A HORRIBLE CRIME.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6501, 28 December 1881, Page 6

A HORRIBLE CRIME.

A telegram dated Peglh, October 24, says: —A horrible crime, that is certain to end in the death of nine perron*, was committed at Varpolata, in Hongary, on Saturday last, the murderer* being unknown. It appear* that the; must have mode their way by night into the house of a family named Gold, consist* ing of men members. The alarm was first given by the neighbours, who were surprised to see that the. house remained closed all on Saturday, and who ultimately forced in the door, a frightful spectacle being disclosed. In the kitchen lay the body of Mary Hemes, a servant, and of the nunc lying In their blood with their hands bound, but still showing signs of life. In the next room were four corpses. Caspar Gold, the father of the family, lay with his hands bound and bis bead cut open, hit features being horribly mutilated. Next him lay hit wife, who was not yet quite dead. On the bed lay the daughter, a girl of four* teen, with her skull crushed in, and in the cradle a child of eighteen months was almost out la pieces, and bad also its skull smashed. In another room lay the body of Moses Gold, tba grandfather, with traces of strangulation on ms neck. Next him lay his grandson, still living, but in a hopeless condition. Hear the stove lay tho body of Mary Kaysons,an adopted child. Three of the victim* are still living, but no hopes of their recovery are entertained. The nurse was able to speak a few words to the effect that two well-dressed men bad entered, armed with pistols and hatchets. They had carried off all the ready-money they could find, but left many jewels and other valuable things untouched.

A Vienna telegram of Oct. 26 says :—Xho principal accomplice in the recent wholesale murders at Varpolata, in Hungary, has been arrested, and bss been identified by one of the wounded servant girts. When ihe miscreant was captured the infuriated mob attempted to Wrest him from the grasp of the police, and lynch him on the nearest lamppost. This, however, the police prevented, but as the prisoner was being carried off be was hit by several stone* thrown by the crowd. The fellow, whose name is Hosier, is a veritable giant in sire. He is a released convict, though only 25 years of age. After Ihe perpetration of the crime Hotter, in a quarrel about the sharings of the booty, shot one of hia accomplices. The third man is still at large. At the inquist Hester was terrified when he found that some of lib intended victims were alive to identify him. He thought they were all dead. The public Wig *auon and horror are extreme, because besides the robbery and murders, other nameless crime* were perpetrated by lb# wretches on their victims. The baby was killed by wringing its neck.