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CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday morning, the inquest upon tlw body of James (trainee
was resumed at the White Horse, ldhenley-hill, pursuant to ad-
journment.
At half-past ten the Coroner directed the names of the Jury to
be called over, when all having answered, and the witnesses being
in attendance, he ordered the inquisition to proceed.
The Cotton ell then observed, that before the business was corn.
merceel, he thought it right to notice a report which had reached
his ears last night, and which, though perhaps apparently of
trivial importance in the opinion of some persons, he considered it
proper to contradict. Ile alluded to a statement that he had as-
serted, in reference to the recently expressed opinion of )Ir. Justice
. Park, on the publication of the proceedings under a Coroner's In.
quisition, that he did not consider it to be worth a birthing. Ile
denied the truth of this statement altogether. lie had never used
words of any. such nature or tendency.
The Magistrates present all conhnned the decimation of the
Coroner.
The Conowee said he certainly was of opinion that he had no
power to exclude the attendance of reporters on these occasions, and
he founded that opinion on the custom which hod always pre.
railed to regard the Court of the ('caner, as was every other con-
nected with the administration ofjut,ice, an open court, to which
all persons might resort.
Thomas Watson was then trilled. Before he was sworn,

Mr. ST EPH EN, tho Solicitor fur the prosecution, stated that he
should object to any question being put to this witness, by which
he might be compelled to furnish evidence against himself, in an
action to which Mr. Noel, the solicitor a tlis prisoners, lied given
notices for an alleged trespass on the gremlin of Captain Nestor at
' Itabley-house. As yet, indeed, he did not know who were the par-
ties that would be included in the action.

Mr. NOEL —I have no hesitation in telling you that you are one
of the parties, and Mr. Watson another.
The I'oaonita said he should be happy to meet the wishes of
the gentlemen present, if his duty would allow him ; but he could
not refuse to hear evidence, or refrain from obtaining it on account
of any action that might be pending, or in contemplation.
Mr. ST ETU EN sow:mated that the evidence should be taken in
private before the Voroner and the Jury, all other persona being
excluded. _ .

The Collor: ex said that it was an open Court, and he could not
exclude any one.
11r.SrctoeXsaid,hehaddonehisdutyinmakingtheobjection
It was for the Coroner to discharge his, according to his own judg-
ment. _

Mr. Thomas Watson. the officer employed to execute the warrant
against the Firmer Connolly, was then sworn.--_I now live in Great
Suffolk-street, London. 1 arrived at Itabley_house about three
o'clock on Wednesday last. I entered the outer gate by pushing it
open with my hand. I was appointed specially for this occason,
to execute a warrant for MCI. against James ..'onnolly. I have
rot the warrant with me. As soon as I had arrested him, I never
len him till he wan in the magistrate's roan. This moire the M*,
of I,*ant* 0a oPesiing-Ihanlavr gate, I we* us the Ronk kiln
and insoeired.- The servant-maid, now in custody, opened one of
the fruit first-floor windows. I asked her if Capt. Nestor was at
home. She said, " No." I then asked when they expected him
home. I was informed that Mrs. Brown was mistrial; of the house.
but I understood Captain Nestor resided there. The servant-maid
said she had not seen him these ten days, and she thought he was
in Ireland. I then asked her if Mr. Patrick Connolly was within.
She said she did not know such a person, and had never heard the
name. She then put down the window and left me. I turned round
and went into the road again to AIL Cannon, who was waiting for
me. Ile inimedlauly remarked, " Here is a man watching us
over the palings." That man is now in custody. His name is
Moran. Ile was looking over the paling parallel to the atone of
the base in the open road. Part of is is broken down. Ile was
in the farm.yard, which has a communication with the front of the
house. We went up to the man. The gate was open, and I Weill
in. Mr. Cannon spoke to Moran about some horses. I went in
alone the first time. I walked away towards the back of the house.
I did not attend to what Moran said. I found the outer door at the
back open. There are two little doors there. The inner door was
shut. it is a slight door, the upper part glass. 1 put my toot on
the threshold, and my hand gently against the door.
Mr. STEefir.t bestrew, and protested against the presence ofMr.
Noel or any other gentleman but the Coronet and jury, while this
witness was required to give evidence, which, takeit quatawrot,
would serve the purposes of the action threatened by Mr. Noel
against the Magistrates. the Coroner, and himself, for a trespass on
the premises of Captain Nestor.
.31r. NOEL. on his part, protested against the construction put
upon the notice of action, which he intended to serve, as Solicitor
of Captain Nestor. He had neither used nor intended to use any
threat against any gelds man concerned in this inquest. The evi-
dence given by this witness could not support the action against
him. It would be necessary by the evidence of witnesses in open
co. t to sustain that anion, and the objection was therelbre ground-
less. A Coroner's court was certainly an open court, and he had a
right to insist upon being present. lie then referred to the in-
quests upon Honey and Framis, who were killed at the Queen's
funeraL At that inquest Mr. Adolphus attended us Counsel for
the parties implicated, and notes of the evidence were freely allowed
to be taken by all persons.
The CoaosEn said, that whatever might happen hereafter be-
tween any of the parties concerned in this, or any preceding trans.
anion connected with it, he had no right to look fieward to any
consequences in the present discharge of his duty. He would not
check or interfere with the reception of any testimony that would
elucidate any act relative to this murder. It was at the saute time
necessary to state candidly, that if any counsel had attended, as he
had been told it was at one time contemplated, he would certainly
! not have suffered the Learned Gentleman to have taken any part
professionally in the proceedings.
The Rey. Mr. Newsroom then rose, and turning towards Mr.
Noel, said, " If you, Sir, will answer one question frankly, the
propriety of your presence here will be at once decided. If you-
! client, Mrs. Brown, has told me toe truth, you are yourself a party
in this crime. She told nie that the prisoners had acted by your
advice. Is that the fact ?"

