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

MURDER OF MR. 3fARty.K.

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It was stated in the l'rconan's Jammu! of Thursday last. that
six men had been capitally convicted and sentenced to death et the
utilizes at Kilkenny, on Tuesday, for the murder of Mr. 31atarn.
We now give a report of the trial :
Ellwani Maruni, Ann of the deceased, proved that, on the 16th
March, as he wait riding home with his father from • distant firm,
they were fired at from a sandpit. Wittices was wounded in the
face, and his horse ran off with him.
Patrick Dwyer, approver, sworn—Was engaged to become •
party to the murder of Mr. 31artim by Michael Campion; he, with
several others, met on the road the Sunday evening peeciding, and
waited the return of Mr. IR arum tier nearly two hour. that evening,
but he did not appear, and they returned to their homes, having
previoueTy ascertained that he would not come that way before
Tueaday evening. Returned to the same place on that evening;
were Inrnlslied with two blunderbusses, guns, mid bayonets. by
Cantpion ; placed Lieniselvea inside the hedge in • range at spares
of nearly a yard and a half from each othkt ; Campion losuled the
arms, the blunderbusees with shot; gave one of them to witr.eas;
Campion was stationed next to the direction from which Mr. Martina
, was expected to come ; when they came up, Qinipitia fired and
lodged the contents of his blunderbuss in young Martinet, head and
neck ; his horse took fright and ran forward with hint ; his father's
home backed, and Campion immediately jumped over the hedge,
and directed the party 1101 to fire another shot, as they were in the
vicinity of the pollee; and taking up a large mane knocked 31r.
Martini oft' his horse; Alarms) rerateilly cried out for mercy;
Campion said he should only have the mercy he should hare met
long ago; Campion then struck hunt on the head with the stock end
of the blunderbuss, which froke cal' front the barrel with the vio-
lent of the blow ; 31arum then earl:timed," The Lord have mercy
at my soul," and expired. William Delany stabbed him in the
body with a sword cane ; Thomas Stiles also stabbed hint with a
bayonet ; the witness stabbed him with a bayonet alto ; Campion
heat out his brains, sail they then left hint ; each retarned to his own
house; identified the six prisoners as the persons who, with him.
self, formed the party.
Cross-examined.-11'intess was. some time after the murder, ar-
rested et the fair of Callan for pig stealing; whilst iii prison there he
was asked by one of the police whether he had not been %peaking
to one Broderick of.the murder of Mr. Marum ; at first void not,
but afterwards admitted he was. The policeman told him, if he
knew anything of the business it would- be better for him to die-
close it than leave it in the power of another to take away his life.,
Subsequently lie made a diselositre of all lie knew to the !Regis-
,rate; admitted it was to save his life, but expected no reward ;
matid not Termie it; would rather hang others than be hanged him.
self; would even rather hang an • mocent 'ran or two, but not six.
Campion told hint there were War or fie: men also armed, end sta-
tioned on the l'aatletown read, in case 31r. Martini should conic
I that was, so that he could not escape.
Walter Drennan, servant to Mr. harem, remembers the night
of the ntuader; was returning that evening with two servant maids
to his master's house; one of the girls had a pail df milk on her
head; was on a little before her; saw Michael Campion, 1/deny,
and Patrick Mellen, in a party of twelve or thirteen men on the
roads the three he named were semi .1 ; he was driven off' tne mad
by Patrick Phelan and 3Villiam Delany, by direction of Campion;
, heard a slow a quarter of an hour after ; appreheaded no good was
I intended to his toaster, but expected hint to come the other road.
Cross-examined.—Did not state on the intmest that he knew any
of the persons; was afraid to do so; then swore he did not know
any of them, but now swear. truly ; was not tempted by any hope
of reward; would accept whatever he got; was in Dublin, mid
was examined there; gut the new clothes he has ow there.
Ellen Bergen remembers the evening of the 16th 31areb„ when
her 'neater was murdered; accompankai the servant boy, Walter
Drennan; bad • pail of milk on her head; saw three men en the
road; could see the faces 14 two only whom she knew; did not
know the tither, who were on the hedge; knew Michael tampion
and Delany.
listing bean directed to Identify them, she turned round to the
dock fur the purpose. but was overcome by weakness, and let fall the
rod witlicut appearing to know on whom. The thief Justice' in
the kindest manner, directed every attention to be paid to her, and
when site became sufficiently recovered her examination wet re-
sumed. She then identified Campion, bbt still would mot look in
the direction of Delany, whom she was evidently unwilling to
identify. After gazing on the thick for a considerable time, she
appeared to be quite ineensiiiis to all around.
The Con • T then desired she would turn from the dock, anti di.
vetted the prisoners to be changed from the order they stood in.
and then, in the most eareist and impressive manner, desired her
not to put the rod on any person unless she was quite certain, and
warned her, that if she swore against one of whom she was not cer-
tain, she would eat • an offinice of the greatest enormity ; and at
the panic time if she did know, and refused to identify, she would
be criminal in • very great degree. She then identified Delany
as one of the persons she San armed with a blunderbuss at the road
that evening.
One of the police stationed at Rathclowney was then produeel
anti examined.—lie was one of the party at the barrack nn the
night Mr. Martini was murdered. Remetuliera having been railed
on, anti in three or four hones after went to %%'m. Delany's house.
'l'lie door was opened by his father. The sergeant Or the party
asked for a blwntlerhuss that he was informed was in the house.
The tither said he should have it, and went to look for it; said it
used to he always between the two beds, and could not then find It.
l'alled to his son, one of the prisoners, who was in bed, and asked
him where the blunderbuss was. The son got up, anti went to
some straw in the room, from which lie took the blunderbues,
which he produced. It had evidently ra en recently discharged;
the pan hen the grey scum which powder leaves for nee time after
discharged ; PO had the inside of the barrel ; the stock was broken
off. The blunderbuss now produced was th same. (lt appeared
to be broken exactly wheys described by the approver.) The father
was extremely angry at seeing it broken, and asked the son how it
happened. William, the prisoner, said he had been firing at a dog
two or three days before, and, not having killed him With the shot,
he turned the butt of it, anti broke it in that manner on him.

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Sergeant lints', was then examined, and tormborated the evi-
dence vl the last witness in 4:very resent.—Ghiity—Ocati.