The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 15, 1810.

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dessesed esapiminod won sassed by I assist ammilillos el
the teas Maned by Uri Molds/.
Mese •km musks ben as amear,dis jug how
&Moly Maned aa 1111allia01111 media% el "Timposaty
lassafair

my be speed." After the seedense was monenseeed he at -
Mead nnemeaued. and reeked tress the dock is the dogma
tgllp lee Weems late It. TM mowed mil.s for the tacker
it., that they amid mashie tin gas at frequent intends,
admiy no musesaablo tieso to slaps between with
ezawimelem. When parties are adored for ensemble two
pewees remain in the all waretantly with them day and
milt. This ie not the am whoa manes of death is
ga T
remieded.
easy elma (turakey) essatined—l wee on duty owl
Pridey over the sell is whisk deseased was, and when he
was brought to it after trial be esemed quit* collected and
Py gala. He ma &mod la the &thee be was tried
is hands and feet were net smudged. It le my duty
M In a mei of passage la trout et these cella, into
am Bellbleeked lam e
it kalf- m
peet we the deceased was
11111mIlhe be the I Be asked for his
whisk I gave to him, and he then refused to est
tee he mold not. He thee asked me for some wow
to 2 pee it to him, sad he drink It. I then
. sod men bask to him at five Mouses pat
1006. will hre Mudd like to see his wife, and I said
be &mid have au eppertanity: Re also 'eked il he
mutt write • letter, GM I said I must report his relent
to the governor, se It is ermarete the rules to write
without team. He wee thew milt eg backwards and for-
wards in his Mi. I left, sad at past two is.. to as
him agate. He wee them =speeded by his kaadkerebief.
I mend the all, and welt in and took • tai's sod
ma the haalk raid which wee mend his neck and
fastened is the bars of the WI windows. Ido not know
whether it was a neck or pocket hendkerelder Hie feet
were off the mowed. He mold not meek the bar from the
mowed, wad I think he mast have stood epos the bedstead
to have reached it. His back was to the wall, and his hands
were hanging down straight. When I oat him down he was
e little warm. I gave as alarm directly for the dostor's
mutant in the halfway, who came, and ordered sae to
take hies to the bethoroes, sad • surgeon wee sent *4.
Two medical gentlemen soon came, saw him, and Mammal
him dead.
By • Jaw—Whim I eat him dowel wed him m the
leer, eel he did not fall on to his head. Prisoners min
1111114110 of death are not at all fettered.
1 it, the Cocoon—When I went round to input the other
lseta then wee so owe with him in the
I Timothy Duman, of No. 12, Bellootut, Gray'e-inn lase,
make was a blechamith,and brotherof diseased, who always
appeared in good health, and he (witness) never head hits
complain of pains is the heel. When he got drunk, which
he often did, he was rather abusive, but he was a very quiet
and civil men when he was sober. The last time witness saw
him was at the Bow-street police court.
Frederick Walden examined—l em attendant in the infir-
mary in this prison, and taw deceased after seep/ace bad
been passed on him. He was alio,. and said he was sot
guilty of what he had bees charged with. When I wee
called frit= the Infirmary to his cell, I toned him on his back
ow the floor, with hio knees up. I told the turnkey to re-
move him immediately to the loath-roan, and that I would
ge for the doctor, which I did. I did not find oar doctor at
home, 53 I went for another, and when I came beck I found
two medical gentlemen from S. Bartholomew's Hospital in
atteedancte. When I first saw bim in the cell, after he had
bun cut down, he did not appear to me to be alive.
Mr. Sewell, the amistant surgeon of the prison, said be
saw dowsed about half-past three o'clock on Friday. Two
or three ether medical men bad seen him before, and reme-
dies had been adopted to save him. They were the usual
and proper remedies in such cases. Deceased died from the
effects of hanging.
The deputy comer then summed up the evidence, and
said the points the jury bad to consider were, whether
deceased had died from hanging, and whether be bad
hanged himself, and it so, in what state of naiad he was at
the time.
The jury consulted for a long time, and twelve of them
were of opinion that dsceaed had hanged himself whilst in
an unsound state of mind; the remsiniug eleven considered
that he was sot. A verdict was then returned of "Tempo-
rary 'Dimity," wording to the decision of the majority.
