Star.
London, England, 1813-04-22 00:00:00

iticAarr.
ne following trial took place at the late Commis-
sitin at Green-street, Dublin, before Mr. Justice D.
and Mr. Justice Fox :
Nettry Morris stood indicted for marrying Mary
Anne Murphy, on the 15th of May, 1811, having
previously married Maria Fontaine on the 7th of
August, 1805, who WAS alive at the time of the se-
cond marriage.
The Rev. Dr. Edward Armstrong deposed, that
he married the prisoner to Maria Fontaine, on the ith
of August, 1805 ; and Ralph W. Crawford stated,
that the ceremony took place in his prest-nce, in wit-
ness's lodgings, at the corner of Moore-street, in
Britain.street. .

Dennis Murphy, the unfortunate father of the, /art
of the prisoner's wives (for he had several besides the
two mentioned in the indictment) was next examined.
He first knew the prisoner on the TM of October
twelvemonth, at a billiard-room in Dame-lane. He
told him of his being deeply in love with his daugh-
ter, who was then but fifteen years old, and repre-
sented himself as a teacher of respectability. The
prisoner was introduced to the witness's wife and
daughter, at his house at Harold's-cross, and conti-
nued his visits for five or six months, at the expiration
of which period Morris decoyed the daughter, and
they went off together ; it was on Sunday morning ;
they had gone out to go to prayers, but did not return.
Two months after, Morris wrote the witness a letter,
in which he expressed much contrition for what he
had done, attributed it to the ~ vialaree" of his love,
46 which would •not brook delay ;" begged his (wit-
ness's) and GOD'S pardon, and requested a meeting.
A meeting accordingly took place, and Morris and
1 his daughter were soon after married. The witness
1
then gave a description of the manner in which the
former marriage: r.f the prisoner had come to his know •
ledge, particularly tlett with Miss Maria Fontaine,
I who had died about three weeks befitre the trial. He
mentioned the names of three other young ladies,
whom lie had seduced or married ; and said that his
daughter still continued so much attached to her de-
stroyer, that she spent her whole time with him in
Newgate : she came occasionally home to her mother
for support, which was given to her, as neither the
witness nor his ssife could bring themselves to desert
their child under any circumstances ; and if they
were t. du so, would consider themselves answerable
to Heaven for the crimes she must fall into, as she
i would have no resource in such a case but to tun)
i street prostitute.
I The Jury, without the slightest hesitation, pro-
! notinced a verdict of Guilty.
I The wretched girl who had been last married to
this man was in Court, and remained near hint during
i the whole of the trial : when the verdict came down,
she burst into very outrageous expressions of grief ;
tote her hair; cried out most violently to save hint,
and declared she would not quit him for a moment.
Their Lordships, however, ordered her to be removed,
I but directed that she should be treated with gentle-
; ness; and the officers having succeeded with difficulty
in taking het cut of Court, Mr. Justice DA r sentenced
I the prist tier to be transpot ted for seven year,, retnark-
j ing that he had often been compelled to pass sentence
I of death IT crimes lie considered less heinous.i