The Sun.
London, England, 1813-09-18 00:00:00

OLD BAILIY.

VetterdayJas..Leary was, pat to-thchar, Charged
with the wilful murder of Edward Clifford. The
iadietment, in the first count, charged that the
prisoner, on the 26th day of July, in the parish of
St. Pancras, on one Edward Clifford, did, with a
certain instrwnent calied a hammer, then in his
hand, feloniously, and with malice afore thought,
snake an assault, him the said Edward Clifford did
strike and beat, and on his head one mortal wound
did inflict, and thereby hint the said Edward Clif-
ford did kill and tnntder'. the second count
the prisoner is charged with wickedly; feloniously;
and of malice afore thought, making an .assault
uppn the said Edward Clifford, with a certain
hammer, then in his hand, striking and beating
hint, and with inflicting on him, on ,his left tem-
ple, one • mortal blow or Wound, one inch and a
half long, of which he the said Edward Clifford
instantly died, andtby which the prisoner, hint the
said Edward Clifford did 'kill and .murder. tly the
verdict of the Coroner's Inquest,,the prisoner was
also charged ai being guilty of the said matter.
The indictment, and also the finding of the Co-
roner's Jury, being read over to the prisoner, and
'he having to each pleaded Not Ouilty,
WaLrotto opened the pleadings on the part
of the proseeatitin.
Mr. Asti:tams followed, and observed, that the
charge now to betried was one of the most se-
rious nature, and lie implored from the Jury their
closest attention to the facts of this melancholy
case. The prisoner at the bar was an Irishman :
the unfortunate man now deceased was also an
Irishman, and had lately left Ireland and come to
England : he went immediately on his at rival to
the house' of the prisoner at the= bar, mid after-
wards. lodged with a Mrs. Singleton, in Church-
lane, St.. Giles's. On the 26th of July, the body
of a man was found near Sidniouth-street, in a
field, at five o'clOCk in'the morning : it had about
it such marks of violence as left no doubt that the
person had been' murdered, and by a heavy instru-
ment : near the pond out of which the body wt:s
taken; a Itat,and shoe were found, and some time
afterwards a pocket-knife with a blunted point.
The bat bad a,cut in it, and a chalk-mark, as 'it
from the impression of the instrument, which
struck the blow. These circumstances soon be-
came noised abroad, and in the mean time the
bode was taken to a public-house to be owned.
He wonld now. proceed to state some particulars
anterior to ,the murder, but eontiected with it.---
Leary and his wife were acquainted with Clifford
and his wifb and family: Clifford had in his pos-
session some money procured from the sale of pro-
perty in Ireland. Leary knew this, having the
day befOre the murder inquired respecting it, and
having been answered 'by the wife, of Clifford :
(whenever he said the wife, he meant Mrs. Burke;
though he called her the wife, as being more
known by that appellation, and to prevent confu-
sion). On the Sunday morning early, Clifford hatt
left his wife : she missed him, and in great anxiety
went to Leary's house after him. Clifford re-
tuned with her, and in their way made a purchase
of a hat. In the afternoon about five o'clock Leary
and his wife came to Clifford's, while he and his.
wire were dining : Leary sent for liquor, and they
all eat and drank together'. A Mrs. Champion %rats
also present, and likewise one Slattery who had:
part of the room. About seven o'clock Clifford
went out with Leary and his wife; and Mrs.Clilford
remained at home with Champiou and Slattery.
