The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-30 00:00:00

DUBLIN COUXTY SESSIONS, Jut,' U.

&Pre Mr. &fritla LLOYD, Maim", of the Comity, sod ,
Re of Moristrake.

POLICE OOTRAGE*.:.
A Jury haring been swami, wod 1101011 unimportant Gael gr,t,
through.
ileujatista Case, a Police Constable, was placed at the Her, 1..
dieted for having viul,ntly assaulted, on the Inch Juiy nutty!
I Michael Maher. The accused was gives in charge tu the 1,1" j
manner. after which

M►. if. N. BLNNETT shortly stated the cue for die prow
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Michael 31alter sworn—lle deposed so follows:—Lives at Aram
Wood, near Daßyrom Eustace. county Dublin. Knows Ca.
the traverser, since they were boys together. On Sunday, the Kt',
instant, whneu and three friends were in a public-house at LW.
more, where they were drinking until the house was visited by
grant and a party of police, about a quarter past eleven o'clock a
night.; the house was cleared by the pollee; witness procont
towards home • he was overtaken by the traverser and struck Ina.
sword by a cut from behind his back; was struck on the rilogamt
first, and then on the side and shoulder ; be then saw Ibe toga
and called out to him, " do you not know one ?" to which the
yew., replied, right well, Mickey, sod give it to you, m I
thief." The traverser then proceeded to cut of him again, seem
his hand and broke his arm ; could not tell whether traverser so
soberor drunk that night; gave no provocation either to thetravenet
or party; Keyley, another policeman, then came up, and uo.
versergavehim( witness) Into custody, and said something &bootie
twittseseat being one of the party who beat hire son.e time before
at Illesaington ; /MUM positively he had no comtection with, and
knew nothing of, any baiting the traverser might have rearived ■
Blessingtnn. The sergeant of Police Caine up shortly after she essai
given into custody, and witness said he gave himself into the cat.
tody of th sergeant, for that Case had ill until him without rune;
upon %hid' Case ran at wines, and caught him by the thnta, and
ran his sword at him, at the same time swearing and
pilau; party then brought witness to the guard.house walla.
his wounds, and the police sergeant conveyed him pat of the oral
home. Cass made no charge against somas when in the maw,
house. On the day following witness called upon Captainbm
the Commander of the Police, and after stating the mite gam
stance, the Captain said that he ;shorts) should get law; ad
the Wednesday following witness applied to Mr. Iforoaklyeg.
gistrate, who took his information. M itness has not Wee.* a
work since he wt., assaulted; was nos drank that night, and sae
drinks whiskey ; when he. goal to istihlicasulles. takes prime
cider. When witness called on Captain Dyes, hi met traverser
there, who said that witness tripped him ',bereft he la
Witness Baked traverser on another occasion ifte had ever offended
him, traverser said not; witness also asked him if he had ever best
in a public house that he did not quit it the weasnt the havens,
and the rest of the police drained him, and traverser admitted use
he always did.
Several other witnesses were examined for the prosecution.
Evidence was called for the defendant, to shew that there vu
riot on the night in question, and that Matter was engaged hi it it
the time of the assault.
Several witnesses gave the prisoner a good character.
Mr. Sergeant 1.t.0 D, after stating the evidence to prove that it
aggravated assault had has so committed, proceeded-.." (intim-,
you have heard evidence given with the view of establishing that a
riot neared on the night of this assault, and it will be fur you to
consider whether it was of that descrip:ion that would justify the
traverser in rutting down a man—whether it wu such as to excite
the anger and indignation of those whose duty it was to preserve tin
peace, and warrant them in cutting,' man down. There might hart
been a mina; but have you heard any evidence from which you
would be warranted in saying there was a riot, and such a one as to
suppress it required the cutting down a man, and that man not
engaged in it. Gentlemen, you have hard from the physician,
that the prosecutor got a wound that broke one of the bones efla
ann. I do agree that the police have a most arduous nosy to per
form, but I do not slant to the proposition that they are the oh.
jccts of popular odium ; for they are, I will say, objects of repel
to the beat class of citizens, and to the ',actable and orderly din.
posed. Now, putting the police out of she question, let us seek,'
stands the matter in question, and whether any ether man is thl
community would he justified in retaliating an insult, to panalis
man by cutting him down with a naked sword. If a tram le
intuited by a blow he may he justified in returning it by soothe: •
but he could not have any pretext ins using a deadly weapon alai
absolutely driven to do so his defame l' his fife—unless he on/
shew what he did was absolutely neemary foe the preservationot
his own existence.
The Jury, without the leant hesitation, found the tavern 4
Gaidy.