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MURDER AT IPSWICH. He town of Ipswich was thrown into a state of the most inful excitement of Moet of an amiable and respectable ble catastrophe ‘Tuesday last, by the perpetration of emeditated revenge. Which has caused the death individual. The facts relating appear to be as fallow :—The is horti “ 0 thik vibe illerated gentieman is Edward Osborne, he is a 4 oT be a native of Mile pty appartne sse of Ipswich, End-road, London, and’was to the situation of ‘Tide Surveyor, at the He had ‘under his command a certain number of boatmen, for the prevention of struggling, and ping - vers soot became obnoxious onsidered what is called a strict, disciplinarian, he Yo such of the men as did not relish close attention to duty. Armongst the most discon tented WAS @ overall training, Mr. Osborne, a man niamed Ambrose Flack, who had on cessions refused ‘to obey orders. On ‘Tuesday seems, had received some no ration which rendered it necessary for him to take out part the watermen. On coming down to the Waterside, he partied, from the insolent department of Flack, that he was Proxicated, which induced Mr. Osborne to order him on shores 4 sn oat . 4 that, he would After some resistance flack did so, declaring with for him, ’ meaning his com der.After the return of the party, Mr. Osborne pro yeeed to his lodgin , and Was just seated at ‘the team tble, on Flack, who had in the vee of pistols, forced his interi provided himself with way into the room, and when within a few paces of his ill-fated victim, discharged one of them at his head, with too certain dim—the -ball passing in, immediately over the left eye, and hodging win the posterio art of the skull , after which the one man, Bsa to make his escape, but was fourteen outs old who hung yme. With another loaded, secured by a girl not more than on his slop coat, though he was pistol, Mr. Osborne lingered until Thursday, when he expired about three o'clock. He has left a mother and four sisters, who were dependent on him for support, and he was just on the eve of being mar ried . A most respectable jury was assembled, on Thursday renin, before J.E. Sparrow, foroner for the borough; and, after Viewing the body, Which presented no octacle, the following evidence was adduced a shocking Elizabeth Sutton . My sister lives in the house where Mr. Osborne Todgetd, her name pamer is Caroline, and another sister . Ann 1 was there on Tuesday afternoon lasty about six o clock I heard my sister Caroline say that Flack was ome to speak to Mr. Osborne . I was in the back room assuining Mr. Osborne's parlour. I heard Flack speak to Mr. Osborne, but did not hear what he said ; about two minutes after he came in I was going down, into the kitchen, when I heard a pistol go off; T ran along the passage, and looked into the room, the door was open, and I saw Flack, landing on one side of the table and Mr. Osborne sitting on the other he was falling back in his chair. Flack was holding out a pistol in his right hand in the direction to yards Osborne. I directly screamed out Mr.Osborne is shot , then Flack turned round and was going out of the om my sisters and Lucy Wraide then came and went up to Mr. Osborne; I went behind Flack and held him by the giar of his slop.—[ The p oorn and placed in a chair risoner was now brought into the near the Coroner : he repeatedly exclaimed in a low tone, * Lord have mercy on me,” and seemed violently agitated.]—The man now brought in is the man of whom I have been speaking. I said you shall be taken, but he walked to the front door and I walked behind him s all the rest ran, to the door and screamed. Mr. Baker and Mr. Hicks came up and took Flack to bridewell . [went to Mr. Hammond's. I did not hear Flack say any thing. —] Witness is about 1d years of age, and gave her evi dence with remarkable distinctness Jay ~ the Coroner :. Flack, do you wish to ask this witness any question 2-- The prisoner answered in a feeble voice, ‘* No, Bir, 00.” John Hicks + 1 live.in one of the new houses in the Shire hall yard, next door but one to where Osborne lodged ; the house is situated on extra parochial land; there are five go circumstanced 3 on Tuesday evening at six o'clock, whilst ] was sitting at ten, [ heard a report of a pistol’s 1 immedi ately ran to the door and heard the cry of murder. I saw Flack rim from Osborne’s door, he held a pistol in one hand, and a little girl was swinging on him, screaming out, You murdered Mr. Osborne ; ? I went up to him and said, Good God, man, what have you been doing ? Flack said, * have shot him 5 ? 1 said, * Whom, have you shot ? he said, * I have at hhis collar directly, and shot Mr. Osborne.”” I took hold called Haker, who was very near. I delivered the prisoner in charge to him, whilst I called Mr. Hammond. Flack gave me the pistol at the time I collared him, and immediately after he said, “ I have shot tim. —Witness produced the ‘pistol. At the sight of it the prisoner wept aloud and cried, ** Christ, help us out of it—Gord have mercy on me. ’ ‘The pan of the pistol was shurk down; I examined it and found the muzzle and pan wet, as if recently discharged, John Baker, keeper of from my tea table, about the Bridewell. I had just got up six o'clock on ‘Tuesday, when I heard the report of a pistol I opened the door and saw Ambrose Flack come .out of shorne’s house, and heard shriek s and cries of ** Murder” from females in the house, and I went out and saw Hicks and Flack together . I took Flack into custody and brought him here. I locked him up in the charge of two men in prison; about ten minutes afterwards one of the prisoners, named William Pealing, knocked at the door and gave me a pistol, which was loaded and cocked, that was taken from Flack ; I fired the pistol off immediately. When I took Flack into custody, T asked him’ how he could do what he had been doing ? He said, * Pa shoot any man who would deprive my wife and family of their bread.”