The National Register. — London, England, 1822-08-12 00:00:00

IRELAND. -....- LIMERICK ASSIZES. ABDUCTION Oft MISS GOOLD. r'aTDA Y. JULY vit.— I ins itarharously and pre-emi neotly aInICIOUS CJSe Caine Oil to be tried, which, when Commenced, all parts of the Conn berdtne instaneously thronged with persons of the first diatiction, and conti nued until the verdict was announced. Tne underineutioued persons were pot to the bar in the folioarina order, as the principtl co operators in the abduction John Cotten (this man went by Inc name of IValift to \liss Gould), J times Leahy, Mmtrice L shy (a very opulent farmer), Win. Doody, D ivid Lenny, and David Iliedy. Mr. as leading counsel fur the Crown, stated the case. Nliss lionorah Garth! was sworn, a young lady of delicate figure, appeared to be about the age of sixteen; site was In mouriong dress, and gave her testimony cor rect and distincu, interrupted only by those bursts of acute sets bility which the narration of the unparalleled outrage committed upon her, caused in the recital of it before the from of jostle:. She deposed having lived who tier brother in the county ofCork, in ;lie tuonth of March last; is now about lo years of act; recollects Monday night, the 4th March ; a party came to her bro ther's Mime on that night; four persons came into her 11:11-runiti ; she was in bed at the tittle; would kiiow some of the persons, if she saw them, who had come into her room. The piing lady's attention was directed to look about, and see if she knew atiy person or persons who had been in her chamber. She immediately, and without besita• him, identified John Walsh (who pleaded lay the name of John Cusseii) and Daniel Daody. The persons who had come oho ner noon asked whether she was the eldest, to which she replied, " No." She W. 13 advised by those persons pot to feel alarmed, as it was not her they looked fur; they proceeded downstairs, out returned in a few it 1111 l tes, and again pot the former question, 4. Was she the eldest ?" answering it themselves, by say . Mtl site was, and desired her to get up. One of the party said to the rest," Come out of the room, and aglow tier to dress herself,"—Cowen said this. Mier she was dressed in tier usual way, one of the party came and took her up hi his arms, carried her out, and placed her before a man named Browne, who was on horseback. It was John Cotten (Walsh) who did so. Never saw Browne before that night. They note to the house of Browne's tamer, Daniel Browite; this took-place entirely against her will; it was very dark; could not tell the hour. There were twelve peewits in the party, out horseback. When they came near the house, the door was opened, and a pillion was brought 04,11, and put on the horse. She asked Browne, for God's sake to let her go—he replied he would not. She was then seated on the pillion, and a man's coat put around her. The party were travelling the whole night, dining which she irequently fell from the horse, wheel they at length Seep ed at a public-house, Browne still commuisig before her, but could out tell the landloid's name of the public-house. The woman of the house heard her cry, and asked her name, for which Guerin (one of the party) was going to strike the woman, Five men came to the public-house along with Browne—the two in the dock she identified were 0111131 111111111 M Tlley proceeded from thence to another house, I). Leahy's, sea.; identified tutu in the dock. Tuts was MI *Faraday morning, the 5115. Cosset' and Doody. the prisoner, came there also. She was put by the kitchen fire; James Leahy (identified him in the dock) told her not to cry—that she ought to feel glad that it was no blackguard who had taken her away; that he was a -gentleman. and a man of edecation. She replied, that she would never consent to litany kite. She was next taken into ;mother room, by whom site could not tell; Leahy's wife, and a girl named Cahill, were there at the Cone, and the asked Mrs. Leahy's leave to sleep along • with her. Browne and James Leahy, who had spoken to her not to cry, came into the same room, and break fast was gm ready—David Leahy (the father), his wife, James (the son), Browne. and Mary Cahill, sat down to breakfast—they pressed her to take some lea. When breakfast was over, the whole party retired, leasing. her and Browne alone. Browne approached his chair to hces, when she rose and ran to the door; Browne inter related her. lie then proceeded to force of her clotht s, when she screamed out for help, and "save me!" He then teamed her in go to he'd, amid threatened to expose her to the outside pally, and —see here the Court manifested a disposition that the young lady might approach lien the &itch, to tell any fact pressing stn her feelings. Mr. Gould said she need not be particular, but would only ask her one question, which lie did, and she an swered in the affirmative. Miss Gould was in tears at this stage of the trial, and the deepest sympathy seemed to hate pervaded through all who beheld iicr. lit