The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-14 00:00:00

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No. 15, 53 LONDON, T L ESDA Ng

JUNE 14, 1842.

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Friday at Ennis, by order of the Government, " to investigate
all the matter relating to the late fatal affray in that town, so
far as the conduct of Mr. Sm3th, stipendiary magistrate, and
that of the police, vas concerned." '[he Learned Barrister very
properly ordered the policemen who had been committed under
the Coroner's warrant to be brought up and remain. in court
during an investigation affecting themselves. The first and
principal witness was Mr. L. C. Smyth, who deposed to the
circumstances already laid b 3 us before the public, and he was
followed by the Rev. Mr. Hennessy. " The police," adds the
Limerick Chronicle, " on their way to and from th• gaol,
were saluted with curses loud and deep' by the congregated
mob."

As the evidence of Mr. Fitzsimon, the Sub-inspector of Police,
was not reported in the former accounts, and as it details some
facts exculpatory of the force under his command, so far as mo.
ral forbearance being shown under great provocation, before
the firing commenced, I subjoin a brief sketch of it :
Thomas Fitzsimon sworn.—ls Sub-inspector of Police here.
Was called on Monday eve ring, about ten o'clock, accompa-
nied by the pslice party, consisting of about 14 men, and
Mes-rs. Brown and Smyth, through the town. There was a
great crowd collected at Mr. Bannatyne's stores. They were
pelting stones at the gate. Did not then consider the police
force sufficiently strong. Sent fur a reinforcement. In the
meantime marched with the men through sev, ral parts of the
town until they came to the Court-house, where they met
Captain De Ruvynes and Mr. Browne. At the store heard
two or three cry out, " get sledges to break open the dour."
Heard them also say that all they required was " two hours'
plunder." Witness from the Court-house went to the bar-
rack, ard brought the remainder of the men, except the guard.
Brought out 24 or 25 men the second time. Ihe whole then
consisted of about 3S, with four mounted men. Then they
marched down and turned towards Mr. Bantle-
tyne's stores again. As soon as they made the turn on the
Mill-road, heard a number of shots fired either from or about
the stores. Continued the march until they got •to the
double store. Halted the party, and drew them in line Actoss
the road. That was by Mr. Smyth's order. The mob had by
this time increased to a great number of men, women,-and
children, and closed on the police within about a yard 'and a
half of them. 1 hey were then obliged to fix bayonets to keep
the mob from rushing in. Mr. Smyth went into the Crowd
and began to address the populace. Before that Mr. Browne
asked Mr. Smyth, had he the Riot Act about him ? He said
he had not. Captain De Ruvynes then said he had it. The
crowd began to press more and more ; we had to bring the
guns of the front rank down to the charge to prevent a further
rush. Mr. Smyth was then three or tour yardain advance
among the crowd, exhorting the people. to disperse.. When
Mr. :myth saw the bayonets down to the charge, he desired
them to shoulder arms, and that he would bring away the
people. The people then replied, that his belly was full, and
theirs were empty, aad that they would get provisions.. It
was at this time they spoke of two hours' plunder.. Heard
Mr. Smyth and Mr. Hennessy addressing the people at differ-
ent places. 1 heir answers were the same to Mr. Hennessy.
They were attacking the stores at this time. Witaess 'then
went to the right of tte division, where there was one of the
store gates, which he found broken open by the people.. It
was a yard gate. Took two men with him there. In two or
three minutes after they recommenced pelting stones. Did
not hear Mr. Browne ask Captain De Ituvynes for in-
structions. Mr. Browne sent witness a second time for Mr.
Smyth. Ceuld not find him. His object was to get instrues
Lions. Not more than eight or ten minutes elapsed between
the first and second sending. When witness returned, the
stones were still flying, and most of the men had been struck.
Saw the stones, and felt them. Mr. Browne got a blow of a
stone en the head, which knocked him down. Saw Captain De
Ruvynes struck on the mouth with a stone. Mr. Brown again
requested witness to go for Mr. Smyth. Witness did not go.
'I lie excitement of the mob was so great, that he was afraid to
do so by himself. Captain De Ruvynes then took a card out
of his pocket, and holding it up said, " People, here is.the Riot
Act; in the name of the Queen, I call on you all to disperse,
and go to your homes." This he said two or three times.
lie was in the centre of witness's party. He 'then moved to
the left, and immediately the firing commenced. The firing
commenced about the centre of the left section. Witness was
on the right, and Mr. Browne, near Captain De Ravynes, at
t'..e left. Distinctly heard Mr. Browne say, "Don't fire, men,
be steady."
Mr. Smyth—ls the discipline of the force of such a nature
as requires an officer to give orders against firing, when no order
had been given to fire, or in anticipation of such an act?
Mr. Fitzsimon—Yes.—( Murmurs.)
A Juror—Who gave the police orders to prime and load ?
Mr. Fl zsimon—Nobody ; on the contrary, when we saw them
do so, Mr. Browne, the head constable; and I ran up and down
the ranks,' cursing and abusing the men for daring to do so
without orders.
Mi. O'Connell-,That is of great importance to the head
constable, as public report speaks loudly against him,
By a Juror—The men fired without orders from their com-
manding officer, at least so far as he could hear. Did not exa-
mne the carbines when the men returned to barracks, to ascer-
tain whO had fired and who had not. It was the head constable
that told witness some of the men had not fit-ed.
A Juror What is the reason that after the men had fired
Mr. Briiwne, the head constable, an' d you called out to the men
to cease? Air.. Fitssimon—Beeauie I thought that the first shot
would:disperse them, and so it did; for the people then ran
away. Witness cannot say how many shots were fired at the
first time, ,belisre the words "cease fire" were given. The
moment they heard they called outto the men to
,care. Does say-that thepeliee continued to fire on the people
while they-were running away.—(Great sensation. )
As soon as the verdict of the jury was announced, an inde-
scribable scene tollowed. Gies of " A perjured jury ! ' " Who
screened the murderers ?" On their way through Gaol-street
from the Court, the jurors were greeted with groans and
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yells of eisale, robation by the mob. 'she excitement was kept
ialive and increased by the Coroner's delay in granting a war •
rant for the committal of the police. Gaol-street was ren•
tiered impassaLle from the crowds collected opposite Mr.
Greents's residence and the police barrack, and so much more
impatient were Ve people becoming that the Dragoons were
ordered eutfor the purpose of preventing any outisunt of the in-
flammable element. Mr. O'Connell addressed the crowds' in
several parts of the street ; he exhorted them to forbearance fur
a short time, and he pledged his oath and honour that he would
not sleep until the 38 barbarous murderers were safely lodged
within the precincts of the county gaol. Every moment the
crowns increased and became more impatient ; the warrant
was at length obtained, and a troop of the sth Dragoon
Guares, and a party of the 851 h, were drawn up opposite the po-
Lee barrack at fialf-past nine. Thirty-e ght pnlicemee, unarmed
and unaccoutred, were marched to prison, amidst shouts of ex-
ultation at the mob triumph, mixed with the deepest groans and
execrations.