Mr. Doti.-1 was in London. Dow could Ibe a party in this
bu.iness?

Mr. STEPHEN—SO was 1, yet you make me ■ party in the
trespass.
Mr. Norse—Then, upon my honour, I say that I never cor-
responded with Mrs. Brown in my life.
The Rev. Mr. Newcoine.—So it might be, yet her statement
rosy be true.
.lr. Sc, El.—l never corresponded with Connolly, nor with Capt.
Nestor on the subject of Connolly's affairs. The only letter he
had of mine was an answer to an invitation, written ten years ago.
I did not know that the attempt was likely to be made to take
Connolly into custody.
The Rev. Mr. Neweome.—l think I have heath enough to
justify me in apprehending Mr. Noel on suspicion of being a
Party in this murder. I will not go that length, certainly, but I
must insist upon the propriety of his quitting the room.
Mr. Notts.—This is the Coroner's Court, Sir, not yours.
The CORONER remarked that he had heard the communication
of Mr. Newcome, and he hail received a similar one from Mr.
Winter, to whom Mrs. Brown had also made the game statement ;
but till a charge was made formally against Mr. Noel, he might
remain in the room the same as any other individual.
The Rev. Mr. Newcome.—The presence of Mr. Noel is mani-
festly to get at what will serve to defend himself.
Mr. Not:L.—Such an insinuation merits no answer.
Mr. Sr Ern r.x.—lt is no insinuation; it is a confession of one
prisoner. implicating Mr. Noel.
The Rev. Mr. Newsome.--And I beg to call the attention of
the Coroner to the fact I have communicated.
The Conon xa said, that till some charge was made he could
not interfere with Mr. Noel's presence.
Mr. STEPHEN said the question reselved itself into the pro-
priety of having the Court open.
The CORONER referred to several cases in which, on Inquests
of great public importance, and involving the safety of considerable
numbers of persons, it had been settled that a Coroner had no legal
power to exclude any person from being present, or from taking
notes of the proceedings. In the ease of the men killed at Knights-
bridge by the life-guardsmen, Mr. Adolphus was even admitted to
act as Counsel, though certainly he was of opinion that no neces-
; sity could exist at a l'oroner's Inquest for the attendance of
Counsel, because there was no ground for crux-examination. No