At fline o'clock, being impatient for the return of
her husband, she went to Leary's after him : site
found Leary and his wife whispering on the stair'.;
, case ; she asked if Clifford was there, and heard he
wits : Clifford then went away with her, and they
were soon followed by. Leary. The woman, while
they were going back, expressed some anxiety
about Clifford's want of employment : Leary told
her not to be anxious about that, for that he would
get him some work on Monday morning, but that
Clifford must first p,o with hint to his (Leary's)
master. This passed at a public-house where
Clifford drank, but Leary did not drink. They
went out on their way, and stopped at another
house, where Clifford drank again, het Leary
did not. As they go along, Its. Clifford, be-
ing in an advanced state of.pregnancy, finds thy
walk .too fast fur her : .she mentions it,. anti
Leary tells her to follow, and take her time ; and
that he and Clifford would go where they intend-
, eil, and be home first. She reached home about ten
o'clock : shedid not find them at home : she waited
till twelve o'clock in a state of great uneasiness,
and then took a pipe, (na uncommon amusement
with her countrywomen) Which she smoked till 2
o'clock'. By, this time she was so uneasy that she
could stay no longer, but went, omit to Leary's,
where a very extraordinary circumstance present-
ed itself : the door of Leary's room was shut, but
the key was on the outside, as if, to alloW any
person to:let himself in. :Leafy was. not there,:
but his wife was. She then went back to her
apartment, and heard no inure of Clifford She
searched several public-itottses for hint in vain,—
It then struck her, as she had heard that Clifford
intended to go back to lrelitod, that he might
have gone. She went, therefore, to her sister,
Mrs.,Champion, to inquire about a pass. She had,
as yet, heard no news of her. husband. Soon after,
Mrs. Singleton,who laud learned the account ofthe
murder, asked her if she heard of the accident which
had happened; intending delicately.to break the
the account to her by this hint. Mrs. Clifford then
'remained at home. All these circumstances,- he
would admit,rested on the story told byMrs.Clifford ,
or Burke herself. Tina her testimony
t,y(AVa state
was
titled to full credit he wits not pe
she had concealed the circumstance of her not
being married to Clifford, and also of her having
money separate front him ; yet lie thought these
two concealments were perfectly consistent with
the probability of the rest of her account. And
if she spoke truth, then it appeared that Leary
was last in company with,Cliffind that he knew
lie lunch money, having made inquiries about it ;
—that at eleven o'clock at night he tried to
hintto frozs l.towiisin
wife,
on pretence of the
master. All 'these were
strong indications against him. But, to pursue
narrath'e-r,wlot was Leary's estattact in the

moi'iiiii.i after tha iiii.thier 3 to cases IM this, which
rcfed upon eirAtinstanees, the demellimor ought •
[ to -1.,t; particelfly observed. An innircent iniin
wdill i not fly : lie' AV,011141 nut Slew any knowledge
of rh',-; traulwftion, and would _Outidsisly abstain
f:.oel any Improper means of defence. Did Leary
ii,:( iti ibis mariner' unlike the officer went to .:
.1..,f,,•y,s house, where he saw his wife, n-luim he
took into custody' ; he heard that Leary worked
with a Mr. Heiston. Cooke went after hint :
•Corike‘saw Leary, brit to avoid putting him on
his Ituard, asked after hi;A. master. Leary iinir.ie-
diarelv answered, " You don't want my master,
you Went Inc.'' Cooke allowed it. Leary said,
I know why you come, it is about. Clifford's
inord.e.r." Cooke then took Leary into custody.
.:When he was branght helore the .:q,agistrate, he.
signed ;in account of the• transaction as his confes-
sion. Before this, and whiie he was yet in prison,
hc made a declaration, not being influenced either .
by promise eor threat, which was different in its na-
ture. A person in the jail hail shown hint alilaek;-
handled knlfe, which he acknowledged to be his ;
it was the satne. knife which was found neat OW
pond. lie then declared that he got bottle on
Sunday night by ten o'clock, having passed Mrs.
Cliffind, to Whom he did not speak ; 'that he went
to bed, and slept till five o'clock on Monday.
morning, when • he went to work. . It should be
remarked here, why did Ire pass Mrs., Clifford
witlioet speaking % After dining with her an her
husband, and knowing hernaxiety about hint, it
WitS strange that he did not speak. lf, indeed,
this declaration were trite, it would be an answer
to the elnirge, because the murder was evidently
coMmitted before that time, 'Unluckily, however,
fur him, lint fortunately for the ends of justice, he
afterwards makes and signs a v6h.intary declaration,. ~
totallydifferent. lie hoped to be excused, it' he re
pelted a few passages, and commented upon them.
Leary there says, that on Sunday morning Clif-
ford carne to his hotise, and that he lay down and
slept there; and then went away ; that between 8
and 9 o'clock Mrs Clifford arid Slattery came to
inquire about Clifford : Clifford soon came in, and,
he and his wife began quarrelling about his going to
Ireland, and the deceased attempted to throw him-
self out at the window : they then went away. In
the afternoon, be (Leary) and his wife went to
Cliffoed's, intending to perchase sonic furniture
which Clifford and his wife had to sell. ' Slattery
was there at slimier. Clifford and his wife seemed to
be good friends, and not hi rig,- was said about selling
the furniture. It was remarkable here, that though
Leary says his purpose was to go'and buy furniture,
yet be does not tqtya word when he goes there about
the objectof his errand. He then says he went to-..
