Star. — 1830-07-31 (London, England)

MURDER IN FIFE.  A murder of a very atrocious description has just been discovered in the neighbourhood of Cupar, in Fife. About ten or twelve days ago &respectable old man, named Millie, who resided there, in a house surrounded by a gardeni and park, disappeared in a somewhat mysterious manner; and, suspicions having been excited that he had been murdered, search was made in his grounds, when his body, mutilated by a hammer, or some such instrument, was found buried in the garden. /Cman, who acted, we have heard, as his servant, and whose name is Henderson, has been apprehended on suspicion of having perpetrated this horrible crime, and is now in Cupar gaol. To these facts we are enabled to add the following particulars s—On Tuesday last emost respectable individual in this city received a parcel, addressed to his care, directed for the murdered man, of whom he had no knowledge whatever. This parcel the Sheriff.Oflicers traced from Cupar to the coach.olike here, and from thence to the place where it bad been delivered, when it was instandy handed over to them in the same state that it had been received ; and yesterday the clerks at the cosch.office, and the gentleman alluded to, were officially examined by the authorities. The parcel, we undirseand, contained charters and other documents relative to the murdered man's property, and is supposed to have been despatched by his murderer from Cupar a day or two after the crime was committed—probably for the purpose of tuidcading in. quivers. -  We have received a letter from our reporter, which communicates the following additional particulats : Mr. Millie was what is called a damask customer weaver—thut is, a weaver who weaves for families—at Whin Park, near Moulmein six miles from Cupar. He usually employed one or two journeymen, who boarded in the house. He had been missing for about a month, and his absence was accounted fat by Henderson, the man who is charged with the murder, and who resided In the house as a journeyman, on the ground that he had gone to Sdiuburgh to super- • intend a law process against Lord Leven. The deceased being rather of an eccentric character, and disposed to be litigious, this story was credited for some time—and the mote readily because Henderson still continued to mide in the house. It being known, however, that Henderson was previously abort of cash, the circumstance of his appearing much better suppliedden formerly began to excite notice. An inquiry was consequently instituted, and on Saturday the body of Millie was found buried in his own garden. Ott that day Henderson told a neighbour that Millie had returned home, but bad been obliged to go to Cupar, six miles distant, from whence he would be back in the evening. An hour or two after Hen. demon disappeared, and the meth commenced. On entering the house, indications were visible of an attempt to dig into the floor, which was of clay, but the house being founded on a rock, the earth bad been opened only to the depth of a foot, when the digger encountered that insurmountable obstruction. The search being transferred to the garden, the body was dincoveted, as already stated—the skull beat in on both sides, as if with a hammer, buried in a foot-path leading to a well. The path Ras so beaten that, but for an ace:dental circumstance, the discovery would probably never have been made. Infonnation having been given to the Sheriff-Snbstitute, he instantly repaired to the scene of crime, and instituted an investigation, which lad to the pursuit of Henderson, who was apprehended at Dunfermline on .'r*.utttlay morning, of which town he is a native. He denies all knowledge of the murder.— Sdiniergh Observer.