The National Register.
London, England, 1817-12-15 00:00:00

IRISH APPEAL OF MURDER.
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A case similar to that of the murderer of the unfortunate
Mary Ashford, occurred some time since in the Court of
King's Bench, Dublin, and has not been decided. It is the
elm of a man named Clancy, who, about two years and a
half ago, in the broad day light, and in the presence of twee-
ral persons on the high pad, near Mellinger, with his own
band, shot through the lean Bryan O'Reilly. Esq. formerly
a distinguished Officer of Marines, under the immortal Nelsons
and, at the time, agent to Mrs. Talbot, of Malahide, to whom
he was nearly related. The intirtiei er wash dial el), ;wpm`
. itended, and brought before J. Chas. Lyons, Esq. a Magis-
trate of the county of Westmeath, to wli he 'mule a full
confession of the fact, stating, Bun he had heel, ealidoyed to
commit the horrid crime by a tenant of Mrs. Tatoot's, who
was then considerably in arrears for rent, and who had peo.
Rinsed loin 39 guineas as soon as the murder was air oily iislied„
10 of which had been paid him in advance. Mr. Lyons had
this confession drawl up in the form of a deposit ttttt , and
signed and sworn lii by ilie murderer. He wag brought to
trial at the Mullingar Summer Assizes, in 181.1, at the prose-
cution of the Crown; when, on account of the oven conies..
sion lie had made to Mr. Lyons, no living witness was pro-
.iiiiced against him. On the trial, Mr. Nl•Nally, Coiti.sel for
the prisoner, objected to the confession being received
iu evidence, on the ground that it bail been sworn to, and
according to law, was therefore inadmissible. Si.'. Aden, for
the prosecution, was heard at great length in support of the
evidene.., or, at least, to be allowed sufficient twit. 1.1 e.,able
him to procure the attendance of those will,. s.es %he could
prove tip- fact. 'fhe Conti, however, toted iii is soul of Mr.
M•Nially's objection, and as the prisoner had oven given
in charge to the Jury, the trial, of cour.e, could neither be
delayed nor postponed. The consequence was, that Clancy
was acquitted. A brother of Sir. O'Reilly's Demi; neat of
kin, appealed to the Court of King's Bench, withiu a year
and a day from the date of the first trial, awl alter several
special plots and comiterplras un both shies, aim numerous
arzumeuts and adjournments, the pristine' was advised uy liis
Counsel to wage battel.—The Cunt Justice strongly ui•geil his
Counsel uut to ad s ise so lash and dangerous au
and the sensation this plea seemed to make upon his Lordship's
mod, had a must extiourditiary ettect throughout die Limn.
On the motion ut Mr. Allen, the first sitting day fir Nose H.
tier term was appointed to oat* the prisoner brought up to
the Court, and to receive the eminterplea of the appeilautm7
Since that time several other days base beesi appointed; hut
the business lieVCr tiro. ceded father, in t oust queue'. id the
Coutisei oil both sides agreettig, that the prison. shoold with.
dia w his plea of battle, and plead , sun uuw ig to trans-
portation. in order to save his We. i:1411e, is, we ballebe; to
this day, a prisoner in ode of tile celis tit tlie t our COMAS MC,.

About two o'clock on the morning of Saturday week, at
Cherlion, near Alrestord, !tome vlllilllllleniered the dwelling- •
house or Mr. Richard Frill, uy mean. •of placlll4 a ladder
agrin4 the eh: 11111 l ind,w : they then said, st c waut
ludgings." Mr. Fi lit opened the east:uncut to Sveak to them,
nail one of the villain, pat We ladder bei nevi, iltc V 1 iwitow-
fe. am,. and Ike ea.:talent, and gut into the chamber. tie then
told hint, it' he did out give hint 291. uuotedtalety. he would
blow lint hiatus out. Mr. F. untie Into a quantity of notes,
which he Ittis since ascertained to minium to 2.51. isi,c villein
thous ,41d, L know yoo'be got .1 quantity ors gold w your
.:4113 %%11.4(.11 you 11111 a glee we d.rertly, or l wilt kt.l
le then gate hint hie giiint•.l./. Out- tit the .111'0111141C s that
v6.itclitiog DI ilebascti 4.3 prituer to tic expedi-
tions, as these were smut. 'tropic mu.; IN; 4111, at the sante
Ate untiti-,ert Mgt Iditl 11.10 the 1411 till to 414,-111 White uf
ii 1,114,4.111 3: uul ltutOre they coult render 4.1 Asat.tillier, the
vi 441.65, lima mu , cnue 1, made their escape.
Highly to the credit or
this tithe, a single lit 'sow.

01 Nu' thtembcrland, there a Rot, at
let tu the county gaol.