The National Register.
London, England, 1822-08-12 00:00:00

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ABDUCTION Oft MISS GOOLD.
r'aTDA Y. JULY vit.— I ins itarharously and pre-emi-
neotly aInICIOUS CJSe Caine Oil to be tried, which, when
Commenced, all parts of the Conn berdtne instaneously
thronged with persons of the first diatiction, and conti-
nued until the verdict was announced.
Tne underineutioued persons were pot to the bar in
the folioarina order, as the principtl co operators in the
abduction John Cotten (this man went
by Inc name of IValift to \liss Gould), J times Leahy,
Mmtrice L shy (a very opulent farmer), Win. Doody,
D ivid Lenny, and David Iliedy.
Mr. as leading counsel fur the Crown, stated
the case.
Nliss lionorah Garth! was sworn, a young lady of
delicate figure, appeared to be about the age of sixteen;
site was In mouriong dress, and gave her testimony cor-
rect and distincu, interrupted only by those bursts of
acute sets bility which the narration of the unparalleled
outrage committed upon her, caused in the recital of it
before the from of jostle:. She deposed having lived
who tier brother in the county ofCork, in ;lie tuonth of
March last; is now about lo years of act; recollects
Monday night, the 4th March ; a party came to her bro-
ther's Mime on that night; four persons came into her
11:11-runiti ; she was in bed at the tittle; would kiiow
some of the persons, if she saw them, who had come into
her room.
The piing lady's attention was directed to look about,
and see if she knew atiy person or persons who had been
in her chamber. She immediately, and without besita•
him, identified John Walsh (who pleaded lay the name
of John Cusseii) and Daniel Daody. The persons who
had come oho ner noon asked whether she was the
eldest, to which she replied, " No." She W. 13 advised
by those persons pot to feel alarmed, as it was not her
they looked fur; they proceeded downstairs, out returned
in a few it 1111 l tes, and again pot the former question,
4. Was she the eldest ?" answering it themselves, by say-
. Mtl site was, and desired her to get up. One of the
party said to the rest," Come out of the room, and aglow
tier to dress herself,"—Cowen said this. Mier she was
dressed in tier usual way, one of the party came and took
her up hi his arms, carried her out, and placed her before
a man named Browne, who was on horseback. It was
John Cotten (Walsh) who did so. Never saw Browne
before that night. They note to the house of Browne's
tamer, Daniel Browite; this took-place entirely against
her will; it was very dark; could not tell the hour.
There were twelve peewits in the party, out horseback.
When they came near the house, the door was opened,
and a pillion was brought 04,11, and put on the horse. She
asked Browne, for God's sake to let her go—he replied
he would not. She was then seated on the pillion, and
a man's coat put around her. The party were travelling
the whole night, dining which she irequently fell from
the horse, wheel they at length Seeped at a public-house,
Browne still commuisig before her, but could out tell
the landloid's name of the public-house. The woman
of the house heard her cry, and asked her name, for
which Guerin (one of the party) was going to strike the
woman, Five men came to the public-house along with
Browne—the two in the dock she identified were 0111131
111111111 M Tlley proceeded from thence to another house,
I). Leahy's, sea.; identified tutu in the dock. Tuts was
MI *Faraday morning, the 5115. Cosset' and Doody. the
prisoner, came there also. She was put by the kitchen
fire; James Leahy (identified him in the dock) told her
not to cry—that she ought to feel glad that it was no
blackguard who had taken her away; that he was a
-gentleman. and a man of edecation. She replied, that
she would never consent to litany kite. She was next
taken into ;mother room, by whom site could not tell;
Leahy's wife, and a girl named Cahill, were there at the
Cone, and the asked Mrs. Leahy's leave to sleep along •
with her. Browne and James Leahy, who had spoken
to her not to cry, came into the same room, and break-
fast was gm ready—David Leahy (the father), his wife,
James (the son), Browne. and Mary Cahill, sat down to
breakfast—they pressed her to take some lea. When
breakfast was over, the whole party retired, leasing. her
and Browne alone. Browne approached his chair to
hces, when she rose and ran to the door; Browne inter-
related her. lie then proceeded to force of her clotht s,
when she screamed out for help, and "save me!" He
then teamed her in go to he'd, amid threatened to expose
her to the outside pally, and —see
here the Court manifested a disposition that the young
lady might approach lien the &itch, to tell any fact
pressing stn her feelings.
Mr. Gould said she need not be particular, but would
only ask her one question, which lie did, and she an-
swered in the affirmative.
Miss Gould was in tears at this stage of the trial, and
the deepest sympathy seemed to hate pervaded through
all who beheld iicr.
lit lIIIS dwelling she stopped until Thursday, but in the
interval was taken, on Wednesday night, to an adjacent
CAM), and brought back on Thursday morning to
Leahy's, where the prisoner, James Leatie, was beiote
her, anti lingneSlics. She solo until three o'clock on
Thursday—David Leahy, jug. did accompany her to the
sant' (identified', aiid tuts was against her will. Sue
Was next remini‘o to the house of Maurice Leahy (who
she identified lit the dock, a condonable laritier),
nr.iwise along with her mil David Leahy ; this was also
aR allot her will; it was the distance of two miles limo
D I..?afty's. She slept that Melt' at Al. Leahy's;
Broome slept with her; she stopt there a day and night;
Slav Leahy's wife there,and also a 116111 named Connell;
site Was mei' reinot ed to Lane's house, lirowile wing
al to wilt her, ac pawed by the prisoner Maurice
N. 4 Le tav, and a SCRAM wall. She was next removed to
• h • Naiiony'a house, Browne sail along with her, accompa-
.. sated by Maurice and James Leahy; and mum her oath
7,171 these removals were against her will. Sae stopped a clay
alt I a nighty) the latter place, and was nett taken to
David Lahy's, on Sunday, the first place witere site had

