The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-10 00:00:00

The panel was here called over. It consisted of 300 names,
116 of whom answered. There were several challenges, prin-
cipally on behalf of the, prisoners, and at eleven o'clock the
Jury was sworn,
Mr. Dlciaors. Counsel for the prisoners. said, that the Jury
having been sworn, he would' now allow all the prisoners to be
tried together. MI the prisoners were then put to the bar, and
the indictment having been read, and the several prisoners given
in chargé.
Mr. DRISCOLL, K. C., stated the case for the Crown. He
said that this was one of the most distressing cases that ever came
before a criminal Court of Justice, whether it were viewed in re-
ference to the reverend character of the prisoner at the bar, or as
one in which the life of a fellow-creature had been forfeited.—
The King, for whom he prOsecuted, had a right to know- by
what means one of his sulji cora, came by her death, and the
Jury were placed in that box for the purpose of ascertaining the
fact. A case.of a similar nature to that which he was now
about to state to theth, never' betbre occurred in Ireland, nor
was there a parallel to be. found for it in the annals of the
British History. Before, however, his going into the merits of
the vase,• he would call upon -the Jury .to dismiss from their
minds all impressions injurious to the prisoner, whether receiv-
ed through • the Medium ef the newspapers, or conveyed by
public rumour. Ile would call on the Jury to spiritualize
themselves, and be influenced entirely in the verdict' 'they
should give, by the evidence which should be laid before them.
The defence, to be set up was well known ; and the Counsel for
the prisofier indicted as the principal, could not feel greater
pleasure -in -establishing that defence than he (Mr. Driscoll)
should, in having it clearly ascertained, that this atrocious mur-
der wareammirted while the prisoner was labouring under
alpha derangement. The prisoner at that bar, and he stated
it with regret,' viis a Cierdman, a. Minister of the Almighty ;
and it was a lamentable, ib.anelstockoly. thing, to find a man of
his cloth and Calling mixed up in a transaction such as the pre-
sent. He stands at the bar to take.hia trial for his.life, and for
the heinous crime of slaying a felloiv 'creature. The Indict-
ment tells you that' the victim width he has sacrificed. was only
three and a half years' old—sacrificed under peculiar circum-
stances of barbarity, and slaughtered in her parent4'
Gentlemen of the Jury, before.,you can acquit the prisoner,
yoti must be convinced that it had pleased God to take away
his best, his greatest gift to man—reason—and leave in its
stead darkness and distraction. Should you come to such a
decision, the spirit of the law will walk with the prisoner, and
bring him out unhurt... This unfortunate man fancied that,
in imitation of our Saviour, he could expel devils ; and In
one of those exorcisms was the. murder, which is the subject
Of the present investigation, 'comniitted. Thjre are other per-
sons indicted with the Reverend Gentleman who assisted at
the melancholy sacrifice; one who brought a light at his com-
mand (fur it was night), and others by supplying the fatal
tub with which the murder was effected, and for assisting and
aiding, by their presence and encouragement, in its perpetra-
tion. If those persons were aware that murder was intended,
they are guilty as accessaries. If, however, they were but the
victims of a besottad. superstition, and acquiesced under the
impression that a miracle would really be performed, you must
take from the. Judge whether, in the eye of the law, they are,
in such a case, guilty of murder. " If," said Mr. Driscoll,
"I employ a maniac, to commit murder, 'though he may be
acquitted, I must be found guilty." There was not, however,
any • reason, to suppose that'alie prisoners were actuated by
any such motive. The witnesses who, will ,be produced were
present during the whole occurrence, and can form a juSt idea
of the state of mind in which the Rey. ,Clorgyiraujavas at this
time; and if, on their cross-examination, Counsel at the
other side .ctin getout of them that he was insane, 'Alia which
we roost sincerely. hope, then the prisoner must be acquit-
ted. They will find us searchers after truth; notnote vindictive
prosecutors. _ , . . _

