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ReroHing Murder.-The Philadelphia papers
rente the circumstances of n revolving murder
which was committed in that city on tine 3ls, ul..
MIR. James Castor, one of the nurses in the
Eastern Penitentiary, was violently pu, to death
by John Bilman, ar insane convict, aged % ven rs
under tho following revolving circumstances
which we copy from the U. S. Gazette OF the Is,
inst: ..'r ~


MIR. CASTOR entered the cell of tho prisoner.
which is IN the range of coils in tho upper part Of
the building. He had just entered whef, ihe pri.
soner demanded to be Immediately enlarged, which
was' Of course, Peremptoriy refused. He then
became furious, and tore up plank from the
hoor, with which he struck the nurse over the
head, cutting his left in two, and inflic,inc
wound on either side of it. Finding that lie had
killed the nurse, the prisoner stripped him Of his
clothing and pu, on his ves,. pants and hat, with
the Wow of efecting his escape Ile then proceed.
ed down stairs and crossed the yard, but At the
gate Mr.. tlalloweli. the clerk, recognized him.
and was taking him back to the stairs, when tbev
we're met by two officers, who had boen informed
Of the circumstance by two prisoners whose cells
adjoned that Of the prisoner, and who heard oil
that occurred. l1' trt4H'+#


The prisoner was sentenced to two years i'm.
prisonment for horse stealing iu Iycoming county;
he had served out fourteen months, and having
become insane shortly after. he had been taken ia
Cherry Hill.


4 Before he was arrested for the above offence,
te ~ charged with the murder Of hsown father,
tbo - died in ! mysierious manner; but there
hsia1 - suf'cssnt prpof, hc was discharged.