The second Inquest, on the body of Watts, was thee pro-
ceeded with.
Mr. Cope, the governor of the prison, examined—De-
ceased was brought in on the 16. h of April last, on two
charges, for stealing an order ter 1,4001 and a piece of paper
value one penny. He ma tried at the following May sessions
of the Central Criminal Court, and judgment was then re-
spited ma a pant of law. Judgment was given co Friday
morning, and the sentence was tnuisporiatiJn for 10 years.
I do not know whether the judgment of the Criminal Court
of Appeals, which wee adverse to him, was made known to
him until he was dully brought up for judgment to receive
his sentence. His health was bad when he first Came Into
the prison, and he was under the doctor's are and in the in-
firmary ever sine*. I was in court when the final cadence
was pasted on him, and he appeared to he in pretty good
spirits after he had beard the sentence. I did not think he
appeared et all depressed: In my books he is described as a
clerk, and his age is recorded to be 33. After the sentence
had been passed he was takes back to the infirmary, where
I saw him lent evening. The occurrence happened in the
middle of the night, and until a quarter to four en Saturday
morning I knew nothing of it, when I was sent for. There
were four other prisoners in the same room with him, and
Weldon, the infirmary assistant, slept in • room adoinit:g.
When I was called, they told me he had been deed for
some time.
William Smith, a prisoner, examined : I was in the in
titulary lest night, and I know the person who is dead, Mr.
Watts, who was also there. I have been in the infirmary
sines l'ast Tuesday, and bad conversatiens with deceased,
who appeared in excellent spirits. 1 saw him so a after he
was sentenced, and he did not appear at all different from
what he bad been bmore. 1 n heard him complain of
anything Mirg the matter with him. I slept three beds cif
from him, and he went to bed about a quarter to nice last
evening. He did not eat much supper, but he took some
medicine u
abot five minutes before Ise went to bed. Mr.
Weldon gave it to him. Before be went up to the Central
Criminal Court, on Wedneedsy monde, last, he said that he
expected to be imprisoned for twelve months. On that day
he was not sentenced, and he said the judges were not satis-
fied with Mr. Judos Cresswell's demean, and that they
would welts to him into the count/T, where that leased
judge then was, and that he (Watts) was ordered to come up
again on Friday. On that day, when he came back to the
iufirmaly, be said he had got transported for 10 years, but
he seemed as usual. He also said that he had expected that
antenna after what the judges had odd him on Wednesday
moaning. I went to bed at nine, and woks organ at 121
o'clock last night. All was then quiet. I woke again at 3,
and lay awake until a quarter to 4 this morning. I them
turned round in bed, and mimed Mr. Watts, and seeing his
slippers and boots underlie bed I then thought something
strange was the case, and being are that he bad not got up
between 3 o'clock and a quarter to 4, I suspected that
something was wrong. I woke the prisoner next to me, and
emewasicated to him my suspicions. He immediately
jumped out of bed, and went to the water closet attbe other
end of the it firmary, and he called for a knife, saying Mr.
Netts was there hanging, quits dead and cold. I went—
the ether prisoner's name was Shipton--and saw Mr. Watts
these. Ws rang the bell for the Ulm r. Deceased was hanging
sumeoded by a bit of cord, fastened by the side of his nick
from some bars across a window, which was over and by the
side of the water-claest. The feet of deceased were ju t
touching the ground, and were tied together with a silk 1
handkerchief. He was banging about a foot from the seat
of the water-closet. I think I could reach the bars of the
window from the ground. He was hanging quite perpen-
dicularly, with hie back to the wall, and his eyes wide open.
When we c I:ed for assistance Mr. Weldon came with a
knife, and deceased was cut down, and Shiptos took him and
laid him on the door of the infirmary. A doctor was sent
for, although Mr. Watts was quite dead. H. was in his
shirt, with • napkin on his chest and a locket suspended
from his neck.
By a juror I believe the rope was cut out of the sacking
of the bedstead. It corresponded with a piece that wee
wanting. All the knives are raven back after every meal,
and deceased had one to cut his dinner and supper with ol
Friday. I heard him say anything about doing away I
with himself—quite the ether way. He was always in inn
spirits and he did not appear to me to be ill.
