The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-11 00:00:00

TUESDAY.--FIFYIE DAY.

Serjeant MtKoWe's statement was resumed. He cor-
roborated the evidence of Captain Falkiner in most par-
' titulars, and also Ledger's evidence, and added that on
the 29th ult. he was in the passage between the rooms
occupied by the two parties ; that he rapped at the door
of the room in which the Fusiliers were, and saw two of
the Fusiliers charge with bayonets. One of them cried
out "Quigley, shoot him." A shot was then fired and
passed through his coat. He saw one of the Tipperary
men, named M‘Mahon, strike Lieutenant Lyster with a
stick, and then run off. He saw two of the Kilkenny
men outside the door at the time with fixed bayonets.
A woman cried out that the officer was shot. One of
the men at the door made a prod of a bayonet at him,
which went out between his legs ; that he had a conver-
sation with Mr. Lyster before he was struck with a stick.
Martin Burke stated—l am a private in the North
Tipperary Light Infantry. I was asleep in the room
when Ledger was taken to the guard-house. I saw him
afterwards return without a shirt. I heard M'Mahon
bawling in the room where the Kilkenny men were. I
got up and went to the door. I saw Ledger go to the
door and get a stab of a bayonet in the breast, and also
saw him struck with the end of a rifle.. Ledger and I then
came into our own room and put a bed against the door.
We remained there until morning. Before there was
any row we gave up our beds to the Kilkenny men.
TO the President—Ledger was but once taken to the
guard-room. He could not be taken a second time to
my knowledge.
Ledger—Where was I when the officer was struck ?
Witness—l cannot say.
To the President—I saw Ledger all the time after he
came into the room.
Private Kenrick, of the Tipperary Militia, examined—
I saw Ledger in bed in our own room when two or three
of the Kilkenny men came in and made him drink some
porter. Ledger subsequently, got out of bed and went
to the door of the Kilkenny men's room. He got a stab
of a bayonet, and a stroke of the butt end of a gun in
the eye. I went to the room and brought him out. He
got weak. He then put beds to the door. They thought
to force it, in, and when they could not they fired through
the window, and struck one of our men with a ball in
the face.
To the President—There were no shots in the room
where the shots were fired. I was alongside him when
ho was struck. lie was taken to the guard-room but
once.
Ledger—Where was I when the officer was struck ?
Witness—ln your own room.
To the President—l was sentry when Ledger was
brought to the guardroom.in Jamesthe room Brady,om
where North
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whole firing was going on. Corporal Doyle told the
Kilkenny men to fire, and said if they refused he would
put them under arrest. He ordered six of them to prime
and load. They fired several shot; through the window.
They then went out and fired in the direction of the gate.
Doyle said ho had oneehot, and he would have more befire
morning. There was a candle lighted in the room, which
was quenched. I saw the prisoner M`Nainara under the
table all the time. I saw him get several strokes of
the butt end of a gun, I saw men present bayonets