The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDDN, SATURD EVENING, DECEMBEtt 21, 1867.

THE EXAMINATION OF COL. BURKE
AND CASEY.

B OW-STREET:- crms DAY.

The further examination of Burke and Casey
was resumed this morning before Sir T. llenry.
The greatest precaution was taken by the police
to guard against any disturbance in or about th:‘
court, between 50 and GO cons,ables being placed
in the avenues leading to the court, and on the
tops of the houses overlooking it.
Mr. Gaud and Mr. Poland appeared on the
part of the Crown to conduct the prosecution, and
Mr. Merriman attended for the prisoners.
Mr. Merriman said he had on that occasion to
apply for a p )stponement of the examination until
ho could instruct counsel. lla had but very re-
cently had the case of the prisoners confided to
h:tn.

Sir Thomas Henry said he could not delay the
case, and therefore it trust proceed. The cross-
examination of the witnesses could be reserved.
Mr. Giffard said it would be a great convenience

it was arranged that, on the next examination,
I)e cross-examination of the witnesses should take

place.

Sir Thomas Henry said that must be done on the
next examination.

The first witness called to-day was

William greening, who said—l reside in Steel-
house-lane, Borough. In the month of December
I was in the employ of Crooley and Co., carriers.
I have with me a delivery-sheet, and I find in
December, 1865, I delivered the goods mentioned,
and it is usual for the person receiving the goods to
sign that document. I find a signature of a receiver
of some goods, sent from St. George-street, Parade.
The 25 cases were marked E iu a diamond.
Thomas Wakeman—l am foreman of the order
she iin Curzon-street, Birmingham. The order-
shed is a place where goods are received from the
town awaiting orders. I remember the day after
Christmas, 1865, a person came from Mr. Kylock
about some goods. I recollect the fact, from the
circumstance that the gentleman had to wait for
me a long time, instead of going to the ledger
clerk. I produce a transfer order. It relates to
goods deposited at the station. I received 10 cases
onl3 th andlo on 18thDecetnber. Those 20 cases were
lying at the station awaiting the orders of Kylock
and Co. The transfer order was afterwards made
out in favour of "i\lr. Winslow." A gentleman
came down and ordered the goods to be sent away,
and they were despatched on the 27th of December
to Park-lane Station, Liverpool. I produce the
carriage note. It was iu the name of E. C. Wins-
low. I could recognise the person who gave direc-
tions about the removal of the 20 cases.

William Amony—l am a chequer at the goods
department of the NVestern Railway, Birmingham.
I produce a consignment order of the 28th and 29th
of Dec., 1865. I received the goods mentioned on
the note. I received eight cases on the 29th marked
as stated on the note. They were sent by "E. C.
Winslow" to await the orders of "E. C. Winslow"
at Park-street Station, Liverpool. I observed there
was no address of the sender, and asking the person
who came about it to supply that, he gave me at
George-street, Parade.
George Phillips Spreckley— I am an indoor clerk
at the Railway Station, Birmingham. In 1866 I
was one of the checkers. I produce a consignment
order signed E. C. Winslow. It is for 12 cases
marked "P. W. D." Ito 12. It was dated Jan.
3, 1866, and the goods were to be sent to the
Waterloo Station, Liverpool, to the order of E. C.
Winslow, of Birmingham. The goods were for-
warded accordingly.
Williatn Amony recalled—l identify Casey as one
of the persons I saw at the station respecting the
goods I have been speaking of. I had a good op-
portunity of seeing him, and have no doubt about
his being the same person.
Cross-examined by Mr. Merriman—l am quite
sure of the identity of Casey. I had a con-
versation with him about the goods. He was on
the ground about half an hour, ro I had an oppor-
tunity of seeing him frequently. I know nothing
of him beyond seeing him under the circumstances
have mentioned.

Re-examined by Mr. Giffard—l have no doubt
about Casey being the person I was in communica-
tion with at Birmingham.
James Norcott-,-I. am .a checker in the employ of
the North- Western Railway, Curzon-street, Bir-
mingham. On the s:h of Jan., 1866, I received 12
cases marked " S.K." in a diamond, and " W." in
the corner. They were despatched to Liverpool to
await the orders of Winslow.

Thomas Barker, another servant of the company,
spoke to the reception on the Bth of January, 1866,
of 12 cases, marked in a triangle " W.R" acid
Bunder. They were numbered 1 to 12 consecu-
tively, and were to be forwarded to Liverpool, to
the Waterloo station, Liverpool. On the 11th of
January he received 12 more, marked " 0. S. G.,"
with " W." under. They also were to to be for-
warded to Liverpool, to the order of Winslow.
Joseph Burrowes, clerk at the Waterloo Station,
Birmingham, proved the delivery of the cases men-
tioned by the preceding witnesses. The goods were
delivered to the order of Winslow, and the prisoner,
who received them at Park-street, signed the book
4, R. L twrence."

Matthew Cagan, another servant of the railway
company. saw the person calling himself Lawrence
sign the book, and removed the cases from the sta-
tion in a private cart.
Mr. Merriman—Do you see " Mr. Lawrence" iu
court?
Witness —No, sir. -
Mr. Merriman—Neither of the prisoners is the
person who signed the book " Lawrence ?"
Witness—No. I don't think I could recognise
him if he were produced. There was nothing out
of the ordinary course in the marks on the goods.
They were all delivered in the usual way that all
the principal firms receive their property from the
railway.
Henry Leather, another of the railway company's
servants, spoke to the persons receiving the cases,
but he could not identify either as the persons who
took them away.
Samuel Marriott, a booker at the Park-lane sta-
tion, Liverpool, said he was present when the crane
book was signed by" Lawrence" for the delivery of
the goods, and to the best of his belief he thought
the prisoner Burke was that person. He, however,
was not positive about that matter, bat to the best
of his recollection he should say he was.
Francis Sheridan--In March last I was acting
sergeant in the Dublin- Metropolitan Police Force.
I was on duty on the night of the sth of August, at
Milltown, in the suburbs of Dublin. I had charge
of three constables. About 12 o'clock I observed a
number of persons coming along the road.
At 12 on that night wo met a body of armed
men, about 700 or 800 armed with pikes and
Enfield rifles with fixed bayonets. The pikemen
who numbered about 500, had each a revolver.
They surrounded myself and the constables, dis-
armed us, and marched us off at the point of the
bayonet. They were then marching four deep i❑
military array. They were commanded by a man
named Lennon. They proceeded to.a place called
Stepaside, four or five miles from Dublin, where
there was a constabulary barracks. Lennon, the man

in command, brought his men to the front of the
barracks, and then he went to the door of the station,
rapped loudly at it, and demanded that it be in-
stantly opened and surrendered in the name of the
Irish Republic. They then fired a volley into the
how.

Sir T. Henry—Through the windows ?
Witness—Through the windows and doors, and
every place from which they could fire a shot. They
then set the place on fire. They broke open the door
first and took the men prisoners.
Sir T. Henry—How many constable?
Witness—Four men and a sergeant. The crowd
took away all the military accoutrements, ammui-
tion, &c., from the barracks. We were then
marched to Glencullen, where there was another
constabulary barracks, which is about three miles

from Kingstown. The insurgents got in front
of the barracks and called upon the inmates to
surrender in the name of the Irish Republic. The
insurgents then commenced firing, and continued
doing so.for about an hour and a half. The fire