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been abased; James Leahy, Browne, and another, ac-
companied them; she slept there until Tuesday night;
this was the 12th Nlarch. She was nest removed to a
cabin, and on Wednesday soothing brought back to
David Leahy s; at 12 o'clock she was removed to another
cabin, and to another, hot Mil not sleep in the latter;
was brought hack to !Mid Lealay's ; remained there
until ten o'clock,and at that hour was taken to the cabin
in which she lay on Tuesday night ; and swears on her
oath that these removals were entirely against her con-
sent. From this cabin she was brought back to David
Leahy's, and kept there until five o'clock—this was on
Thursday, 14th 11 trch.
A paper was handed to Miss Gioia for her inspection.
'importing to have been written in her hand by desire ul
James Leahy, the prisoner. It ver• substantially to cer-
tify that Must Gould had of her own free will and con-
sent stopped st Leahy's house. Miss Gould said, the
document was written by her, but it was under the in-
fluence of fear, and with the hope of being restored to
her family. site did so; old David Leahy, James Leahy,
and Browne. were present when she wrote the certifi-
cate. Sne was three weeks altogether with Browne; she
was also on the bare mountain; a man named Daniel
Ridey was with her; she identified the man in the dock;
Ridgy came to the cabin to her; Browne was unt with
her; she was taken by Ridey out to the mountain; the
reason she was taken not was, that the army was about
the place, and near her; Riedy fired after the soldLis;
Wetly slclayed her on the mountain, and brought her
back to the cabin, where Browne was before her; she
was on the mountain half an hour; she was taken to
another man's Cahill, belonging to one Leahy ; Browne
remained with her ; young Da% id Leahy (pruoner) and
another went with her to the cabin; she was released on
:Monday, the Mb of March ; on many occasions site
saw wi h these persons guns and pistols; mine of those
in the dock were so armed, except Rielly, who fired a
pistol. She was finally left on the side of a road, in a
cabin; it was the army who at length released her—
when she was released, noise of the party were along
with her at the time.

Here terminated the unparalleled narration of this
young lady's direct examination; site was listened to
with a sympathetic anxiety, mingled with the deepest
indignation against the brutality of her persecutors.
Tne learned Judge minutely and perspicuously cwn-
mented upon and narrated the evidence to the Jury—
they retired for about 20 ininutes,and returned a verdict
of Ghiilty against all the prisoners.
MORDUR OF A POST• 80 V.-1 Imes Geary, Thomas
Gorman, John M•Dunough, and James Browne, were
put to the bar for the murder of fleury Sheehan. Tots
was a case of great interest, and as a" providential finger"
was manifest hi bringing the offenders to justice, it was a
case of circumstantial evidence.

Mr. Gitold made a short statement explanatory of the
case. The prisoners were all found Guilty.
A humane and pathetic address was delivered by Ser.
geatit Torres. previous to passint sentence of death.

