The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-20 00:00:00

I can't say he was close enough.
Prisoner—lt appears that my question about your
whiskers being singed has suggested the thought of
powder being found in your hair.

Superintendent Searle, of the E division, said
I was sent for on Saturday night from the chief
station to the station at Clark's-buildings. The last
witness gave me the pistol which has been produced
here to-day. It is precisely in the state in which I
received it. It is a six-chamber revolver, and
three of thechambers are now loaded and the nipples
capped. Two of the chambers had been completely
discharged, but the bul!et of the third cham-
ber had become fixed in the pistol. At that time
the prisoner did Snot make any statement to me.
On the Sunday morning I proceeded to prisoner's
lodgings at about one o'clock. I saw Chown open
one of the drawers in the front room first floor. I
searched it, and,found two bullet moulds, a canister
containing cartridges, and some bullets in a canister.
I2also found a quantity of letters, of which I have
taken possession.
Mr. Poland—We will not go into that at pre-
sent.

Witness continued—l found in the back kitchen
a parcel containing a large number of bullets, some
newly cut pistol bullets, and the mould in which
they were cast. _ _

Sir T. Henry—Have you tried them with the re
volver ?

Witness—Not yet, sir. About one o'clock yes-
terday I asked the prisoner how his head felt, hav-
ing previously sent for a surgeon to dress it. He
said it was sore, and that it was quite the officer's
owu fault that anything had occurred, and that if
they had not interfered' with him he should not have
interfered with them.

Prisoner—ls that pistol now in the same state as
when you first received it ?
Witness—Yes. It had all the appearance of
having been recently discharged.
Prisoner—On the nipple of the chamber of the
barrel from which the bullet was stopped in its pro-
gress is there the remains of an exploded percussion
cap?

Witness—Yes.
Inspector Garforth, of the E division, said—l
arrived at the station very shortly after the priso-
ner was brought in. I accompanied Superintendent

Searle to the prisoner's lodgings, and assisted in
the search. I found a dagger and a tin box con-

tamping three cartridges.
The firearms, dagger, powder, bullets, &c., found
at prisoner's lodgings, and which were produced in
court, filled a moderately sized portmanteau.
Inspector Garforth—When I was entering the
charge, the prisoner gave me his name as John
Patrick Clancy, and that he had no settled abode,
and also that he was a printer and reporter.
Sir T. Henry—You have said you are a reporter.
For what paper ?

Prisoner—l said I was a reader and printer.
Sir T. Henry--A reader for what publication ?

Prisoner—l do not wish at this moment to state
the name of the paper?
Mr. Poland—l have now to ask for a remand.

Sir T. Henry—Certainly, until to-morrow week

THE CHARGE OF WILFUL MURDER.—Timothy
Desmond, William Desmond, Jeremiah Allen, John
O'Keefe, Nicholas English, John Mullany, and Ann
Justice were then placed at the bar, when
Mr. Giffard said he wished that two other per-
sons—namely, a man named Barrett, who had been
apprehended, and also the prisoner Mullany, both
of whom he now wished to include in the charge of
wilful murder.

Sir T. Henry—Very well, let that be done.
Barrett and Mullany having been placed in the
dock,

The following witnesses were called :
Thomas IVhceler, a little boy, about 11 years of
age, said-1 lived with parents at No. 14, Plum-
mer's-place. I have been brought here from the
hospital. I recollect being in Corporation-lane
when the prison was blown up. I was along with
a little boy named Charley looking up Corporation-
lane. I saw a tub on the pavement, and a man
standing close by it. I first saw the man put a
squib in a hole on the top of the tub. There was a
cloth over it. I saw the man hold the cloth up a
little way to put the squip in it. I afterwards saw
him lihgt the squib and then run away. He lit it
with a match.

Mr. Giffard—Did you se the man who did it?
Witness—Yes sir.
Mr. Giffard—Do you see him here to-day ?
Witness—Yes.
Mr. Giffard—Point him out.
Witness—That's him, the one nearest me (Bar.

rett).
Mr. Giffard—You had seen him before he lit the
squib ?
Witness--Yes.
Mr. Giffard—And you picked him out this morn-
ingfritonmess_y
amongstes; somesi.r others.
w
I 'Cross- examined—I was in Roscoman-street when
the explosion took place. I was blown down, and
I have lost the third finger of my left hand, and
also my thumb by the explosion. I saw a little
boy pick up one of the squibs the man threw down
and run away with it.
Sir T. Henry—Barrett, have you any questions
to put to the witness?
Barrett—No, sir, not at present. I was totally
unacquainted with the law.
Henry Morris—l am 18 years of age.
Mr. Giffard--I don't want his address to be men-
tioned.
Sir T. Henry—Very well.
Examination continued—l was an apprentice to
Mullany. I have often seen a person named Brown
visit him. I afterwards learned from my master
that " Brown" was Colonel Burke. I recollect
hearing of the arrest of Burke and Casey, and I then
heard master say, " Poor Brown was taken." After
that I never saw Brown at Mullany's. The day after
I heard of the arrest of the two men. I recollect

once. I ran after the prisoner, calling out " Stop
chief," when, ou getting near Bedford-square, I saw
him turn round and take a deliberate aim with a
revolver at Sergeant Chown. We still pursued,
and later on, as described by the last witness, the
prisoner fired at me when I was about 15 yards
from him. I believe that it was entirely owing to
the prisoner being seized by the coachman that the
prisoner was prevented from firing another barrel
at me.

Sir T. Henry—What makes you believe that ?
Witness—He was just in the act of turning round
again as if to take aim when the coachman seized
him. Whilst we were down I seized hold of the
pistol with my right hand ; it then again exploded
within about five inches of my head. The flash
nearly blinded me. I again found powder in my
hair and whiskers. When I got the pistol from the
prisoner I struck him with the butt end of it twice
on the head.
Mr. Poland—Did you see what became of the pri-
soner's stick ?
Witness —No, I did not. I was present at the
prisoner's residence when a search was made, but I
did not find anything, as I was on duty guarding
the other persons.
Prisoner—Did Chown tell me be was a policeman
when he told me he was going to take me into cus-
tody ?
Witness—Not when he first spoke to you, but he
did a moment or two afterwards.
Prisoner—Did you not turn the persons who had
come to give evidence on Saturday out of the
charge-room ?
Witness—Yes, we were compelled to do so ; there
were too many in the room. I should say there
were fully forty persons present.
In answer to further questions the witness said
the prisoner was near Caroline-street, and he was
then running towards Charlotte-street.
Prisoner —You say powder was found in your
hair, Why your whiskers would have been singed
if the pistol had been discharged so near your head
as you say.
Sir T. Henry—That is matter of argument.
Witness—A gentleman told me at the station,
after we got there, that there was powder in my
hair. He also said I had had a narrow escape.
Sir T. Henry—Did the prisoner hear that re-
mark ?