The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-20 00:00:00

CORONERS INQUEST!.

Yesterday an ir.quewt was held at the sign of the Boston Arms,
11-street, Camden Town, before T. Stirling, Esq., Lotoner, on
the body of Mary Palmer, aged thirty.
It appeared in evidence that the deceased wail a married woman.
and resided with her intsband inHill-street, where they had ualy
lived one week, when the husband of the deceased was oblige,' to
leave London for Portsmouth, on slate basi.ess, and quitted hie
the day before her death, leaving her apparently in perfect health ;
o i the folow:ng day she was Ken by a neighbour walking in the
street, in her anal seat ',.but on entering her apartment, antt
conversing cheerfully with a female frisEd, she fal backwards and
expired. Nerdiet—" Died by the visildfltrd-ot Gad."

MELANCHOLY CAsE.—Anotbdr lamest was held before the
same Coroner, at the Prince of Wales's Tavern, Exeter•street,
St. Luke's, Chelsea, on the body of Elizabeth Smith. aged 25,
who Caine by her death under the following circumstances.
The case excited considerable interest.

Mary (Ilford deposed, that rhe resides in New Road Chapel,
Slone-tuner, and is a widow. She never knew thz deceased before
Thursday last, when she was brought to witnesses house by her
brother-in-law, at every early hour it, the morning, prior to witness
getting out of bed. Her bmeiterati.law had called on the previous
Monday to liken lodging few her, and represented the deceased to he
very poorly ; questloaed him as to his bringing her at so early an
hour to the morning, and he replied, " that it was to allow her the
benefit of the morning's fresh air?" A woman who accompanied
the deceased remained and had breakfast with witness, and the de-
ceased sat up for about an hour, and then went to bed, but was
very uneasy all day, and at intervals appeared to be considerably
aliened in her mind, &c.. and was quite lose! times. Site ordered
witness to procure her wine from under the bed, and said it would
be sufficient time for her to pray when she went into the next
'mid. About half-past ten o'clock the deceased was seized with a
rattling in her throat, wh'eli continued throughout the day, and she
was supplied with medicine which the doctor had sent to her, but
she only took it once. %Fitness left home to go to the workhouse,
to state the deceased's case, at about dusk, and on her return she
tumid the woman dying, Ltd the bed surrounded by several
persons.
John Fisher, of 32, Old Street road, brush-maker, deposed, that
the deceased was his wife's own sister; she had been ill for six
weeks, and had held a situation as cook at the house of Mr.
Stephens, of the Cadegan Aims Tavern, Chelsea. At about
eight o'clock on Friday evening last witness's wife informed him
that the deceased was very ill, which she attributed to fatigue, and
thought a little rest would recover her. Witness having no room
for her in his dwelling took her a lodgir.g at No. 13, lloxton.square,
where she slept that night, and she appeared incorrect in her mind.
Not getting better witness procured a doctor, who attended, and said
that her complaint was t.'e typhus fever, and gave her medicine ac-
cordingly. 'Witness cor.sulted with 31r. Stephens, her late master,
as to the best mode to be adopted with her, and he sent witness with
a letter to Mr. Alders, an overseer of Chelsea, whoon witness calling
inquired where his sister was? and on informing him that she was
at Shoreditch, Mr. A. advised him to state his case to the overseen'
of that perish, and that he had no doubt bat they would assist her;
and If not, under all the circumstances, he would receive her. Wit.
news accordingly pursued this advice, and called upon an overseer
arkionon Liberty, to whom he stated his ca-e, and what Mr.:tides
had stated to him (witness), on which he got from his chair and he.
gun to speak very harshly to witness and told hint he had brought it
all upon hintnit ; witness replied that it was not his fault—his wife
had received the deceised during his absence. The Overseer said he
ovoid do nothing for him unless the sister went before a 31agistrate,
and swore to the facts of the case. He could du nothing for her but
nude doctor. You must send a nurse also, replied witness. He
mid he would do no such thing, as they had their own poor to assist,
sad told him to take het to Chelsea, and get her a lodging there.
Witness said he could not, orbs was so very ill. ‘..ml no house
would lake her as a lodger in her present state. The overseer re-
ggel,;hat he had got her a lodging at Iloxton.squate without di.
, sod be had no doubt fond as easily procure bet one at
Chelsea ; but added, In a entering manner, that he dare say he
could not get her a lodging in such a place as Sloan-street ; there
where plenty other places where lodgings could be got at Chelsea.
Witness continued arguing with him until the porter arrived, and
stewed witness to the door, saying " that was his way to go."—
No doctor.—no nurse,--and no notice were taken of the decased.
Witness did not know how to set, but ultimately he procured a
lodging at Mrs. °Word's, whir kindly receivedthedeceased. Mr.
Alders paid her every attention. Ile did not know the name of
I the oversees at Hoxton.

