The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-28 00:00:00

O'Brien,

Who were executed at the New Bailey, Salford,
Manchester, on the never-to-be forgotten 233 of
November, 1867.

They Died True and orthodox Catholics, fortified with
the Sacraments of Holy Church. MAT they rest iu peace
and their good works follow them. l'or their ardent and
sincere love for their Oppressed Country, they were Mur-
dered by the Enemies of the Irish Nation, who have long
held her in bondage and oppression.

We swear to avenge them—no joy shall be tasted;
The Harp shall be silent, the maiden unwed;
Our Halls shall be mute, and our fields shall be wasted,
Till Vengeance is wreaked on the Murderers' head.

Lion.

GOD SAVE IRELAND—AND HER PEOPLE.
Dublin, Ist Dec., 1867. Scripsit J. W.
Mr. Giffard—That is all I propose doing in the
present case to-day. I have now to ask for another
remand.

Sir T. Henry—Very well. All the prisoners are
'remanded for a week.

TILE CHARGE AGAINST CLANCY.

James Patrick Clancy was then placed at the
bar charged with attempting to murder two police
officers named Chown and Chamberlain.

Mr. Giffard said lie proposed now to call evidence
,o show the antecedents of the prisoner, and then
ie should ask for his committal to the Old Bailey
for trial. .

The following evidence was then taken :

Sergeant Richard Griffiths —I belong to the Royal
Engineers. I enlisted the prisoner Clancy on the
25th of October, 1864, at Westminster. I have
not seen him since I enlisted him, so I cannot say
how long he remained in the corps. He gave the
name of Patrick James Clancy.
Sergeant Instructor William Cottrell, of the Royal
Engineers, said—l know the prisoner ;he was in
the corps of Engineers. I have drilled him. I last
saw him in the regiment in the latter end of 1865.
He was a very efficient member of our amateur club.
He deserted in 1866.

Frederick Purdy, Colour-Sergeant, Royal Engi-
neers--When I was company sergeant the prisoner
was in my company. He is a deserter from the re-
giment since the Ist of January, 1866. Ho deserted
from Chatham.

John Hurst—l reside at 27, Chester-mews,
Regent's-park, and am a gentleman's coachman.
On Saturday, the 18th of the present month, I was
passing through Bedford-square about eight o'clock,
my son Thomas being with me. I heard the report
of a pistol. I was then opposite No. 44 in the
square, which is b3tween Caroline-street and Char-
lotte-street. After I had heard the report of the
pistol, I heard a cry of " Stop thief, stop
thief, stop, murder." I turned round and saw the
prisoner running towards me. I caught hold of
him by the collar, and. gave him a sudden push, but
I lost my hold. I followed him into the road,
where I caught him the second time. The instant
I caught him he fired a pistol. I noticed afterwards
that my fingers were quite black. Up to this time
I had not noticed anything in his hands.
I saw Chamberlain the constable directly
after this occurred. He came up to the
prisoner, who was thrown into the road. I saw
Chamberlain take a pistol from the prisoner. Just
before the officer came up I said to the prisoner,
" You shot at me, you shot at me, you vagabond ;
you tried to shoat me !" Chown and Chamberlain,

the two officers, then came up.
Cross-examined—l could not say bow the pistol
was pointed. I know it was a full explosion, and
that it did not go off by accident in the struggle.
I believe tho prisoner deliberately pointed the
weapon at me directly I caught hold of him. He
held the pistol in his right hand.
Sir T. Henry (to witness)—I think it right to
compliment you upon your great firmness and
courage. You did great service.
Witness—Thank you, sir.
William Davis—l am a compositor. On the night
in question I was in Gower-street near the pillar
letter-box on the north side of Bedford-square. I
heard the report of fire-arms. The noise came from
the twat of me. I was mink%
_down the square

when I saw the flash and heard another report. I
was very much frightened. I afterwards saw two
persons running, namely, Sergeant Chown and
Chamberlain. I heard a cry like " Stop him." I
came up after the capture, and on seeing the pri-
soner I exclaimed in surprise, " What ! Clancy ?"
Before I got up Ishould say that I heard two reports,
and afterwards a noise like a crack as if the weapon
had not gone off. I said:to Sergeant Chown,
know the man, his name is Clancy." Chown said,
" All right, we've got him." I have worked with
the prisoner at Woodfall and Kinder's, printers, in
Milford-lane. It was in the latter end of '66. I
also worked with him on the Morning Star. He
told me he was a deserter from the American army.
I think he said the Federal army.

Cross-examined--The pistol was pointing up in
the air, I should say, while the struggle was going
on ; at least I should say so from what Isaw. I never
asked the prisoner whether he had not been a sol-
dier. I never asked the prisoner what he had
been, but he distinctly told me without the slightest
solicitation that he had either been in the Federal
or Confederate army. I told my next companion
in the office of the circumstance. We compositors
work pretty close together.

Sir T. Henry—There is not much light in Bed-
ford-square to enable people to see much.
Mr. Giffard—l have several other witnesses, but
they only prove the same thing. I will, however,
just recall one of the previous witnesses.
Constable William Chamberlain—l have since
found that my overcoat is singed under the right
arm. I showed the marks to Mr. Superintendent
Searle.

Mr. Giffard—That is the case for the prosecu-

Sir T. Henry—You have heard the evidence
against you. I am now about to commit you for
trial. If you have now anything to say you
had better do so. I must, however, tell you what-
ever you say will be taken down, and may be used
against you at your trial.
Prisoner—l reserve my defence.

Mr. Burnaby, to the prisoner—You are formally
remanded until this day week, on which occasion
you will be committed for trial.
Sir Thomas Henry called forward the two officers,
Chown and Chamberlain, and told them he had
received some subscriptions from a number of per-
sons who appreciated the courage they had dis-
played, and heshould have great pleasure in hand-
ing it over to them.
Chown—Thank you, sir.

The prisoner was then removed.

A MALTELLO TOTER ATTACKED

BY FENIANS.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

CORE, Jan. 28.

Jonathan Allen, lately national schoolmaster,
cousin of the convict of the same name who was
executed at Manchester for the murder of Sergeant
Brett, was arrested yesterday at Boherbuoy, county
Limerick, for Fenianism. Others were unavailingly
searched for, some of them Irish Americans.

The Martello Tower No. 2, Duncannon Fort,
Waterford Harbour, was attacked last night, about
ten o'clock, by an armed party. The alarm signal
having been fired, brought a military reinforcement,
and shots were exchanged between the soldiers and
the insurgents.
The latter' fled. No casualties reported ; but the
military believe that their fire was effective.