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gave Michael Lawreace 61. to keep for her, she said see never de- -
toed having opmey, that was part of that she had unknown to
time deceased, for having sold their land for about Stn. and also a
house for onie guineas, she had that stun, (the 61.) in her own hands,
out of the proilUce of furniture., Stc.
Michael Laorelice, who keeps a chandler's shop in Church-Line.
eliteetly oppasite to where the deceased lived, was called ; and be-
ing asked, iA he recollect Mrs. Clitibrd conung to his Nhop abOnt
(lei en o'clock on the Sunday night the murder ma: committed, he
said she did not : but the next day she gave him six pounds to keep
toe her. She laid no particular charge of secrecy on hint.
William Slattery, the roue! rem who lodge 4 in Clifford's room,
heing vaned mind sworn, was asked whether he aecompanied Mrs.
Clifford to Leary's room, on the Semi ty, as stated by Leary in his
onfession ? Ile -aid he diii. tV hethee he recollected Clifford and i
his wife Navin'_ :cord.? ft, admitted tli re Neere some angry words,
hat no quo rt 1. W;iet',er ~e recolketel Clitfiril going to time win- I
dow intent to leap out ? fie admitted he went to tttam wire
dole, hot he did not kooiv his hood : he seemed to hesitate, and
was ordcred to recode himself anti speak the truth. He was
asked it he knew Ctitford's first hoshae.l? He said he did, and
that iii. name aliaN Bot,Che, a laboorer. He hail not seen 11111 i these
four years. lie xvas asked ou his oath, whether he knew hint to lie
living or dead ? He said he could not tell. The Magistrate's told
Siattery, he should he under the necessity of committing him, to
give him time to cotoider and recollect himself.
A Mrs. Brown, in who-e. house Leary 10.1.•cd, in New-court, Saf-
fron-hill, swore, Leary returned home Ilea evening, about 11
o'clock, seemingly nmeim its liquor, and that lie went to bed imme-
diately. 'Poe Magistrates inti-ad writing to the Magistrates, or pal Ni
priest, of Cahn., in the comity of Tipperary, to ascertain wilethet
Bourke, the first hushatid of Mrs. Chiliad, is still living or nut,
PUl4'l7l-1E1( FAA Al IN ATM N.
Thursday was time day fixed for the fort her iniestigation of the
murder of Edward Clifford. Mrs. Clifford being 'omen, the
Magistrates proceeded to the House of Correction, Cold Bath
Fields, and held their examination in the Chapel.
Thomas Lyon:, of No. 9. Parker-street, Drury-lane, was the
fist w ittiels called. Mrs Clifford, the deceased's widow, is his
sister. " I came to London twenty-seven vears ago ; lam almost
sure it was in 178 x; when I came. I was then a bricklayer's la-
bourer. I now live on the earnings of former years : I can satisfy
yone Worship I have got property honestly come by, and I live on
it."—Do you remember the first linshand of your sister? " I do,
his name was Bourke : I first saw him in IhO6. in Leland : he was
a bit of a .farmer : I saw him again in tBO7, in London : his wife
was riot then math him : I never saw him after ; turd I wish I had
never seen him at all, firr he robbed me : I saw Clifford before he
was murdered : I saw him in lielatid at Bourke's holise. As soon
as Mrs. Clifford came to England, she came to my house. I was so
aomaisheil at the sight of her, that I could not speak for
,sonic time.
When I first saw her, Clifford was with her and another man.
I never liked Clifford. He wished my sister to go back to Ireland,
but never offered her any assistance-1 was quite sure he to ter
had °tiered to give her any money." Question from Mr. 'Porton.—
' Did you think Clifford was her litishawl at the time she first called
on you? No, I did not.—Did she tell von that he was? No, site .
did not.—Do you think that site was Chtlord's wile? No, I firmly
believe in ivy heart that Bourke is aliYc at this inoment.—What
your reason for believing, that Bourke is alive? No particular
`son ; I never heard he was dead—l knew him—my sister never
toldt:macwas dead.
matte:sr, whom the Maaistrate had committed on the last,
exatnitadio,7 fer prevarication, was then called, and the officers o'
inin in custody. Mr. Turbot told him hi•
The prison -bro.
,xammation on a former day should he read to him, and requested
ILie?stention to it, to alter what was incorrect,
ne would pav partie:
tttf alter be had bean: it to Rign it. Slat tery's evidence on the last
•it was very long, and the clerk who
examination was then re.‘d
rood it sit oho.- 40 low e c,, old not follow him ; the following, how-
materna parts of it. " I left Ireland
ver, appear it. be the most
three nuainis ago ; a fortnight before that, I saw
e...-,orkc, Mrs. Clifford's first hus.hand ; he had parted with Mrs.
•• .‘,";',,r,1 about two months before Orat : the reason I understood
he parted with her was, that tic could not support the
Vlt l!l'Vn. Clifford time (*ceased was nay eQlsin: when they went to
Chnrch:street, St. Giles's, I wort to lodge with them
;.(-, appeared to have tao money Clifford wore a silk handkerchie I
neck on the day preceding the murder."
Pushy, wife of Dr. Busby, (who attended his Lady), state 1.
%%cot to the lodgitig of Mrs. Clifford after the Murder, to
the. distresses 9t. j,lee widow ; she there found the pieces of a

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