particular party was there prosecuted, it was merely an inquiry
into the causes ar.d muds by which seine person had come to his
diath.
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Some altercation followed, at the conclusion of which
The Rev. Mr. Newcome said, that a Magistrate's assertion
was surely as gond as a committed felon's oath.
111 r. Noel. rose immediately, and exclaimed, Gentlemen of the
Ate', with my hands up I must motestmith indignation against
the language used mwards my client. It is bold, arrogant, cruel,
; and the last in the world that should proceed front • clergyman,
who ought to preach mercy. You (turning towards Mr. New:come)
ought to be ashamed of yourself.
The examination of the witness was then resumed.-1 tapped at
the door, Mrs. Brown came forward and told me her name, and
said that was her house. She wan withinside the glass door; I was
outside; she asked me what I wanted; the outer door only was
then open.
In consequence of an observation of Mr. Noel, respeetinc, the
former condition of this witness, his feelings became highly ex.
cited, and he was allawed to withdraw, in order to recover himself.

William Jerry Cannon, the clerk of the Solicitor tor the
prosecution. was tlieu sworn.
Mr. STEritcw prote.4tll formally against the presence of Mr.
Noel, while this witness was examined.

The witness was then examined.—l live at King's Arms Yard,
Colroom-street. On Tuesday the 911th of December, I issued a
capitas by the direction of Mr. Stephen, cu. al. into licrtfordshire,
for WM: against Patrick Connolly. On the following morning, ac-
companied by Mr. James Dignam and Mr. Thomas %Yawn I
proceeded through Hertford, where I obtained a warrant on ihe
ea. W. directed to Thomas Watson, and whit him to Halite,-
house; on tariving within SOO yiuds, or thereabouts, we alighted
from the chaise; Mr. Dignato crossed the fields towards the boa
of the house; Thomas Watson walked right up to the house, anti
I followed him to the miter gate. After waiting there shout a mi-
nute, Mr. Watson came to me 'and stated that he had applied at
the front of the house, and a fentale servant had denied that Cap.
tain Nestor was at home, and she did not know Connolly. While
we were talking, I observed Moran watching us ever the palings ;
he wan standing just outside:the gate leading into the stable-yard I
on catching my eyche withdrear and walked back into the yard. Mr.
Watson and I followed him, and I inquired of him If Gupta.
Nestor was at home. Ile told me that he was not, and did not
know where he was, whether in k land or Ireland. I thee aka
him if Captain Nestor haenot a 'INCA, sem at the Eellar• lie
replied that he did not know. I inquired if Mrs. Brown we. et
lame; and if I could see her. He said that she was, and he void
ascertain if she would speak to me. lie then widkjid torrards dsh
hews,. Mr. Warm did I mitt to thwhouse, akiktotMrly.:li%