MIRACULOUS ESCArIi —Ott Tpitarsday last a nio.t
' extraordinary and singular accident happened in a court
leading frost Cranbourit-alley :---rok young gin was sil-
ting in thebecond anor of a house in the court at the
window, with an infant twelve mouths old in her aru►s;
the ion was doing some neeale-work, and had no parti-
cular guard over the infant, who suddenly sprang from
her arms into the street, and fill on a 11130 win► was eat-
ing oysters, which fortunately broke its fall, and the poor
infant dropped at his feet—the mate was so astonished
and alarmed, that he had no power to save the child,
who was instantly picked up► by the agonized motfter and
sonic neighbours, who carried it to a surgeon ; and on
its being examined, the gentleman declared that no broom
were broken, and the child had sustained no external or
interuil injury that he could distinguish ; but, however.
he rubbed the little innocent with some oil. The child
cried bitterly from the effects of fright. The mother's
feelings can be better conceited than desetided on the
accident; but on the surgeon's declaring that the infant
was not hurt, she actually cried with delight.
1 ROTTING NIATCHIS.Mr. H. Ladbruke's match, to
trot his horse 16 miles in an hour, and to carry 10 stone,
was undertaken of Alonday morning, over a two miles
piece of turf, hi Ashfield Park, near Rumford, for 300
sovereigns. The horse was backed at 5t04 to win, and
was lust by 29 seconds, through the horse breaking upon
the feet in the 13th and 14th miles, which subjected the
rider to turn him round twice. The horse was not dis-
tressed. Another match over the same ground, on
which at least NH/sovereigns were pending, caused nitwit
sport. A Mr. Goodchild utitlenuok to ride, first, a gal-
loway, on the trot, 13 milts in one hour, and to com-
plete the 26 miles within two hours from the time of
starting. The galloway performed the distance well in
three minutes whin*, the given time, and Mr. Good-
child mounted the horse. and won the match with 49
seconds to spare. The rider was dead Gear, to use a
spor moan', phrase.
CHELTRNMAM, AUGUST la.—Mr. Green. and his companion,
Mr. Griffiths, are still lyi: a at Turk Dean, in a very precarious
slate ; and when we relied that the Iscig,ht from which they fell
is estimated at little less than forte feet, it would went that
nothing bat an interposition of Providence could have saved
their lives even till now. Though, we understand, they have
not yet been pronounced out of danger, yet, as they have cer-
tainly evinced signs of amendment, we anxiously hope that our
next accounts will be decidedly favour/hie. The sympathy
which has been evinced by all ranks far their stdrerings inti 4
he deeply interesting to their feelings, awl its the event of their
recover::, must ever be a source of grateful recollection. A
subscription has been opened here for Mr. Green and his fa-
mily, which is liberally supported. The balloon eas secured
in the neighbourhood of Northampton, on Wednesday last, hut
touch injured.
Mr. Clrvaves, an officer in the Art:llery, und-rtook oil
Tillit sday morning last, on the Hairs Pond-toad, to do a
whiner of a mile within a ttiuu a for a h.t of gllntcr,
tie wore a Ii ;lit pair 01 (Iran ers only. and he did die
ammd in two seconds withiti the given time A Nlr
Gitiard started on toe ►ante around to run one 'winked
yards in eleven seconds for tett sovereigns, is hien he
cloven ly.

