Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1883-04-07 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

MURDER OF AN HUNGARIAN JUDGE.  On Thureday in lad week Buda Pee* and Vienna were horrified by the news of the murder of ow of the highest Hungarian State officials, and a distinguished politician—George von itiajlath von Sseirisely, President of the Hungarian Upper. House, Chief Judc:: the Royal Court, and President of the highest Court of Appeal—who was found on the morning of that day murdered in his resident*, situated in the upper town of Buda. He had been till near midnight in company with his daughter and his son-in-law, Count Edward Pallavicini, who occur y the second floor of his house, and then retired to his apartments on the first floor. Next morning, at Cus.m., his servant, who slept close by, raised an alarm. The murdered man was found on the floor, with his hands bound, and all the marks of violent strangulation. The crime was evidently not effected until after some strenuous resistanoe had been overcome. The window looking out on the road which leads up to the upper town of Beds waa found open and broken and a strong cord was hanging out of it. The writing table, desks, and drawers were open, and the purse, watch, and rings of the deceased were missing.  In giving some particulars respecting the occurrence the Vienna Correspondent of The Tea says that as a Knight of the Golden Fleece, Herr von Majlath had come up to Vienna for the Easter Sunday celebration, accompanied by his wife. He returned two days ago, but without the lady, who remained at Vienna with his second daughter—one of tb3 maids of honour to the Empress. His three sons were also absent from home. The eldest, the chief official in the county of Gran, had been in Pesth, but left when his father arrived; so that, with the exception of his soain-law and daughter on the second floor, the President was quite alone on the first floor, his servant being on the ground floor. Hai residence, a roomy, palatial building of the last century, enclosing a spacious courtyard, lies with one front in the main street of the upper town of Buda, while the other, built over and almost on the old enclosure wall of the upper town, rises straight up from the Albrecht-road, which leads to the upper town, overlooking the Danube and the city. - -  The event produced great consternation in the House of Parliament. All the public and many of the private buildings in Pesth displayed signs of mourning. From all sides condolences were sent to the family. His Majesty and the Empress wtre among the first to send the expression of their sympathy to the widow. This lady, who is the Mistress of the Robes at the Hungarian Court, is, like her husband, an intimate friend of their Majesties. The Emperor losses one of his most devotea and busted servants in Herr von Majlatb. Hungary loses one of her most illustrious sons, both as a lawyer and a legislator.  Writing on March 30th, the Vienna Correspondent of The Times gives the following additional particulars :  The deceased, when found, was lying in the middle of the room in his night•clothes, a book had fallen close by, and the bed was untouched. These appearances led to the supposition that he was just going to his bed, in whicti he was in the habit of reading, when the assault took place. His hands and feet were bound together, and the cord was tied round the neck, and tightly drawn up. He had also been gagged with a linen cloth, and slight wounds are visible on the arm and hand. His watch and chain and a purse, supposed to have contained 3,000 florins, are missing, but a sum of 6,485 florins In notes was left on the writing table. The table drawers had been opened, and the keys of the iron safe taken away. Two keys were also found which fit the door of the deceased's bedroom, and a strong leather glove, torn on the inside and stained with blood. It is thought that one of the perpetrators cut himself in making his escape. A Insetted oord was found fastened to the railings of the balcony, and another to the top of the town wail. The latter cord was broken, and this may account for the tearing of the glove. The murderers seemed to have taken their time, for bloodstains were found in the basin and on the towels, as if they had washed their hands. —aim are searching