door, which was allot, I inquired of • fentaleservist. who whY'
standing on the outside, if I could see Mrs. Brown. ghe said if 1
would wait a minute abe Would see ; and went towards the front of
the house. Mr. Watson and I went towards the back, gad foiled .
the folding doors, .leadhig into the hall, open. An imam door, the
upper part of which war glazed, ass shut. Mrs. Brown 11111111edistaty
eaine to this dour, and, without opening it, irked us why we 'WI4
to see her. I told heel had been informed that Captain Nestor bed
a horse at the Bazaar, for sale, and that I should be girl to learn
on what terms it was to be sold. She replied that she know lathing
about it ; that she was alone and unprotected t that she had the
whole of the property in the house under her care, mid mild not
admit us. 3lr. M atson then stated, that Mr. Char* James, of
Regent-street, had requested him to proceed from tomato Robley-
house, to inform Mr. Patrick Connolly, that some terrible mace-
tune had befallen him, which rendered his presence in town imme..
(timely necessary. Mrs. Brown stated that Mr. Connell was not
there. that she knew no person of that name. Mr. Watson ob.
served that that was very strange, as he had been informed by the
family in Regent-street. that Mr. Connolly was at itabley-house.
Mrs. Brown said, " I don't know him, indeed I don't. I seine-
ly know the family in Regent-street • I have visited there only
once or twice." Mr. Watson than lard, " I ain a Eines officer ;
I have a warrant for the arrest of Mr. Patrick Connogy, and I re-
quest you to open this door, that I may execute it." kit produced
the warrant. Mrs. Brown replied, that she could net think of
opening the door ; that Mr. Patrick Connolly was trot there ; and
that she knew nothing whatever of him. At this moment I caught
a glimpse of Mr Connolly. This was abont half-isast three in the
afternoon. I said to the officer, " There lie is." l'he officer odd,
" Shall I break open the door ?" I said, " 1)o so, by all means."
He kicked against the door, and by the violence of the shock a
pane of glass was displaced. I am speaking of the inner glued
door. Connolly instantly rushed up to the dour, and called out to
the female servant standing by, "Bring me the spit." Site brought
it to him instantly. Ile brandished it, and swore, by the holy
Jesus, he would run it into the guts of the first man that attempt-
ed to arrest him. lie then called out, " Bring up the men. Let the
men come." Two men ran up immediately from the stable-yard
I saw them eerie from that part of the premises. They erne
through a gate, which ltd me to conclude they came from the stable.
yard. Connolly directed them to fetch the pitchforks. They went
away and very quickly returned, each having a pitchfork, one of
which was handed to Connolly through the broken pane of glass.
The men were Hugh Moran aid Edward Trayers. think it was
Troyer' handed the fork. Connolly then called out to the men"
These are rascally sheriff's 0111C2111 conic to arrest me.
D— them, run the pitchforks into their gnus," and Troyer,
stood, with the pi chfork in his hand, in an attitude to charge. I
did not observe how lie again became posittssed of a pitchfork. Mr.
Watun Lid I were then mulling on the step of the doer. We did
not interrupt the men giving the pitchfork to Coonolly, Mr. Con-
nolly male a desperate thrupt with the pitchfork, thiough the hole
in the window, at Mr. %Vatson. The dour was still closed. %Viten
Watson pressed the doer it did not My open. After the thrust, Mr.
Watson stepped back and maid he in-the side. Air.
cooncrUy said. 1) you, I wish had killed
_Liosi." I then
went a snort distance from the house,
Dignani came up to me, and AU be was walking up to the door
where Connolly was still standing, Connolly thrust at hint through
die broken pane of glans. Mr. Dignam, tbaa lag bock. said " I
am wounded." Mr.Mignam then said "I wig go for rsislanne,"
and went away. Directly afterwards Coonolly said to llugh Moran,
•• tin to Mr. Bortholoniew's and burrow his gun, a:id ha sure you
bring it loaded." Connolly then said to us, " I will ,won Le
ounce of lead for you, you d—d "camping rnscaNt ell Awl
six men rather than be taken." I then follow, .1 II ugh Moran,
that I might inform the person of whom the gun was to
be borrowed, for what purpose it was gaing to be used;
but on reaching the gate leading to Mr. liartholornew's house,
Hugh Moran was just coining out of It. 11: had no gun in hi.
hard. and said to toe, " It won't do; I can't get it." I turned
to Robley-holm ; about three minutes afterwards I was walking
in from of it, and llugh 31oran came within a few pods of me,
and held out his hand, which was full of bullets or slugs. He
rattled them, and said to me, " book here ; here's plenty of lead
for you ;!" about two or three minutes afterwards, Edward Troyes b
came round to the front of the house with a pi-chfork in his hand.
IL said to me, t• You had better go. I hare put many a damned
son of a bitch of a Dublin police-officer to the rout, and we'll
serve you the same before the night." I told him he was very im-
prudent to use such language, and had better be quiet. Ile said,
• Oh, no, I'll be damned if I do," and wint ed. About a mi-
nute afterwards I went to the back of the house, where I found
31r. %Vation, llugh Moran, and Edward Trams: Ilugh Moran
then had a gun in his hand, which he leveikd alternately at Mr.
\V arson and myself. Connolly called oat to him, •• Dram them,
shoot them," and to Edward 'Prayers, " Stick theta, and tosa
their bodies into the pond." Mr. Watson told them to forbear,
that he was in the execution of his duty as a King's officer, and
that it would cost them their lives if they obeyed such directions.
Connolly thencalled out, " Shut up the doors,' anti Hugh Moran
walked backwards to the door, with the gun presented at the shoul-
der to us. He then closed the folding doors. Mrs. Brown
and the female servant were with Connelly all this while in-
side the house. They were nterely. standing still. We were
thee shut out of the house entirely. Connolly then di-
rected Hugh Moran to pass the gun into the house through the
cellar window. Moran remained outside with the gun aster he
had closed the folding.doons, whirls he did in an instant, Trayers
standing with the pitchfork all the while. On receiving Connully's
order, Moran walked backwards to the cellar window, and de-
livered the gun to the female servant, who was waiting to receive
it. Moran then got into the house through the window, which the
servant opened to receive him. Immediately afterwards, Connolly,
Mrs. Brown, Moran, and the female servant, closed all die shutters
round the house. Very shortly, Connolly appeared at the window
of the first-floor at the back of the house- He threw up the sash,
exhibited a gun, and said he would shoot any man who uttemptad
to arrest hint, that he valued his liberty too much to be taken. Ale.
Watson said, '• You can't intimidate me, Air. Connolly, I am not
to be deterred from the execution of my duty by any threats that
you may use." Mr. Connolly replied, ' by the Ilidy Saviour of
the world, I'll shoot you dead,
mises." Mrs. Brown and the female serum[ were at the *ante
window with Connolly. Mrs. Brown said, " and I Lave a second
pistol, and if his fire don't take effect, I'll shoot that." I said,
" Mrs. Brown, you make yourself a party to the illegal aria com-
mitted by Mr. Connolly, if you use such language. You had
better not do it." I did not see her produce a pistol. I then went
into the lane, and met, a short distance from the house, a posse of
constables. I led them round to the back of the house, told them
an assault had been committed on Mr. Watson, the officer, soil
another on Mr. Dignam. Dignatn was in fart but slightly
wounded. I directed them to break into the house. Air. Con-
nolly was then at the same window I spoke of last. lie now
out, " If you do, by God, I'll shoot you !" At this time we had
no warrant. The men hesitated to obey my. directions. I then
went round to the front of the house, and stationed the men about
it. Before these men came, Air. n'onnolly came to one of the
windows in the front of the house, and produced a gun, Nome
bullets, and a powder-horn, and said he hail plenty of ammunition,
and would put some lead into us before he had done with us. He
'hewed me the bullets and powder.horn. I saw there were bullets
and pieces of lead. When the men were stationed, Mr. Connolly ,
again came to one of the front windows, and addressed himself to
the constables. Not more than an hour had then elapsed. 31r.
Connolly said, " Gentlemen. I will give you a history of the
whole of this transaction." He related several circumstances, and
told them that I was a blackguard, the attorney's clerk. He stated
that one Andrews, whom he lied before called a swindler, and would
again, bad by some manoeuvre obtained a verdict against him, and
they were now endeavouring to arrest him for the damagea. He
concluded the narration by saying that I was a d--41 blackguard,
the attorney's clerk.
The Co BOWER—Then he knew you ?—(A laugh.)
Witness—lle concluded with offering a guinea to each man to
withdraw. By this time Ale. Dignani had retunied, and I deter-
mined on going with him to the nearest Magistrate to obtain a
warrant for the assault upon us ; I went to Mr. Winter, and ob-
tained a warrant for the assault on Mr. Dignam. The Magistrate
sent for the constable to his house, and directed him to bring his
brother James with him to our ansistanee. James ilirainge came,
and was sworn in specially. The Olagistrate furnished him with
an axe, and we proceeded to Rabley-house. On reaching it James
Grainge applied at the front door rot admission. The warrant was
giveu to hunt, but was directed I believe to John (irainge. Mr.