wards home; and MIS met on his way by one Har-
rington. If so, let Harrington he called to con=
firm this part of the statement. Leary goes on to
say, that while be and his friend were drinking,
Clifford crime in rind partook of three or four pots
of beer :. that lie complained of being hungry ;
that he (Leary). took him home with him, •and
g4ve him some meat and cabbage ; that Mrs, Clif-
ford then came in, and she and Clifford began
quarrelling : they went out together, and stopped
at apublic-house to get some gin : (the object
appears to have been to make Clithird
,drunk) :
'Mrs. Clifford was sitting kith them ;—and,here it
would be important to notice 'the first attempt
made to throw the charge on the woman. • Leary
says, that as he sat bet Ween Clifford and his wife,
he moved his arm accidentally against her, and
felt something hard like it stick, but took no no-
tite'brit The circumstance, though Silt nrauge, RN
to attriict his attention, does not yet appear worth '
noticing. They then went towards Gray's-inn-
lane, and Nlrs.Cliffor'-complained of being ill, and
said, she did not wish to go against the people, '
but would. rather go through the squares. A
•woman circumstanced as she was, would, one
would think, wish to go home the shortest way,
instead of making a circuit of two mites through,
the Squares ; and it seemed improbable that a.
stranger to London, like Mrs. Clifford, should
know any thing about this retired way. When
they reached Gray's-inn-gate, Leary says that the
watchman was calling lOu'eloelt : this was directly
contrary to his other declaration, that he was in bed
by ten o'clock. Ile says, that at this time he
wished to leave Clifford and hiS wife (why should ~
he wish to leave them ? lie had no reason
for hurxy) ; hut Mrs. Cliffor4
_begged him for
God's sake -nor to leave.lier; that they then began
to quarrel again, and shortly after Mrs. Cliffoidslipped a hammer front her cloak, and struck
her hitsband on the head till she killed him.—
Slattery was present, and threw the hotly into
a pond. Strange! lie, Leary, sees tier acting iii
this murderous way, drawing a weapon, and kill-
ing her husband, yet .walks hdine quietly, and goes
to bed without taking any step to proclaim the
murderer : so far front it, he dies not even disclose
these circumstances at. the first examination. Not
a Word was then said about Slattery's presence.
He had no wish but that the unhappy man at' the
bar might be able to clear himself : but it was
Its duty to confirm his statement' by the evi-
dence of Slattery and flarrington.: There .vas
another circumstance Which at,onee differed front
Mrs. Clifford's account, and shewerl how deep
was
,Leary's 'guilt, if be wa;
.at-all guilty. ' lie
agrees with her in saying, that-she came to his.
room on 'Monday, morning ; but he says be
opened' the door laniself, and adds, '' and then I
suspect-We put the hartuner -into the room."—.
lie accounted for .the blood on his coa • t, by
saying, that some of Clifford's blood might
have spirted upon it. Was his conduct con-
sistent with innocence ? If his concealing his
knowledge of her having a stick in her bosom
could be accounted for, yet would he 'not, if
honest, have stopped her hand when shin offeled
to static:? or, if that was impoviible, would he
not have given notice of the murder ? Ile does
nothing tit' this : he conceals his knowledge, and
them gives different necounts of , himself. Mrs.
Clifford's account was confirmed by Mrs, Chain-
'pion and Mrs. 'Singleton': her conduct would be
proved to have been composed, except.as to her
anxiety. Learv's very different behavinitr shewed
a privity with the transaction,' The lodgings of
teary were se;trehed, anti tinder some coals w es
f whiting on ' it',
u.s°4'll:ei4lit'eht:ittlicittLire'cl' a
Learbya'lsnintineiti.sst'e'lit. with
ad seen itili isi
possession on Saturday. The knife fotind near
the pond uses alSer proved to be Leery's. His,
cooduct in jail deserved retuarl4.- He applied to

a Min M'tat't;•#iii be atvild:
be hanged Unless he Ctittitil' pth...6 an ttlibi.:=4;-:
ikiabo.rty stiid tti him; ‘4 do roil think trill i)rii~,
eut'e WithessN for yott ? yon gni!! y of the
tier. tetto- said htit. a worth There w!*iinoth'et
praent at this cot rsatidn To these
sttincts ht "Most add, that, the breeches
Leaiji *cire iiti Stiijday were.. Found iltained. with
Wood, ihongfi tilt empt Been made td lik-
chafge: tht marti,. 'by lini6 tv:ttet•.—lle hod
Hkeheil, cud of hi.. mod anxious. hibdur ihe
should not call Slattery, who, had manifested ninny
variations and contiadietionf4 ; he WOO(' leave hlnt
to the, othri• party Id eldi; )if they, pleacd. 111
hoped he had enntiticted` them through the la-
byrinth in such a manni• assist them in
their decision; whether it., shOuld be guili"-; or
otherwise:.