IIURDER OF A WIFE BY lIER

This neighbourhood has been thrown into a state of the most
extraordinary alarm and excitement for the last week, in con-
sequence of a most horrible and brutal murder at Killeen....
near the demesne of Durrow, where the late lamentented Earl
of Norbury was most mysteriously, but most barbarously, mur-
dered—of Mary Wheelahan, on the night of Tuesday, the 31st
ult., who was strangled to death by Walter Wheelahan, her
husband, who had her body concealed in a tillage field under
ground, near their dwelling-house, until last Sunday. The
supposed cause of th's murder is an unaccountable hatred of
he wife, produced by, perhaps, a criminal attachment of
the husband to another female. This good and virtuous
womal was two days murdered before she was missed by her
friends. Upon inquiry, they were told by the husband and
his relatives, that, as they did not live happy together, she
got some money and went to America. 'the statements of
the husband were so unsatisfactory that he produced a letter,
to give them colour, said to be written by the wife, and con.
veyed through the Post-office to the husband, in which site
accounts for her feigned intention of secretly leaving home for
America, This letter contained contradictory statements ; it
had no post-mark a any post-office, and it was evidently a
forgery. This circumstance impressed every mind with the
conviction that Mary Wheelahan was murdered by her hus-
band ; he and some of his relations were consequently given
into custody to the police till he had accounted for his wife.
Upon search being made on Sunday evening, the body was
fiund in the tillage field, about fifteen perches from the
dwelling-house. On Monday an inquest was held by James
Dill in. lag., coroner. and a respectab!e jury. After a long
and minute examination of witnesses, in the presence of an
immense multitude of the people, the doctors in attendanee
giving their opinion that death was caused by strangulation,
verdict of " Wilful murder " was given, to the satisfacion of
the public, against the unnatural husband, who, with his aged
father as an accomplice, has been committed to the county
gaol.—Dublin Register.

