The Sun. — 1857-09-21 (London, England)

HORRIBLE MURDER BY AN ITALIAN  SEAMAN.  This morning the street in front of the Thames Policecourt, and tl:e avenues leading to it, were crowded with an exciteable multitude who were anxious to catch e glimpse of an Italian seaman named Jose de Romeo, aged 22 years, who it was known would be brought up fey examination on a charge of murdering a Greek sailor named George de Metres, last night, in Neptune-street, Rateliff-highway. The most intense excitement prevailed in that neighbourhood and near the Leman-street station-house last night and this morning. Upward of 4,000 persons were assembled in Wellcloseesquare, near the scene of the murder, and as many mcr' were assembled in Le:Ban-street. Inspector Gernor of the H division, and 30 police-constables were patroling the streets all night to preserve erder. At ten o'clock there was a dense mob assembled near the station-house, and among them were several Greeks, who gave utterance to loud vociferations, and called out "bring out the murderer, we want his life, blood fer blond." A cab was brought to the back of the stationhouse, into which the prisoner was hastily pushed, and Inspector Gernon and two police-constables got in after him. As the cab drove away the yells aed execrations of the mob were perfectly frightful, and several Greeks attempted to. stop the horse and cab, and demanded vengeance. The police drove them away, and the horse and cab proceeded at a furious pace along Leman-street, Alie-etreet, Churchlane, Commercial-road, to this court in Arbour-street, East S:epw y, and was followed a considerable distance by the indignant Greeks. Inspector Gernon ordered the driver to proceed at once into the court-yard, between the court and the station-house, and the gates were immediately closed upon the enubitude, who saluted the murderer with loud execrations. After the disposal of the other night charges, the prisoner was arraigned i. the felon's doe's, before Mr. Yardley, and charged with the wilful murder of George de Matras.  It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner and two prostitutes were quarrelling in Neptune-street last night, and the prisoner struck one of them. The deceased, who was standing by, remonstrated with him, on his cowardice and said, " am% strike the girl.' The prisoner said to the deceased " I'll fight you Englir by Italian, or Greet fashion." The deceased replied in broken English, "Me no fight," on which the prisoner took allarge *sheath knife from his pocket and pluuged it into his abdomen. The deceased staggered anti the prisoner followed him up, inflicting blow after blow en the defenceless man who fell to the ground mortally wounded. The bystanders called out " Murder, seize the fellow," and the _prisoner was pursued by a policeconstable named Charles Gascoyne, 93, 11,‘ who took him and soon had him secured in the stationhouse. The wounded man was immediately taken to big lodging-house, No. 200, Ratcliffhighway, where he was immediately attended by Mr. Starkey, a surgeon, of Wellclose-square, and Mr. Graves, an army surgeon, of No. 201, Ratcliff-highway. The deceased in reply to a question of Mr. Gernoe, said he knew the murderer, and described him; and said he lived in the same house. Mr. Gernon sent a policeman to the station-house with directions to bring the prisoner immediately to the house where the deceased was bleeding to death, in order that he might be enaLled to identify the murderer. Before the policeman could return the wounded man expired. Upon an examination it was ascertained that the deceased had received three wounds iu the abdomen, one on the left breast, one or,  the left armpit, and another on the back of the shouller. Inspec:or Gc.ro.on produced a large sheath knife of the ordinary description used by sailor?. It was found  in the street after the Greek was murdered. The blade of the knife was stained with blood.  Mr. Yardley inquiied whether there had been any post mortein, examination of the body. Inspector Geruon replied in the negative. Mr. Yardley said he should remand-the prisoner until Monday next. The body of the deceased is now lying at the lodging house, 200, Rateliff-highway. It was laid out according to the Greek custom this morning, and was visited by a great number of Greek sailors. The prisoner is a person of youthful appearance and fresh complexion, and his appearance is rather prepossessiniz.