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London, England, 1821-12-25 00:00:00

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Gobbing', Richard White, George Guhbios, Garret R. Fug.
gentle!, Cornelius Mabouy, and Thuguas Lloyd, E.orn.
No fewer than tarots of the summoned Jury were d011...44rd
l...44rd by the Coothwl fur the Prisoner, whose trial we are
uow abort to report..
Theathy Shea was iodirted, under the White B.iy Act, fur
that he. on the 9-It of October last, dills with several other.,
feloniously and forcibly steal and carry away a mare, ssiue
ten pounds, the property of Jobs' %Val.'s, at Moneygay. A
second carat charged him, under the same Art, far perpe-
tratinc the deed in the night tune, and before •Ix o'clock in
the morning; and a third, that he forcibly compelled the
owner to deliver the animal Jp to him. In a second iudict-
norm lie was charged with feloniously stealing a saddle, Om
property of Michael Scanlan ; soil, in a third iodictinent, he
was charged with stealing a mate, the mops-sty of Jeremiah
O'Connor. All these indistosents were framed sitar the
White Boy Art.
Joh!. Haitilly Seas the first witness examined--y, a ',lrani
of the police stationed to this part of the country; .kosowa
Prisoner w.ll, and now isfewtifics him was sot duty on the
0.1, day of October last, having been Sesired by Liesiteasut
Percy, the commandant of ti police, to scoot the
country, and to meet him at Druincuile at a par.
Heisler hour. Witness proceeded to eugenic his orders,
and while riding along with his party met Prisoner gallop-
piing at a most turbots rate ; witness stopped Ingo, selling
his horse by she bridle, atid asked I where he was going;
Ire said he wan" riding for his life;" and desired witness to
gu I'M and he would" see • sight." He desired wiliness, for
God's sake, to le! him go, but a wool being Mincerl in his
breast, it was taken from hint, and be ori• desist d not to at.
tempt to stir from the spot, or be would he immediately
shot. Prisamer immediately said, •' he would as soon be
dead as alive." A powder horn was subaequentlydiscoser.
col on hint, which he said he frinoiri resider a bush. This hap-
petted at ha o'clock at night. Prisoner was committed by
Mr. Massey. Two ballets were drawn to she pi.,101, a„,i
the mare os which he ride was claimed by Wni,p, one or
the prosecutors; the Prisoner said he toind the fume ha Ilia
road.
Cross examined by Mr. Hawley.—Has heard of horses
being found on the road; does out recollect the colour of
the mare, hat can swear she was the animal claimed by
Walsh; these was a saddle MI the mare.
James Shepherd, 11MICCIII In, sworn.—Was out with Mi-
haly, the preceding witness; saw the mare taken by the
sad brought to Mr. Sheahy's stables, where alse oat
eliimed in the morning by Mr. Walsh This was the same
animal taken from the Prisoner ; lie cmuld not he mistakes',
as she was lame; was :Wesent when she ass demanded iron'
Mr. Perry.
Cross-examined—Montilight was not clear; witness could
nut swim to the saddle.
Lisa Walsh, a-monies-II by the S..licitor.Geneeal—Found
the mare mentioned in the indictibrot at Newcastle ; she
. was only one night out of his possession; bad Well her at
night-fall the evening preceding.
Miehaell4caulan sworn—A saddle was foicibly taken from
him bye party its October List. Does not know how snits,
people were at his door, as lie only half opened it. when. he
Bare is sip; he found it with the police at Newcastle on this
Saturday following; Ise lave it thimigh fear.
John Purcell, servant to Mt. Pcicy, was sworn.—Snre
Remain claim the sedate, which was un the little black mare,
taken Gum Prisoner,
Licuscoont Frasoris Percy was next examined —.Witness
is coniniaottant of the Indite at Newcastle; was for soma
lime in the army ; was out 011 ibily on the night of the
of October last ; came smuu a body of men, consisting of
eighty sir one hundred ; winless called out to his party
M. quick," and desired the marauders to "halt sod sarreu.
der;^ ten or twelve had by this Ouse passed ahead, dying
" hither and thither ;" two men were uo every horse; fired
among them, and afterwards found arms, &c. The ten or
twelve men above mentioried took the road on which witness
was arse serjeant Rabin! was ; the moon ruse about 2d mi-
totic@ past four in the afteitiousi.
Here the ease for the Crown clossil.