The Sun. — 1841-11-17 (London, England)

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDA LY, NOVEMEER 17, 1841.  THE MURDERS AND SUICIDE AT BURNLEY BARRACKS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) I yesterday sent you a short account, and am, afraid you would think it an intrusive act on my part, but can assure you the deed has caused such a consternation in this neighbourhood that you will be better able to imagine than for me to describe it. I have this evening had the surgeon who was called in (Mr. White) at my house, and from him I have learned the following particulars, which you may rely upon as being as near the facts as any that can be ascertained at present. It is expected the Coroner will sit either to-day or tomorrow. At or about half-past eight o'clock on Sunday evening, after the officers had had their dinner, and were sitting around the mess-room fire, Lieut. O'Grady rose from his seat, and retired from the room. In a short time after he•had gone out a person was heard to scream much. On some of the party rising, and proceeding towards the door, to see what the cause of the noise was, they were met in the door-way by Lieut. O'Grady running in, and saying that Morris had murdered him ; he walked towards the fire-place; there he fell down on the carpet, and it was • soon perceived that he was wounded. As soon as the parties then in the room (whom I believe were only two or three) recovered a little from the shock, one of them went to the door leading into the passage. The first thing he observed was Morris standing in the lobby, brandishing a large knife in his hand. Not liking to face him unarmed, he returned to the fire-place for the poker, and then again went to the passage, during which period it is supposed that Mortis had followed the woman, and had stabbed her in four different places; the most fatal ne a little below the left shoulder blade. .I.on the approach of the individual to the !isTlace, he there found the woman lying, but not dead ; also the murderer, who, I believe, but am not at the present time positive,: never: spoke afterwards; if he did it itits. 41.fil y for a short time, for he had effected 445: deadly purpose, most undoubtedly on hirnsOttaS he liVed but a short time. He had run the knife Aritohis own body just below the breast-bone ; again in two places a little lower, with anotherlayge.cut on the right side of the body, and their turned the .knife downwards. Whether any' attereation had taken place between Mr. O'Grady arid:Morris' I am not aware; but should suppose that will be ascertained before the Coroner, as Mr. O'Grady lived till nearly ten o'clock ,the following morning, and, was sensible up to the. time of his death. The parents of the unfortunate woman live, believe, in the officers' apartments or mess-house, and the individual Who caused the death of these persons was the messman's waiter, and has been jealous of -the, female for some time back, though I am 0,74:. 4o understand she was a married woman; lnit did not live with her husband. Colne, November 16, 1841. [Burnley Barracks are situate about six miles north of Colne, in Lancashire, and nearly halfway between Leeds and Preston. Burnley is a small manufacturing town containing between 9,000 and 10,000 inhabitants. We take this opportunity of returning our thanks to our Correspondent at Colne, for his attention and readiness in forwarding the particulars of these horrible deeds, which enabled us to give an account of them in The Sun of last evening--the only paper in which they appeared.]