The National Register. — London, England, 1813-08-15 00:00:00

52( gave Michael Lawreace 61. to keep for her, she said see never de- - toed having opmey, that was part of that she had unknown to time deceased, for having sold their land for about Stn. and also a house f o r onie guineas, she had that stun, (the 61.) in her own hands, out of the proilUce of furniture., Stc. Michael Laorelice, who keeps a chandler's shop in Church-Line. eliteetly oppasite to where the deceased lived, was called ; a nd be ing asked, iA he recollect Mrs. Clitibrd conung to his Nhop abOnt (lei en o'clock on the Sunday night the murder ma: committed, he said she did not : but the next day she gave him six pounds to keep toe her. She laid no particular charge of secrecy on hint. William Slattery, the roue! rem who lodge 4 in Clifford's room, heing vaned mind sworn, was asked whether he aecompanied Mrs. Clifford to Leary's room, on the Semi ty, as stated by Leary in his onfession ? Ile -aid he diii. tV hethee he recollected Clifford and i his wife Navin'_ :cord.? ft, admitted tli re Neere some angry words, hat no quo rt 1. W;iet' , er ~e recolketel Clitfiril going to time win- I dow intent to leap out ? fie admitted he went to tttam wire dole, hot he did not kooiv his hood : he seemed to hesitate, and was ordcred to recode himself anti speak the truth. He was asked it he knew Ctitford's first hoshae.l? He said he did, and that iii. name aliaN Bot,Che, a laboorer. He hail not seen 11111 i these four years. lie xvas asked ou his oath, whether he knew hint to lie living or dead ? He said he could not tell. The Magistrate's told Siattery, he should he under the necessity of committing him, to give him time to cotoider and recollect himself. A Mrs. Brown, in who-e. house Leary 10.1.•cd, in New-court, Saf fron-hill, swore, Leary returned home Ilea evening, about 11 o'clock, seemingly nmeim its liquor, and that lie went to bed imme diately. 'Poe Magistrates inti-ad writing to the Magistrates, or pal Ni priest, of Cahn., in the comity of Tipperary, to ascertain wilethet Bourke, the first hushatid of Mrs. Chiliad, is still living or nut, PUl4'l7l-1E1( FAA Al IN ATM N. Thursday was time day fixed for the fort her iniestigation of the murder of Edward Clifford. Mrs. Clifford being 'omen, the Magistrates proceeded to the House of Correction, Cold Bath Fields, and held their examination in the Chapel. Thomas Lyon:, of No. 9. Parker-street, Drury-lane, was the fist w ittiels called. Mrs Clifford, the deceased's widow, is his sister. " I came to London twenty-seven vears ago ; lam almost sure it was in 178 x; when I came. I was then a bricklayer's la bourer. I now live on the earnings of former years : I can satisfy yone Worship I have got property honestly come by, and I live on it."—Do you remember the first linshand of your sister? " I do, his name was Bourke : I first saw him in IhO6. in Leland : he was a bit of a .farmer : I saw him again in tBO7, in London : his wife was riot then math him : I never saw him after ; turd I wish I had never seen him at all, firr he robbed me : I saw Clifford before he was murdered : I saw him in lielatid at Bourke's holise. As soon as Mrs. Clifford came to England, she came to my house. I was so aomaisheil at the sight of her, that I could not speak for ,sonic time. When I first saw her, Clifford was with her and another man. I never liked Clifford. He wished my sister to go back to Ireland, but never offered her any assistance-1 was quite sure he to ter had °tiered to give her any money." Question from Mr. 'Porton.— ' Did you think Clifford was her litishawl at the time she first called on you? No, I did not.—Did she tell von that he was? No, site . did not.—Do you think that site was Chtlord's wile? No, I firmly believe in ivy heart that Bourke is aliYc at this inoment.—What your reason for believing, that Bourke is alive? No particular `son ; I never heard he was dead—l knew him—my sister never toldt: macwas dead. matte :sr, whom the Maaistrate had committed on the last , exatnitadio,7 fer prevarication, was then called, and the officers o' inin in custody. Mr. Turbot told him hi• The prison - bro. , xammat i on on a former day should he read to him, and requested ILie?stention to it, to alter what was incorrect, ne would pav partie: tttf alter be had bean: it to Rign it. Slat tery's evidence on the last •it was very long, and the clerk who examination was then re.‘ d rood it sit o ho.- 40 low e c ,, old not follow him ; the following, how materna parts of it. " I left Ireland ver, appear it. be the most three nuai n i s ag o ; a fortnight before that, I saw e...-,orkc, Mrs. Clifford's first hus.hand ; he had parted with Mrs. •• .‘,";',,r,1 about two months before Orat : the reason I understood he parted with her was, that tic could not support the Vlt l!l'Vn. Clifford time (*ceased was nay eQlsin: when they went to Chnrch:street, St. Giles's, I wort to lodge with them ;.