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London, England, 1813-09-18 00:00:00

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HlfrargnamßeNtslitee' biaarlilird was itsi.yClAurkfrie'Lenslimille emeo.h4abi-
atel with a person named Edward Clifford (the de-
reeased); was in London, five weeks before the mur-
der—brought some money from Ireland, which she
tot by-selling a little plate—Clifford got his money
l_work—she had X 7 of her own—he had six one-
pound notes, a £5 note, two guineas in gold, and six-
teen shillings in silver. This was immediately pre-.
cedlA the murder. Clifford had previously given
het two pound notes. When she gat out of the wag.
toss after she had arrived in London, she was seen by
lifts. Leary, who asked her if she had come front •
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Ireland ? She answered in the affirmative,' and ad-
ded that she was in great distress, and asked where
ibecould get a lodging ? Mrs. Leary said, es she
was insech.distiessi.she would take hes into her owo
Cmus, and she took her to her lodging, where she.
lifford, and bar five children, slept four nights.-4
Ahe paid half-a-crown a night for her krdgirg.
ford was not her husband, but behaveal to ber as such
—met Slattery, with whoM she W.iS acquainted in
''lrel,aed—teld him the high' price she paid for her'
lodging—he advised that she sbeeld take itfiei lodg-
ings,
.and premised to go live with her—kidgings
were accordingly taken in Church-lane, St. Giles's.
Leary did not call at her ltidgings till the Saturday
.
before the murder. Mrs. Leary knew witness had •
mom ;--Leary did' not know' that- Clifford had
money, wail she tolthiti on the Sunday before
the murder.- He came. to her lodgings on the sa.
turday, and told her he • tirObld get' work fir her
husband on Monday. Witness told Clifford of
this, and the next morning at seven o'clock, when
she awoke, she found that Clifford was gone out, .
and supposing he had gone to Leary's, site got
Slattety to sheer her the way there. This was alter
seven. When she got there, no one but Mrs. Leary
was at home. While she was there Leary came in.—
She.asked where was Clifford ? and he said, "he will
be here in a few minutes." He did so come, and wit-
ness asked, would he go home ? and he told her as
soon as he had bought a hat he would. He went out
and bought a hat ; she went with him. He bought
a second-hand hat ; that produced was the hat which
they bought. The band on it was got by her little
girl ; Clifford paid 4s. for it; he changed a pound
note. Witnesi saw at this time in Clifford's posses-
sion, six one-pound and one five-pound note, and two
guineas. One of the notes he changed. Leary was
not at the hatter's with thetn. After buying the hat,
they returned to Leary's room for Slattery. On go.
ing back, Leary said, " Clifford, recollect I have
tovited you to dine here to-day." The deceased said,
he would oat go. Leary asked witness privately—
" Do you know that this man (meaning Clifford)• is
going home to Ireland tonight?" She answered,
" No, I never heard any thing about it." He added.
lb Don't for your life tell
.that I told you." Leary
further said—" he is to go." Witness asked Clifford,
in Leary's room, if it was true ? He said "No ;"
I and asked who told her of it ? She would not tell—
She took it into her mind that he was going, and she
said, " not give you your riding-eoat."" Do,"
said be, and good-naturedly added, " and give
you my silk handkerchief as a token." Nothing morw
passed, and they went home to breakfast. Jaeger
iirz
an the sworn during this conversation, but She
do not say he heard it all. There. was not one
Word of quarrelling at time. Clifford was in and,
(tut at their lodgings until they had their dinner, -be-
ween four and five in the afternoon. She was em.
`Toyed
Aim getting upsome furniture, and that kept -
them so late. Slattery was there at this time:. When
:rust &tie dinner, Leary and his wife got -to their
house; did not expect them ; never told Leary any
thing about buying their furniture—but Leary's wife
once said, if she was uneasy about her furniture, she
(Mis. Leary) would buy it. Witness could not eat•
her dinner, for Mrs. Leary was quite drunk; Leary.
was sober ; -neither of them said what they came for;
she could not say whether her husband eat heartilr
or not. Witness was sending out for beer for her
own dinner, and Leary said, " Make it a gallon, and
1 will pay for half of it." The beer was sent for, and
drank it among them. Mrs. Champion cdinein
as Leary and his wife bad got up to go. Mrs. Cham-
pion is a relation of witness's. Leary called Clifford
out of the room, when he was going, and Clifford
went out with him. • 'Witness did not hear what they
said together. After Leary and his wife, and Cif-
ford, bed gone, Mrs. Champion ailed witness to go
and see her son. She made answer she would not ;
and she remained at home until past seight;aelren she
went out to look for Clifford. She went up to the
corner of Church-lane, but did not find him. She
went back, and told her children she could not find
him, and then she set off to Leary's room ; when she
got there, saw Leary and his ode standing at their
own sneet.door. This was after nine o'clock. It was
day-light. She asked if Clifford was there ? and Mrs.
Leary answered, he was up in the room. Asked who
was along with him ? Mrs. Leary answered, "No
one ;" but added, "he is quite tipsy." Didn't go
up, but sent Mrs. L. to fete hieweed she west am/
brought him down. He was tipsy, as she had been
told. She asked him to go home, and he said he
would, and they set nut towards her lodgings. Leary
followed them. He did not say before, that he should
go home with them. He came up and spoke to the
witness, and said, that Clifford was to gee. work
againt Monday morning. Leary proposed that they
,should go into a • public-house at the corner of The
coui t. Witness spoke against it. Leary said he
should only take one glass. They went in, Clifford
I took one glass of gin ; witness or Leary took none.
Leary paid for the gin. After they came out, Leary
went into another public-house to have some beer;
witness, Leary, and Clifford partook. Witness, to
prevent Clifford drawing out his money, paid for the
beer herself. Did not sit down in this house ; they
(Leary and Clifford) did. Had nothing hard in her
breast at that time. Had no hammer in her bosom.
After the beer was drank, they all came out together.
She asked Clifford to go home. Leary said, " You
seem to be uneasy; my hand and word to you, I'll have
this man in work on Monday morning !" They (Cid-
lord and Leary) were then going on quick, and she
begged Clifford to wait fur her. Leary said, " I ant
going to take this man to my master's hotoe, to bettlo
%ith him against the morning." Witness said, "It
is a late hour to go to a Gentleman's house, and espe-
daily on Sunday night ;" believed it was about ten
o'clock. Leary then said, " Take your tune, a ira•
easy, don't distress yourself, and we'll be up in your
room taking a gallon of beer." She said no nixie,