The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-05 00:00:00

DUBLIN POLICE.

COLLEGE-STREET OFFICEr
Saturday a Mr. Macdonogh applied to the magistrates
of this office on the part of a Mrs. M'Cue, to have informa-
tions taken against a man named Dillon, who was also in
attendance. Mrs. M'Cue is the mother of twenty-five
children, eleven of whom are living, and who is a grand-
mother eleven years, quarrelled with her husband a few
evenings before Christmas. In consequence of the alterca-
tion which took place, Mrs. M'Cue went to visit a friend,
where; to drown sorrow, she took rather an immoderate
quantity of punch. Returning home she met Dillon, whom
she had previously known, and related to him the whole
occurrence. Dillon immediately said, the only way to be
avenged of her husband was to go with him to Cullen's-
wood and get married. The unfortunate woman consented
to go for the sole purpose of annoying her husband, and
actually got married. Fortunately, however, for the
honour of her children, as well as for her own, the effects
caused by having taken too much drink were gone, and
reason having returned, she saw the dreadful position she
had placed herself in, particularly as Dillon insisted she
should go with him to his house and live with him as his
wife. She would not consent to this, however, and suc-
ceeded in escaping from him, and returned to her husband
and children. Of course she did not tell what occurred
since she left the house, nor did she imagine anything more
would be made of it. Her husband and she became re-
conciled that night, and so apparently ended the matter.
Dillon, however, was not to be done out of his new wife so
easily, and, accordingly like a second Paris, he matured his
plans for carrying away Mrs. M'Cue from her husband.
He is generally known by the appellation of " stag bail."
( He has succeeded in putting his horns in this case certainly).
On Christmas day he procured about twenty ruffians, and,
having learned that Mr. and Mrs. M'Cue, with some of
their children, and a young lady, a Mrs. Smith, who was
on a visit with them, were gone out to jaunt on their own
private car, Dillon, accompanied by those ruffians, pursued
and overtook them on Carlisle-bridge, where they seized
the horse, assaulted Mr. M'Cue in the most savage manner,
threw Mrs. Smith and the children off the car, and Dillon,
jumping into the seat, drove off as quickly as he could,
while two others supported Mrs. M'Cue (who had fainted)
until they arrived at Dillon's residence in Skinner's-alley.
He then brought her into his lodgings, and, as a preventive
against her escaping, deprived her of her wearing apparel.
The wretched woman, who was enciente of her twenty-fifth
child, gave birth to an infant (in consequence of the fright
she had received) shortly after going into Dillon's lodgings.
Mr. M'Cue, accompanied by Mrs. Smith, having recovered
themselves from the effects of the treatment they received
on Carlisle-bridge, followed the car to Dillon's lodgings,
who no sooner perceived them than he laid hold of a
hatchet, and threatened, if they entered, to murder them.
Through the interference of the police, however, Mrs.
M'Cue was got out of the place, and conveyed to her
lodgings in a dangerous state indeed.
Mrs. M'Cue, on being sworn, stated that Mr. Macdo-
nogh did not tell half the cruelties which were inflicted on
her. She did not recollect whether the marriage ceremony
was performed or not, as she was nearly insensible at the
time. A few days after it had occurred Mr. Cherry, a
friend of witness's, told her that he (Dillon) was determined
to take her at all hazards, and drag her through the city,
in order to expose and destroy her character. Witness, on
hearing this, went and spoke to him, represented to him
her being the mother of a heavy family, and what would
become of them if he exposed her ; to which he re-
plied, 6. Come live with me, and take all the money you
can from Mr. M'Cue."
Dillon, in his defence, said that Mrs. M'Cue was not
lawfully married to her husband ; that she had frequently
cohabited with himself, and, continued he, with a kind of
bellow, she is my wife, and here's my certificate ; on the
night in question she met me, when we went into a house
in Church-lane, and had some spirits ; it was then about
twelve o'clock ; we had not been long together when she
asked me, would I marry her ; and on my replying that it
would be better to wait until I'd be able to provide for my
child, she said, " 0, you're a coward, come down to Ellen
Young's, and I'll get some money from her ; we can then
go out to Cullen's wood and get married ;" as I am a sin-
ner that's the truth, your Worship ; and she's no more Mrs.
M'Cue than one of your Worships.
The Magistrates directed informations to be taken against
him, when he was committed to Newgate.