The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1863-01-13 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

SHOCKING MURDER IS LDIRBURGH.—A horrible case of murder occurred in Frederick-street, Edinburgh, on Tuesday afternoon, and, aa frequently happen., the only witness of the commission of the earful crime was the perpetator.—James Patterson. • working Jeweller, residing in No. 5, St. James's-square, called at the shop of Mr. Alexander Milne, jeweller and manufacturer of hair ornaments. No. 31, Frederick street, on Tuesday fotenoon, for the purpose of handing over to Mr. Milne a piece of work which he had been employed by him to execute. When Paterson entered the ahop lie found Milne alone, It in suppesed that some ootitroversy had arisen regarding the price to be paid for the work, in the course of which Milne had lost a metrol of himself, seised a two-edged dirk which was lying neat him, and stabbed Paterson. The thrust must have been given with great violence, as the blade penetrated his heart. The unfortunate mom instantly fled from hi. assailant, and bursting into the adjoining shop, which is occupied by Mr. Forrester, baker, threw himself on • seat opposite the counter. The wounded man was carried to the back room of Mr. Forrester's shop, where he was placed on • sofa. The result of the wound here became painfully apparent, for the flow of blood reduced the unfortunate man so rapidly that in ten minutes after hie entrance into the shoo he expired. The police surgeon shortly after arrived, but of course the case was beyond remedy by medical skill. Dr. Littlejohn, however, sensed the body to be wrapped up and removed to the police office on a stretcher, and at the seine time the polioe entered Milne's shop and charged him with the 50..Manion of the crime, which he at onee admitted. A osb was then called, and Milne was removed to the police office. Although the immediate cause of the dispute which resulted in the death of the young man cannot be definitely explained, it is necessary, though painful to state, that his assailant, besides being generally addicted to driok, has been in • continual state of intoxication since about Christmas, and his ez. citable and irrational conduct since that period has been the subject of conversation among the neighbour. during the past week. One circumstance which renders the ease still more saddening is the fact that the deoeased and hiu exultant were intimate friends and companions, and no later than last week they spent an evening together in vritneesing one of the pantomimes. Milne, the accused, who is an Irishman. by birth, is warned, and has three children; his victim was 28 years of age, and unmarried.  A remarkable proof of the popularity of Mr. and Mrs. Kean is Dublin, says • hater from that city, was afforded on Monday night in the crowded attendanoe in the round room of the Rotund., which is sitinistsd to contain about 3,000 persons, to witness their last per. forwent* in Ireland for two years. The entertainmenta consisted of the reading of Shakspeare's " King John," end soma detached pieces by Macaulay and other poets. Mr. and Mrs. Kean were listened to with breatbbes attention. While either was speaking a pin could have been beard to drop, and at the clone of the entertainment they were enthusiastically applauded. A abort time since • man at &whitey was admitted to bail by the Stafford magistrates for murdering One of his children. He has now nude a murderous attack am mother, whkh died.. Tuesday. The ntegielretekl I did pot admit him to bell the eetwod thus