' Connolly called dut, " Who's there Grainge replied, "'the
constable of Shenley-hill." The axe was given by the Magistrate
iaehnsequineenf The retwestlindlon of Mt. l)ignam, who said that
force 'mild positively be necessary. Grainge went on to ray. '•I
have a Magistrate's warrant for the apprehension of Patrick Con-
nolly. and I request that the door may be opened, that I may be
able to rake him." Connolly monad. "It shall not; and if you
attempt to tike me I'll shoot iron." George Graine answered, I
hope not, rtir ; don't be rash, govern your passion." Connolly said,
" shoot twit, by G-- if you attanpt to enter." (inanity said,
" Pray don't, bir ; I am a consuiWe, and have a Magistrate's war-
rant, and I hope you'll open the door to me." Connolly answer:A,
••I will not."- Orainge said, "If you won't, dir, I really must
break open the doer." Connolly said, "If you do, 11l shoot yogi
dead." It was then dirk ; Grange then turned towards Inc and
said, " Do you thlni I have acted in an officer-like manner ?" I
told hint I tamight he had, and directed him to force the door;
Mr. Watson did not direct him ; I did not hear him read the war-
rant at the door ; I du tatt believe it was ; Connolly asked Grainge
to put warrant in at the done • Grainge Creed to read it, or furnish
him with a light to read i: himself ; but un light was given, nor
was it read ; it was too dark t•r rebel it witbout a light, and we had
no lanterns ; Grainge stated that it was • warrant to apprehend
Patrick Connolly for as, assault on Mr. :lames Divan'. The
axe was then given to Grainge ; I do nut knor in whose posses-
sion it was before ; I did not see the awe &en to Grainge, but I
understood it was Mr. Winter's intection to give bhp one.
The t'oaolira here referred to Mr. Winter, to stacestain wise-
the r he had given an axe to the deceased.
.31r. Winter stated that he did not give the ale, her Overt it
to be given ; but he believed the demised had an axe Than his
house.

