The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-29 00:00:00

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.:CARLOW ASBIZES.
(''tom the Carlow Morning Pest I Ay:
TUREDAY, SEPTIIMBER 11.
A ronsiderible interest hutting been excited in
the pet:die...she Coon ours crowded at en curly hour
th;i morning to *item the trial of Denis Noteians
and Daniel Ahrphy;
The Prisoners we're indicted for the wilful MUf-
Orr of Jamrs Murphy, ou the Bth of May, in the
of the Me king, ut Bullyellin, in this county,
by giving Irina u siturtel blow of en won shovel.—
There was a wenn(' count in the indictment, charga
ing Murphy with aiding anil abetting. To
both indictments tlwy pleaded the general issue.
Sir JONA* GRKENE stated the case. The sour-
der took place oit the Brit of Miry, iu the Irene] 8 ISL
The deceased wee .4 sort of itinerant - pedlar, and
aolil needles, ihreads, tape., tkr. This might sp.
prnr en unimportant circuits:4l,4)er, but it would he
prorrrl to ecirlseiCe that he carried those articles

about to a small canister given to him by u son in
the army. This was Ins general mode of subsist-
ence ; but he acted occinionally WI a process-ser-
vs', and in this pursuit. the unfortustate man met
his de;tructiots. Ile (sir Jona.) should advert to
Iwo turn tot in custody—one of them, Edmond
Murphy, charged its an ace v. hut not now
lifUtllible to j.t•tiee, had a law-sui with his bra-
shrr J::me■—Edmund lived at Ball)elliti, and the

Deceased wits wiluippily employed to octet a proersa
on Join at the inntatice of J one*. By some means
or other. the fret reached F.dintind. that he was to
be served on a particular day, nod it was imputed
to him that he meditated the unfortunate murder,
and that the Prismerre were the persons inocured
by hie incitement.
William Fulry examined by Mr. KEllitto.
Witti• as is is lolsouring man, and worked Seven
years ago with Mr. Modest ; was to and from bias for about
li•e !eats; was previously its the service of Doctor Stone
and Mr. Bailey; bat before be went Misr their employntrat
he lived oit the lands of Ballet'', n ; sad sometino s snowed
tor Nrd Mutpliy ; this was about sever or eight years back;
witness was Requairicd with Echavird Murphy, with whom
be had communication with et 'peel to a proms server who
ran to conic there in the apparel of • beggerniaa. Ed-
mond seat a boy on a morning for winter to the horse of
Michael Cranny, and told hits the mats was to serve a sauce
yin him for his brother James. Morphy asked wham who
he should get that be might depend ois to beat the brines
out of the process server, and ;reveal his coming there
again; and if he thought the Prisoner Dern Nowlin' world
riot be a proper person ; to which stitates replied that he
did tint Insow, host believed he would; winter. then went
at Murphy'. desire, and told Novara that be, Murphy,
wanted to see him la the parlour, hot dill nut tell bun
toe what purpose; witness remained in the ball, while
Nowlir was drinking a glass of spirits in the par-
lour : this happened or a holiday, and about May
time; winless then weal about Lairs mile up tie fields from
.11lorphy's Irise; Nowise went to the road ; on witness's re-
turn floss the walk, be foetid the Primmer. Nowlan,asid
%be deceased together in the yard; witness was um the look
'out for the deceased ; on the decimeters moire up to Misr-
plies boll-slow, the woman Weide shut the dour in his free,
and Nowlin gave him a blow with a shovel. Daniel
the other poisoner, was coming out of the orchard at
toe time, and said it was a bail job; witness went tato a
Wahl... and got a rope, with which Daniel soil himself titd
op
;be body, and put it into • potato treads until evening;
tater gluts were in the haggard, inanely, Mary and Calherit.•
Hinkel, and a girt since dead, whose same wituess don't
loos, ; saw Edmond Murphy is the evening, about six
o'clock ; when the man was covered moiler straw, they
al/ took their oaths to be loyal to each 'other, and sot to
U —the three girls swore ; neither of the Primmer., nor
Eshound Mulphy, were present; it the divesting late wet-
ness wict %Rs and Murphy al the end of the stable, and said
therjob was done, sad thee Ned. swore witness rot to tett
'either Priest or Minder; theism night Wlialrfll and Dairel
Murphy made the grave, and covered deceased up; by
clothes soil little bag were buried with him. Dotiel al toothy
stook dimmed** papers owl of his pocket, and said they hi.
hinged to Mat. Murphy, sad people fruits the colliery; wis-
hes never saw the MAU !Afore, bat Din. and Ned. tout me a
few days before that he was to come by the Royal Oak; dr.
erased was an old mill, and taller nom M 1111140; tiny buret d
ltisit as they &and him; after Min phy was taken soil in /si-
rup lure, witness told Mr. Whi lan that lie bail On IIICII3I-
- ou his united; whets witness was arrested, he told
• a:.,kury and Mr l‘sdrataagh, and offered to 'hew slum
mbeto the skeleton was; when searching for it, Mr. Black-
ley, his lips Itim:, and some getillenien urn. present.
Cross-examined by Mr. I:l33CY.WlilSrsti. putting this ,
...Killer out art the iptertion, has not, to his koowletter, bei
see used of any offence • xcept inking Dilly Barns's Inoue,
burn his mother, ahont twenty yea.. ago; don't think be
ova amen years old at the time.
Pray, Sir, was there not a rape sworn agaiast you?—There
was, I.llllCV!.(l.lenviting)
Du you recollect ever bring charged with any other offence ?
—I cannot reridl. cf.
Were you nut cosi:erne%) in the rebellion?-1 was, and
many an 11031%1 :131 was concerned in it, 11111 well as nie.
Pray, my lamest mon, were you ever charged with any
minor offence—that is, with any offeoces, except rrbriltus,
rape, and rubbt rawest
Cott*, then, I'll iefrtsh your memory—Did you ever know
• person ef tl.e 11301ra Edward Cur. did not.
By rutir or your oath, Sir, did he not catch you stet& g
• hogshe.sil from him at one time?—N.., he did not ; I was
mot stealing it—, suns only rolling it' oat of the tray one
night —( t ruthless! laughter.)
Witness tired a while at Ilallyehin and Slystiff; liced in
Father Keogh's parish; livid with Mi. Wl:elatt, and was in
'els.rge of his house and sari!. n; item, Lad a house of his
own, its whirls he kept bus wife and r Whist's.
I.y virtue of your Sir, weir you not charged
ie.blt, ping a common a house for prostitutes?-1

