The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-21 00:00:00

LORD CECIL GORDON'S INSOLVENCY.

At the Taunton County Court, on Monday, the
Hon. Cecil James Gordon, commonly called Lord
Cecil Gordon, whose former petition for hearing
was dismissed on September 7, on a legAl techni-
cality, and who had remained in prison, was he ►rd
on another petition. His lordship was opposed by
a number of creditors resident at Bath. The debts
on the schedule were. 2,6391., and the insolvency
was attributed to the non-payment of about 2,0001.
as rent to Lady Gordon, from some property in
Ireland, to the diminution of gifts from friends,
and to having a family of nine to support and edu•
cate.

It appeared from the insolvent's statement that
he had lived some years at Brussels, and previously
at Mooresfort, in Ireland. He.left Brussels owing
about 3001., and admitted that before he left he
had not the means of paying. He was arrested at
Bath, and his friends paid the money. His agent,
Mr. Coady, gave him a list of the debts. In 1851
he went to Scotland, and from that period he had
bad no property of his own. He married in 1811
Miss Moore, of Mooresfort, and he lived for some
years with his father-in-law, who made him an
allowance. His father-in-law died in 1849
without a will, and his property was shared.
lie believed that his wife should have received
about 2,0001., as stated in the schedule. His wife
had 5,0001. under her father's settlement, and had
received about 2,3001. His wife left England at
the end cf July last, and was now residing at Paris.
He had not determined on taking the benefit of
the act when his wife left England. His wife took
no jewellery with her, and her departure was, as
he knew his creditors would come down on him,
to avoid his wife and his children seeing him dis-
graced. He was first arrested on the 16th July,
at the Racket Court, in Bath, and he went to Mr.
Hall, a solicitor, who went into the room with the
officer, and he was soon afterwards liberated. He
went to prison on the Ist August, and had since
remained in. confineroent. He had disposed of
some articles of clothes, die., His debts were up-
wards of 2,0001., and he had no property.
The opposition to his lordship's discharge was
on several grounds--contracting debts without
expectation of payment, obtaining forbearance, and
disposing of property.
At the conclusion of the examination the judge
declared Lord Gordon entitled to the benefit of the
act, and ordered him to be discharged forthwith.

El LATE BRUTAL MURDER AT

MERTHYR.

FINAL EXAMINATION AND COMMITTAL

OF THE MURDERERS.

The four prisoners charged with the wilful mur-
der of Cornelius Donoghue, viz., Ellen Burke,
Jno. Burke, Johanna Brien, and Timothy M 'Gaddy,
alias Sullivah, were brought this day (Monday)
before the stipendiary magistrate, Mr. J. C. Fow-
ler, to undergo a final examination on that charge.
Great excitement prevailed amongst the crowd as-
sembled in and around the court, and the prisoners,
on being removed to the railway station at the
close of the inquiry, were followed by a mob, who
hooted 'and yelled at them with much evident
angry feeling. The evidence received was very
voluminous.

Jerry Donovan deposed to having seen the de-
ceased beaten near Burke's door, and to having
heard Ellen Burke encourage the others by saying
"Kill the -."

Dr. Evan Davis deposed to having been called
to visit the deceased on the night of the murder.
He was dead. Had made a post-mortem examina-
tion on the body, and, oti opening the hear), found
extensive effusioh on the brain. The effusion was
the result of violence to the head, upon which, ex-
ternally, were the marks of severe contusions.
Witness had no doubt that death was caused by the
effusion, as the brain was otherwise healthy.
Ellen Keally deposed that, on the Sunday night
of the murder, she had occasion to pass Quarry-
lane, when she heard a woman say to a mart whom
she knew to be the deceased Donoghue, " You
are a-- thundering liar." She also said that
he was older than she was, to which deceased re-
plied, "Not much, if it comes to that." Witness
went on her business. As she returned she saw
some persons near the Burkes' door, and heard a
good deal of conversation, amongst which he heard
Burke, who was in a bad rage, say that he would
kick deceased over the head.

fMary Wh:den deposed that at 11 o'clock on the
Sunday night in question she was going to bed,
when she heard screams. She went out into the
street opposite Richard Milliphant's home, and
saw a crowd of people assembled. On going to-
wards them she saw the deceased Donoghue stretched
on his back on the ground, with his head resting
on Betsy Regan's lap. Saw Timothy M'Guddy or
Sullivan give him three kicks on the side. He said
to Johanna Brien, "Come away now ; the -- is
killed." She said, "No ' • the -- thing is not
killed," and then she took up a stone, and struck
him on the head. Ellen Burke said, "Kill the
--." John Burke then went on with a stone,
and was about to throw it, when witness screamed
out and said, " The man is killed." All four of
the prisoners then ran away together.
Mary M'Donald deposed that she had known the
deceased, and also knew the prisoners Ellen Burke
and Johanna Brien. About six week ago she met
theM on the road near her house. Donoghue, the
deceased, was standing at his own door, and there
were two men going along who was intoxicated and
quarrelling. Ellen Burke said, " I don't know ;
is it with Donoghue they are quarrelling 1" She
also said,- " I should like to see the -- killed."
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should like to dance in his blood."
Mary M'Donald, a daughter of the last witness,
deposed that she knew the deceased, Cornelius
Donoghue, who had .been paying his addresses to
hQr fcr sewed or eight months. The prisoner Ellen
Burke was also after him, and had threatened to
get him killed, and that she (witness) should never
enjoy him. She had often said that ; she said i.r
last about.seven weeks ago, in a field near her (wit-
ness's) mother's house.

Several other witnesses were called, who spoke
to having seen John Burke and Johanna Brien
strike deceased on the bead with stones. All the
prisoners appeared to be acting in concert, but
Sullivan was not shown to have been present until
somewhat late in the affray, although he ran away
with the others.
Mr. Superintendent Wrenn, of the Merthyr con-
stabulary, deposed to having apprehended the two
female prisoners at one o'clock the same night.
When he told them the charge against them they
denied having been away from their own doors that
night. The male prisoners were sought for, but
could not be found, at their lodgings. They were,
arrested on the following morning in other houses
by police-constables Williams and Dunlop.
The magistrate said he hid carefully examined
the evidence, and considered that it made out a
charge of wilful murder against John Burke, Ellen
Burke, and Johanna Brien, and he should commit
them to the County Gaol to await their trial on
that charge. With respect to Sullivan, the evi-
dence showed that the violence committed by him
was after the fatal injury, and there was no proof
of his having been concerned in the first part of the
transaction. He therefore discharged.
The other prisoners were then committed for
trial on the capital charge.

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