William Furlong was then called and examined by Mr.
DOlipiTY.—Lives at Ballysheen, in the parish of Killmick ;
iv acquainted, and was before the 9th of lust month with the
Rev. Mr. Carroll ;, knt'w him since he was able to Wallt,; lives
in the same liberty with him ; knows Thomas Sinnott ; he lives
in Killiniek ; recollects seeing Father Carroll on the 9th of last
month at Sinnott's house; saw him ,first that„day,at seven
o'clock in the evening at the Widow Neal's houtie, near Sin-
nott's ; waq at her house, where there was a great number or
people; Father Carroll was at that time walking on the road
with his hat ; there were from. two to three hundred people
there ; sonmwera kneeling and some standing ; heard sonic of
m
the people,say, '„*:Jesus strengthen the an !', Father Carroll
then came up to where a WOUI4II of the name of Moran was ly.
ing speechless on-the ground the priest came up with his hat
off to where Mrs. Moran was lying ; he looked at her for
.some
time; he then stamped twice with his foot, and said "begone !"
4.ft.pr which he spit upon be;,; he then threw himselion his OFk3

By a Juior.—Suffered the priest to sit upon the child though
he thought hitii mad.
Philip Walsh examined by Mr. Fox.--,-Lives in the parish of
Minnick ; knows Mr. Carroll, the .priest ; knows Sinnot ; he
lives-near him ; knew Catherine Sinnott the Child ; recollects
seeing
.Father Carroll at Sinnett's house ; went to the house
after night-fall; thinks it mightliave beerkeleven o'clock when
he went; went there and heard a noise inside, and then 'went
in ; the house was:full of people;. saw Father Carroll hi the
bed ; did not see the child at that time; Carroll wait sitting in
the bed and waslaying something; he then got up on hie feet,
and stood on the tub; heard the child then cry, " Mammy,
mammy, save are saw the child for the first time next morn.
t"
lag; the child was then dead ; saw a tub in the room ;.was there
before the tub was brought in ; could not at this time get near
the bed, the crowd was so greet, but heard the people say the
child was in' it ; cannot say who sent for the tub ; heard Father
Carroll cull for some water; at bowl of water was then brought
in, 'and ,the priest desired that to ,be taken away, and a tub of
water to be brought. The tub was brought in by witness and
James Devereux„ one of the prisotiers at .the bar. Witness
carried the tub close to where Father Carroll
,was, when the
priest desired him to lift it ,on the bed.
The priest was at this
time standing on'the bed ; when the tub was settled on the bed,
Father Carroll said some words over it, and threw some salt
into the water; the priest then put his foot on the near handle
of the tub, anti upset, the_ water, some pare of it on his own feet,
and the rest on the bed.; the tub was turned upside doWn ; the
depth as BwlYtntlistn, believed,J,Jesus,
in
the
hileimt4el?llliveit's overturning the tub ; saw
Sea,
priest sat upon it first, anti thee stood
ri est thDevil ; hene,
is
aid dwliitsh
of the Red
aihneattuticecaftie
orntihta;t
the child all this time was under it; the
in The priest ordered the
people out the
the hsenovuni,tainilddhaC, Itighhete.ltocas immediately went
nut ; the priest desired them in a loud voice not to touch his
Oodes, on which the people rushed out frightened, as they
thought the Devil was then escaping ; saw the child's leg, and
supposes the body was under the tub; saw the child dead in
the morning ; it was Sinnott's child ; looked into the room
*after the priest turned'the people out, anti saw the priest sitting
on the bed. Identifies Carroll, Devereuxt and Wickham.
Cross-examined by Mr. BENNETT.--Knows Father Carroll
a long time; thought he was acting wildly on the day in titles.-
tiOn ; he appeared' to witness to be insane; thought it strange
that he should throw water upon the bed; Air. Carroll was a
humane, mild man ; never beard of his being cruel ; was sure
quite certain that
nnt i
he never intended to harm the child ; was
the prisonent at the hat, dirt not intend to aid in murder I saw
Neal- that night who had been curial by the priest; saw a wo-
uien m of
e theto
~141PI.Forlong; she appearcd to witness at
o
Father Carrol spoke nver,ber, and
"shook her, and she *Overt(' ; eats:Neal bed-ridden for several
brd ee a c oif,
days, anti the Priest cured him ; Ncal Cali't Ak ; but
when witness went to him, after the Priest had felt him, be,
sat up in the bed, and said, " Phil, I am quite recovered ;"
did not tell this on the inquest ; he wax sworn there only to an-
swer such questions us should be pur to him, and no question
of this kind was asked him ; saw the Priest go, front Ncilts
house. With his arms extended, and hiS hat of}; would have in:.