Mr.'M'Murdo, chief surgeon to the prison, examined.—
IDeceased was first brought under my notice and care et Gilt-
spur-street, prn where bbad been remanded before lie
1 was brought hiseroe., He wee then in a state bordering on de-
liriUM tremens, caused by drink. People are not of sound
mind at such times, and he asked me for eons brandy when
'Meuse in, saying that he bad been in the habit of drink-
*. When I remonstrated with him on that habit, he told
subs had done so to prevent the recurrence of a spitting
a blood which affected him. I thought he was too much
estelted then to reason with him, and I put him in the infir
mar, of the Contour at once, and I found it necessary to give
him some stimulus, as he was accustomed to a considerable
I quantity of it. He remained under my case in the infirmary
of that and this prism throughout the whole of his imprison-
meat until his death. I saw him in Newest, daily, and so
did my assistant and my sots, who is also • surgeon.
IHe had been getting better since he was int-
prisoner!, and had become more cheerful. He had takes
medicine, and wee able to bear the diminution of the
stimulus at first administered, and was in good spirits appa
I rend,. He was very cheerful throughout, and vtry well
loonducted towards ell. He was continually complaining of
headaches, bet said they were diminishing: and I still
thought it right to keep him in the infirmary. He wee a
very excitable person, but it is very difficult to say whether
an unexpected sentence would derange his brain or not. e
I frequently repeated that he had had a great deal of difficulty
about his theatres and in other ways.
Robert Shipton, a prisoner in the infirmary, examined :
' I spoke to Mr. Watts somewhere about 9 &dock on the Fri-
de, evening. Our conversation was about the prison rules.
We went to bed without wishing one another good night,
MAW was not unal. He appeared very cheerful, as was his
mama. I went to sheep, and was awoke in the morning, at
a goatee to four o'clock, by William Smith, who said that
Xr. Watts was not in bed, nor in the ward. I jumped up in
a fright and made the best of my way to the water-close
the
t the
only phpliesl thought he could go to. When I opened
deer I saw him hanging by a piece of rope from the first
hy of the window, which is in pert over,
.and part by
thegide, of the seat of the water-closet. I immediately
ailed out for • knife, and whilst they were bringing it I
took held of his hand and found it quite cold and stiff. Tim
ollisigitimaghe Mu knife, and I held the body up and he
me the tem, awl I took doomed into the infirmary. He
WY quite dead, and I carried him in my arms like a piece of
Bober. I have berm In the infirmary five weeks, lad the
helves we use et our meals are always taken away and pat
Into a cupboard.
Mr. Sowell, the amistant-surgeon, said that be was called
that morning a little before four o'clock. He came imme-
dia io We prison, and found deceased quite dead, and
he meat have been so for two or three hours prate:mai-
, There was a mule on the neck. Deosimed's face we very
' meek emulated, and he had been from the nom al
Milk wire symptom of death from . saw
letlgwiddaily, end oomusred in theou of Uri

FIGHT BETWEEN Orss._
POLICEMEN.
Donna, East:l2oAT EVINGro.
The 11th of July, notwithstanding all the hopes to
the contrary, has not passed without bloodshed. At
an early hoer yesterday morning (as Mated in
"tßelilfastraajbelltarsesifrprua) a
pas rtwiligimy of thet4°CtanPligeluararend
the police, when two of the former were el enger-
mealy, if not mortally, wounded, the police having
been compelled to Are in their own defence. If there'
be any redeeming feature in this affair, it is to be
in
found the oireurastanes that the affray was not one
between the two factious, bat between a body of the
infatuated partisans of one side, and the civil power.
The morrows is thus related by the Belfast News
Letter :
It le with regret that we hos to record, at the vary dawn
of this goat sanatory, and in our own locality, an own-
✓inse whim's has utterly disippodated Our antialpatkoas as to
she peso sad quiets's with which we fondly pisa. under
seesedsbeet provisions Si the Processions Act, the Twelfth
of July weald have panted over is our district. List right,
Andy bass 12 o'clock, a pot number of persons were
obssisisel in the nesobbourhood of the Malone
turnpike, agsrliblinviamo g In the dipoles of the town ,• and
the oontabidery, stationed is the barrack at Bradbury-
Saes, waspodag their lineation, especially as they had
bow foilennad that a drum was Wog earned secretly
seem the Seib to the probable place of rendezvous, turned
sotto moat, if ponsible* an hitriagonent of the law. The
party of polies coedited of cal, eve, under Conmahle
Mad; sod though the supposed °rayon= assisted to
j
Immoral haadreds,they gallantly prepared to eaestater them.
