The Sun. — 1857-09-21 (London, England)

HORRIBLE MURDER BY AN ITALIAN  SEAMAN.  Thts morning the street in front of the Thames Policeo mrt, and the avenues leading to it, were crowded with an excite:llls multitude who were anxious to catch a  glimpse of au Italian seaman named Jose de Rosano, aged 22 years, who it was known would be brought up for examination on a charge of murdering a Greek sailor named George de Matras, last night, in Neptune-street, Ratcl,ff-highway. The most intense excitement prevailed in that neighbourhood and near the Leman-street station-house last night and this morning. Upwards of 4,000 persons were as ernbled in Wellclose-square, near the scene of the murder, and as many more were assembled in Lecsan-street. Inspector Gernon  of the II division, and 30 police-constables were patroling, the streets all night to preserve order. At ten o'clock there was a dense mob assembled near the station-house, and among them were several Greeks, who gave utterance to loud vociferatione, and called out "bring out the murderer, we want his life, blood for blond." A cab was brought to the back of the stationhouse, into which the prisoner was hastily pushed, and Inspector Gernon and two police-constables got in after him. As the cab drove away the yells and execrations of the mob were perfectly frightful, and several Greeks attempted to stop the horse and cab, and demanded vengeance. The police drove them away, and the horse and cab proceeded at a furious pace along Leman street, Alie-street, Churchlane, Commercial-road, to this court in Arbour-street, Bast Stepney, and was followed a considerable distance by the indignant Greeks. Inspector Gernon ordered the driver to proceed at once into the court-yard, between the court and the station-house, and the gates were immediately closed upon the multitude, who saluted the murderer with loud execrations. After the disposal of the other night charges, the prisoner was arraigned in :he felon's does, before Mr. Yardley, and charged with the wilful murder of George de Matras. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner and two prostitutes were quarrelling in Neptune-street last night, and the prisoner struck one of them. The deceased, who was standing by, remonstrated with him, on his cowardice and said, " DJa't strike the girl.' The prisoner said to the deceased " I'll fight you English, Italian, or Greek fashion." Tile deceased replied in broken English, "Me no fight," on which the prisoner took a large sheath knife from his pocket and plunged it into his abdomen. The deceased staggered and the prisoner followed him up, inflicting blow after blow en the defenceless man who fell to the ground mortally wounded. The bystanders called out " Murder, seize the fellow"' and the prisoner was pursued by a policeconstable named Castles Gascoyne, 98, 11, who took him and soon had him secured in the stationhouse. The wounded man was immediately taken to his lodging-house, No. 200, Ratcliffhighway, where he was immediately attended by Mr. Starkey, a surgeon, of Wellclose-square, and Mr. Graves, an army surgeon, of No. 201, Ratcliff-highway. The deceased in reply to a question of Mr. Gernoc, said he knew the murderer, and described him, and said he lived in the same house. Mr. Gernon sent a policeman to the station-house with directions to bring the prisoner immediately to the house where the deceased was bleeding to death, in order that he might be enabled to identify the murderer. Before the policeman could return the wounded man expired. Upon an examination it was ascertained that the deceased had received three wounds in the abdomen, one on the left breast, one on the left armpit, and another on the back of the shoulder. Inspector Gernon produced a large sheath knife of the ordinary description used by sailors. It was found iu the street after the Greek was murdered. The blade of the knife was stained with blood. Mr. Yardley inquized whether there had been any post mortem xlmination of the body. Inspector Gernon replied in the negative. Mr. Yardley said he should remand the prisoner until Monday tit xt. The holy of the deceased is now lying at the lodging house, 200, Ratcliff-high way. It was laid out accord. ing to the Greek custom this morning, and was visited by a great number of Greek sailors. The prisoner is a person of youthful appearance and fresh, complexion, and his appearance is rather prepossessing.