The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1881-12-02 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

CONFESSIONS OF  LEFIWY.  Lefroy made startling disclosures on Saturday morning. On Friday he was considerably agitated, and towards night his conduct became SO riOlullt that he had to be watched all night. The warders say he walked up and down his cell like a illatilllllll, gesticulating, moaning, and raving in a dreadinl manner. Early on Saturday morning he sent for the chaplain and made a fail confession, not only as to We murder of Mr. Uold, but also as to the inuider of Lieutenant Hopei, who, it will be remembered, was found dean out-side his quarters in Cutitham Barracks in Fultruary hist, lie stated, moreover, that he shot Lieutenant Roper in consequence of a quarrel they had had aa to Mies \Lula Cameron' an actress. Lefroy's relations have already affirmed that one of Lefroy's hallucinations was that he was married to bliss Cameron, whose portrait he used to carry about with him, and lie now says he shot Lieutenant Roper because he said something slightingly of her. There has been a suspicion fur some Line muting Leh.) '6 friends that Mr. Gold was list his only victim, tor several lessons, amongst Whiell are tbe finding by the Ciitytons of bloodstained clothes in Leftoy's room and his extraordinary behaviour on more than one occasion. The clothes, however, have unfortunately Leen burnt, :aid cannot be i.roduced therefore to corroborate his present statement. The declaration that he murdered Lieutenant Roper is borne out by the fact that on the day after Lieutenant Roper's body was found Lefroy 'suddenly turned up at his sister's (Mrs. Brickwood's) house, at Southend, and remained in hiding there for some days. On receiving his startling statement, Mr. Cole, the chaplain, 'Nemiliaiel) sent to London to fay it before the Mole beet etary, but Sir W. dial court had left for Derby, and the Permanent Secretary appeared inclined to attach much important eto it. Theuturn-rul Lit:mune. t Loper Is also corroborated by the testimony of the Claytons, who say they noticed at time of the murder he was constantly travelling up alai down the London, Chatham, tied Dover line to and from Chatham and Sittingbourne. Another , xtraordinary neater that is to he more fully intoned into is a letter received by the Governor of Lee ei, Gat) to the effect that, a relative of the writer's has been missing for some considerable time, and suspicion had been awakened that lie was murdered by Lefroy. Otie of the two convicts who occupied the imme cell with Lefroy at Lewes has ht rionaking extraordinary inquiries amongst the family of the missing man, w melt he says is is doing at the instigation of Like criminal himself. When Mrs. Brickwad saw her Mother on Saturday afternoon he ri liii uiii d all he Mid said to the chaplain, and said that lie had given the chaplain a shock that morning. lie also said lie did nut think he would be hanged, but won heed whether they would put him in a lunatic asylum. lie further remarked that sometimes he telt like two different people. His sister asked him why he had not made a full confession of all this befell), and Lefroy replied that he had thought titer(' eas mane hope for him, and he did not care to maka any 011 e his confidant ; but now that he was on the point , of execution there was no use keepicg the neater secret tiny longer.