1 As the crowd of persons come Omagh the turnpike gate the
pollee observed a peocresion in Use act of forming, sad
a young lad in the act of beating a large drum. They at
once arrested the lad, took possession of the dims, whisk
was daunted with °ranee lilies, and prepared to Weft W
the bursa. Meanwhile the crowd menifessed ry
of an intentiou to rescue the prisoner, and, as they fritel:
the polio, hooted them and pelted them with stones. They
Whited
in this riotous conduct until the pollee, who ex.
Waited much laudable forbearance. thoughesverely Slaw
with the stones, pressed upon and hustled, arrived
front of their station, and suceeeded in securing the prisoner
and the drum inside. They then faced about, and, with
fixed bayonets and loaded carbines, endeavoured to deter the
crowd from further violence, but in vain. The street b ins
recently moadantised, famished mining is abundance, and
the atones fell in perfect showers upon the liUle party.
The windows of the barrack above wen smashed to atoll,
and even the Sutton of the ground-floor windows were giv-
ing way. Entreaties and threats alike produced no effect; sad,
at length, in danger cf their lives, the polies promoted MIL
Neither had this any effect, sad one shot was find, whisk.
bans, done no injury, only 4 :cited the crowd the more. •
volley of four shots was then fired, and the consequence, we
lament to my, was, that two of the rioters, at least, were
dangerously wounded; for, shortly after, one unionuote
fellow was carried off by hie comrades, badly hurt, and an-
other was cooped to the General Hospital, when he was
immediately attended by Dr. Aickio, having sustained a
fracture of the leg, which will demand the anspotation of the
limb. The crowd at length retired, the polies having made
one other prisoner, who, with the lad who carried the drum,
was conveyed immediately to the
_police-office, where the
charge was entered against them. The name of the drum.
mer is William Walker, aged 17, and that of the other, Wit.
Lam Alderson, aged 22—one of the rescuing party. The
police, up to the moment when they fired, displayed the
utmost coolness and forbearance. The pith in front of their
barrack was literally covered with a pile of stoney sad
their persons were all over bruised, before they adopted the
extreme resource. The name "f the youth who is in Mr
post is William WlLes. The Mayor and Mr. Tracey, R.N.,
were on the spot say shortly alter the rumour of the awe
flirt had reached them.
The trial for the murder of Mr. Nlsuleverer, the
agent, has resulted in the acquittal of the only one or I
the prisoners yet tried, separate trials for the three
prisoners being necessary, as they refused to join is
their challenge'. The evidence was purely of a air- I
cumstantial character. The trial of the other pd.
goners has been postponed.
A meeting of the attorneys' profession was held
yesterday at the solicitors rooms. Four Courts, for
the purpose of considering what measures should be
adopted in consequence of the withdrawal by govern-
ment of Sir John Itomilly's Security for Advances
Bill. There was a diversity of opinion as to the prin-
ciple of the bill, but all were agreed that some
ecrtain opinion should be pronounoed upon the mea-
sure by parliament in the present session, and that in a
matter of such vital importanoe, the country should
not be left in complete doubt and obsoarity as at pre-
sent. It was remarked that several purchases had,
as is well known, been made under the Encumbered
Estates Commission, and engagements entered into,
under an expectatiln which amcunted almost to a
certainty, that the bill would pass into a law this
session. The commissioners themselves were evi-
dently under this impression, and sanctioned such
engagements ; and what those purchasers, who had
acted on that sanction were now to do, or where funds
would be found for the purchase of the other 900
estates yet to be sold, became a subject of moat pain-
ful speculation. It was resolved to present petitions
, on the subject to parliament, and to send a deputa-
tion to Lord Clarendon for the purpose of urging on
his excellency the views of the meeting. Mr. Ford,
one of the solicitors, expressed an opinion, that it was
time for the commissioners to begin the distribution
of the funds already obtained by the mile of estates; As ORANGE PROCESSION no LIVERPOOL.—On
and Mr . Cantwell, and other gentlemen present, gave Friday was revived one of the fooleries supposed to have
expression to some strong observations against the expired, and (to ce
Orarglebrate the anni
ssion paraded
l. No public announcement had been given of the
commission. intended provocative to disturbance, and the authorities
According to the competent authority of the Tablet, were taken somewhat by surprise. The Orangemen met
the dignity of a cardinal us destined for the Right about nine o'clock in the morning, at the monument, in Lon
Rey. Dr. Wiseman, and he will proceed to Rome in don.road and there to the number of 200, formed into
procession each each wore an orange scarf, and nearly all the
the month of August next. It is also stated that the :atm adornment of an orange lily in the coat button-hole.
