The Sun.
London, England, 1813-08-10 00:00:00

THE L'N.TEI MURDER.

lIATTON-c.---The public curiosity 'xrAs
so itinazing,ly',great th;tt every avenue lemliiag.to
this Office was crowded .to cm:o'J full, two hours
before the arrival of the Magistrates -yesterday
morning, in espectation of,sceing the supposed or
real mr,r;lerers of Clifford. Atfer the night-clutrges,
suitimonsesk &c, were. gone through, was
hroili;ht up in custody of Hutt, Coolie, and
tleton. tie was put to the 841., attended by llott,
the officer, his handcuffs taken off, and the:wit-
nesses called.

The first was Mr. lielstorw, Leary's employeo
John LawS(in deposed-, thiit on the clorniu!!
the murder, he was at the-spot at an'early hoot':

there were several people there as well as himself,"
Ile found near the spot where: the blood and
brains lay, the clasp-knife now pi:?duced.
Irorked with I;,eary, theprisoner,
for some time Previous 6). t murder; he "Os
shewn the knife found thc: spot; hut did air:
know that it belonged to :he .prisoner.
A person, whose name. we could not hear; knew
the prisoner : he knew also that he had a knife,
and which he- had heard him, describe as being
broken at the point. He was shewn the knite
found, and was .of opinion that it answered the
description the, prisoner had given him of the
knife which he had spoken 0t..•
• The witness was desired to take the knife ni
prisoner at the bar, and to ask him if, it had ever
been his.

The prisoner immediately acknowledged ,that
the knife was hs.

The several witnesses who had been previott..dy
e.xandued were: then coiled, and :iigned their de-
positions,' vind krem bound over to appc.ar before
the Grand Jury.
Leary, the prisoner, did not say a word, except
when he acknowledged that the knife belongato
him', but several times during tht. exutnivation shed
tears.

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Clifford's widow was not brought up, owing 16
her advanced state of. pregnancy 3 cot seenei;tly
the Magistrates thought fit to adjourn the %Iu
to the Hatuie of, Comeetion, , in Coldhiith-
fields. At half-past one, Leary was, ciken brad:;:
in the custody of the ,same ollicdrs, and the li:it -
nesses ordered to attend there immediately. Air.
TURTOS, the Magistrate who conducts the ex,.-
mination, was aectraipanied.by six or see en <At !Ivy ,
Magistrates,. who -all repaired to the prison. ~
,They entered the room in which Mrs. Cliffokd
is ; , she was sitting up in bcd. There are six bed 4
in the room, which served the gentlemen, and
about five ladies, as sofas to sit on. Le;iyy. was
. brought- into the r,oomi he appeared very- coin
-
posed, nothing in his manner or behaviour indi-
cating the appearance of guilt.. He took his
stand close to the window, on which he leant,
and sometimes looked out. The. MagiAmtes
put several questions to, Mrs. Clifford before they
, touched upon the purport of their principal he ••
siness with her, such as bow she I,:mnd 1“1:y...1f
situated, and how long it was since her First
linsband died. She, said. he was deatil about six
years ; that she was married to thedeeeased, in it
room in her own, house, by a PrieA ( oshieh is ge-
nerally the way in Ireland), not in a eltur:h : thet .
the deceased was 31 dealer in, horses; her rea,,on
*for coming to London was haying a brother and
sister here. On being quitstioned it Lit ive to the
1
. dispute she had with her. husband, she acknow
ledged they had words, but that was owing to his
ittsisting.on, returning immediately, and lit. de,.:ire
to detain him till she was brought to bed, and fit
to travel' with him. The deceased, she said, ivas
not willing to -stop, as he thought 'he, was not
likely to get work, and he could speak no Eog-
lish. 'On being asked why S:te .denied having any
money, and that on the day of tin)! murder she ;ave
Michael Lawrence'. 61.. to keep for her, slur said she
never denied having any money, and that r,-;ts
part of what she had unknown to the deneased,
for having sold their land for about 301, and Aso
-a horse for nine guineas, she had that sum (time
GO in her own hands, out of the produce of fur-
,
Ilitor, &e. .

' Michael Lawrence, , who ltcepi a chandler's
shop in cnireh-lane, directly opposite where the
'deceased 1 veil, was and being sworn, he
was,asked, did he recollect ItlrN. Chflord coining
to his shop about eleven O'Cloc,1; on the Sneday
night the numler mts ? lie said, she
did not. He was in the ':hop, ;ma he shuts uit
every night at eleven o'clock ; bat the next
Mrs. Clifford gave hho six, ponnds to 'keep foL*
her. She laid no particular charge of secrecy ott

'William Slattery, the young man ivlio lodged
in Clifford's room, being called and sWorn,. was
asked, whether he accompanied Mrs, Clifford to
Leary's room on thatSuiviay, as stated by Leary
in ilk conic-.;don lie .Said did. itliether lie
recollected and Itiy wile having worai ?
lie admitted there were sortie angry v.vOrtli, lint.
no cpnoTel. IVltether lie recolleetcd Clifford ;'',ft-
log to the %vindp* with an intent to leap out.
Tie admitted he %vent to the Window, but he did
not know his intent; he seemed to hesitate, au
was Ordered to recollect himself, and spvai. the
(.I',littffibl.rd'!ifierswt has asked \s'►acther ie' ‘di(,, and \trha'.
t
knew Ar s
his name was Burke, n tabourer. He had riot
seen hini these four years. H-o was asked on
oath, whether he' knew him to he dead or ?
Ile said he could not tell.
• The 7Aragistrate told :William SO,,ittery, lit eionht
be under the mecessitv of committing IJi.iar to give
'butt time to,cousider and recollect hilt,..,}'', 00,1:
fail, Witt) keeps pitlitie-hottAe in St.
rl
one Michael Harrington, t
(ABS , his 'tvik, and the other witnees, "1“ 1
dvred to attend, tt
A mrs. Brown, echose botise
in' Neiv-Vourtii .satfr.)ll,- ..i‘vorci
returned home that evening, about CleVeit
seemingly much io liqucarl mid that 11. z weat to belt
Tiring the tr:tinini,,tion, which lasted till
five o'clock, Leary's wife 4 it gooo-lnoki.wr; Wo;an,
with a fine chili
ei':lB:l,!ittle;ll:ll‘iie;x4;;;ei:tx'
down the ytard.
att,s
to tlif.`
the eilinity Q(' Tipperare's to awertnin‘ th;;:.it
S hether BurkP, the firt hush and t' Mrsefgitreltii,
is still living or not,.