The Jury returned a verdict—" That the deceased died of
typhus fever ;" sod expressed their censure of the gross neglect
of the overseer of the parish of Iluxtun.

HORRID MURDERS.

CLONNEL, JULY 14.

We have deep regret to mention a barbarous offence in this
neighbourhood, and marked by great crucify and disregard or hu-
man life.

It appears that about nine o'clock on Sunday evening a number
of armed villains rushed into the house of Michael Kinnealy, who,
with his four brothers, all honest, sober, and industrious men, re-
sided there. Of the five they instantly killed two with murderous
blows of heavy weapons, and another died soon afterwards, from
like savage treatment. The two remaining brothers were also hor-
ribly treated, but they were living yesterday, with sonic hopes of
recovery, and one of them was sent to the Infirmary of Cashel, the
other has been brought into Caber.
This massacre, as it may be called, took place near Sew Inn,
and within about half a mile of a party of military and police sta-
tioned in that village; but having fired no shots, the murderers ef-
fected their purpose without being heard at New Inn, and so made
good their retreat in time. The cause of the attack on these poor
people, and the facts of the case itself, are mentioned in various
ways, as will be seen by the following communications we have
received on the subject.
Extract of • letter from Cashel. dated on Monday morning :
'• I just this moment hare been informed by one of the constables
of New Inn, that a party, consisting of twenty mit, all armed. at-
tacked the house of Michael Kinnealy, on the lands of Knockgraf-
fon, last night, and beat him, and four brothers who resided with
him, so severely, that two of them expirA immediately, and the
others are despaired of. They did nut fire any shots, lest the police
should discover where they were. While committing the murder,
the police at New Inn got information of it, and set offimmediate-
ly ; yet, though they arrived but a few seconds after the assassins
left the house, their search proved fruitless. They found on the
ground part of the stock of a musket, the hut of a pistol, a stick,
ke. It appears tbose usfortaes•e taco (the Kinncalys) took some
glebe ground from the Rev. Pis: Robert Rattan(' 'sad lawn he-
quently noticed to quit. When the poticehnan left it. a Coroner
was in attendance. I also send you a copy of a notice found under
the police door at New Inn, this morning :
" PEELER BROGAN,—It' you do not leave oft' tantalidag my
I men, and hunting their *tins, you will too the day you came here,
' for you will be put to death in a shocking manner.
(Sighted) "JOHN ROCK."
Extract of another letter, Tuesday night :—" The names of the
three unfortunate men who are dead, are Richard, William, and
Martin Ki -mealy, the latter of whom survived till noon oa Moo-
day, and died while the Coroner and Mr. Wile icks were holding
lan inquest on the bodies of his brothers. John Kinnealy is at pre-
sent in she infirmary of Cashel, with his skull badly fractured, and
little hope of his recovery ; the other brother, David, who is also
much injured by the assassins, was brought into Caher. By ail
concurrent testimony, the Kinneatys were remarkably well-con-
ducted industrious men, who lived together for many years under
the late Mr. Cooke, of Cordangan. The attack is supposed to have
Ibeen occasioned by various circurnstances: first, fur having taken
1 a small farm adjoining their own, contrary to the Rockite syeem :
secondly, for having some time back afforded a refuge in their cibin
h to proctors who had beta attacked in their neighbourhood, and who
would have been murdered but foe their protection thus afforded;
and lastly, for not having !siva nannected with any loose or law: as
society.
- - - - • - •

" A servant boy, who was in the house at the time of the mas-
sure, and whom the murderers did not molest, has been brought
into Cashel by Mr. Wilcock' and ludred in gaol—and it is urr.
stood that the servant boy could give Thforration against the entire
gang, if he were inclined to do sot and from cireunistance4, I hope
the whale will be discovered. Oneof the rtiiii:oni left his hat be-
hind, which is now in the poolession of Mr. Wilcock,.
" The verdict of the Jury was, ' That the deer:iv...el rime by their
death from their skulls having hem broken by au armed party of
about 21, who had attacked their hot.se.'

" The assassins also committed a robbery: they took from the
house of the Kirinealys, 361., with which thew poor men intended
going to the fair of Oraystown, to purchase cattle.
" Two unfortunate women bad a scuffle on Saturday, near Dun-
drum, when one of then threw • atone st the other, which hit a
poor countrywoman, who was going into her home, on the temple,
and deprived him of life instantly. Thc woman was takers up."