The Sun. — 1862-06-10 (London, England)

MURDER AT BRIGHTON.  The inhabitants of Brighton were shocked on Sunday night by a rumour that a murder had been committed in Church-street, and which proved too bartrue, for the sentry on guard at the infantry racks had shot one of his comrades dead as he entered the gates. Both the deceased and his assassin are young Irishmen, of about the same age, 23 years, and belong to the same troop in the 18th. Hussars, which regiment they joined from the The name of the former is John Antrim Militia. O'Dea, and of the other, John Flood. The facts 'witnessed as 'l3. conclusive, for it is not often that the commissaiorne motive, it alpof the offence in crimes of murder is this case, and from inquiries into the regiment have indulged re each other for various pears the men of the abovuep in holding court martinis course, was not known to th officers, petty things which they may have done. and was This,uu only this melancholy result of practicalbroug.ht to light by Flood, there is 110 doubt it will put in the regiment, Joking) to which has been subjected twears a a termination. once tried by one of owho bears a high character and good-conduct stripe, half," and on e annoyances, and has been l theseled tom otackketraibu,,ndaolzs sentenced to and compelled with another Sunday was threatened by the deceasedeann dandaday used O'D trial. He had on the previous and 's saddle, and neglected to elee.n it afterwards, they had a at noon on Sunday when they mt-t few angry words about it, ending in O'Dea telli •ng him that on Monday he would bring him before a court-martial and charge him with leaving the saddle dirty. Flood was one of the guard for Sunday, but O'Dea was off duty, and they saw no more of each other till nine o'clock on Sunday night, when the latter returned to barracks with two or three others, just after the guard had been relieved, and Flood was sentry at the gates. It was quite dark, and as O'Dea passed out,through; Flood, who was talking to the others, called "Is that you, Jack?" O'Dea said, " Yes;" and Flood pushed turned round and the others a little on one side, levelled his carbine at O'Dea, The ball entered the centre of his chest, P and fired. assed out at the back, went through the side of a ladder, and was picked up flattened at the foot of the barrack, wall. One of the men immediately knocked }locl down, but it was too late, and but for the sergeant of the guard a second murder would, in all proba.men were to bility, have been committed, for the enraged and excited that it was with the greatest f difficulty they wore kept rom the murderer, who was at once taken to the guard-house. Ile there if O'Dea was dead, and was told asked the sergeant that ho could live ortly a minute or two longer, whereupon he rushed upon the sergeant anti made. ttempt to draw his sword, but bein, u an a b tueh the smaller man of the two he was quiet] • '\ put back and handed over to the custody et• su -... , I,heaintendent Bornden, of the borough police. wi .time arrived. Ho then feigned drunkennesslo/had bY this that beer had been smuggled in!'o , stating not believed, and when he was token him, but this was station an emetic was given, to the pellet.). :Nit.. White, asked him if he and the chief ellha r, charged with, namely, " knew what he was snootincr O'Dea," for the , and killing John minutes after he was soor fellow died in a very few and deliberation, sa.d shot. Flood, with calmness only wished that' 1 he knew very well, and he another man who, he said, had also bantered li. time, for he had toleild, t hheandl whatbeen hwithe Nv O'Dea 0u doat And had he shot them both he could have mounted the scaffold 'with pleasure. He seemed to care nothing for what had happened, and in less than an hour after he was locked up he vvas sou 10 round. asleep. Every man it appears is served with ds of ball cartridge, which he has witk him when on guard.