\ViHi:un 'Broughton, a Frick-tiniker ccl,o Called;
on the ~2eith Of July, in the mornitt,,,, he was at
work it the hottoin of tirtv's liinfatte, at Mr.
Adatns'•fidd : there a pont{ there ; Went tv,
that pond,..antl.saw,soiact hi= ug. laying in the water ;
fe'o.:hed. it Out ;. it was the hotly of a Man .; there
was a tart and ',shoe. Found some greA cuts nit.
the side of the head ; took the body ,to the
Prince Regent public-hot:se, at half past five
o'clock.

Robert Shuttlewcorth slid he went to the pond
about lett minutes past five, theileceased bad betmt
taken out ; witness exaelined his pockets, iii
Which he found three-halfpence. One pocket was
turned. out. - The hat was broken ; there
was.a 'little hair upon it'; saw no. ether mark.
Ile wheeled the body to the public-lonise. .}lO
found three holes'in the ground, as if struck with
a !Jauntier; some brains were lying on some.plan.;
min Waves Anna a Yard from the holes;
Danielßrewer, a brick 4naker, l'ent"l6 wok at
the place an the 2Gt hof July. Some Wood and
brains we're about the spot, where there were also
holes made by the Wanner : took a portion of the
brains to the public-house.
Philip Price, landlord of the Prince Regent,
said, that/ Law, (the next witness) gave him the
knife ; it was ,a black handled knife, with a
blunt point ; gave the shoe , and coat to Cooke,'
the officer.

John Law, a bricklayer, said, be was at the
place b.:tweet' six and seven o'clock ; found the
knife at the edge of the pond ; took it to the
Prince Regent, and gave it to the publican. The
ground abotit the knife was bloody, but there
was no blood on the knife. ,

John Cooke, a police officer, produced the hat ;
there was blood on the inside a it. The break
appeared to be done by the Jarp,-e part of the ham-
men it had qt white mark on it like mortar.
Mary Burke was then called, and was allowed
to sit, in consequence of weakness.—She said, 1
cohabited with Edward Clifford ; we hail: been
in England five weeks either the Wednesday be-
fore tirafter the motuler : we brought money from
; I got mine by selling a little place, lie
got his by work and labour ; I had'hut 71.; he had
six 1 1. notes, One 51. note„two guineas in geld,
and 16s. in silver, at the time he was killed ; he
gave me two 1/. twits a short time before,. We
-were sitting in the street when we carne out of
the waggon ; Leary and his wife were coming
by, and asked if we came from Ireland; I never
them before ; being a stranger, 1 asked her where
could, find a lodging; I had five children ;. Mrs.
Leary said, as you are so meeli in distress, 1 shall
invite you to niy own bed ; 'I went and lodged
there for four-'days : I had' said 1 was- ellffortf's
wife, which was not true ; she charged inc.:ls. 6d.
per night`; I met with Slattery, who came Irons
the same part of the country; I,told him what I
pail ; lie it was too dear, and that he knew
a room to let in. Church-lane, and he advised me
to take it ; I took it, and Slattery was to lodge
with me ; Mrs. Singleton kept ' the house. To
that room I removed 'from Leary's' ; Leary did
not conic to see us till the Saturday before the
murder-; he came about eleven o'clock at nii2.ht
Leary's wife knew that I lapol money ; Leary did
not know that Clifford bad
hint
till, Iltold him
on ,t he .Stmday; I asked hilet what brought him so
late ? he said, I must let Clifford know lie had wOrk
for him on Monday: Clifford, on Sundaymorninsr.,
went to look after Leary, to know about the work;'
about seven o'clock -in the mon;ing, .1 found Clif-
ford licit gone ; 1 thtinght he lout gone to Leary's,
-but I Aid not know the way ; 1 asked siattery to
take me: I told him I wanted to find Clifford, and ,
he said he would go with Me ; I Went to Learv's
About seven o'clock ; I only found Leary's r if:
ilt hitine ; I asked her where Clifford was ; sin
was. there. - Leary came .in without Cl f
ford:; be said Clifford would. come in a few lid
mites, When Clifford came in., I ahked him if it
was not time to go home ? lie said, as soots as he
had bought a bat he would go hame. , We went to
buy the bat. Slattery, Leary, and, his wife, re-
mained -in Leary's room,. I do not know the name
of the person from whom.we bought the hat ; it
was second-hand (she seemed affected when she
looked at the hat) ; 1 he ltcre that to be the hat
know it by the little band round it, which my
little
,girl got, and..also by the lining ; be paid
-four shillings for it, 'and changed a pound
note to pay for it ; he t•arned upon one Side to take
one pound a five pound note, two guineas
out the notes ; he c0nnt..4.1 the notes ; he had five
in gold, and the sixteen shillings he gilt in amine.