* He made no resistance, Mr. J Barcourt. Flack called on me about four o'clock ‘on Tuesday; I knew him to be a servant in’ the Custom house; I have known him for several years; he was per fectly sober ; he held out a pair of pistols, which he said were sent by Mr. Robert Jackaman to have new flints, to be Yeated, and some spare them charged now for ? balls; I said, what do you want Why, said he, we are going out directly ;told him I had no balls that would fit the pis tols, but what I had perhaps might do ; I looked in a drawer and found eight or ten, that would answer the pur pose, though they were too small for the pistols ; I charged the pistols very slightly, with about a drachm of powder, and put into each one of the balls, and to make them fit I «tapped them round with paper . Flack put them into his breast pocket, with the muzzle upwards, I said, be careful not to shout yourself, and told him if he put the muzzle downwards he would neither shoot himself nor anyone else. Mr. Jackaman frequently used to send arms to be repaired and loaded. (Witness identified the pistols, and stated they belonged to government.) I have not the least doubt this is one of the pistols I load is a ship pistol, such as ed ..I identify it by the new. flints it they use in the navy. Mr. R. F. Jackaman, clerk to W. Bailey, Esq., collec tor of the Customs—I know Flack quite.well ; he is,a boat man in the customs ; I was title~surveyor, knew the deceased quite well; he did not send Flack to Mr. Harcourt’s on Tuesday last; I might have sent at some distant period, but have no recollection of it ; the pistol produced belongs to the Custom-house; it ought to be in the custody of the title-surveyor; I cannot account for its coming into Flack's possession, un less he took the key, which hangs over Os borne's desk . Flack lad access to this roomr at any time; the arms’ ceat is in the title surveyor’s room. Caroline Cecilia Sutton, being called into the room, to, give her evidence. Was kolling the prisoner, considerably affected; and, on the started back horrore a truck, saying, * Oh Eithere he iss. Oh ! Llethin ing 7 let the murderer in, and sunk into a chair. Some minutes elapsed before she recovered her composure, and then stated—I lived in the house where Osborne lodged . A was going to make him some tea, when and opened it, and saw I heard a rap at the door. 1 went Black; he asked for Mr. Osborne. I knew him, as he often came. Osborne ‘called out, and said, * Who's there ?” I said, ** Flack,’ Osborne re plied, if he wants me he must come to the ‘Custom-house. Whilst I held the door Flack walked into the parlour, and I went into the back room. I was going to get some bread and butter, and heard a pistol, go off. I ran into the room, and cried out * Osborne is shot.” Flack was going down the steps as I was goin g through the passage. I shrieked for help, and went, to support him until somebary came !m I said, * Osborne, you are shot—who did it ?’ ° He did not speak. ‘A wound was in his eye and temple, which was Liveding. Mr. Mulley and Mr. Smith came in—By Jutor, Osborne spoke loudly, so that Flack might hear him; he had a sharp way of speaking. Janes Bridges, boatman in the custom-house, was with Flack when Osborne came down in the afternoon, about four o’clock ; should not go in the he was affronted, and said, Flack biat. Mr Osborne and Frost came down to the dock opposite the gas-house, walking. Frost and I had been ordered down with the boat ;~ Flack was at a public-house ; Osborne sent me for. Pluck , we came from the Custom-base about twelve or one . I met Flack coming but was not clean, from the “Happy Return.” Osborne said, the and that he did not want. Flack, Frost and I took him down the river, and Flack was left on shore, in conseque As Flack walked aw ace of what he had said to Osborne. as he grumbled, and said something to this effect to Osborne—“* if you suspend’me it will be the worse for you.” Fl ack was with me from about twelve or one to four’ o’clock.—By a Juror, Flack had been away an hour and half when Osborne came. We had no fire germs, and there were no orders to carry any that dry. Mr. ¢. G. Hammond, surgeon: I was sent for on Tues dy about ten minutes past six o'clock , several people came at almost the same time Sere llicks, who requested me to go -ha I was directed to a house, where I saw a man siting yard, mn ad arm:chair; 1 never saw him 1 have since heard, parted by two or three fem his left eye-lid, from which Un morthage, on close examinate sembling, brain, indeed it was par the edge of the orifice; the eye was tup transparent part was eye-brow, was comp, taken up stairs, and put to bed. I Ile was unconscious incoherent, and about two hour insensible. Previously he had spoken to someone asked him aming in the Street. “I saw directly to the Shire-hall before, that I recollec’ 5 his ‘name is Osborne. He was sup remales. I perceived a wound above here was a considerable he m E saw a substance re t of the brain, ying on tu red, and the lying between the lids; the hair of the Jetely singed. . 1 directed him to be then dressed the wound. ‘at having received a wound; he was afterwards became quite o or three words; a question, but he muttered ““* tubs at ebb tide? which had no relation to the question put, to him. About two hours after apoplexy from a com ont, the pistol was with shot they would have passed ands hie was in a state of pression on the brain, which was oozing held so close, that had it been. Joadett in as small a space as a tulet did. I cannot say the wound was inflicted by a bulling; the hair on one side of the eye-lid was considerably singed; the smoke in the room and the smells of the gun powder were very great. He died from an injury inflicted by a pistol; he exp ‘the prisoner mole sted about three o'clock this afternoon, no defence;. and tie. Coroner then read over the evidence, leaving it to the jury to return such a verdict,as was called for by the circumstances of the case. After a consultation of a few minutes, they announced that they had agreed , on which the prisoner was called before
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Tue, Jul 19, 1831
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