wiry out.
VI too ! du you mrtin io say, that in enosequeeee of your
kerposig s h..u•e of dl Gone, she Priest of the oarioh did Dot
prob.;rlydenunrice you coma Ihr Dlbr ?—The Priest did not

do any thing to me fur that, d'ye see.--he called me from She
Mier, in be sore, as he might call • body, ifyeaeel—(Loud
lesighter)
%%storm neser beard that Catherine Limon had lodged
essmin•iiiiire again.* him ; nor that she (filtered aith ham
to Ler nerumul of the !rai.ssclitni; laver said any thin to
Widget Hurket, the mother of Catherine, ego ibis sulijecl;
hoot Bridget said 'hat her daughter had nothing aviniiit wit.
veer, and ihst if he had htW his toupee he could come to
swt burn; to which »nom( replied, " Why them did sbe go
to Carla' ?" In ISM Naolati was • rlip et • boy, silk
'butt adonis had very little acquaintance • I/name did mot
bear any of the too ssssss rum that passed bewee• Ned Mgr.
phi soil Nowlin, in %Inrpiry's parlour. After Nowliga gave
.lereased two blows be wens of, and witness saw both Misr-
pb's street sis a the ronging; witness remained in the yard,
and tot the rapes alter Piggielan weat off; Jamie Murphy
was as lige • heed at liallyellin; in the mine house with Ned;
hot whenever hoses emote to the house Ned used to leave it;
Neil employ, 4 • peat no abet of oleo.
The murder igal place cm • holiday; Nay wen you d
mass ea that Jay !—No, t was
W 101144 war a mow labonrin man. He bought tbe !east
eta him *fide at home, but caret tell where, OW bow much
he gave for it; it is a good blare, thrntgls It has set the *el-
nen bottom us it—(Lestighter)-•-tristros does wet bee*
Coady, a etas that we. bossed; mar Commas; be beard
at them—(lllleril larghlev)—Waieess runlet 101 l she parties.
toe holiday nom Mitch the murder wee roniassistiell; it menses*)
IPSO *Si to mole hey that te held the pronto* in his bas 4
ellessit he swede snow of* ; it woe usdy Is pat it Mauldin
%galas* the well!--aoitsiess is a curlews (clew, as iren as sea