Leary was not with ..:ts at the hatter's shop ; sv
went back to Leary's to get Slattery hyme with
us ; I do not know whether Clitiortl knew the
way; Mord had this hat in his ham! ; I said
he should take on- the old hat, -and pint tri, flat
one he hail imichirsed ; Leiry recollsvt,
Clifford, 1 li,tvc iuritoil you to dine berc-to-ddy ;
Clifford did not answer : 1 sf.itl lie should alit
Leary asked, do 3,:m know that this. !zoin4
home to t o
retail(' t-itight ClitiArd j I 9:1
neverbeal it any thing of it. fay.ry said, d„ unit
~•t,eti life ten that. 1 t,-)1(1 you he into ty,O. I (+el
asked Clifibrd,„ in Leary's room, if it was true (I do
not know whether Leary heard me alt the sites.
tion). Clifford said it was not true, and hiked who
told me ? I would not tell him. I tail it into
my head that lie was going, and I said Yo ititit,
ing out, do and 1 will •Pive'Yll; 1 iHt,
will not give you your riding coat ; be'saidi
ins sill;
duet. ‘Ve eame home, and bad our breakf4.-144U'...
°Ur own room ; Slattery eagle with us a Leary
waS-,111 his room all the time, and I think lip
'hoe beard what passed bet Ween us there was

rlO :The-word of was. in and
out ;ill %et bad out llinneO, between four anti fire
o't lock t I Was employed-in getting op fOrnitore
that time : we went to dinner,at five o'clock :
51 ittery.was with Its :
,Tear' and his. wife came
between -1-'.()ur and five : I ditl not expect
therm. The wife of Leary had said, if was uneasy
about the beds and the ret,t of the .furniture„ she
lvotdd trite me money for them. They came with,-
oot in:tog asked: I was surprised at thciocoming t
could not take a bit of dinner : Mrs. Leary-was very
t,lrunk,i Leary Was sober: aealarmed me by cursing
told swearing : neither. of film said what they came
ft.r t do. not linow. whether Clifford eat any
flintier : took ntifide rd what he cat t I paid'
fur half a gallon-. of beet'. ; Leary paid for the
other half gallon ; I .was -sending out for half it
gallon) Leary said, nitilca it a gallon,•and I trill
platy for half a gallon t the beer mks brought, awl
t was drank amongst us Ido not know how
long, Leary and his wife staid : Mrs. Champion
tame when they were getting up to go r Mrs:
Champion is my relation : Slattery was there too :
Can't tell [When they went, but think it.was about
eight o'clock : Leary called Clifford out of the
100111, and Clifford went with him ; it was by
Leary's desire' he [sent; I did not hear what was
saikv Mrs. Champion, Slattery, and 1 were talk-
ing. :Mrs. Champion reiked site to go and see her
on : I said I could not ; I. remained at home till
past eight o'clock; when
.1 went to look for (;H.,
ford : I %vent to the corner of Cl' tireh ;
I did not fihd• him ;--1 canto back, awl told the
children that I could not find him ;-;—.l then went
to Leary's room ; 1 saw Leary and his wife
standing at the street door aftvr nine o'clock—it
was day7light ;. the wife was quite drunk ; I asked
about Clifford; she said, he was up in the room;
I did not go 01) ; 1 asked who was in the room
besides ; she said no one, but that lie was tipsy;
did not go up stairs, but sent her to let:0'111m ;
file brought hint down ; 1 wanted to get tack to
my children, and. would not go up : Clifford was tip-
sy; I asked him to comi; home; he sa•d he would;
lie and I came away together.; Leary folowed us;
he did not tell us he shot hi go home with us;---,
We had only gottont of the Court when he over.