lIIIS dwelling she stopped until Thursday, but in the interval was taken, on Wednesday night, to an adjacent CAM), and brought back on Thursday morning to Leahy's, where the prisoner, James Leatie, was beiote her, anti lingneSlics. She solo until three o'clock on Thursday—David Leahy, jug. did accompany her to the sant' (identified', aiid tuts was against her will. Sue Was next remini‘o to the house of Maurice Leahy (who she identified lit the dock, a condonable laritier), nr.iwise along with her mil David Leahy ; this was also aR allot her will; it was the distance of two miles limo D I..?afty's. She slept that Melt' at Al. Leahy's; Broome slept with her; she stopt there a day and night; Slav Leahy's wife there,and also a 116111 named Connell; site Was mei' reinot ed to Lane's house, lirowile wing al to wilt her, ac pawed by the prisoner Maurice N. 4 Le tav, and a SCRAM wall. She was next removed to • h • Naiiony'a house, Browne sail along with her, accompa .. sated by Maurice and James Leahy; and mum her oath 7, 1 71 these removals were against her will. Sae stopped a clay alt I a nighty) the latter place, and was nett taken to David Lahy's, on Sunday, the first place witere site had THE NATIONAL REGISTER been abased; James Leahy, Browne, and another, ac companied them; she slept there until Tuesday night; this was the 12th Nlarch. She was nest removed to a cabin, and on Wednesday soothing brought back to David Leahy s; at 12 o'clock she was removed to another cabin, and to another, hot Mil not sleep in the latter; was brought hack to !Mid Lealay's ; remained there until ten o'clock,and at that hour was taken to the cabin in which she lay on Tuesday night ; and swears on her oath that these removals were entirely against her con sent. From this cabin she was brought back to David Leahy's, and kept there until five o'clock—this was on Thursday, 14th 11 trch. A paper was handed to Miss Gioia for her inspection. 'importing to have been written in her hand by desire ul James Leahy, the prisoner. It ver• substantially to cer tify that Must Gould had of her own free will and con sent stopped st Leahy's house. Miss Gould said, the document was written by her, but it was under the in fluence of fear, and with the hope of being restored to her family. site did so; old David Leahy, James Leahy, and Browne. were present when she wrote the certifi cate. Sne was three weeks altogether with Browne; she was also on the bare mountain ; a man named Daniel Ridey was with her; she identified the man in the dock; Ridgy came to the cabin to her; Browne was unt with her; she was taken by Ridey out to the mountain; the reason she was taken not was, that the army was about the place, and near her; Riedy fired after the soldLis; Wetly slclayed her on the mountain, and brought her back to the cabin, where Browne was before her; she was on the mountain half an hour; she was taken to another man's Cahill, belonging to one Leahy ; Browne remained with her ; young Da% id Leahy (pruoner) and another went with her to the cabin; she was released on :Monday, the Mb of March ; on many occasions site saw wi h these persons guns and pistols; mine of those in the dock were so armed, except Rielly, who fired a pistol. She was finally left on the side of a road, in a cabin; it was the army who at length released her— when she was released, noise of the party were along with her at the time. Here terminated the unparalleled narration of this young lady's direct examination; site was listened to with a sympathetic anxiety, mingled with the deepest indignation against the brutality of her persecutors. Tne learned Judge minutely and perspicuously cwn mented upon and narrated the evidence to the Jury— they retired for about 20 ininutes,and returned a verdict of Ghiilty against all the prisoners. MORDUR OF A POST• 80 V.-1 Imes Geary, Thomas Gorman, John M•Dunough, and James Browne, were put to the bar for the murder of fleury Sheehan. Tots was a case of great interest, and as a" providential finger" was manifest hi bringing the offenders to justice, it was a case of circumstantial evidence. Mr. Gitold made a short statement explanatory of the case. The prisoners were all found Guilty. A humane and pathetic address was delivered by Ser. geatit Torres. previous to passint sentence of death. MIRACULOUS ESCArIi —Ott Tpitarsday last a nio.t ' extraordinary and singular accident happened in a court leading frost Cranbourit-alley :---rok young gin was sil ting in thebecond anor of a house in the court at the window, with an infant twelve mouths old in her aru►s; the ion was doing some neeale-work, and had no parti cular guard over the infant, who suddenly sprang from her arms into the street, and fill on a 11130 win► was eat ing oysters, which fortunately broke its fall, and the poor infant dropped at his feet—the mate was so astonished and alarmed, that he had no power to save the child, who was instantly picked up► by the agonized motfter and sonic neighbours, who carried it to a surgeon ; and on its being examined, the gentleman declared that no broom were broken, and the child had sustained no external or interuil injury that he could distinguish ; but, however. he rubbed the little innocent with some oil. The child cried bitterly from the effects of fright. The mother's feelings can be better conceited than desetided on the accident; but on the surgeon's declaring that the infant was not hurt, she actually cried with delight. 