Hoe. and Rev. George Talbot has been summoned to Two or three bands had been engaged to countenance the
the Holy City on the express invitation of the Pope, n
onsense, and a like number of flags with orange fringes
With a view to his appointment to a place of:high trust by waggons. To mike the length ot line the
sou to the person of his holiness. m:re imposing, the men walked two and two, with a happy
interval between each rank. The procession graced only a
The Evening Post gives the following commercial few of the quieter streets, and not choosing to descend to any
sad harvest report : Irish districts, attended church at Kiradale. There was
really nothing remarkable in the procession, except that the
The encouraging prospects of the harvest have given • bands stopped occasionally before a dubiously respectable
decided impulse to trade and manufactures iu Great Britain ; house, and struck up once popular airs. Amongst the most
sad eves ;here some slight improvement is perceptible in
chosen of the emblems exhibited were massive wooden
babas Illemeactions, and the gradual restoratian of coon- bi bles. The Orangemen afterwards dined at their respective
Moss. However, the prostration in this country has been so los-rooms, where the usual amount of pious loyal speaking
general amongst almost all classesopecially those connected took place; fortunately no disturbance occurred.
with oar great staple products derived from the land—that it
ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.—On Thurell
in the condition they;bsd been before the potato failure. All day afternoon, the 4th inst., about 9 o'clock, a robbery one
we can expect, in the most favourable view of the ere, is a a•temted murder was made ups the person of William
steady tendency to improvement; and we rejoice to learn Henderson, Est., of the firm of Henderson and Davies, of
that alrrady there are indications of a change for the better, Beaton Iron-worke. near Workington. It appears that a
ant only in Dublin, but in some of the country towns, where tramp, named William Thomas, a native of Monmouthshire,
all branches of business had been quite paralysed. who had been employe d at the works for the last three weeks,
had, throegh neglect or carelessness wasted a jar of vitriol,
The three commissioners of the Encumbered of the value of some 14s. or ISL, and, according to the meal
Estates Coact sat yesterday in their own court for custom, had incurred the liability of having the amount de-
** sale of some small properties advertised to come ducted from his wages. Thomas had been repeatedly. heard
of la that day. The prices realised were somewhat .1!' tering threats of vengeance against his employer •; in fact,
ender the rates obtained at the large galeslast he applied to the magistrates fora summons, which, as
sufficient cause for granting could not be adduced,
week, and of Tuesday last, was refused, and since then he appears to have been
The first estate sold was that of W. D. Penis, situated in on the alert for an opportunity of carrying his ruffianly and
the county of Galway, and held in fee 'Maple. It was divided cowardly design into execution. Upon the afternoon men-
into tour lots se follows : tioned. Mr. Henderson left the works for the purpose of
ecting some materials which had arrived, and were lying
Lot 1. Containing 170 Irish acres, valued for the poor-
rate at 1881. lOs., tithe -nut chop 41. lOs. Bd., purchased jai siding just constructed from the Cockennouth Railway
for 3,3001. frequented. While thus engaged, and quite unaware, he
along the tail race to the Iron Works, a spot not generally
Lot 2. 87 acres 3 roods, Irish measure, valued for poor-
lase at 1241., tithe-rent charge 21. 711- 4d., purchased for and declared that he would hive both watch and money.
1,7001. was pounced upon by Thomas, who tier- d his watch-guard,
Lot 3. 139 Irish acres, yielding 2231. 4s. 10d. annual rent, Mr. Henderson resisted, having a considerable sum in his
and subject to 21 12s. charges, purchased for 1.6501. which his assailant, armed with a stone, repeatedly struck
Lot 4. 90 Irish acres, poor law valuation 731. fie., tithe- possession, and a momentary struggle ensued, in courts of
his on the foe sad head, cutting him severely, and had he
rent charge 21. 3s. Bd. purchased for 1,0001. not been alarmed by the appearance of some females, who
The estate of Martin .Lioch, of Roseberry, in the county el
were attracted by his victim's cries for assistance, would not
Galway, was next put up for sale. It consisted of 487 statute hem desisted my ii he had completed his brutal purpose.
