The Sun. — 1860-04-12 (London, England)

RIBLE 3IURDER AT PENRITII.  TThueesapaeyacbeyable theof I'e ntri il taltt townintelligence Another horrible murder has been committed winasthdisistcuoribeltdy.on a wounded man had been found in a field at the end of Gilwilley-lane, by Mr. Rid lardson's servant. The man, who was a German, though much injured about the head, atill breathed. Dr. Pearson was immediately sent for, but before ho arrived the poorfellow had ceased to breathe. His body was conveyed to the Penrith Union Workhouse. It appears that the murdered man had been in Penrith for a day or two previous to his death, and that he had lodged at a common lodging-house, kept by a person named S wales, above the Old Brewery. On the night previous to his death he left Swales's house, and took lodgings at another lodging-house at the Townhead, kept by a person named Iforsley. About six o'clock he went into the Grey Bull Inn, kept by Mr. Thomas Hyslop, where he had some ale. After staying ROITIC time there, he went out. He told Mr. Hyslop he was it gardener. He had been in the shop of Mr. Dedlow, watchmaker, where he gave the same account of himself, and said that he had left a wife and three children in Newcastle-on-Tvne • He spoke German with case. He returned to the Grey Bull in the evening, and had some rum and ale mixed. A man named Thomas Grey came in, and they sat some time together. When he left about 11 o'clock he was a little the worse for drink. He told Mr. Hyslop that he had with him a £5 note and some gold, but Mr. Hyslop did not see any money he had, except about two shillings in silver. When he went out he said he was going to his lodgings to Swales's, but he went as if he was going to Robertshaw's. He was last seen at the Townhead, between 11 and 12 o'clock on ,A,londa 7 night, and was found at about 8 o'clock on 1 ue,-day morning at the place above mentioned. It would seem that the murderer had accompanied his victim from the Townhead across two fields, in which cattle sleep on straw by night. It is probable they stayed for a while in this out-house, and on issuing forth early in the morning, had gone about 50 yards in the direction of the Townhead, when, judging from some marks of blood on the wall, a violent blow with some instrument had been dealt out to the unfortunate man ; and a few yards further from the wall the earth on the spot where the man's head had laid was saturated with blood. It appears he had then been dragged across to another corner, a distance of about five or six yards. The stones in the wall are marked with blood, as are the loose stones around. One stone had sonic hair upon it, as if it had been used over the head. The place where the poor man was found is one of the most leinely and unfrequented by night. About °s. was found in his pocket. The police immediately commenced a vigilant search and on Tuesday afternoon Thomas Sowerbv, alias Gray, a servant in the employment of Mr. Hetherington, of the Black Bull Inn, Penrith, was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the murder. He had been sent to Patterdale by his master with a load of straw early in the morning. Mr. Superintendent Carson, on becoming acquainted with the circumstances which appeared to connect Sowcrby with the offence, immediate'y went off in pursuit, and succeeded in apprehending him in the taproom at Mr. Gelderd's hotel, at Patterdale. He was brought to Penrith, where he remains in close custody.