took ;he spoke to me; he said, he was Come 'to
take Clifford to his master; at first 'he took him
to a public-house at the, corner of the lane
I spoke against goihg In; Leary said he would
only let hint take One glass of gin. Neither Leary
nor I drank any thing.; Leary ,paid we cane
out together, and• Elicit to into another pub-
lic-house ; I do not know the name of it ; I cant-
not say who proposed going in ; Leary turned
in first ; 1 paid ,for the beer to prevent Clifford
t:raWitig out his money :. never sat at the table;
I am sure I did not ; 1 had nothing hard in my
breast ; I had no hammer in my bosom ; we all
t.,ntie out together; 1 asked Clifford to hot e ;
Leary said, you appear to he uneasy, my hand and
word I w have this man in Work to-inOrrow ; 1
bad nOt been talking to him aboin my &stress;
they went on together rather, quick before me ; I
begged df Clifford to wait, and not to leave me by
myself ; Leary tilt id, I am going to take this man to
ruy %nasty house to settle against Morning; I said
it is at late hour to go to a gentleman's house, ciie-
eially on a titoway night 4, it NVIIS about ten o'clock :
Leary tail, take your walk easy, tin not distress
you ti
he up in your room before you,
and have half a gallon of beer, I said no more to
them ; they left me ; we were going up Holborn;
Asti not .knoW Holborn, but as I heard it ealled ;
never spoke a word to Leary but what I
you.; I went strait home when they lett me ; I
tound-Siattoy in bed. I.Went to a cliandl,,sr's shop
got a candle ; I concluded that if they 'had
teen at Koine I should have seen a light in the
Nvindow; BS 1, was smoking my_pipe it struck
twelve o'cloek.: Neither Clifford nor Leary bad
come home ; Srattery was in 'tech 1 smoked my
pipe and wed to bed ; I did not rest muchy; I got
up at two o'clock ; I hit. rd the clock strike-; I sat
lii the endow till between three and foneo'clock ;
I was awake, and uneasy in my mind, because Clif-
ford was not at home ; I then recollected what had
Leen said about his goi.tg. to Ireland, and halt:tight
1 e might hare done so ; I went between three
and four o'clock, with shoeS, but without stock-.
ings, and with a handkerchief over my head; to
Leary's room ; Leary lived up stairs ; the street-
door was open 1 du not know whether it was
-always kft open. 1 'foand the key of Leary's room
nit the•ontside of the door, and unlocked the door;
tnerer had noticed the before ; Mrs;Leary
asked if that was Jon ? said, no:, it is not, it is
L trite Counsel for the prosecution, by direr--.
fib): of the Learned Judge, did not -ask., any
tindstions as' to Mrs..• Leary's further con-
ersatioo.l Mrs. Leary • was iu bed ; I did
not go into the room at all.; I stood at the
outside of the door ; I then came home; I
%vent afterwards to Mrs, Champion's ;. I remem-
bered' the place where ,he lived, and Asked
lily way ; cannot tell at what hour 1 got there;
told her at hail passed; I went home with
, 1 went to my brother first. It
1,y44..ar [Eris. !*73IIIRIO.OICS IMAPie 1 was first told that
-(3llr4rd ittilVdoi*,-, totik it boo my wind
lina foil me, gone to ivehnd
thought 1 wrmld follow him ; my brother said
would interfere to get me it pa,s ; l heard of clif-
ford's murder bety,Ten eight nine o'clock. on
Mi)n;lay 'writing ; Singleton was by whet;
the woman told me of it ; I went, with Mrs.
Champion, and many others; to see the body ; •it
sr-ms in as public-house ;it was Clifford's body ;
knew it immediate:y. From the time be and
Leary parted from toe, I never saw hi'm
till I sates bin, a corpse; I found Slattery at
borne, when I came house at night ; Mrs. Leary
slid kr,ow that I. had some money ; Leary• asked
the 'ollSundaY (the time Unit he and his wife taint
to my room at 'dinner-One), whether Clifford or
I had the nn at tile same time that'. he told
lilt. not to tell. Clifford, that he bad told me that
Clifford Was to Ireland—l told him that -I
had little I rilk of my own, and that Clifford had
hi, °w it 5 to carry mine. about me, 1 iota it
in toy pookaa: %Oren, he was dead ; 'When I found
bi..n corpso, 1 thought of giving' some money to
the men who li rd'hrot4;ll,t. him in, but 1 dropped
k :n a
in my ro,n, nd my.hirle girl afterwards incited
)t. up ; I pat it in the hands,uf Mr. LAWrence ; 1
• ni.ght_hate de n baying it before the Magi_
; 4 gave it tl) Mr. Lativrettee not to concealit,
Lat. fot ,saft;ty 3 I bare. bcendelilered since that time.