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London, England, 1824-08-31 00:00:00

IRISH ASSIEES.

KILKENNY, Anntrwr 21.
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MURDER OF hONO, THE PROCESS-SERVER.
M. .sfarplry was indicted for assisting in the murder of E. Long.
J. Finn knew E.Long; was in his awnpaity on the Pith of klardi
last ; a ere employed to serve a magistrate's decree fur Dean Steven:,
Jinn on ft. Delany and several others : Long is dead ; went to Sack-
ina-'ness' part of !fairly ; seized one of the enrich cows $ drove the
rowtowards Haber, ; were waylaid by five men ; the first of the
party who came up struck Long with a two.bandled wattle, and
knocked him down ; witness was also knocked down (here he ides:
titled the prisoner as one of the parry]; knew him on that day, not
before; saw him since among different people, and knew him
prisoner was the person who first came up; desired Long to grew
up the decree, and knocked him down ; does no; know that Low
got more than one blow as he was attacked himself t witness
ems!sed into %Valshe's yard; a man then made a stroke of a spade
at hint ; lie was saved by a girl; witness :hen got into the field and
hid himselftirltind a heap of briars, and then saw prisoner taking
the t.eeree oot of Long's pocket ; Long was lyng on the Mad abont
211 runts from 'Welshes house.
it'. Delany knew Lonp—saw hint on the IGth Merck list—was
alive when lie as* hint. but in a bad condition, bloody. sesk, and
lying on the road—witness was at the gap of Waishe's yard—
knows prisoner—knows he (prisoner) saw honk that day--I;re
M e ray pointed out the prisoner'—saw uryhy,thAa before Long
was killed—saw prisoner contink nCrC" the h 118 with the rest of
the party towardi the road--!net them and went as far as Welshes,
whets lie (witness) went in—two of the party eerie into the house
before him—Finn tame in after—did not see a blow given at all—
when he saw bor.g on the road he saw Murphy within a few yards
of him, turning away from Long--Aid not at toot time see any thing
in Al arphy's hands—known prisoner See or a::: years—saw Fins
Ong into 11'alshe's hou.c—caught him and flung him out of the
doer—was saving from the enemy. an two of them were within
—he was breaking in a second time when witness took up a spade.;
and said, " I)—n you, be off before you are killed"-11'eshe's
daughter then caught the spade, and Finn went oil—followed him
to the yard—looked after Finnvoing in one direction, and sal Long
lying in the other--the •eoman went out, hurried. slid said a man
was killed—this was Mary Walslie, soul she and witness brought
Long iniS the house—kept Long standing till straw was brought
out, and he then laid Long on it, and went away—saw Aleirniuy
often since, sad hod conversation with him about Long—asked
him who killed Long—said lie did not know but that he struck
him—Ry the Court : Is hroilirr to the Delany whom the de-
cree was against. •
Mary Wilshe remembrs the day Lang was murdered. Win at
her fatheei. Did not see Delany to her knowledge. Fin Finn
running towards the house, saying a man was killing hien. A tall
man, with dark Mee and whiskers, teak the spade and made an
attempt to strike him. She taught the man. Ile gave he; a mod
of the spade in the arm. SilC ". fell into a maze," and hardly re-
collects what happened. Iclien the noise was over she 'rent out.
Saw the num-demi man. Cube back and told her sister. They
brought In Ling. Does not terollcet any person ebe a-siring her.
Does tot know it the man who had the spade was in tbe house be.
fore Finn.

For the tlefenee—.Several witnevses were rtaniineil to establish
an alibi, u well as to prove the evidence of t'inn unworthy or

The Joey retorted a verdict of Guilty, but recomm.euded the
prisoner to mercy.
The Learned JI,DC.F. privately !ntimated to the Jury that h.
would accede to their request.
The Worthy JtrnriE aftericaras respited the un!lar?, Iran fur
one imek, and iris thought his sentence will be eltimately com-
muted fur tranapnetation tor lire. •
IN. Welsh was indicted fur violating Margaret Ryan. The par-
ties, with two sisters of the prisoner, trod ethers, had been dnisking
le..er at Freshfora, on the afternoon of Sunday, the 4111 of July
Atter drinking a few quarts among them all, the etisonet le ft the
house—his sisters asked the fropecutrix where their brother had
gore, rim replied she did not know, and then left the place to go
home. A little way out of man the prisoner mum out of a hous+
arid joined her. They were overtaken by his sisters, who wished
him to accompany them to a dance.. Ile said he would meet them
there, hut had first tai go to the house Of a friend. As this house
was nn the prosccutrtv's way bottle, one of the sines motional
her not to take the path through the field. The sisters then went
of to the dance, anal the prusecutrix and prisoner proceeded on
their journey, but they took the livid-path, and then the offence
was sworn to have been cominit.ed by force and violence. Fro n
other teetiniony, it did not, however, appear, thar any other levee
thanthat of pets was meal by the etrisoner. The prisoner
had repeatedly pressed the prosecutrix to go to the priest that eren-
ing, as he had often dune before (lie had been `• courting" her too
years) to get married, but elm always refused unless some of their
friends went with them. IVhen Ce had accohiplished his purpose,
she wished him then to perform his promise, but ha declined on.
oil he had received a little motley, which he raid he espeeted soon
on get. On the same evening she told her mother who if.. was
'414 and what bad happened.
Thr prisoner was acquitted. .

CORK CITY COURT.
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• COMBINATION—CONSPIRACY TO 31VIIDE2.
P. itarnorid, L‘neurs. T. Drirce4l, W. An:rn, P. Ccai
N. Limintd and J. Cleary. were arraigned for combination. and
threatening the life of I'. Kelly, and with tiring a pistol shot.
which wounded I'. Scannell, in several places.
J. Sanireir and R. Levhard were indicted separately for &log
a pistol shot at P. Scannell, and wounding him, with intact tar
kill or disfigure him.
I'. Scannell stated, that he resides rear Cauweli, in cusawattow
and is a master baker. Ittiows T. Kelly, who had been inn-iOlO
nesi's employment about two months, ha place of J. Cleary? who
had been dismissed. Knows the prisoners Lornhatti and Sullivan
"tey ate both journeymen bakers. Boil never been is witnesss
employment. Itecolleeta the 13th July last. On that eveniug
witness *es startling at his o t door t had just come to it with
T. Kelly, when he saw about 11 or 15 persons teghtiter. at a little
distance. wherr they rehtained about half an hour, occasionally
passing from one side to the other. It was about hall-past twelve
o'clock at the time. They then went away. On the billowing
night abet, being, in his woek-house the whole evening, Keily
called him out, and he saw three men standing at about yards
trots the door, and another walking in the middle of the 'tree:.
who, when he came opposite the door, at about Idysrds distance,
drew out a pistol and fired, one of the sings front which hit him
in the cheek, and another in the arm. The prisoner Sullivan was
one of the three men. The four ran offaller the shot. bombard
had been one of the party the night before.
P. Kelly, a journeyman baker, in the employment of the last
witness, deserlbed the men coming to the house on the night of
Sunday, and also on the following night, when the shot was tired,
nearly as Scannell had done; but he did not see Sullivan. though
he had previously known him. Ile swore positively that Lombard
was of the party on both occasions.
The defence was an alibi, which WAS sopporte4 by strong testi-
mony.
Ilia Lordship having charged the Jury, they, in a few minim'.
returned a verdict of Nor Guilty for both prisoners. The utlie7
prisoners above mentioned, who ate Journeymen bakers, were Own
discharged wittiout