The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-17 00:00:00

A STRANGE STORY.

On Wednesday.last the Governor of Westminster Bride-
lell having reason to believe that a prisoner who was
admitted under the name of " George White," was a
!ratan, instituted an inquiry, which confirmed bis suspi-
e:°l9. The girl, who is about eighteen years of age, after
various attempts on the part of the Governor to get an
ext Planation, made a statement, of which the following is
toe substance :
She admitted that the name of " White" was assumed,
and said she was an orphan, and had always lived with her
family
and aunt in Sussex, who are a highly respectable
in that county. But, apparently fearful of publi-
city, she resolutely declined to mention their name or
tesilencc. They were on terms of intimacy with a family
at soma distance off, and her uncle's footman was in the
1'41)4 of conveying her occasionally there and back, unac-
eftpanie,i by any of the members of the family. This led to
44intimacy between them, and a short time after theaervant
üb"anddenly disappeared. Dreading detection and exposure,
put on a suit of clothes belonging to her brother, who
ut at Cambridge, studying for the Church, and with a
"till sum of about 111., she secretly quitted her uncle's
,'esidence, and went to Chihester about six months since.
'he remained at a lodging-chouse some time. and on find-
' ,aR her money exoended, parted with her clothes by the
advice of the lodging-house-keeper, and, buying a
arnoek-frock, the dress of a common farm-labourer
Sussex, she left Chichester and begged her way
`') London. Her adventures in the metropolis were
extraordinary. Amongst other places, she hal been
employed in the work-rooms of the Mendicity
tctiety, and from the 7th to -15'h of March, in the work-
ouse of the Kensington Union, where she was eight days
illider medical treatment all the time, being supposed to
be a man, and her real sex remaining undiscovered. She
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at times endured the greatest privations, and was ulti-
1114tely committed from Marlborough-street Police Court
14 a rogue and vagabond, under a sentence of six weeks
confinement and hard labour in the Westminster Bridewell.
Inquiry was made by Mr. Tracey, the Governor, at
the workhouse of the Kensington Union yesterday, and
tj'at part of her story is found to be correct. She has
uoen cross-examined repeatedly, but her statement con-
turtles to be the same. _ .

M. Tracey has written to several gentlemen in Sussex
for the purpose of finding out her relations.

THE LATE MURDER AT CUR
RAGHMORE.

On Saturday last James Carroll, Esq., Coroner, held
an inqui.ition on the hod es of Timothy Tierney and John
Gleeson, whose murder we but briefly noticed in our last,
111",0 which occurred on Friday morning, at the hour of ten
?Clock, at a small village called Curraghmore, on the
borders of the Shannon, about seven miles from Nenagh.
The scene of this melancholy tragedy is one of the most
beautiful and romantic, and close to the demesne of Castle.
town. Tierney, who was about thirty-five years of age,
'443 a very comfortable farmer, possessing about thirty-
,
"c acres of land. He was married, and has left a
young widow and fire helpless children to mourn his
untimely end. The other (John Gleeson) was in
equally comfortable circumstances, having upwards
V forty acres of land, and has left an only son.
what makes the fate of the fot mer more melan-
choly is, that his life was sacrificed by the hands
of his own brothers-in-law, his widow being the sister of
the murderers. Both of the unfortunate men were Ma-
`aeAites. Patrick Fury, examined—Vas in a field at
fork on Friday morning between the hours of eight and
Witness and a man named Thomas Needham were
leaning oats. Tierney and John Needham then had
tunic dispute about the grass. Soon after William Need.
barn came into the park, and told Tierney that he would
sot allow anything belonging to him on the grass. Tier-
t.cY said he would put them on the grass in spite (f him.
co h of them then began to argue, and took off coats to
!'ght. Tierney took up the hook and commenced shout.
At this time John Glceson came down and said,
If it be fight you want, you'll get enough ;" John Glee-
tea threw off his coat. John Needham, sen., and John
:I,cedham, jun., James Denis and William Needham were
`were. Witness held John, sen., and John, jun. Did not
ace either stick or stone with them. Whilst witness was
ibolding the two Johns, deceased (John Gleeson) fell at
nis feet. Upon looking down he saw his head covered
With blood. Witness, upon seeing Gleeson fall, said,
" Oh, ye villains, ye'vc murdered the man." Thought
to raise him, but could not. lie was unable to speak ;
assisted him home. Tierney was able to walk by him- I
Self, Witness then went for the priest and the doctor.
Can't say if it was from the effects of the blows wh ex they
received on that day, that they died. To the best of his
belief it was. John Ryan examined—Was in the employ-
Inent of Tierney ; was threshiug for him on the day in
question. Went out when he heard the noise. Old Need-
ham was arguing with Tierney. They were arguing
about the grass of sheep. Needham said it he put his sheep
there he would turn them out. James, Denis, and William
Needham had stones in their hands. Saw Tim Tier.
ney and Gleeson knocked down by the three Needharns.
Paddy Fury cried out that the man was killed. Witness
helped to raise up Gleeson, and bring him home. Tier.
ney walked home. They lived fer about five or six hours
afterwards. Dr. Hobbs, of Borrisokane, deposed that he
,examined the bodies of the deceased men. John Glecson
had an extensive wound of the scalp, with a fracture
of the inferior postern angles of the parietal bones,
and the superior postern of the occipital bone, with a
large extravasation of blood on the surface of the brain ;
John Gleeson had a fracture on the left parietal bone, to-
Rether with extravasation of blood ; the fracture of Tierney
had the appearance as if it was caused by a bullet. The
Jury brought in the following verdict :—‘, That Timothy
licrney came by his death in consequence of a blow of a
stone inflicted by Denis Needham; and MI it John Gleeson
came by his death in consequence of a blow of a stone in-
flicted by James Needham ; which wounds were given
Whilst the parties were engaged in a dispute about some
grass land." The police of Borrisokane visited the scene of
outrage the next day, but the Needh ims had fled. There
was much apprehension that the families of both parties
Would meet with injury front the excited feelings of the
aVve;al friends and relatives of each. —Nenagh Guardian.