(-, appeared to have tao money Clifford wore a silk handkerchie I neck on the day preceding the murder." Pushy, wife of Dr. Busby, (who attended his Lady), state 1. %%cot to the lodgitig of Mrs. Clifford after the Murder, to the. distresses 9t . j,lee widow ; she there found the pieces of a r,<. Yt 4 y Tr , T • r•-• r.r. .., .. siik'handkcreider, which she produced Ley were cut in shreds not any of - them larger than had' a crown. Shaft ry's evidence proceeded with--" I do not flit* the hand kerehicl Clifford wore on the Sunday was like the pieces now peo. (Wad ; I am sure they are not. Mrs. Clifford had not sue't a hatolkerehiel to my knowledge. On the Sunday night, I went home about half-past nine o'clock, and was awakened at aboitt twelve, by Mr'. Clifford coming in : she smoked a pipe, and went to aril. I heard of the murder about Hine o'clock the next morning. I also learnt, in the course of that day, that the children (Mrs. Clifford's) had tbend sonic bank-notes in or near the fire place; Mrs. Clithird carried them to M'Lauren. I do not re member whether she said to me, or I said to her, that M'Laoren shoad keep it a serrei, but something was said aaout its hci l!f4 kept a secret I observed to some one ( e could not catch the name,) that she was a deep one no one knew what money bIIC had." —The above was the Aibstance Of Slattery's evidei.ce. Mrs. Hannah Singleton, wife of James Singleton, of N0..4, Church-street, St. G le's, was then sworn. Clitiora the do eased, and his wife, lodged with her. Her lodgers go in ant. out. day am , d night; as they please . Could not say at what time Mra. Clifford came home on time night of the nutr'er.—Whal eoi , versalion had yno with Mrs. Clifiimrd on the Mooday morning? I asked her, where is \ our h >cu'l? site said, he is gone home to Ireland, and I nmst go to the parish nffieeis. She offered to sell her goods . o a s'nong woman who also b u lges in my house :at this time it was between 7 and Rin the montiog of Monday. We had !Ka heard of the murder. She asked me VI would go to the workhouse, and tell of her distressed state, and endeavour to get a pass for her: all timia was betimre we !ward of the murder : T desired her to uo herself. I heard of the murder between 8 and 9, at which time Nlrs. oar .1d •' crone out. Mrs. Clifford never ,•poke to me of any money she had, and we believed them to be very poor. She heard Slattery say that the children had picked op some money in the fire-place. Mrs. Hoe, a lady whose appearance bespoke great respectability, was then sworn. Site stated that site lived near the•place where the murder was committed. Her bed-room window looked towards the spot where the deceased was found. 44 1 got up (she said). at four o'clock in the morning, and looked out of my window; it was, quite light : I know it was four o'clock, because 1 tmoked at my I watch. • I saw a man walking crom the spot where the murder was committed ; he walked up towards the houses where there was no wav out ; he was not like a workman ; I ant sure 119 one was there but himself: lie had on a dark coat but I could not speak to the rest of his dress." Leary, the prisoner, who bad not been present during the whole of the above examination. was now sent for, and Mrs. Hue was asked, ‘ 1 Do you think that the person you saw ?" Answer—" He was not dressed any thing like that man.' Leary was asked what clothes he wore at the time of the murder : he answered, " I wore a grey great coat, an under coat, this waistcoat, (a blue one), and a pair of black velveteen breechea." Shuttle north, who found the body at an early hour, and his man, were then called ; and Mrs. Hue was asked if she thought either of them was the person she saw ; lint she answered in the negative. Mrs. Griffith, the wife of James Griffith, was next examined. They keep the sign of the Hand and Crown, Church street, St. Giles's. The prisoner's wife paid for two pots of beer at her house, on the Sunday night. Michael Harrington and his wile were present. She never saw the deceased. Mrs. Champion said, she was double cousin to Mrs. Clifford ; and she called on deponent before the molter, and Clifford told her, that his wife hail had forty shillings from him. Mr. Turton, the Magistrate, thought that the Bank-notes which Mrs. Clitford had itatosted to MtLearen, and which she had since got back, should he forthcoming. They were sent for, and de posited with his clerk. • The evidence of Mrs Clifford now became necessary, for whbFe convenience the Magistrates had adjontned their pi oceedings from Hatton-Garden to the House of Correction; but site was taken in labour while the examinations were going on ; the 'further inveatia gation was, therefore, adjourned for three weeks. UNION ITALL.—Charles Conconnel, the man in custody on a char. of stabbing his wife, as stated in a former paper, was again brought up. Mrs. Cutworm?l being sufficiently recovered to atrend, was now examined. The foe( of his having that day been discharged from con. finement was re-stated ht Mrs. Conconne:, who also proved, that they had passed the evening-together in the greatest harmony. Every per slt in the house had retired to rest, except the. prisoner and a girl about 14. who was itt the next apartment, unknown to hint. When Mrs. C, was in bed, the pfoonet, after walkins several times up and down the 1- - - --. -