The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-01 00:00:00

DEATH OF MR. FEARGUS O'CONNO.R.

This gentleman, so well known to the public for many
years, in connection with his singular and deplorable
delusions about land schemes and the rights of labour,
died on Thursday last. In 1853 Mr. O'Connor was
declared, by a commission de lunatico inquirendi, to be
of unsound mind, and by the kind interference of a few
friends he was placed with Dr. Tuke, of Manor House,
Chiswick. It appears, however, that Miss O'Connor,
the sister of the deceased, took some objection at his
remaining in Dr. Tuke's establishment, and, about a
week ago, accompanied by some friends, she proceeded
to the asylum and effected his removal.
Mr. Feargus O'Connor was born in 1796, at Dargan
Castle, county Meath, and was the second son of Roger
O'Connor, Esq., of O'Connorville, Bantry, and who be-
came, subsequently, the last tenant of Dargan, the
celebrated seat of the Wellesley family. The deceased
was a member of the Irish bar, and is well known as
the editor and proprietor of a now defunct newspaper,
called the Northern Star. He sat for Cork county from
1832 to 1835, and, after a general election, was unseated,
on petition. In 1835 he unsuccessfully contested Old-
ham. He has suffered at least a dozen Government pro-
secutions for seditious speaking, and will be remembered
in connection with the Chartist disturbances of 1848.
He was returned for Nottingham in 1847.

THE CHARGE OF MATItICIDE dT

PIMLICO.

Isabella Mary Jolly was brought up for final exami-
nation at the Westminster police•court, charged with
murdering her mother by cutting her throat.
There was no further evidence adduced ; and Mr. W.
Taylor, the chief clerk, having read over the voluminous
depositions of the several witnesses,
Mr. Arnold, in due form of law, said, "Isabella Mary
Jolly, you stand charged with the wilful murder of Isa-
bella Jolly, your mother. Have you anything to say to
the charge ? You are not obliged to say anything unless
you think fit, and whatever you say will be taken down
and may be used in evidence against you. Have you
anything to say ?"

The prisoner, who preserved the same calm deport-
ment which she has exhibited throughout, replied,
"Nothing."

Tile accused was then committed for trial at the
Central Criminal. Court, and the witnesses were bound
over to prosecute.
Mr. Lewis,jun., on the part of the accused, pressed the
magistrate to take bail for her. He felt that there was
one objection which might materially influence the ma-
gistrate's mind against the application, which was the
circumstance of her having made an attempt on her own
life, and having threatened to repeat it ; but if the ma-
gistrate would accede to his request the friends by whom
she would be taken charge of would give a guarantee to
keep so watchful an eye upon her as to prevent the pos-
sibility of her committing suicide, and there would be
no doubt that she would be forthcoming to meet her
trial. This difficulty being overcome, he felt no hesita-
tion in pressing the application strongly, because all the
circumstances of the case were such as would tend to
acquit the accused of the crime with which she stood
charged. He then commented at some length upon the
probabilities and improbabilities presented by the evi•
deuce, and added, as an additional reason for the pri-
soner's liberation on bail, that the confinement of a prison
was materially injuring her health.
Mr. Arnold observed that it was quite sufficient for
him to say that he refused to take bail on the grounds
first mentioned by Mr. Lewis.
The prisoner was then removed. Her mother having
been buried since the last examination, she was attired
in deep mourning.