailiff, Valentine Barnaby, whom he called up, and of whom he made inquiries respecting a lost sheep. Barnaby and his wife also got upand Drane went away. Shortly afterwards the deceased James Pattrick, who had been to his club, and who lived on Drane's offhand farm, came tip, and he and Barnaby proceeded in company a short distance in the direction taken by Mr. Drane. Barnaby then left him, and Pattrick, with Barnaby's dog, went in search of Drane. In a few minutes Barnaby's attention was attracted by a conversation between Drane and Pattrick • he heard a scuffle and Drone say—" Come on, my boy, can wait on you or 20 like you, if you come one at a time." Barnaby, however, heard no blows, but Mrs. Bridges did. After a few words she heard a blow struck and some one fall. It was then very dark, and Drane was heard making off for the Harleston-road. Barnaby at once went in the direction whence the sound of a scureocatrnee,and he, found Pattrick lying on a bank in Stubb's- an , _ blood '.run's head. The poor fellow was picked to a barn close by, and subsequently to his up and conveyed from an axe which home. He bad received a fearful blow d ning furiously" from his belonged to Bridges, a was kept conceathe possessed of it is not exhe left the activ known, nor was he seen to have it when what had happened coalhouse. lIowD Drane whelleicame po house. On discovering an alarm was f l given, and Drane was soon captured by the parish constable te was who took him to his own (Drane'a) house, w strapped down daring Sunday, and on Monday was removed to a lunatic asylum at Norwich, where he still remains. Mr. Candler and Mr. Crisp, surgeons, of liarleston, were sent for, and on examining Pattrick found that the principal injury inflicted was a wound on the scalp over tote parietal bone, which was fractured. The case was beyond medical aid, and the unfortunate man died about 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning. An inquest was °paned at the Crown inn, Weybread, on Wednesday, before Mr. B. L. Gross, when, in addition to the above facts, it was proved by the surgeon?, above named t hat Mr. Drone was insane, Mr. Candler stating that he was in a state of dangerous lunacy from Friday until Saturday last. The inquest was adjourned till yesterday (Friday). t ADvaaTisEatENT.] —Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Mr. Meadows, chemist, Leicester, states in a letter to Professor Holloway that another instance of the benefit derived from the use of Holloway's medicines came tinder his personalforafrom observation in the case of a painter, who had been a eon t. amendment Alast, like many hesufferer with large cares or boils on his arms, chest, and legs byt whateverotwarss, Holloway's oin'ment and pills, and persevering in the use of these invaluable remedies he was derived h ew driven in despair to try perfectly cured. The ointment should be well rubbed into the parts a&cted, and the pills taken according to the printed directions which accompany each box.  LAW INTELLIGENCE, COURT Or