EXPERIMENIS IN TILE MARSHES
OF WOOLWICH.

Shortly after nine o'clock yesterday morning experiments
were carried on in the Marshes, at Woolwich, before Colonel
Cockburn and Lieutenant-Colonel Dansey, C. 8., members of
the Select Committee, to test the qualities of metal tnbee, of
one and a half inches and two inches in length, filled with a
composition, some of them plugged, and others not plugged, to
aseersin the number of seconds from the time they were fired,
until the time of their explosion, which was regulated by a
pendulum. Lieutenant-Colonel Dansey commanded the firing
and noted the result. The range was 1,250 yards, one On
for 32-pounders, and the other eight-inch shells. At two
o'clock P. at., the practical class of Gentlemen Cadets attended
in the Marshes, under Captain Wilford and Captain Robe, for
the purpose of firing a heavy 24-pounder, and a heavy IS-
pounder, mounted on wheel carriages placed upon new plat-
forms, at a range of four hundred yards. The object at whioh
they were to fire is a breastwork, constructed by the
detachment of Royal Sappers and Mners attached
to the first or practical class of Gentlemen Ca-
dets studying at the Royal Arsenal, and representing
the gabrons of a fortification within which have beezi
placed two old 12-pounder guns, mounted on ship carriages,
which the Gentlemen Cadets will at tempt to destroy when firing.
The interruption in the river being very great in the afternoon,
as on former occasions, caused the postponement of this prac-
tice till to-morrow ( Tuesday.) Lieutenant-General Lord
I loornfield, G.C.B. and G.C.H., Colonel Lacy, Lieutenant-
Colonel Dundas, C. B. , Lieutenant-Colonel Chalmer and
Brigade Major Cuppage of the Royal Artillery, Colonel Sir
George Charles Hoste, C. 8., and Biigade ]Major Sandbam of
the Royal Engineers, Colonel James Frederick Love, C.B. and
K.H., of the 73d Regiment, and a great number of the etificera
of the Royal Artillery, the Royal Engineers, and 73d Regi-
ment, and a number of distinguished families from town wore
present, and although they did not witness the practice of the
rGiee:ct.b:eemt Rgratified
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tyu the
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under the
deroenmbyuchthe
command of Lieutenant-Colonel AVylde, C. 8., from the artotrs
penraeCtiaced,etlriwe'
batteries. The rocket troop a'so went through their practice
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in the-marshes, and the discharges of ten rockets at one time
had a grand effect.

!MATRICIDE • 13 y a MADMAN--Sunda`' evening, the'
n9th of May, a most awful occurrence took place' on thesland
of Cape clear. A person named Michael Cadigan put an end
to his mother's existence by beating out her brains with large
stones, and mutilating her body in a mast shocking manner.
at Cape Clear, before Mr. H.-Lawton and Mr. S. Towns.
An inquest was held on the body of the deceased on the 2d
two of her Majesty's Justices of Peace, and Sub-Inspector
bend, two
Brew. The Winning particulars were ascertained,
viz. :—That the unfortunate man (being a lunatic) WAS fol-
lowed b) his aged mother out cf his house, and took the oppor.
tunny of putting an end to her existence as stated, and then
threw her body over a precipice, at least 200 feet perpendicular,
into the sea, where it uas found next day. The Jury brought
in a verdict of " Murder against Michael Cadigan, son to the
d: ceased, he being in a state of insanity." It appeared that this
unfortunate matricide had been twice in confinement, once in
the Lunatic Asylum, whence he WB6 dischsrged as cured,
Irish paper.
LARGE TURBOT.—On Friday last, the salmon
fishers in the employment of the Messrs. Hogartb, tackamen of •
the salmon fishings, Cromarty, caught a beautiful turbot is a
salmon bag-net, placed near to the South Sutor. The fiat
weighed upwards of 128 lbs., and was cut up and ioldtti. the'
inhabitants of the town at the rate of Id. per .11).-441,
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