I acres, with a suitable residence, offices, ate., an was valued As soen as information could be conveyed to Workington,
at 1511. for the poor-rates ; fetched 3,0001. Mr. Dobson, Superintendentof Poliem,and W. L. Davis, Esq.
The sale of the estate of W. Bigp, of Woodlands, in the
Seaton Cottage, were in pursuit of the ruffian, who
county of Tipperary, was adjourned, nobody coming forward fled towards Seaton. Mr. Dobson had !MOH for
to make any bidding. A gentleman complained that the concluding that he was upon the villein's track, and there-
of
property had not been sufficiently advertised. fore examined every probable resort in and about Maryport,
The estate of Margaret and Richael Griffith, °misting of
Aspatria, and Wigton, when it became apparent that he had
80 acres of land in the county of Monaghan, and producing doubled upon his pursuers and taken another routs. Upon
a well paid profit rent of 621. 15s. 3d., was bought returning cowards Workington, Mr. Dobson obtained con-
for 7401. vinclag proof that Thom thas had crossed the Drrwent by the
The estate of Richard Duckett, of Tremor*, in e ferry below the railway bridge, and proceeded by train to
county of Waterford, was next sold mlots as follows : Whltehaven, for Liverpool, by a steamer on Thursday even-
Lot 1, contaialog 617 acres, held by lease of lives renew- laW A minute description of his person, and • reward of Si.
able for ever, and producing a profit rent of about 2761., Po` for his apprehension, were without delay forwarded by Mr.
chased for 7601. Dobson to Liverpool, Wolverhampton, Swansea, and such
Lot 2. 414 acres, subject to 101. late currency mews' other places as were thought likely to become his retreat, so
that, though intelligenoe of his detention has not yet been
line, and subject, with the following lot, to two annuities of
1001. and DAL for the lives of two ladles aged 72 and 77 received, there can be little doubt of his ultimate capture.
years. The profit rent amounts to 4201. The lot was knocked Mr. Henderson's life was at first despaired of, but through
down for 3,8031. the skilful attention of Messrs. Dickinson, surgeons, we are
Lot 3 was adjourned, the highest offer being deemed happy to ay that, though very much assigured, he Is pro.
biathlon& grasslng favourably.
The estate of John Russell, situated in the county of Tip- MURDER IN THE COUNTRY—In Saturday's Police
marl, concluded the day's sales. It esseisted of 256 mess Gestic a reward was offered by her Majesty's government
producing a clear rent above all charges of over UK, ass for the dismayed the murderer or murderers of )jr. Joseph
was sold in one lot for 2,0001. Warren, a farmer lately residing Dear Clayton, Northamp-
...---- toeshlre. The unfortunate gentleman had been attending
MAYO ELEcT—The " PrOlediOniel Committee,' Broughton- green fair, and on his return home was attacked
in a soeffieutioes signed by Sir It. Lynch Blom, announce and beaten to demb, his body presenting a 2,0“ '
frightful
Wit Kr. Butt, Q.O, has been accepted as their candidate. &Decennia:.

Gres-examined—Tim driver, WNally, had lived three
years with him, end he had cosifidenokin Wm. He had four
tames and men drawing tart that morning, and when bir.
lisubreenr ordered the ear he went out and stopped the first
man that came in with turf, which happened to be
and it was quits a chase* his sending his with Mr.

Jobe Chamben, policeman, examined—The stick predated
was handed to him by a boy, when be wu at the scene of
the murder, in charge of Mr. Maulovenr's body. The stick
had not blood on it. Dld not see halt on it at the time. A.
little before three o'clock gave the stick to Subinspeteor
Barry. Observed hair on the beadle of the stick after it
had been applied to pr Sorter's head.
William Heeriose examined—Proves the stick produced
by last witness to be deceased's stick.