sanunation resumed.—An axe wet then put into the hindi of
Graiuge, with which be battered at the door, and several apertores
were soon made in the upper part of it through one of which a gun
was dieelowged from the inside of the house. More than one spec_
two was made before the gun was discharged. I could not discern
froth whence the gun wart discharged, nor by whom ; it was through
the waddled the door. I was class to the door, on the left hand
I ride. The aperture resembled a venetian blind half turned ; if I
had been inn the other side I could have oven who fired the gun.
Grange said, " My arm is shot ofF," dropped the axe, and reeled
cdr the soap; both his hands at the moment were raised with the'
axe. I ahem, with others, removed the man into the lane, and cun.
,oeyed hies away. In abnumen minutes 1 heard another gun fired,
as I jiadowiront the right-land Window of the first floor. I con.
tinged to walk in front of the house some time. Mr. Iliguatu re-
lowirkeel to tee, that he believed the second gun was at him.
.Atwoureirlititet afterwards a man nine to indlsitl 08, some'
Amon wanted to speak to Watson at the. kitchen door. Wat-
son went. end inquired who wanted him. Mrs. Brown re_
" I do." I could not see we, but I knew her voice.
be amid " I wish you would withdraw the men, Connolly
as escaped." Mr. you
inquired " who fired the gull ?
lilrs. Boom replied, " Mr. Connolly, and he went off income.
Mettle afterwards." Statue time alterWardi I consulted with
Mr. Newcome, the Magistrate, who was present, as to another
attempt to break open the house. He agreed to it, and I knocked
at the door. Mrs. Brown asked who was there ? I told her I
held in to hand a warrant granted by Mr. Winter, for the appre-
hension of Patrick Connolly. I had obtained it front James
Grainge after he was shot. I took it Cram his left-hand pocket. I
told Mrs. Brown that in the execution of that warrant a capital
felony had been committed, and I requested her to open the door,
that the person of Mr. Connolly might be secured. She told me
that she could not open the dour, and that Mr. Connolly had es-
caped I said to her, If you persist in refusing to open it, we
are resolved to force it." She said it would be useless to attempt
to take Mr. Connolly, and that he was a desperate man, and would
resist to the last. Mr. Newcome then recommended her to open
the door, and told her that if necessary the whole force of the
county should be raised. We hiked to her through the door.
dirs. Brown replied that she would speak to Mr. Coonolly,
and endeavour to prevail upon him to surrentlet himself, but
that he had a gun and powder and shot, and she knew it
would be useless. Shortly afterwards she came to the door, and
said that Mr. Connolly would swpender himself, but to no
other person than Mr. Newcome, and that he was to enter the
house alone. I told Mrs. Brown to open the door. She did
so, and I and Mr. Watson entered the house, followed by Mr.
Newcome. Connolly instantly tame down stairs and surrendered
himself. Propstring searchtd the house for the servant, hut could
not find her. I went up stairs with hint, and in the cock-loft he
found the gun, and gave it to me. I examined it, and found it
primed and half-cocked. I shook out the printing, and the pan ap-
peared as if the gun had been recently discharged. I examined
the barrel, and about three inches from the mune! I found &bullet.
or something like one, in it. I brought the gun down stairs, and
delivered it to Mr. Newcome. Soon after, Moran was brought in
in custody, and the prisoners were conveyed to the house of Mr.
Winter, where the depositions were taken.
The witness then signed his evidence, and withdrew.
Thomas Watson was then recalled, and his examination resumed.
He corroborated the evidence of the last witness, as to the first con.
venation with Mrs. Brown : he addechthat she stated she had been
apprised by Mr. Noel, the solicitor, what was to happen, and
would not therefore open the door to any one. She said she had re-
ceived the intimation from Mr. Noel, by a friend, the night before,
by express. She afterwards stated it more particularly to the
magistrates.
Mr. ST2PIIEN called the attention of the Conine! to this
evidence.