1 ROTTING NIATCHIS.Mr. H. Ladbruke's match, to trot his horse 16 miles in an hour, and to carry 10 stone, was undertaken of Alonday morning, over a two miles piece of turf, hi Ashfield Park, near Rumford, for 300 sovereigns. The horse was backed at 5t04 to win, and was lust by 29 seconds, through the horse breaking upon the feet in the 13th and 14th miles, which subjected the rider to turn him round twice. The horse was not dis tressed. Another match over the same ground, on which at least NH/sovereigns were pending, caused nitwit sport. A Mr. Goodchild utitlenuok to ride, first, a gal loway, on the trot, 13 milts in one hour, and to com plete the 26 miles within two hours from the time of starting. The galloway performed the distance well in three minutes whin*, the given time, and Mr. Good child mounted the horse. and won the match with 49 seconds to spare. The rider was dead Gear, to use a spor moan', phrase. CHELTRNMAM, AUGUST la.—Mr. Green. and his companion, Mr. Griffiths, are still lyi: a at Turk Dean, in a very precarious slate ; and when we relied that the Iscig,ht from which they fell is estimated at little less than forte feet, it would went that nothing bat an interposition of Providence could have saved their lives even till now. Though, we understand, they have not yet been pronounced out of danger, yet, as they have cer tainly evinced signs of amendment, we anxiously hope that our next accounts will be decidedly favour/hie. The sympathy which has been evinced by all ranks far their stdrerings inti 4 he deeply interesting to their feelings, awl its the event of their recover::, must ever be a source of grateful recollection. A subscription has been opened here for Mr. Green and his fa mily, which is liberally supported. The balloon eas secured in the neighbourhood of Northampton, on Wednesday last, hut touch injured. Mr. Clrvaves, an officer in the Art:llery, und-rtook oil Tillit sday morning last, on the Hairs Pond-toad, to do a whiner of a mile within a ttiuu a for a h.t of gllntcr, tie wore a Ii ;lit pair 01 (Iran ers only. and he did die ammd in two seconds withiti the given time A Nlr Gitiard started on toe ►ante around to run one 'winked yards in eleven seconds for tett sovereigns, is hien he cloven ly. S9l • - . . . . r Is frosroa.—Ahoet Your mouths Mime. a mai of • ' ing appearance, aid very gentlemanly swormaes. test/ melts at Soutbamptoo ; he stat e d him s elf to iettedled pe t , . of the Roasias Imperial Guards, pretended to lows acquaintance with Lords Harringtoo and Melville, Mr= and many other noblemen and statesmen ; from the latter goo tleman be had by some 02505 obtained a letter, it is supposed is reply to some trilling inquiry, which in the most artful man. nor was made use of as a proof of his own respectability.— After obtaining goods from various tradesman. be pitted the affections of a respectable young lady, though in direct oppo sition to the advice of her guardians, who very properly re spired references of the most unaquivottal mature as to his cha racter and circumstances ; be then named the Mike of York and several noblemen ; bat on Its being suggested that for the purpose of inquiry his agents world be 'sore imitable, his in dignation was numb excited ; he onald sot refer to perms* rr beneath his own rank and dignity." The young lady who bad consented to become his wife waited may for a license to, have the ceremony performed. In order to procure this, be proceeded to London, carrying with him letters Of introduction to the lady's friends ; here, in censequence, he was entertained in a manner suitable to his *salted rank till his conversation, and his regeesting the loan of 5/. on his deparare, induced sus picion and led to inquiry ; it was then found that he had ordered a costly wedding dress, in organ for 250 guineas, a pianoforte, a carriage and horses, besides jewellery and household furni tore of every descriptioe ; that he bad borrowed small lams of money in various places, and is in M fact a notorious character well known at Brighton, Margate, Henley, Dorchester, and other places, where lie has assumed the different titles and names of Ciunt Antonio, Count Julian St. Aubiu, Major Kleber, anti Count D'Orloff. He hat fictitious hills of exchange to a large amount, which lie endeavoured to get discounLd or ads aueed upon, drawn on Liverpool, St. Peteraborgh, and Paris ; he however returned to Southampton with the marriage licence, but had scarcely arrived ere a gentleman, a relativeorthe lady'v who had taken means to ascertain his