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London, England, 1826-07-25 00:00:00

CITY OF LIMERICIt ASSIZES.

Redmond Wrakh and Jamet M..ifahon were ind;eteti far that
they did violently and felonlouil♦ assault &id ♦iolate the petton of
Eleanor Moore, at Nicholas-street, on Sunday, the lAh of June

lair. against her*wili std consens.
Ellen Moore appeared on the table, evidently embartawed at the
ordeal to which the eyes of the Court subjected her. She wsts st-
ilted in a grey mantle, and white chip bonnet ; her figure and fee,
turd were more than ordinarily handsome and gent el ; her halt
and eyes black ; and her cheeks were enlivened with a crimson
blush, blended with something approaching to a brunette cast ; her
youthful person and modest delivery added redly it her evidence.
When the oath was administering by the Clerk of the Crown, she
was Muth agitated, and affected even to tears. Mr. Quin led the
examination for the Crown. She rceallectt d the night of Sunday,
the Illth inst.; was going. about past eleven o'clock that night, to
(edgings, beyond the Castle barrack ; a person named Guides.
whom she knew the night be'ore, accompanied her. At the end of
Bew.'a a three fellows came up and snatch. d her away • one of
tlr m had a stone in each hard; he dropped one and drew b r dawn
the lane ; the other two assisted in dragging her along. at the all
of the first; the first man then frweed her in, through an inside lane,
to a back house ; she was laid down by „mother, whd said to het,
you may as well stop your cries and take every thing in good part,
as no mercy will be gleam to you ; that person abused h r and
violated her person against h,r will ; the person who lied dor., so
then knocked her head against the flan. Five men fcreib'y abu
her on the occasion in that place ; one of them gave her a blow in
the breast, which knocked her senseless against the wall. Her hair
was put over her mouth to stifle her cries; they walk d away aeon
after and left her, having heard one of them say it was near day.
light ,• when they were gone site struggled home. She would know
two of those persons; AP:Mahon is the second persau who had to di
with her ; and Walsh is the person who struek her. in the *mot 4
he also did the same to her as the rest 4 she is not a native of Limes
tick, but of Kerry; she is not above three weeks in town 00111 Tare
heft, where she resided.
Crest-examined... She lodged in Whiteliorsharte, neat the bar.
tack ; only herself, another girl, and the woman of the house were
in the lodgings ; she won neither cloak err sop this sight ; eon%
tell whether the other girl was ott the town ; she was out this night
on Arthur's.quay. looking for a boat to go home ; site does not
deny she " lived" with two persons at Tarbert ; she walked out
two nights in Limerick, but swears it was not with a bad intent;
If any man offered her money she would not go with him, not for
twenty guineas ; she lodged her information two days after the
offence; never saw M'Mahon before; after she was reduced to
pledge her clothes, she did misconduct herself one night in
Limerick ; does not know what house she went to with the gentle.
man, nor what money he gave her; she does not knot, him; oho
was not drunk; she was obliged to act so from poverty; she was
determined to return home, and therefore she would not take money
from any man ; her mother came up to Limerick, and wanted hey
to go home with her ; she did not, but promised to return by the
next boat ; the reason she did not go with her was, that her clothes'
were in pawn ; acknoWiedges she was acquainted with a third per-
son in Tarbert, and lived with him ; his name Was Hamilton ; he
turned her off; she spoke to a soldier, and he was the mow of her
coming here ; the soldier and she lived together a fortnight in it
Mrs. Doberty's house, near Baal's-bridge ; he gave her no hang ;
he belonged to the 24th Regiment ; can't say whether to the gre-
nadiers, light company, or battalion ; can't say why he left her ;
lit was he took her from Mr. Hamilton at Tarbert she might have
gone with a man on Sunday night if she got a guinea. but is not
sure ; it was a bright night ; *Mahon followed her, and gave het
two blows on entering her lodgings.
John Raiford, soldier, 24.11 Regiment, swottl—Was on Sunday
night with a girl of the town, in the back room of a house, whose
window looked out on a small yard ; about a quarter past eleven
that night, three or four men were under the window with a yowl;
girl, and ill-used her; the female he slept with said it was a shame
for them to treat her so, and they bi.i her lie down or they would
break the window, and do the same to herself; heard the noise
they were making for about ten minutes. Nothing material oc-
curred on his cro4s.examination.
Alexander Lowry, Sergeant-Major of the City Police• proved
that the place which the soldier described was the same where the
proseeutrix was violated, and which she pointed out to him.
John Byrom proved that ire took M'Mahon into custody the Lena
night, at two o'clock, near the Castle barrack.
The case for the prosecution closed, and the defence commenced
with the examination of
Richard Scott, who deposed that M'Mahon was in his public.
house in the Irish-town, up to within a quarter of twelve o'clock
that night ; he lay asleep in the tap-room with another; hie house
is more than a quarter of a mile from Bow-lane. dlr. Scott gave
Sl'Mahon a very good character.
James Sergeant knew M'Mahon for al years, and his cha-
racter is remarkably good.
Richard Cteagh deposed that 31•31shon bore a very good cha-
racter; for the last six months he was in his employme.it,h: Wad
regular, attentive, and sober.
James Hogain sworn—M'Mahon lived with him since a boy.
until the last 10 months, when he left him voluntarily to procure a
better engagement; he was very well behaved, and is °lnspectable
connexions.
Thomas Collins sworn.—(This witness and the prisoner 111131a-
hon were of the patty who were tried and acquitted on Friday, of
vireating t"e person of Margaret Williams. on the same night
when the present offence was co omitted.)—He and the prosecutrix
were going to think ti's night ; hemeended to treat her at Frost's
public-house; on their way a man came up in themddle of .the
street and spoke to her; the man took her under his sem, and they
went 'loan the lane together ; he heard a roi e there, she did not
npnear to make any resistance going away, himself and the prisoner
Walsh then foliowe I, to try and get h r back from the party ; there
were two women with the prosecutrix, and they were peosatutes ;
to the best of his belief she was taken away from him between
twelve and one o'clock.
George M. J. Drought, Esq. Chief Magistrate of Police, de.
posed that the last witness toad him that she was carried off by
force.
The evidence having concluded on both sides, Baron Pry W
oaritett charged the Jury very fully, read over the testimony of
the witnesses, which he put to them in a very clear point of view,
interspersed with useful and explanatory observations.
After an absence of two houni anti a half, the Jury entered the
' Court with a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners, but accom.
ponied with an earnest recommendation to mercy.
The Learned Judge, after a short interval, proceeded to pass
sentence of death on the criminals, one of whom (31'Mahon) was a
young man of low stature—the other a tall, ill-looking fellow. At
the same time, his Lordship promised to transmit their recornmen.
dation to his Majesty's Government, but could not say with wild
leetess it might be attended. Both prisoners were removed, apex.
Andy sensible of their critical situation.

CAUTION.-A man of the name of Price, who is in the
habit of calling at a house and asking the servant if her
master is at home, if answered in the negative, takes from
a blue bag a stone bottle, and informs the servant her
master has just purchased it, and requested him to apply
to her for 3s. 6d. IVlsen the bottle is opened, the cont mta
are found to he merely ink and water. He has already
found LSO customers in the neighbourhood of Blooms-
bury.