The Glasgow Chronicle. — 1849-09-12 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

FURTHER PARTICULARS.  Since the above was written we learn that the suspected murderer has been apprehended. When the body was found under the circumstances already narrated, an express was forthwith sent to the Sheriff and Procurator Fiscal at Hamilton, who reached the spot, along with a medical gentleman, with as little delay as possible. Having instituted an investigation, they learned from the neighbours that a boy about fourteen years of age, named William Forrest, the son of the Miller of the Bridge Meal Mill near Cross.. basket, parish of Cambuslang, had been for some days past prowling about the neighbourhood, in company with a young man, who carried a gun, and who was much older than himself, and believed to be his cousin. Following up the clue, the authorities ascertained that the young man alluded to was a nephew of the Miller, named Andrew Forrest, and son of - Forrest, blacksmith and cartwright, Camlachie, Glasgow, and that he had been for some time staying at the mill and often going out with a gun. After full investigation, the Hamilton officers, viz., John Thomson and James Young, got upon this young man's track to this city, and finally apprehended him about six o'clock on Thursday morning in his bed in Soho Street, Bridgeton. Meanwhile information was given at the Glasgow Police Office, about a quarter from one o'clock on Thursday morning, when assistant-superintendent M‘Kay, and criminal officer Irving, took carriage and proceeded first to Cambuslang, and thence to Hamilton, where they ascertained the steps already taken by the authorities there. On their return they visited the miller's house, and apprehended his son William, already alluded to, who slept on that occasion, not in the house, but in the mill. The boy, after some hesitation, produced a gun, which had been deposited under the steps, and which he admitted Andrew Forrest had car ried with him on the day preceding. The youth we believe, makes no secret of being on the Cambuslang cross-road with his cousin; but seeing the gamekeeper approaching, he fled through the hedge, and run along a field, when he again came upon the road at less than a quarter of a mile further on. Having waited here for a moment he heard the report of a gun, and was immediately afterwards joined by his cousin Andrew Forrest, who said that the gamekeeper's dogs flew upon him, and he presented the gun to shoot them, but the man had lost his life instead of them. They both then made off to his father's huse at the mill, where the gun was deposited, and after nig +-fall the actual per petrator decamped to Glasgow, where .1 was apprehended, as already stated. Forrest is about 26 pars of age, a blacksmith to trade, but had been idling his time in the country for some days past, shooting anything that came in his way. Mr. Kirby was an Englishman in the prime of life, and very highly respected in the neighbourhood. He resided in the I Old Castle or Mansion-house at Dychmont, and it is here worthy of remark, that while his dead body lay on the ground, the dogs would not allow any one to touch it until some of the assistants of their deceased master, who knew them, were sent for, and called them off. The body was then removed to Dychmonti There were, we believe, few or no marks of scuffle on the road, and the shot must have been a very close one, as part of the deceased's coat was scorched. The gamekeeper carried no gun. The gun belonging to Forrest is a common single barrel piece, with a percussion lock, and the cap which produced the last fatal explosion was still upon it when recovered. The ramroad is missing, and neither shot nor powder have been found. It is possible these have been thrown away. The boy Forrest was sent on Thursday afternoon to Hamilton Prison, at which town the authorities are still investigating the case.  MR.