real character, followed, early on the following morning (Sunday). Finding hinuallf el•• tented, be swallowed a lar6e quantity of crude opium : this produced alarming appearauces, sod he refused to take any thing unless given to him by the object of his preteuded 'Wee tions. This, of course, her friends would not permit ; and at length a surgeon prevailed upon him to take au antidote. Om Monday morning application was made to the magistrates fur a warrant to detain him for procuring money under falls pre tences ; hut before this could be executed, be contrived is effect his escape out of a back window, leaving the greater part of his wearing apparel. Constables were sent is pursuit, who obtained in:conflation of him at several places near Gos port ; but he alluded their vigilance and escaped, it is Jup pesed by the road to Farnham. SHOCKINO ACCIDE ar.-0:i Wednesday morning a brewer's dray, heavily laden, was proceeding down Holborn hill, when the weight of the load forced the horse down the hill with great velocity, and the animal was necessitated to go along, altlionA the driver used every effort to stop it. At length he was over powered, and be fell down, out which the wheels passed ewes his thighs, and he was dreadfully injured, and carried in the, greatest agony to St. Bartholomew's-hospital. The horse and dray still continued going down the bill with great force ; sod on arriving at the bottom of the bill, the horse's head was forced completely through the doer of Mr. Dithe's, grocer mad tea-dealer, at the corner of Fieli-lisse, and Holborn bill, alarm ing every body in the shop, the mule of the abaft provesdag the horse entering farther than its bead and *beside's ; but had it been forced is the middle of the chop window, the whole front must have been smashed, and the vehicle altogether have entered. Several persons assisted in unloadieg it, and thus the berm was satricated. The driver lays at the hospital is o meet *Odra condition. faltionaa.—A few nights ago a elan named Jana* Minty. a native of the county of Mayo, in Ireland. and ' a hail been employed in the pint manufactory of Messrs. Crease and Co. Smithfield, for the last nine years, wrist into the tap-room of the Coopers' Arnie, in Chick-lane. for some beer, when on entering the room, he was im instantly pounced upon by two Connaught men, who pinioned his Wins behind hint, whilst a third, named Gately, a bricklayer's labourer, commenced heating hint over the head with a hammer. or some such weapon. till he was in a gore of blood and quite speechless.-.. Minty on going into the house had his niece,. little girl, with him, who witnessed the treatment of her uncle. and endeavoured to get hint away from his assailants, in doing which she was also strock on the bead. by which it was severely wattuded. Poor Minty lay Ins dead in the tap-rootti with his head beat to a mummy. and weltering in his blood. The watch was called. and the whole neighbourhood was moil in arms, and many 'persons went iii all directions in (west of the ruffians. but they hail contrived to escape. The wounded man %%if placed nit a shutter 30.1 conveyed to Matholoinew'a. liospaal. ashen, on examination, it was found that his head was dreJllittily fractured, besides other severe con tusions The wifortuimate man littered in the must ex citiciating pain till Friday intoning, when death put nil end to his skifferittes. • Pro inus to his disaolutton he signed a deposition, in which lie accused Gandy, who has absconded, of being his murderer, and mat our was actuated toe( 0000000 ll the wicker' ilted, through unfounded jealousy. Mikity was a laavitelor, and bore an exzellent character. MAP. EMERY'S SUBSCRIPTION —A general meeting of the committee for cuittlitcnitg this praiseworthy sub scription took ithICZ oat Frid.ty last, wheat Nlr. Rotnits took occasion to compliment Ilie entraordittars hisetahty of the proprietors of Covent-earden theatre. It wits tun aelierally known that poor Emery stood indebted for a deficiency arising trout his last twntrit, of 42:. 15s ta t. this tne roprietors hail generously teimunced; but tnet r liwrality Mil not stop heft'. The 1116101Wl ettpette,h of o the iti;iti Weft soy great, fur, at tar time a benefit ss ti •au•10,01, the ititetior of the theatre was in a C.•.11.,1,:e Sidle of undress, 1101 a chantlelit r, or a scette. or a tt , hying fit tar the reeentioo of an audietice. Ail this nis completed to the iltuit space 01 fire days, ion 1.-e • spe , .ee of which , Inc toting the liatit•4l4 the proprte;ot, tat , .! tgreed to pay. Tots heueht , titerefine.ssas _rJl , l , a.ll•-•-• nett the scene-shifters awl tiour-k..epers r. - .rued itu..a...4 oil that uiXhl for 111111 Itoo6le. 011 . 11 ' hurbtl.ly night I s•t,, anon' nine 1.. lack, as NI r. (brads'la, tN PJeNons Green, %as all hii rritsro :.0111 town, he W:l4 11•ItlIrd ase.,r tar deal wn:l at h; al oh( on, by two Ivlllow4, W'l4l *ll7lbe , l hill) of tn. WIIII a gni(' chain, Lorre enewti w.is c,e,sorti actw• s;.bao. • rtrt. i • I