The National Register.
London, England, 1813-09-19 00:00:00

OLD 11.11 L Er.

These Sessionq commenced on Wednesday. Several prisoners have
In en capitally colivicted• but their ruses present nu feature eitaer
novel cll. interesting.
TRIAL OF LEARY FOR THE MURDER OF CLIFFORD.

Friday James Leary was indicted for the wilful murder of Edward
Clifford, on the 26th of July last, by giving him ::everal blows on the
bead with a hammer, by which his skull ss as fractured.
Mr. Andrews, as Counsel tbr the prosecution, stated the eirenm-
s;ances of the case, which were the same as have already been re-
peatedly detailed to the public, and were proved by the follow ing
witnesses :

Shnttlew•ortli and another proved finding the bosh• of a man in
a pond ,“ the brick fields, near grad's Inn-lane, on Monday morn-
int!, the t'6th of July ; the skull was fiactmed, and a hat and shoes
lay near the pond ; the hat aas turn through as though by the blow
of a blunt in.truniclit.

Mrs. Rourke, tie supposed widow of the deceased, rave the most
material testimony : she stated that Clifford and herself had lately
Come from Ireland. She had sold a little cabin, &c. fur 301. and
nine guineas she received for a horse ; fifteen pounds she had paid
for her debts. Cliflnrd hail also brought a few pounds with him,
and with this sum they came to England. They came up from the
coast in a waggon, mid when slio and her children left the waggon,
tiny were sitting down on the pavement in St. Giles's. bei:ig perfect
strangers in Loneliat. Mis. Leary, the wife of the prisoner, passed,
and asked her if she was from Ireland, and wanted a lodging; on
her replying in the affirmative, she said, she would take her home
to her own lodging— they accordingly went
_there and staid for
sonic time, until she and Clifford, by the advice of one Slattery, a
young man, got another lodging for themselves. They however
continued intimate with the prisoner Leary and his wife. On
Sunday morning, the 20,1 i CiitThrd went to Leary's, and she followed;
then Clitliwd went out to buy a hat, for which he paid 44. and changed-
a 11. note, rind received leis. in change. While he was absent,
Leary if she knew that Clifford meant to go home to Iteland
the next day? She acid she did not. He told her that he certainly
did mean it ; but of his life charged her not to mention it. They
then went home, and Slattery was helping to put up some bedsteads
for them, so that they did not dine until near five o'clock. Leafy
came in with wife, as they were at dinner, and made them fetch
more Leer. After dinner they went out. together, and Clifford was
r ither tipsy. Leary said, he would get Clifford work the next day.
And at about ten o'clock they were going home, Leary came after
them and said, he would take Clifford to his master to secure him
work f r the next day. She observed it was a wrong time to go to
a gentleman's house. They walked very fast, and as she was very..
big with child, she desired them not
,to go so fast.. Leary told her,
tkey would go home first, and get something ready for her against
she got home. When she got home, however, Clifford wits not there.
She smoked her pipe and WWI very unea,y all niglkt at his nut cum-