The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENSW

EXAMINATION OF COLONEL BURKE
AND CASEY.

BOW-STREET.--(This DAY.)

The further examination of Colonel Burke and
Theobald Joseph Casey, on a charge of treason-
felony, was resumed this morning before Sir T.

Henry.
Mr. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr. Poland appeared on
behalf of the Crown to prosecute ; Mr. J. B. Torr
and Mr. W. P. M'Donald to defend Burke ; and
Mr. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, for Casey.
Mr. J. B. Torr said—Before the proceedings
commenced he had to offer some observations—

Sir T. Henry—This is not the proper time.
Mr. Torr said all he wanted to say was that he
and his friend appeared for Burke in a professional

capacity, and tiiat as a surgeon would when called
attend a person with a broken leg, so he appeared

!or Burke. He should therefore like to know the

exact acts, with their dates, that he had to deal

with.

Sir T. henry---If you have read the depositions
you are quite sure of the facts.
Mr. Torr said there were a few circumstances he
thought in them—

Sir T. Henry—Then you can set that right in
cross-examination. Now, Mr. Giffard, will you
proceed with the prosecution.
Mr. Giffard—l wish, sir, to include a person

natned Mnllauy, who has been taken into custody

since the last examination in the present pro-
ceedings. _ _

Sir T. Henry—Very well ; let him stand at the
bar.

The prisoner Mußau was accordingly placed
beside Burke and Casey, but on being asked his

name he said Henry Shaw.

The first witness called was
John Fitzpatrick, who said he was a constable in
,he Irish constabulary force. On the 7th of March

n the present year he arrested one of the prisoners

—the further one.
Sir T. llenry—The prisoner Shaw ?
Witness—Yes. When I arrested him in the
street there were two other men with him named

Doherty and Roach. It was about on© o'clock,

and the three being together I arrested the
whole of them. Roach had on his person a box of

percussion caps, which he attempted to throw away.
I seized Roach by the hand, and ordered the other

two constables to take the other men into the bar-
racks. Roach, on being asked to account for the
possession of the percussion caps, said he got them
frotn one of the other prisoners on the Boyne Bridge
the same morning. 1 found a six-barrelled
revolver primed and capped on Alallany, who

gave .the name of henry Shaw. He said,
on being asked, that he had just come from
Navan, and that he was going to Dublin. I also
found a pocket-book upon him which contained
some private letters. Doherty was also searched,
and a sir-chamber revolver was found on him. It
was loaded and capped. The prisoner Shaw or

Mullany has been in custody ever since. There
had been a rising in Drogheda the night bef ire 1

arrested him.

Sir T. Henry—Shaw, have you any question to
ask ?

Prisoner—No, nothing.
John Joseph Corydon was then called. He said
I know the man at the bar as Mullany. I first be-
came acquainted with him in Liverpool in April or
May, 1866. I knew him to be connected with the
Fenian Brotherhood. I have seen him at several of
the meetings held by the Brotherhood in Liverpool.
Burke and Casey also attended those meetings, and
also at several houses. I have " chatted " with
them on frequent occasions. I was aware of the
fact tbat the Fenian Brotherhood were purchasing
arms from Mullany. He said he had bought them
both in Birmingham and Sheffield. I recollect
a person named Lawrence very well. He came
from the county Cork. Ile died in Liverpool.
Before his death I often saw him with Burke and
Mullany. He was a Fenian. Mullany lodged in
Salisbury-street, at MTS. Blackmore's, where I first
saw him. There was a person named Farrell, who
was " a centre," also lodging with him, and also a
man named Burns, from Drogheda. Farrell had
charge of the stowage of the arms, and the payment
of the rent for the house in College-lane, iu which
they were deposited. I recollect Farrell and Mul-
lany going away from Liverpool in consequence of
some Greek fire being found in the house at which
they lodged. They went off to America. Farrell
went in September, 1866, and Mullany a short time
after that. I was in their company before they left
England, and by that means I became aware of the
fact that they were going to Ameriea. Lawrence, I
believe, was engaged as an agent to receive arms,
and I saw him receive his pay for that duty.
Mullany returned to England in the ensuing
month of January, 1867. He came back
with Colonel M'Cafferty, Captain Rogers, and
others, nine or ten in all, who were American offi-
cers. M'Cafferty since that has been convicted in
Dublin. I have before mentioned a meeting held in
Liverpool, over which M'Cafferty presided. It was
held a few days before the Chester affair. Mullany
was present at the meeting. Mullany was arrested
the Sunday before the rising in Birkenhead. I
rather think he was taken up for getting drunk.
He left for Chester with Captain Doherty. Mul-
lany, like myself, attended the meeting, where we
received instructions for the Chester rising, which was
to have taken place on the Monday night. Five or six
weeks after that I was ordered off to Dublin. Mul-
lany was present when I received the orders and
money to go. Capt. Beecher, the Fenian paymas-
ter, presided at the meeting at which I was directed
to return to Ireland. I have seen both Mullany
and Capt. Doherty in Mayo gaol.
Cross-examined by Mr. Torr—l first became
acquainted with Mullany in 1866. I met him at
the house of a man named Austin Gibbons.
I was introduced to him as a Fenian by
Captain Wright. At this time I had not seen
Burke in Liverpool. I first saw Burke in
Liverpool in the summer of 1866. It was in
Richmond-row, at a meeting-house, that I first
heard Mullany speak about the purchase of arms.
Captain Lawrence O'Brien, Captain O'Doherty,
and all the American officers in Liverpool were at
the meeting. I was ignorant of the fact of the
buying of arms until that meeting. Mullany said
he and Burke had bought and were still buying
them ; but ho did not mention the names of the
persons of whom he had purchased them, or
where he had obtained them. I cannot think
of the names of all those present at that
meeting, but I knew there were about 30 officers
present. Michael O'Brien, who was hung in Man-
chester, Capt. O'Brien, Capt. Deasy, and others,
were there, and I recollect them because they were
prominent men. I cannot, of course, recollect the
names of the whole of the thirty, but I recollect the
names I have given, because I was more acquainted
with them than the rest. Captain Ryan was there,
I know, and I nailed them accordingly. Lawrence
was a very important person, as much confidence
was placed in him. I first saw Lawrence receive
money at Gibbon's house ; Beecher paid him ;
Burke received some money, and so did I.
Mr. Lewis--You don't know Casey ?
Witness—No.
Re-examined—Michael O'Brien was the man
Gould, who was hung at Manchester.
Amelia Tye—l live at Birmingham, and am an
assistant to Mr. Kylock. I know the pri,oner
Burke. I first saw him in 1865, shortly before
Christmas, in Mr. liflock's office. I knew him as
Mr. E. C. Winslow. Ile wanted to see some
percussion caps. I showed him some military
ones, and he said ho liked the brand, but that he
was a novice, as he did not understand them. I told
him the amount of stock in the warehouse, and he
said he would come the next day and pay for those
he had bought. He did not on that occasion give
any address. LI saw him on the following morning
when he completed the purchase of 2,000,000 of
caps. In the afternoon he went out with Mr.
Icy lock to purchase some pistols. In the evening
40 revolvers and 250,000 small percussion caps were
sent to him. I made up the parcel and placed the caps
loosely in the case without fastening. The case was
delivered in George-street, and the person who took