INVERCARGILL.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2560, 21 March 1877, Page 2

INVERCARGILL.

Tuesday.

A man named John Monaghan was brought up at the Magistrate's Court this morning, charged with the! wilful murder of Thomas Oasselly, who has a married sister residing at Milton. The men had come to town to keep St. Patrick's Day, and both stayed at the Hibernian hotel on, Sunday ; night. On Monday morning Monaghan entered Casselly's room, and wanted to " see out" an unsettled dispute. This was smoothed over at the time, and the parties went lo the bar, where each had four glasses of brandy. Both seemed to have gone to bed, and to be overcome with drink, but some time afterwards Casselly was found lying on the floor, with a cut on the back of his head, and blood*sprinkled, about ;tb.e floor and walla. Medical assistance was procured after considerable delay. Casselly then complained of extreme pain in the urinary- orgam, and when relief was administered, there was an issue of pure blood. He was then removed to the hospital, where being told there was no ..chance'''of his recovery,'he said, "Jack Monaghan billed me." lie died this morning. The prisoner was remanded till after the inquest.