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:against prisoner, on which he attempked to aakehirit,
'but he then escaped—onahe sth Dec. P3Ol, went to '
the house of Daniel Murray, of Craigbilly, where he
.understood prisoner. was, to take him about the close
of the evening—was accompanied by one of the
name of Baker, two men of the name of Peacock,
-Henry O'Hara, son to the deceased, the deceased
*himself, and another person he did not know—when
he got to Murray's, found the hall door open, also
the kitchen door, and likewise a room-door leading
off the kitchen—went into this room, where he saw
"sitting at a table, Murray, Charles O'Hara, and the
prisoner—prisoner's back was to him—he went up
and laid bis hand upon him, saying, " you arc the
King's prisoner and mine"—prisoner on this drew
out from between his legs an instrument like a spear,
and bounced up—witness took hold of him by his
back to prevent his turning on hi:n—the other two.
then came round to where they were, where he,
witness, received a 'heavy blow on his head, which
threw him down, but could not tell by whom the
blow was given—the candle was put out, and witness
and prisoner left alone together—therc.was a fire in
the room, by which he could distinctly see—prisoner
then turned on him whilst lying, and lifted up the
1 spear over him, when witness called out, ‘, Braby,
or. Mr. O'Hara, don't kill me"—at that moment
Oliver O'Hara, the deceased, appeared at the door,
at which time witness had turned on his side, still
on the ground—prisoner then turned from him,
when witness seized him by the coat, and saw pri-
soner make a stab at the deceased with the spear—
at this time witness was on his knees, from which he
was helped up by the hold he had of prisoner's coat
—prisoner then made a second stab at the deceased,
who either f.:11, or went back out of his sight into
the kitchen—prisoner then turned on witness with
the spear, and made a stab at him with it—he
parried the thrust with a pistol lie had in his hand—
the
spear wounded his knuckle, making a very small
hole—witness then snapped the pistol at h;ni, but it
did not go off—witness then made a stab at prisoner
with a bayonet, and believes it did stab him in the
belly or groin—prisoner on this fell back against the
wall, when witness got hold of him, and threw him
across a table—Peacock then came in and struck
prisoner with a staff, on which prisoner fell on the
floor, and witness over him—prisoner then called
out " 1 give up, I am overpowered"—witness said,
44 So you may, you have killed your uncle, and I
would die in your clutches before I would let you
go"—at this time heard some person outside of the
room call " Braby, Braby, you have killed your
uncle !"—from the time the first stab was -nude,
until this, not more than three or four minutes had
elapsed—they then carried prisoner out to take him
to the castle, distant about e',o or 70 perches.—
When he saw the deceased lying on his back in the
kitchen,• apparently dead, witness took prisoner t..)
the castle, and then returned immediately to Miir-
ray's, where he saw the deceased lying on his back
on two chairs, his waistcoat open, and dead ; he
again went back to the castle, where he saw the pri-
soner, and told him his uncle was dead ; prisoner
turned up his eyes, leaned back against the wall, but
made no answer..-a Witness attended and gave evi-
dence on this trial before, but not ai the last assizes ;
his'reason for not attending at last assizes was, that
-he had heard Imp different persons, that if he did
he would' be murdered ; *but no friend of the pri-
soner's or the 'prisoner himself ever told him so.
Before the present assizes, he went before a ntagis-
'rate and said he would attend and prosecute.
After several other witnesses were examined, the
Hon. Justice •Johnston summed up the evidence at
very considerable length, and with his usual per-
spicuity..
The Jury after deliberating for nearly three hours,
returned a verdict of Gus LTY , but recommended
the_prisoner to mercy. '
The Judge then proceeded to pass upon him the
'awful sentence of the law, ordering that he should
"toe hanged at the place of execution, on Friday, the
"ISth of April;ille execution of Prabar.o# O' Hera is delayed till
6th May next, in order that the whole of his case may
be laid before the Lord Lieutenant.
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