The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-04-19 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

APPREHENSION OF THE MURDERER. (Abridged from yesterday's Times.) The inhuman monster, Daniel Good, is, we are happy to say, at length apprehended, and is now in safe custody in Maidstone Gaol. The circumstances connected with the discovery of the retreat of the murderer and his apprehension are as singular as were those under which the first discovery of the murder was made. On yesterday se'nnight he hired himself at Tonbridge in Kent, as a bricklayer's labourer, under the name of James Connor. He performed his work well and was regularly at it, but he shunned all communication with his fellow-workmen. He was noticed by the female with whom he took up his abode as lodger to show many peculiarties of conduct, and was very restless all night, sighing and moaning. He continued at work as usual until last Saturday morning, when a man named Thomas Rose, who had formerly been a constable of the V division of the metropolitan police, and while so was stationed at Wandsworth, but who now is a labouring man residing in Tonbridge, saw the man calling himself Connor at work, and immediately recognizing him as the murderer Good, accosted him, and said, " Why you are the man Good. Your name is Daniel Good." The man replied, " No, it is not ; my name is James Connor." Rose then said, " Why, you are he that I have seen in Putney Parklane ; you was coachman to a gentleman there." The man told him he was mistaken, he never had been a coachman, and was quite unacquainted with any place called Putney Park-lane. Rose then said, " Oh, I have seen you frequently at the stables opposite to Mr. Hutton's, and you know young Houghton." The man again denied all knowledge of either the place or the person he was alleged to be intimate with, but he did so in so confused a manner as at once to convince Rose that he was no other than Daniel Good, the murderer. Rose did not then attempt to take the alleged Connor into custody, but gave private directions to some persons near to watch him, whilst he (Rose) went to give information to Mr. Humphrey, the superintendent of police. That officer returned with Rose, and, feeling satisfied there was sufficient in the appearance of the man, and in his conduct, to warrant his detention, took him into custody, and conveyed him to the watchhouse. Mr. Hare, a resident magistrate, was then sent for, who directed the prisoner to be brought before him at the offices of the magistrate's clerk, Mr. Scoone. Mr. Hate took his seat upon the bench at two o'clock. Evidence to the above effect was then gone into, and the prisoner was committed to Maidstone gaol. The prisoner brought a bundle with him to Tunbridge, in which were found, after his apprehension, the old drab frock coat, drab trousers and gaiters which were stated to have been worn by Good when he escaped from the stables in Putney Park Lane, and several other articles usually worn by grooms. The prisoner was afterwards identified by a private constable who was perfectly acquainted with his person. A man, of the name of Richard Gammell, in Symonds'buildings, Gray's Inn-lane, has been also taken into custody, on a charge of harbouring and secreting the murderer. On searching this man's room several gowns and other articles of female apparel which are believed to have belonged to the murdered woman were found.  At an early hour yesterday morning, " Molly Good," the murderer's reputed wife, was taken into custody, on a charge of being accessory to the murder after the fact. They will be brought up at the Bow-street police-court this (Monday) morning, before Mr. Hall, the chief magistrate, for examination.