Mr. NOEL rose, and asserted solemnly that he never oommuni- I
cated or corresponthal with Mrs. Brown, or sent her any message
whatever respecting Connolly.
Mr. STEPUEN &Lid, after the evidence, he was bound to disre-
gard the declaration of Mr. Noel, and insist openlis withdrawing
from the Court.
The Color ea said, that he considered, after what had trap-
spired, it would be more proper for .Mr. Noel to withdraw.
Mr. Nod then left the room, and shortly afterwards his clerk
was also ordered to withdraw. Mr. 31inchin. who had arrived
some time before, to undertake the defence of Connolly, remained
on Ms behalf.
The examination of the witness was then continued.—He corro-
borated the evidence already given by Mr. Cannon with respect to
the violence of Connolly's behaviour. Witness enocavoured in rain
to soothe him. As soon as he got the pitchfork in his hand, he
made a thrust at witness, and the prong of the fork pierced through I
his great coat, body coat, waistcoat, and shirt, and slightly punc-
tured the skin. Witness then exclaimed—" Mr. Connolly. you
have wounded me." He replied—" 1 am glad of it; I wish I had
killed you." Poignant then came up, and Connolly thrust the fork
two or three times at him, and called him several tones a thief and
informer, at the same time adding the coarsest epithets. The wit.
ness then narrated the circumstances that led to the death of l lrainge.
Connolly called out to Moran to bring a gun. Moran shortly of.
tawards returned with a gun. 'Prayers was with him, lie had a
pitchfork. Connolly entered Moran to shoot me, and throw my
body into the pond. Afterwards he appeared at the window, and
seemed to have been trying the flint. Ile then said—" By Jus,
if you arc not off, I'll shoot you." I told him I hoped he would
not be so rash. Connolly replied—" If you stop here till dark, I'll
shoot you for a robber.' Shortly afterwards Moran appeared with
a long knife in his hand. The blade was very bright. Moran got
in and out at the cellar windovr. Tree ere still had the pitchfork.
He said, " By Jesus, if you are not off, 11l have your life." I said
to Trayers he must not talk in that way. Soon after Moran went
in with the knife, Connolly appeared at the window, holding up a
powder-horn in one hand, and in the other something like a parcel
of bullets. He shook the powder-horn, and said. " I have plenty
of ammunition to kill twenty of you." I said, if there were twenty
l'onnollys in the house, and each of them twenty times as desperate,
I would not leave my post, nor if a gun was presented from every
window. I said I considered my situation like that of a man in
the ranks; I would never leave my post. Mrs. Brown and the
female servant were with Connolly at the window. One of them
said, if Connolly's shot did not take effect, she would fire a pistol
herself at us. Connolly broke into violent language. I asked him
whether he was ever shot at himself. He said— • Aye, by Jesus,
I was, three times in one day." I asked him if he was nut afraid.
"No," said he, " I was not." Then, said 1, neither sin I afraid;
and I'll tell you what it is, I think you are a coward, and I never
knew a man that was a great talker worth much. I tell you what,
you'll do when 1 take put ; fall just like a cock led by a
string round its neck.
The witness then proceeded to relate the mode in which Ontinge
met with his death. When the shot was fired, the inuzale of the
gun was thrust three inches through the dom. In the tither par-
, neuters he agreed with the evidence already given.
Mr. James Dignam, the solicitor, was then sworn. Before this
I witness was examined, lie begged to make a preliminary explana-
I lion of the mode in which he had been mixed up with this unfur-
-1 tunate affair. He said he was an old acquaintance of 31r. Stephen,
• with whom he bad served his clerkship in the office of Messrs. Kaye
and Freshlield. From .Me. Stephen he had received a letter, stet-
' ing that an execution for ti MI. had been issued sgainst Mr. Patrick
Connolly. with whom he (Mr. D.) was personally acquainted.
The letter went on to say, that the Sheriff's officer having heard
that Connolly was a desperate character, had d..elined to go, and
therefore he (Mr. S.) would he obliged if he would accompany the
; officer. He was no party whatever in the suit. He was peeectli
disinterested, and went merely in compliance with his friend s
•
wish, in order to identify Connolly s person.
I 3lr. Dignam then shortly eatrated the circumstances that fell
within his knowledge. HIS statements agreea with those of the
'.receding witnesses. He was struck on the ltuntb by the pitch.
fork when Connolly du= at him, and if he had DOS been very
quick and rather active, he believed this prong would have pasaed
through his hetiv. The door within which Connolly then was be-
ing an Iona: ;lie, Watson considered he had Made his cap-
' film, and called upon witness to assist him. Connolly called out
to witness from the window, " By the Holy J--s, you
Duigenam I will put an ounce of lead tbmugh your head." Witness
said that Connolly's conduct was cowardly. ('onnolly rejoined,
" Go away or I'll shoot you ; I'll shoot as many as come, and
then myself, for I'll never be taken alive." Ile then asked witness
to fight him in the fifteen acre field on the following Sunday. Wit-
: ness also stated most positively that three shots were fired. The
third mule less noise, and wan therefore perhaps less noticed.
Michael Cripps was then sworn. I live in Ilertfordsbire ; I am
the headborough of Barnet. I searched Babley-house for Hugh
Moran. 1 found him lying fist on his back in the gutter on the
roof. The trap doors were both shut. There was a fork inside.
The Jury having intimated that they were satisfied with the eel-
, dence they had beard, the Coroner forbore to call any more wit.
noises. Just as he was about to sum up the evidence.
Mr. Noel. entered the room, and with great energy addressed
the Coroner, saying, that be felt highly gratified that the circum-
stance of the use of his name by Mrs. Brown could be satisfactorlly
explained. Since hr had left the room he had learned that the mes-
senger who had arrived at Rabley-houpe, in his name, had been
employed for that purpose by a person named Dignam, who he be.
lieved was a solicitor. The object of this man's journey was to
present a biil for 1001. on Connolly, in ord' r to substantiate an act
of bankruptcy, on which a commission might have been sued out.

