The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1858-06-01 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

TIPPERABY.—A letter, dated Tipperary, Monday morning, says, this town and neighbourhood have been thrown Into a state of excitement by the perpetration of a horrible murder. This morning a respectable fanner named Greene, was found at a plus called Ardioman, within one mile of this town, in a field adjoining his own hews. The body, when found, presented a shocking appearance. The head was completely laid open, OA is supposed, from the effects of • blow from some sharp instrument. The mangled remains were found lying in a small pool of water, and the general appearance of the body bore evidence of • violent struggle. In • short time *her the intelligence arrived in town Mr. William Saville, 5.1., and a party of pollee were at the plus where the body was found, and immediately were on the qui ewe. The insist,' consequent upon the awful outrage induced your correspondent to profited to the locality, where he learned the foregoing partfOulers. While I write the coroner , for this district (Mr. John Ryan, M.D.) has left to hold I the inqueat, and there is every probability that some clue will be got towards the apprehension of the party or partial to the foul deed." The Tipperary BEEMiNEr of Thursday gives the following version of the shocking murder :—lt appeared that the deceased, who was • wealthy farmer, attended the fair of Emily on Friday last, and having, with the following persons, drunk three gallons of porter between them, the four, namely—John Brien. victualler, Tipperary; John Kelly, John Keily, and demeaned, left the fair together, and proceeded on their way home as far as the aroma of Shronell, four miles (ruin Emly, where deceased and I John Kelly parted with the two farmers, and turned on • different road, being the most convenient way to their residences, while the others proceeded direct towards the town of Tipperary. The deceased appeared to be much more under the influence of liquor than the others, and Kelly, who was somewhat sober, volunteered to see him home. Up to Sunday morning no traces of deceased could be found, when his body was discovered about six o'clock in the mong, foully murdered in a field adjoining his own land, inside • ditch, his stick several yards distance from him in one direction, and his hat in another. Upon the erkjence of Mr. T. J. Mar. nury, M.D., it appeared the wikinds had been inflicted on the damaged by some blunt iron instrument. The beak et his head was completely black, one of his fingers was 'split, and others almost cut woes, as if from a spade or slime (an nutriment used in cutting turf), Bo  far aa the investimitim into this fearful mes has proomded no clue ean be tramit to the murderers by whom the foul deed was committed. All that is known is that the doomed was last seen In Monis company, and the latter, with his daughter, has been arrested on ettipl• don. K.lly is bet cousin to the deceased, and resided In his imusediste neighbourhood. As yet no probable motive has been led for the perpetration of this terrible and apparent cowardly dead. A magisterial investigation will be old on Tuesday, when it is as. ported that some evidence calaalated to remove the veil of mystery which hangs over the outrage will be elicited. Dimmed has left • wife and six children to deplore his untimely death. It is a singular faot that the father of the murdered man was also murdered some years ago, when returning home from the town of Tipperary. The Jury returned • verdict of Wilful Murder egaiust some person or persons unknown.