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ing appearance, aid very gentlemanly swormaes. test/
melts at Soutbamptoo ; he stated himself to iettedled
pet
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of the Roasias Imperial Guards, pretended to lows
acquaintance with Lords Harringtoo and Melville, Mr=
and many other noblemen and statesmen ; from the latter goo-
tleman be had by some 02505 obtained a letter, it is supposed
is reply to some trilling inquiry, which in the most artful man.
nor was made use of as a proof of his own respectability.—
After obtaining goods from various tradesman. be pitted the
affections of a respectable young lady, though in direct oppo-
sition to the advice of her guardians, who very properly re-
spired references of the most unaquivottal mature as to his cha-
racter and circumstances ; be then named the Mike of York
and several noblemen ; bat on Its being suggested that for the
purpose of inquiry his agents world be 'sore imitable, his in-
dignation was numb excited ; he onald sot refer to perms*
rr beneath his own rank and dignity." The young lady who
bad consented to become his wife waited may for a license to,
have the ceremony performed. In order to procure this, be
proceeded to London, carrying with him letters Of introduction
to the lady's friends ; here, in censequence, he was entertained
in a manner suitable to his *salted rank till his conversation,
and his regeesting the loan of 5/. on his deparare, induced sus-
picion and led to inquiry ; it was then found that he had ordered
a costly wedding dress, in organ for 250 guineas, a pianoforte,
a carriage and horses, besides jewellery and household furni-
tore of every descriptioe ; that he bad borrowed small lams of
money in various places, and is in M fact a notorious character
well known at Brighton, Margate, Henley, Dorchester, and
other places, where lie has assumed the different titles and names
of Ciunt Antonio, Count Julian St. Aubiu, Major Kleber, anti
Count D'Orloff. He hat fictitious hills of exchange to a large
amount, which lie endeavoured to get discounLd or ads aueed
upon, drawn on Liverpool, St. Peteraborgh, and Paris ; he
however returned to Southampton with the marriage licence,
but had scarcely arrived ere a gentleman, a relativeorthe lady'v
who had taken means to ascertain his real character, followed,
early on the following morning (Sunday). Finding hinuallf el••
tented, be swallowed a lar6e quantity of crude opium : this
produced alarming appearauces, sod he refused to take any
thing unless given to him by the object of his preteuded 'Wee-
tions. This, of course, her friends would not permit ; and at
length a surgeon prevailed upon him to take au antidote. Om
Monday morning application was made to the magistrates fur a
warrant to detain him for procuring money under falls pre-
tences ; hut before this could be executed, be contrived is
effect his escape out of a back window, leaving the greater
part of his wearing apparel. Constables were sent is pursuit,
who obtained in:conflation of him at several places near Gos-
port ; but he alluded their vigilance and escaped, it is Jup-
pesed by the road to Farnham.
SHOCKINO ACCIDE ar.-0:i Wednesday morning a brewer's
dray, heavily laden, was proceeding down Holborn hill, when
the weight of the load forced the horse down the hill with great
velocity, and the animal was necessitated to go along, altlionA
the driver used every effort to stop it. At length he was over-
powered, and be fell down, out which the wheels passed ewes
his thighs, and he was dreadfully injured, and carried in the,
greatest agony to St. Bartholomew's-hospital. The horse and
dray still continued going down the bill with great force ; sod
on arriving at the bottom of the bill, the horse's head was
forced completely through the doer of Mr. Dithe's, grocer mad
tea-dealer, at the corner of Fieli-lisse, and Holborn bill, alarm-
ing every body in the shop, the mule of the abaft provesdag
the horse entering farther than its bead and *beside's ; but had
it been forced is the middle of the chop window, the whole front
must have been smashed, and the vehicle altogether have entered.
Several persons assisted in unloadieg it, and thus the berm was
satricated. The driver lays at the hospital is o meet *Odra
condition.
faltionaa.—A few nights ago a elan named Jana*
Minty. a native of the county of Mayo, in Ireland. and ' a
hail been employed in the pint manufactory of Messrs.
Crease and Co. Smithfield, for the last nine years, wrist
into the tap-room of the Coopers' Arnie, in Chick-lane.
for some beer, when on entering the room, he was im
instantly pounced upon by two Connaught men, who
pinioned his Wins behind hint, whilst a third, named
Gately, a bricklayer's labourer, commenced heating hint
over the head with a hammer. or some such weapon.
till he was in a gore of blood and quite speechless.-..
Minty on going into the house had his niece,. little girl,
with him, who witnessed the treatment of her uncle.
and endeavoured to get hint away from his assailants,
in doing which she was also strock on the bead. by
which it was severely wattuded. Poor Minty lay Ins
dead in the tap-rootti with his head beat to a mummy.
and weltering in his blood. The watch was called. and
the whole neighbourhood was moil in arms, and many
'persons went iii all directions in (west of the ruffians.
but they hail contrived to escape. The wounded man
%%if placed nit a shutter 30.1 conveyed to Matholoinew'a.
liospaal. ashen, on examination, it was found that his
head was dreJllittily fractured, besides other severe con-
tusions The wifortuimate man littered in the must ex-
citiciating pain till Friday intoning, when death put nil
end to his skifferittes. • Pro inus to his disaolutton he
signed a deposition, in which lie accused Gandy, who
has absconded, of being his murderer, and mat our was
actuated toe( 0000000 ll the wicker' ilted, through unfounded
jealousy. Mikity was a laavitelor, and bore an exzellent
character.

MAP. EMERY'S SUBSCRIPTION —A general meeting
of the committee for cuittlitcnitg this praiseworthy sub-
scription took ithICZ oat Frid.ty last, wheat Nlr. Rotnits
took occasion to compliment Ilie entraordittars hisetahty
of the proprietors of Covent-earden theatre. It wits tun
aelierally known that poor Emery stood indebted for a
deficiency arising trout his last twntrit, of 42:. 15s ta t.
this tne roprietors hail generously teimunced; but tnet r
liwrality Mil not stop heft'. The 1116101Wl ettpette,h of
o the iti;iti Weft soy great, fur, at tar time a benefit ss ti
•au•10,01, the ititetior of the theatre was in a C.•.11.,1,:e
Sidle of undress, 1101 a chantlelit r, or a scette. or a tt,
hying fit tar the reeentioo of an audietice. Ail this nis
completed to the iltuit space 01 fire days, ion 1.-e • spe,.ee
of which, Inc toting the liatit•4l4 the proprte;ot, tat, .!
tgreed to pay. Tots heueht, titerefine.ssas _rJl,l,a.ll•-•-•
nett the scene-shifters awl tiour-k..epers r.-.rued itu..a...4
oil that uiXhl for 111111 Itoo6le.

011 .11'hurbtl.ly night I s•t,, anon' nine 1.. lack, as NI r.
(brads'la, tN PJeNons Green, %as all hii rritsro
:.0111 town, he W:l4 11•ItlIrd ase.,r tar deal wn:l at h;
al oh( on, by two Ivlllow4, W'l4l *ll7lbe,l hill) of tn.
WIIII a gni(' chain, Lorre enewti w.is
c,e,sorti actw• s;.bao. • rtrt.

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