Particulars Relative To The Unfortunate Pandolphi's For Whose Murder Walter Read Was Hanged And Quartered On Saturdy Fortnight At Ibree? Castle In The The County Of Wicklow In Ireland. In the year 1783, Mr Pandolphi, in consequence of some domestic misfortunes, as under the necessity of leaving Italy, which was his native country. In the course of his travels he came to Ireland of which he was making the tour, when caught with the scenery of a little spot of ground in the count of Wicklow which overlooked the river Liffey, as well with the hospitality of the neighbours, to one of whom ( Mr Archbold) he bought a letter of recommendation, re resolved on settling there. His household consisted of nothing but a stripling glad, who resided with him, and an old chairwoman ( sic). Having received a very liberal education, and having been addicted to the study of physic, his medicinal skill was eminent, tho he had not studied with a view of practicing. He therefore attended all descriptions of people around him gratis, and was highly esteemed for charity and benevolence. He frequently amused himself in a little school instructing children, and distributing premiums to such as excelled the rest. There was not a poor person in the parish he resided in who was not a pensioner of his , and he took great delight in the payment of their weekly allowance. His servant, whole name was Hugh Read, a brother or a cousin to the wretch who was hanged last Saturday, employed all his confidence. Having received a remittance from his agent in Italy, he communicated to his servant , observing that they could now afford to live well. On hearing this the infamous villain combined with his relation to murder him. Accordingly one night while Pandolphi was loading ? his turf-house he knocked him down with a bar of iron, and his accomplice flying to afflict him, they soon dispatched the unfortunate gentleman. And having stripped him naked, raised the board of the Necessary and threw his body into it, then fettled the board again, washed away the blood and took measures for concealing the horrid deed, and retired to bed. Next morning Hugh read reported, that his Master had left for Dublin, and for near a fortnight, he found means to elude suspicion. But the poor people who were continually inquiring for their much loved patron, observing some articles moving from the house, at length began to suspect all was not fair. They communicated their thoughts to a gentleman, who went to Mr.Pandolphi's and on his inquiring for the doctor,as he was called, the servant made him the usual answer, that he was in Dublin. The servant struck with conscious guilt, found meant to withdraw from the eyes of the gentleman, and effected an escape and the latter was viewing the house. At length he went to the necessary, where he perceived the leg of a human being, which on closer inspection was found to be belong to the corpse of the unfortunate Pandolphi. This transaction happened in October 1785. The villains having escaped were not heard of till Walter was take and he, tormented with the sense of his guilt, confessed the fact and was convicted on his own testimony. The other villain has not yet been heard of , but it is devoutly to be hoped he may meet with that punishment the magnitude of his crime so justly merits Source The Times 1785 Definately in the deep end of things