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Murdering a soldier.

--John Carter, Pat'k McAnara, and Edward Skahan, charged with feloniously beating and stabbing George P. Wright, and thereby causing his death, made their appearance before the Mayor yesterday, to answer the charge; but many of the witnesses being absent, the examination was postponed till to day, and the partise accused were remanded to The police have not yet succeeded in arresting Sydney Wicker, who is said to have inflicted the stab, and who is believed to be lurking about the Eastern suburbs, where the military authorities will be likely to capture him very soon as a deserter.

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