The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-08-17 00:00:00

DEFENCE FOR ♦RTNUR LEARY.

Mary Mahouy sworn.—Knows the Prisoner Arthur Leary;
he slept the night Iref.rre the murder at the house of witness;
en that night five or six. urea, well armed and mounted,rnmc
se At horse of Leary 's ratbtr, which is quite cisme is wltuesa's

house; witness beard them inquire of te7.ry wite;e his
son Arthur was' be answered be was not at home. They
then p ded to swear old Leary, who thou acknowftdged
that his sou Arthur was at the house uf witness. They then
tame to witness's house, sod the followed them into the r3om
where Arthur Leary was. They said that their piety had
taken Macroom and Mill-street, and that they wutsh: he in
possession of Killarney before the next evening, and that Ar.
tour Leary should come Moog with them. He said lie was
not fit for their purpose, havilig neither arms nor rt.horse.
They them carried him away, and she did nut see bim oulil
night, and on his return there was not a word spoken of any
murder or disturbance.

Darby %Miran savorn.—ls in the employment of Mr. Cro-
nin; was at Rathmore the day Mr. Brereton was killed I saw
Arthur Leary that day ■t Railinsure; knows that Leafy
did not go farther than !Whitmore, but was goiug tot.ltrda
Shannagh ; witness heard a shut, and heard Brenton was
killed; after the shot Arthur Leary came up to him from
the Killarney side of :he country, and slopped with bins two
or three minutes; Leary then said. " I'll go back, as I was
not there in time," and returned towards borne on the
Killarney rood.
Florence Donoghue sworn, on the Defence of Miehael
Foley—Was at Slievelouglira in the mouth of tannery .2st ;
was then at the horse of the Prisoner, Michas I Foley . the
Prisoner was sr that lime mirk, and not able to knee his bed
the day Brereton was killed ; sitars, was at Foley's' a fel,
days before and a week after the murder, and PI isou.r was
then confined to his bed ; he was mending Lis health, hot
not quite recovered, when he was nppreheelled. Milli PS is
a poor beegarman, and was at Foky's for charity, and assist.
lug about a sick cow; when witness was leaving Foley's
house before his arrest, he was desired to remember Foley
was sick the day Brerrton was murdered ; he was Arno
desired to remember it atter Foley was taktu up; he was de.
sired to remember it at two separate and distinct periai of
lime..

Mary Donoghue sworn—ls related to Foley's wife ; Ale
Was at Foley 'g house the day 8 o• was killed, and the
Prisoner Fulry was that day go very ill, that he could not
leave his bed ; she was an inmate in Prininer's house at !hat
time, but not since; his mother and children wire in the
house ; his brother was also in the house the day Brereto•
was killed; his mother wit.. sick ; does not know how far the
Prisoner's house is from Shannagb Cross ; Prisoner was •
week sick before the murder, and a fortnight after.
John Foley sworn.—ls brother to the Ptisonrr, DlitSael
Foley; remembers the day Brerelon was killer:; was than at
his brother's house; ids brother was then sick in fwd.
Cruss•exsmined.—Cites in lire parish of Castle kheid;
lives about five or six miles from Isis brother's house; went
there that time for the price of a pig his brother owed blm ;
often irquired afterwards about his brotbar,and fuuud lie was
a long time after sick.
Patrick Cronin sworn.—Swears he cannot rpenk English.
—Was not examined.

Mary Maltony sworn.—Retnemhers Ihr day Brereton was
killed; slept the night before at the house of Cornelius
Healy, the Prisoner's father; was washing there; the Pri-
soner Healy was there the whole day. Witness was before
housekeeper at Healy's for one quarter; she believes Healy's
house is about two miles from Shannagh.