Star.
London, England, 1825-03-15 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE,.

MEATH (IRELAND.)
C. Keegan was indicted for the murder of Ann Feely)
by strangling her.
Catherine Wood lives at Summer-hill; Ann Feely
was her sister; saw her last alive on the Tuesday be-
fore Christmas day; on that day, witness sent deceased
from Summer-hill to Dublin, to sell some wooden wares;
saw her on Christmas Eve,,when she lay dead on the
road, about a quarier of a mile from her house. When
the deceased left witness-to go to Dublin, she was gay,
and in pct feet. good health ; she was about sixteen ;
when witness saw her lying on the road, her clothes
were all dirty, and torn to pieces, and her eyes full of
gra7el and dirt.
Cross-examint:d.—The deceased left Dublin on her
return hdoe, with a man named Byrne, a carman; de-
ceased was never subject to fits or illness; thete was
found on the deceased a half-crown, one shilling, and
one tenpenny-piece, with some goods under her arm.
J. Fitzsimmons, a carman, was in Dublin in Decemher
last, and left it two days beure Christmas; kne.v Ann
Feely ; she accompanied witness four miles nut of
Dublin, on her way-home, and was in good health and
spirits ; knows. W. Byrne, a carman—he was coming
up with an empty dray, and nothing at all on it, when
the deceased asked him, as witness's dray was loaded,
if he would give her a " lift". towards home? and Byrne
said he would; the deceased then got up on Bytne's
dray, and they soon got out of witness's sight.
W. Byrne lives within a mile of Summer-hill. (I-I:re
witness confirmed the statement of the last witness, as
to the deceased having got up on his dray about four
miles from Dublin). Prisoner was sitting on a separate
dray, and when they came to a public-house on the
road between Summer-hill and Durthoyne, called the
Hatchet, prisoner and the deceased sat on the same
dray; witness and prisonet had five naggius of whiskey
at the public-house, between five persons ; the deceaikil
took some at different times, about one glass in afr;
prisoner pressed her to drink; witness and prisnnei
stopped at another public house on the road, after they
were at the Hatchet, and had a couple of noggins more
of spirits; deceased did not drink any at the last public-
house; the prisoner and deceased walked and sat upon
the dray occasionalfy, and appeared friendly; they sat
with their backs to the horses, and were in'eonversa-
lion, sitting close together ; when the Liras arrived at
the moss roads Moynalvy, witness asked the prisoner
why he did not go home, as that was his road ? it was
then about seven or eight o'clock and dark (23d of
D:cember); prisoner said he would go on to the cross
road, Spring Valley, and when they came to that
place, the prisoner attache deceased left the witness and
bid him good night—witness asked deceased if she
would be afraid to go h .me in the dark by herself?
she was then about a quay ter of a mile from home—
the deceased said she would not be atr lid—she was
then in good health and spirits—the prisoner and
the deceased then went together towards Summer-
hill, which was not the way to the- prisoner's house.
—Witness then gave a description of her clothes, which
were neither torn nor ditty—plisoner went at least half
a mile out of his way, by coming to the crossroads at
Spring Valley—witness on going home fell asleep byi
the fire, and he was awoke by a knocking at the doJr,
when asking who it was, and opening it, the prisoner
came in with his coat very wet and dirty, and asked
witness to feel the weight of it, it was sowet?—witness
did not feel it—prisoner then sat down .it the fife, and
afterwards awoke witness to let him out, ate on his
going away, desired witness not to say to any pers,or
that he had seen him, or that he had been at his (wit-
ness's house) that night, as lie would not wish it lot fifty
shillings—saw the deceased the next morning lying dead
on the road, at the corner of the ci ass-road. .

f. King knew Ann Feely, and met her on the night
but one before Christmas-day, in company ith a man,
within dime or four perches of Spring Valley ; the
man had his hand round her neck, and witness bid her
good night, to which she replied, "good night," kindly.
The man did not speak.

Shelley, di.covered the body of the deceased on
the morning of Christmas•day ; she was lying on her
side on the road, and her head on her arm; there were