Martha lianratty examined—ls wife to prisoner's brother,
in whose house be slept the night before the murder. Saw
the prismt rat breakfast in the morning, about nine or ten
o'clock. After witness milked the cows prisoner took them
to the field. Did not see him afterwards. Could net be
sure whether be had a hat or cop on that morning. Hs did
not usually wear a tat, but sometimes a hat end pOilletellea
a cap.
Constable Darlington examined—Was sent by Mr. Holmes
fpm the setae of the murder across the country to the
Drumbeat polies station. Met men of the name of Waters
working in a bog. From what they said continued pursuit
tomer& Foafleld, in oirection of Drasteat. Met the
Brennans and Owen Kelly. On reaching Drumbeat sent
out Stewart and Carroll, two policemen. in pursuit. On re-
turning to Drumbeat found the two policemen and two pro
goners, and numbed them to Creaunaglen.
Michael Brennan examined.—Was waiting in a bog two
miles from Crosmaaglen, on the morning of the murder. Saw
two men pass, one with a cap, and the other with a hat,
going towards Deeding, in the direction of the Polies Bar-
rack of Drumbeat. Soon after spoke to a policeman who
parted, going in the same direction as the two men.
Constable Stewart essmined.—When Diglingtoft lame to
Dramboet Barracks he and Carroll turned oui and went a
mile from Drumboat, is the direction of Dundalk; saw two
men going along the road towards Dundalk. The men were
coming towards him, end tuned to the left when they saw
hina.=ltsa herd after them and called on them to stand.
They stood. These men were Hanntty and WAtavy. [ha-
mmy asked what they bad againet them. He said he did not
exactly know. Prisoner said he would not go, and caught
his carbine. Re threatened to shoot him. Prisoner then let
go, but again caught it, then let go and suerendered him
NV. Saw Wood on prisoner's clothes ; on the breast and
collar of his coat and waistcoat, and the breast of his shirt.
The men were in • great perspiration, and quite fatigued.
Prisoner Haeratty had a erp on, and prisoner M'Atavy wore
a hat. Ranretty bought to account for • cat on,
his head by I
a blow of a tart spade.
The witness here produced the prisoner's clothes. The
handkerchief which had been on his head under his cap was
marked. There was scarcely a speck on the mooning, and
the entire marks were is such a pition that they most
probably arose from the wound on the prisoner's head.
Then was no auk that could not be accounted for by such

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Cross-examined—There were no marks of blood on
M'Atavy. It was a warm day, and witness was himself in a
state of perspiration.
Mr. Berry, Police Inspector, examined.—Fonnd a large
stone on the road at the scene of the murder, with hair and
I blood upon it; spelled the stick, found beside Mr. Mack-
' ,to the two wounds on prisoner Hanratty's head. The
hair on the 'tick (two or three hairs hardly perceptible) cer
responded exactly with prisoners'' hair.
Henry Waters called and cross-examined by Mr. O'ilegao,
por.—Was with his brother in the bog when the two men
ed. Saw the men pass, and saw the policeman pass after.
wars. Has known Hannay for thirty years, and he was not
one of the two men that passed.
ge-txainined by the Attorney-General.—Made an infor—
nation in this case before Mr. Singleton (information read,
which contained no statement of Hearsay not being one of
the two men). Made the same siatemsnt to Mr. Singleton
on the evening alter the mt.rder, when he swore his infor

mations.
Mr. Singleton, R.M , examined by the Attorney General
—lies heard what Waters has just sworn ; it is not true.
[Waters hers interrupted Mr. Singleton with a strong ex-
pression of surprise, on which Mr. Singleton continued)—
Wotan did not swear distinctly that Hanratty was net one
of the men, but he said be thought the two prisoners were
not the two men who passed before the policemen.
Cross-examined—When I said that what Waters has just
sworn is not true 1 meant the% he did not swear distinctly—
did not swear plum ; I did not think it was my duty to put
his statement in his informations when he did not swear

distinctly.
Mr. O'Hagan, Q.C., then addressed the jury in a meet
able speech for the prisoner.
Judge Moore then proceeded to charge the jury, who
retired at half-past seven o'clock, the ease having lasted
seven hours. At halt-past nine the jury brought in a verdict
of acquittal, the foreman at the same time stating to the
judge that he bad been requested to soy that the jury enter-
tained strung suspicion of the pris Ater's guilt.