The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-23 00:00:00

CONSPIRACY TO MURDER.

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TIPPERARY ASSIZES.—MARCH 18.
(Before Mr. Ju,irice O'Brien.)
THE QUEEN V. HAYES.
Philip Hayes was innicted for firing at J. Gore
Jones, E-q., R.NI., with intent to murder him.
Mr. Gore Jones, R.M., was examined, and gave
a detailed account of his having been fired at by
two men, of whom the prisoner was one, when
riding in the neighbourhood of Borrisoleigb, on the
2d day of March, 1863.
The confession of the prisoner, made voluntarily
before Mr. Fleming, R.M., on the 23d day of March
last, was put in evidence by the Crown. It was
substantially as follows :—A man named Patrick
Grady came to my house about five weeks ago. He
pulled a orie pound note out of his pocket and
gave it to me saying, " Come, now, you thief !
this is your time to h3ld sound." " What is this
about Paddy ?" says I. " Whisht" says he. This
is nothing to what we will get. Come down to my
house in the morning early, and don't let your
wife or any one know but it's working you will be.
Accordingly, I got up about 5 o'clock on Saturday
(the next morning), and went to his house. Grady
showed me two pistols he had brought with him.
He said, " Come now, you thief ! we wi,l get plenty
of money from Michael Gorman to take us to
America, or any place we wish." " For what ?"
says I, He hesitated, and said, "There is a lad
going to play some tricks on Michael Gorman. It
is Trant, of Doves. If we settle him we will get
plenty of money from Michael Gorman." We then
went into a grove belonging to Mr. Rian, of Inch.
He pulled out a gun and loaded it with powder and
slugs, and put a cap on it. He then gave it to me,
and we went to the roadside to where he told me
Mr. Trant would be passing. We hid ourselves
under a break of briars. I said, " Paddy, I don't
know Mr. Trant." He said, "I know the lad well."
We waited till 12 o'clock. We then went away.
Paddy Grady hid the gun. The confession then
went on to detail the firing at Mr. Jones, and that
a man named Woodlock gave him (the prisoner) £5
to do so, I, said the prisoner in his confession,
said—" What spite do you owe against
Jones ?" "Oh !" said Woodloek, "it is not
me but another man in Thurles." In the morning
I went to his (Woodlock's) house. He called me

into a little parlour he has. He said, " Come
out, Phil, over the Pollock, to fowl; there is a good
deal of plover about to-day." I went with him. He
carried the gun. We crossed a river, and got out,
until we went up to the ditch where Paddy Grady
was waiting for us. Woodlock pulled some caps
out of his pocket. Grady put one on the pistol.
Woodlock said, " As soon as you do the job place
the gun down here in the ditch, and I will come for
it es soon as I get en opportunity." He then went
away. Grady and I parted. He went out across the
ditch. We met at the ditch of the road. We concealed
ourselves under the briars that were growing over the
ditch till we saw Mr. Jones riding up on horseback.
" Come here, you thief," says Grady, "don't
be daunted, for you know we will get plenty of
money to send us any place we like." Accordingly
I put the gun throng's the briars. Gore Jones was
about five or six yards away from ma when I
covered him and fired. Grady was at the other Bide
of me. He had him covered with a pistol. When
I fired the horse leaped and jumped away. Grady
said, " Upon my oath we missed him !" " btand,"
said he," till I put on another cap." Ho put his
hand in his pocket and could not find any. He said
he lost them. Jones turned round his horse and
looked at us over the ditch. I pulled my hat over
my face. He said, " Well, my lads, I know you,
and will make you suffer." We then ran away
along the ditch as fast as we could. I separated
from Paddy Grady, and do not know where be
went. I went to the place where Woodlock desired
us to put the gun, and placed it there. I then ran
home as quick as I could, and took cff my shoes.
The confession then went on to state that prisoner
had attended the fair of Thurles on the following
Tuesday, and sold some " bonneens ;" that on Wed-
nesday night he left his house to go to America,
and was arrested in Templemore.
Mr. Curtis addressed the jury on behalf of the
prisoner, and then proceeded to call witnesses for
the defence,
The Jury returned a verdict of guilty. Sentence
deferred.