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PRICE SD.

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L killed, but saw him

Do you remember being a witness upon the trial when the
fight took place between Stapleton and Gleeson ?—I do.
You swore you saw them fighting in a field ?—I did.
Did you fire a shot at Hogan's house ?—No.
Was your pistol charged ?—lt was.
"What did you do with it ?—I brought it home, and kept it
for a fortnight.
Did you fire off the charge ?—No. Fogarty fired it through
the door when he took it from me.
Were you at Hogan's house at any time after the attack ?
—I was in about a month after. It might be three weeks.
What brought you there ?—I went to fight for him.—
(Laughter.)
COUNSEL—So you went to fight for Hogan, though you
went to murder him three weeks before ?—(Laughter.)—l
did. Pat Murphy took me there to have a fight with a party
at Hogan's.
Did
y♦ou fee the man they killed?—l did.
Had you any band in killing him ?—No.
How many of them were there ?—About 30 of them.
Had they arms?—None of them had arms. They had
sticks.

Had they powder or shot, or ball ?—They had not.
Did you see Hogan looking sharp at you when you went to
his house again ?—I did not.
Did you blush when you saw the face of the man you
went to murder P—No, I did not blush.
Upon your oath did Kennedy give you bullets and pow-
der?—Upon my oath he did not.
Was it after the shot was fired that the woman was struck
with a stone by Fogarty ?—lt was.
And a boy of the Darmodys did not do anything at all,
I suppose ?—(Laughter.)—l did not do anything. I would
not do anything unless there was an attack on me.
Did Ryan die of his wounds?—lle did.

When you went to Hogan's house you were shown the
bedroom he slept in ?—I was.
Upon your oath, if you got into his room would you not
murder him ?—(llere the approver turned a ferocious look
upon Mr. Rolleston, and, without any hesitation, replied in
a loud and resolute voice, " I would. ')
CouNsEL—How far is Traverston from Hogan's P—lt is a
mile.

Well, my fine boy, when did you turn informer ?—I don't
know what you mean.
Upon your oath don't you know what I mean ?—When did

. .
you split, or burst, as they say in the Terry slang—when did
you stag ?—(Laughter.)— I first gave my information in the
Thurles Bridewell.

What were you there for?—l was charged with robbery.
With what robbery ; what did you rob ?—I robbed two
houses near Toomavara.—(Murmurs).
days
How long were 'you in gaol for the robbery?—Only a few
How did You- get out so soon sent word to Mr. Jones
that I could give him some information.
Of what ?—of the attack on Hogan's house.
Upon your oath, did you tell Mr. Jones the truth in that
information P—l told him the entire truth.
What induced you to give information ?—I heard that one
of the party was going to turn approver, and I turned before
him.

So you told all you knew to save yourself did.
Murders and all ?—Murders and all.—(Murmurs.)
You may go down.
There was other corroborating evidence, and the prisoners
were found Guilty.
MURDER OF PATRICK CLARKE, EsQ.

DUBLIN, MARCH 30.—The Criminal Court at Nenagh
was occupied on Saturday with the trial of the two men
charged with conspiring to murder the late Mr. Clarke.
The evidence for the Crown closed on that evening; and it
is supposed that this protracted trial will be brought to a
termination to-morrow. .
DARING ATTEMPT TO MURDER.

. On Saturday, Thomas Gavan was convicted of an attempt
to murder Mr. John Browne, the confidential steward of
Lord Bloomfield, on the 18th July last. Mr. Browne was
driving on the high road in a gig, with his daughter, when
Gavan presented a musket at them. It missed tire. On his
examination, he admitted that he undertook to shoot Mr.
Browne for a pound.
The Chief Baron passed the following sentences :
Thomas Gavan—attempt to murder Mr. Browne; trans-
portation for life.

- Thomas Darcy—sending a threatening notice; three
years' imprisonment and hard labour.
John Duncan—same offence; a like sentence.
Edward Ryan and John Conway—transportation for life.
William Brien—attempt to murder ; transportation for
life.
William Fogarty, convicted of shooting at and wounding
Mr. Macdonald, was sentenced to death. The prisoner, who
had been arrested for the murder of Mr. Waller, care-
lessly jumped dawn from his seat, and was removed by the
gaoler.

