THE ASSASSIN.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3339, 30 March 1868, Page 4

THE ASSASSIN.

The assassin is a man named Farrell or O'Farrell, said to be originally from Dublin to Melbourne. He came from Sydney about three months ago. Another informant state that O'Farrell has been here five months, from Melbourne. When there he was employed a« a lawyer's clerk. He was brother to a man in Melbourne who, it is said, robbed the Catholic bishop of about £500, and bolted to South America. The assassin has lodged latterly afc the Clarendon Hotel, at the corner of George and Hunter-streets, where Messrs. Parkes and Byrnes, accompanied by two detectives, went -yesterday afternoon, about 5 o'clock, and took possession of his luggage » Immediately after the adjournment of the Home of Assembly, the Colonial Secretary prooeedod to Darlinghurst gaol, and saw the prisoner, who at once informed him that his name was "H. F. Farrell." It was also elicited that his place of retidence was the Clarendon Hotel, at the corner of George and Hunter-streets, and Mr. Parkes procured police and accompanied them to the hotel, where they took possession of his effects, and they were forwarded to the office of the Inspector-General of Police. A trunk belonging to the prisoner contained a few articles of clothing and a large quantity of bullets and percussion caps, and the table drawer in his bedroom contained a considerable quantity of powder as well as bullets and •hot. In the trunk was found a Douay Bible, with the name of " H. F. Varrell" inscribed, therein, a Catholic prayer-book, and a rosary. It was ascertained that the prisoner had lired at the Clarendon Hotel since Christmas last, and that he had previously lived at Mr. Tierney's, the Currency Lass Hotel, at the angle of Pitt and Hunterstreets. On visicing that inn it was found that he had left a box there, which was given up to the police, and taken with the other effects of the prisoner to the detective office. This box contained a few articles of clothing and some letters and papers, the exact nature of which had not been ascertained at midnight. The landlady of the Clarendon observed that the prisoner was exceedingly anxious to obtain admission to the fancy dress ball, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, and went out for that purpose, buc was unsuccessful. It was remarked during his sojourn at that hotel that he always flew into a great rage when he heard the name of the Duke of \ Edinburgh mentioned, and seemed to have strong feelings of hostility to his Royal Highness.