The Sun. — 1838-09-12 (London, England)

MURDER.  LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING.—The Dublin papers about a fortnight since, teemed vitt' the atrocities perpetrated by a perkee named Carrick, an alleged Carmelite menk, who in that character received children into his house for the purpose of rearing and educating. them. The brutalities which this wretch practised on the poor helpless creatures, as they 'were disclose on the Coroner's Ir.vest, excited in the public mind a strong feeling of indignation and disgust. It was proved that in the case of a child only two years of age, the illegitimate offspring of a woman named Acardin, this brutality bad been carried to an almost unprecedented pitch. The poor woman in question committed the child to his keeping, presenting him at the same time with nine pounds, which she had collected amongst her neighbours. The alleged monk received the child and the cash into a wretched room which he teaant6d, where two other children owned his parental sway. lie was aaeustomed, accord. ing to the evidence, to put the chill on his knee, place one hand on its mouth, to prevea it from crying, and with the other to burn its legs and thighs \yid' a candle. He sometimes also took the child by the legs, and held it with its head down. The child, as may be supposed, did not long survive this treatment, and after a. full investigation into the circumstances, a verdict of wilful murder was returned against Carrick. Pending the investigatiOn the wretch deemed it prudent to decamp from the Irish metropolis, and the police fur some time past have been on thp look-out for Lim. Yesterday morning ho attended early service at the Roman Catholic Chapel, Copperas-hill, Liverpool, where his appearance attracted the attention of the clerk connected with the chapel, who informed the officiating clergyman of his presence. The cic.k after the service, brotieht Carrick to the house of the clergyman, which adjoins the chapel ; but the latter declined having him aprehended under his roof, expressing at the same time his wish that he should be given up to the authorities. Carrick having a suspicion that his apprehension was contemplated, coetrived to evade the vigilance of the clerk, . and on the arival .. of the police, he could not be found. The clerk, however, accompanied the officers to the lodgings of the Culprit, where his presence was denied ; hurt, oh the house being searched, he was found, and conve; ed to the Bridewell. • : , This maiming (Mencliy), lie was brought up at the Policeoffice, before Mr. Hall, when 'Mr. Dowling, the Superintendent of Police, stated his belief that. the prisoner was the individual against wherri verdict of wilful murder had been returned by, a Coroner's Jury in Dublin. The prisoner gave his, nama as Jerome Carrick, not John Joseph carriek, as the newspapers styled him. He denied having caused. the,death of the- child ; and asserted that he left Dublin on Saturday fortnight, and had' never heard of the charge segainst him until his arrival in England. At the suggestionf of Mr. Dowling, the,pnisoner was remanded until an answer' had been received from the authorities in Dublin, who have been written to on the subject. The prisoner is a young man, apparently not more than twenty-four years or age ; and his appearance is the reverse: of unprepossessing. He was attired in a long black top coat, and seemed anxious to give himself a Clerical mecaraaCe.