R. R SHA.
The Dublin EvM
ening PostRECORD
in , reE the to the recent debate
in the House of Commons, and the " awful castigation which
Sir James Graham administered to Mr. F. Shaw," makes the
following remarkable statement:—
" What a pity that no Member was found to remark that
whilst Mr. Shaw was impugning the policy of letting the
people have cheap food, and the Home Secretary was im-
puting corrupt views and interested speculations to the civic
judge, there were eighty-five prisoners under sessions' com-
mittals in that most wretched gaol of Newgate, waiting until
some relaxation in the vigour of Parliamentary warfare would
allow the Recorder time to try them. Some of these wretched
creatures have been in custody since the 7th of March, and
the session stands adjourned to the 6th of April. However,
it will, it must, be completely satisfactory to the acquitted
prisoner, who has been lying only a month in Newgate,
waiting for trial, and to the lightly-taxed citizens of Dublin,
who have been paying for his support, to reflect that he
would have been tried sooner only the Recorder had a Parlia-
mentary quarrel with the Ministry, and had some matters to
discuss of higher importance to himself than the pleas of
eighty-five larceny prisoners."
IRISH CRIMES—THE EFFECT OF REWARD.
Two men, Patrick Hayes and Patrick Rice, were put on
trial at Nenagh, on Tuesday last ; their trial has not yet
concluded. The evidence for the prosecution terminated on
Saturday night, having occupied five days. The case for
the defence was opened yesterday, and the counsel who led
for the prisoners occupied the day. The following evidence
was given in the course of the investigation by the brother
of one of the witnesses for the prosecution. This man had
himself sworn an information in the case ; but the Crown
was unwilling to produce him until taunted with the circum-
stance by the prisoner's counsel.
Mr. DWYER called on the Crown to produce John Burns,
and Mr. Martley did so, in order that prisoner's counsel
might have the benefit of his cross-examination. He was
merely asked a few questions by Mr. Martley, and stated he
had not hired Hayes to work for him that season.
Cross-examined—l was arrested and kept a couple of
hours in custody before I gave my information. I have
known Pat Hayes for five or six years. After the murder
my brother, George Burns, sent down for me one evening;
he was sitting in the house at the fire with his sons, John
and Dan Burns. William Shannon was also there, and old
Mannion. George Burns spoke to me, and asked if Pat
Hayes was not in my field that day. He then asked me if
I would join and give informations against Pat Hayes for
the conspiracy and murder of Mr. Clarke ; that we would get
as much money as would make rich men of us. I said I
would not join for blood-money in a thing I knew nothing
about. I walked out then and heard nothing more about it.
Mannion, the fiddler, said he was working with Mr. Clarke,
on the day the murder was committed ; himself and Susan
Hill met, and that he was in dread to ask her to join in an
information in this case, because she was a Protestant. John
Mannion said he had asked Sam to join, and that he refused.
I heard nothing about persons of the name of Spin, but
they talked of Billy llill as a person likely to have suspicion
light on him. They did not finally determine on that night
against whom they would swear.
Mr. MARTLEY—IIOW soon after the murder did this con-
versation take place ? John Burns—l do not exactly know.
Did you know that Hayes at that time was charged with
the crime ?—I heard he was taken at the time.
Before whom did you swear informations ?—Before Mr.
Tabuteau.
Was it before Hayes was arrested or after that this conver-
sation tool: place ?—Before Hayes was arrested.
Can you say how soon after the murder did this conversa-
tion take place ?—About ten days or a week.
Did von tell this alleged conversation to Mr. Tabuteau?—.
Sure, there is an account of what I stated.
Did you tell Mr. Tabuteau what you have sworn to here?
—I did not tell him that part of it; it was not put to me.
Did you suggest a single word about the conversation be-
tween you, George Burns, and Mannion ?—No answer.
Question repeated—l did not.
How soon did you mention it ?—I mention it now.
Was that the first time you mentioned it ?—I mentioned it
at present.
And not before 2—No answer.
Did
you tell it before?—To John Hayes, the prisoner's
brother.
it ?—I stated it here.
Ino
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3.is.onuomt aenmtioonnth since.
George Burns, John Mannion, and young Mannion were
one after another confronted with this witness, and in the
most positive manner swore that all that had been stated by
John Burns as to the alleged conversation was false.
John Burns said that it did take place.
John Moran was the next witness, and he proved having
met the prisoner Hayes in Nenagh on the morning of the
murder, and he went part of the way back with him; they
parted near Meara's forge.
Joseph Tabuteau, the resident magistrate, was produced,
and after considerable discussion the examination of the pri-
soner Pat Hayes, was given in evidence, the usual formali-
ties having been observed when it was taken. This exami-
nation was at variance with the evidence of several of the
witnesses, for he denied having been in Nenagh the day of
the murder. He said he was digging potatoes all day with
John Burn, for his hire, and after hearing of the murder he
went home and never stirred out again the whole night.
AWFUL DISTRESS OF THE PEASANTRY.—CON-
SUMING THE SEED POTATOES.
We ( Clare Journal) regret to learn, on good authority,
that in some places the people are eating the seed potatoes,
their present necessities obliging them to deprive themselves
of the hope of a supply even for next year. As a further
proof of the distress of the peasantry, we may mention that
in the neighbourhood of Clare, those employed have asked
to be paid their wages on Wednesday and Saturday, their
total want of provision not allowing them to wait for weekly
payments, as heretofore.
ATTTMPT TO MURDER.
The following is from a correspondent of the Evening Free-
man, at Mountmellick :—On the evening of Sunday, about
seven o'clock, the house of Widow Cantwell, of Skerry, two
themmiles presented eni‘tredu
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shot the the three
their acting as bailiffs on a portion of
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selves obnoxious by
lands of Clo hna een, now heldl
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men retired. These men had rendered •
• He was ejected, with others, from these lands
on suspicion.
Mr. Beale. A man named William Walsh, has been taken
twelve months ago.
The lock and shattered breech of a nistol was found on
Monday morning in Cantwell's house ; it is supposed that the
pistol burst at the time of its discharge.

AGRICULTURAL FACTS.—It would appear from what
is passing around us in the district of Bassetlaw, that the
agriculturists here are not so much alarmed at the great and
comprehensive scheme of Sir Robert Peel. At a sale of the
land belonging to the late Mr. R. Draper, of Lancham, moat
of the grass land sold for 1001. per acre and upwards. and
the arable land, which was not first rate, realised from 601.
to 65/. per acre. At another sale, recently held at Edwin-
stowe, of some poor forest land, valued at 20/. per acre, the
biddings rose up to 43/. per acre, at which sum the whole was
sold At the sale of farming stock, the property of Richard
Milward, Esq., at Babworth, nineteen cart horses realised an
average of 30/. 12s. each.—Doneaster Gazette.
The DuChess Dowager of Cleveland, arrived at her re-
sidence in Seamore-place, yesterday, for the season from
her seat, Nortßit Amyl Icriahire,