' This messenger be (Mr. Noel) impeded to arrive in leas thad hat/
!an hour, and he would state, that he had been instructed to perform
his part by Mr. Lignin. He (Mr. Noel) felt the attack that had
been made on him seriously. lie knew its object, and the parties
with whom it had originated should bear of it again.
Mr. ST EPH ES complained that he was insuttcd by Mr. Niserd
demeanour, and lie put himself under the protecuon at the Coroner.
Mr. i•OEL said he was the father of eight children, to whom his
ehstrancr was of importance. Out of that Coirn be would be read♦
to ansder any matter Mr. Stephen might atonic to urge againut
him.

The Coact:Ea maid he eould not allow the Court to be dia.
turbed by the prirste ditou le, of these Gentlemen.
Mr. Nos'. bowed. Ile Suppoicd there we. De necessity of his
withdrawing.
The ( ao a—Certainly not.
31r. Nod again took his seat at the table.
The l'ondsett then recapitulated the evidence': As he did Pro-
Mr. Sterns*, who had previously taken his leave, returned
to say, on behalf of .Ir. Dixinani, that he had not received any in-
formation hom that Gentleman at to the place of Connolly,
retreat.

The enemies then proceeded c.ith the renuinder of the evi-
dence. Having gone through it. he, co:ngnented at come lenge,.
Implied malice wan clearly tstablistit.d. The only 'dation for the
Jury was. how many of the Waal now et Hertrord medal. Alban's
should be included u mincipels in their verdict ?
At a quarter before us o'clock the Jury withdrew to consider
their verdict. At the expiration of an hour they returned into
Court with a verdict of " Wilful murder twine Patrick Connolly,
'in the first tit .:ree ; and ageinet Hugh :Wotan, Edward Trayarav
Ifilinbeth Brown, and Amelia Morgan, in hut second degree.'