Star.
London, England, 1824-08-09 00:00:00

IRELAND.

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• WEXFORD ASSIZES, AUGUST 3.
HORRIBLE FANATICISM.
„Lb* Cantu, Nicholas Widen", and James Leverets:, were Pl2eoft
at the bat, and indicted for the murder of Catherine Sinnot. The
unt-mentinned prisoner (Carroll) was then asked, in the u►ual Wily;
whether he was guilty or not guilty? but he returned no :ittiwar:
He was then asked had he heard thkindictmetit read? btu he eou
timed silent. A second and third time the question of " Are yon.
guilty or not guilty;?" was put to him, without obtaining any answer.
Mr. Thomas—As Counsel for the unfortunate persons at the
bar, a question alms, whether he stands mute from another cause,
!hat of being incapable of comprehending the nature of the indict-
ment. We arc prepared to prove, that he ij utterly unable to on.
derstand the meaning of the question put to him, or almost any
question that may be asked him.
It was understood, front an observation made by Mr. Stmt.;
that he pleaded at Guilty.
lie appears to be a strong man, about the. middle size, rather
corpulent, and about forty years of age.
The trial w:ls pastponed till nest day, it having been ascertains
that Mr. O'Coutietz, who was Counsel fur the prisoners, was ice•
gaged at the time in the other Court.

Wednesday the three prisoners w..ry again placed at the bar,
together with Patrick Pare!, Z khakis Costa:, and Waller Scalia*, wl.o
had surrendered themselires the preceding evening. The prisoners
would not join in their challenges, but were all tried together.
Mr, Museum., King's Counsel, stated the case, which he described
as one of the most distressing that ever came before a Criminal
Court of Justice, and without a parallel in British or Irish history.
William Furling, examined by ,Mr. Dotter-Tr, deposed to the
farts of the case, which did not differ from those stated in the Semi..
From two to three hundred persons were assembled to see Father
Carroll perform his miracles; some were kneeling, and some surd-
ing ; heard some of the people say," Jesus strengthen the roan."
The woman, Moran, was laying speechless on the ground. Father
Carroll came up with his hat off, looked at her for some time, then
stamped twice with his foot, aqd said," Begone." The Priest then
threw himself on his back, and rubbed the back of his hand on the
gravel until it bled. He then got up, and, standing over Mrs, hlo-
ran's head, exclaimed—" Jesus, Jesus, Jesus !—Father, Father
Father, assist me!" The majority of petsons present remained
kneeling all the time. Father Carroll then proceeded to Sinnott's
house, which was crowded ; he could not see the Priest, but heard
water dashing about the room ; saw the Priest aft. rwards in bed ;
the child was under the tub; Mr. Carroll was standing on the top
of the tub, and he sometimes leaped and pranced upon the tub.
Afterwards took off his stocking, and whistled a hurr.pipe. At
four o'clock the witness (Purling) took the Priest away. The
child frequently called out to her parynts to save her; did nit in-
terfere when he saw the Priest on the tub; when he was first going
into the room Karel, one of the prisriners, asked whether be was
mad or drunk ? and desired him to keep out of the way, as the Priest
was at that moment going to expel a devil, and that he (the devil)
might hurt witness in his passage out of the room. At this time the
people had formed a passage to let the devil pass. Witness thought
Father Carroll mad, though he suffered him to sit on the child. In
his cross-examination he again stated, that the reason why a passage
was made in the crowd was to allow the devil to pass from the
ehild.—(Here the whole of the prisoners, with the exception of
Carroll, burst out laughing).
Philip Walsh was nett examined ; he was sure neither the Priest
nor the other prisonersintended to hurt the child t when the tub'
was upset On ohe child, Father Carroll said, with a loud vacs,
" Bury him. Jesus, in the depth of tbr. Red Sea," meaning the devil.
Witness would not Swear that he did not think Carroll capable of
working miracles.
Thomas Sinnott, the father of she child, was thetspo witness.—
He deposed to the general belief that Father Carroll 6411 performed
several miracles; he did not ask the Priest why be Miled,his.dxllll4,
as he thought he would return and bring it to life !
Paul Crewe deposed, that every person in the room enpoggisithis
Priest to work a miracle ;he was a vety reluctant witners.'' • •
Dr. Rennick deposed to the child having died in consequence or
contusions on its head.
Doctor Deverenx was examined for the defence—Had knows
Father Carrell for 14 years; be laboured under " a determination
of
blood to the head, a confusion of ideas, and impaired memory,
and he considered him incapable of understanding even simple
subjects." Witness saw him by accident on the 9th of July, kneel-
ing in" the gripe of a ditch by the road side, with his hat off, and
covered with dust ; he was then apparently much deranged." Wit.
ness considered him incapable of distinguishing sight from wrong.
Mr. Justice Jolliness charged the Jury at considerable length;
and the Jury returned a verdict of Mt Wily against all the pri-
sonero--John Carroll being acquitted on account of insanity. Mr.
Omen was then ordered to be confloud as a lunatic, during his Ma-
jysty's pleasure.
LIMERICK ASSIZF.S, AUGUST &
Miami Afttlamey Was indicted for a rape on Mary Wl' Mahon, at
Mungret, on the Bth of November last.
The ptosecutrix, a mild, good-humoured, and well looking girl,
proved the offence, which was committed on the above evening, in
a garden, at Mengret ; she gave her evidence in a clear and saris.
factory manner, and exhibited none of that forward pertness obaerm.
able in, cases of this kind. The perpetrator absconded next morning.
Counsel for the defence could elicit nothing affecting the direct
examination. They appeared very anxious that the matter might
be settled by a marriage between the parties, before the trial would
go any further. One Witness, in the course of his evidence, deposed
that a marriage was about taking place before the trial; but that
the Priest refused, and he could not tell why, Mr. Boyce inti-
mated to the Judge his belief that there was a rule in the Roman
Catholic Church which prohibited the marriage of persons under
any confinement or restraint.
The Learned Strum denied this, and mentioned a fact within his
own knowledge, of a marriage having her celebrated under exactly
similar circumstances, in the Judge's Chamber, county Cork, when
three priests were present at the ceremony, and the ./ury, at the time,
engaged in consultation upon the case. Here the conversation
ceased, and his Lordship charged the Jury, who retired. In the
interim a clergyman was procured for the purpose, and the parties
were married in the Judge's room—after which his Lordship or-
dered the Jury to be recalled, and stated, that from circumstances
that bad since come within his observation, he would recommend
them to acquit the prisoner.

A German, having been shewn Mount Edgcumbe, and
magnificently entertained with sea-Ash, exclaimed--" For my part,
I like fiat countries, and fresh-water fish.
Monday last, S. Turner. of Stroud, was fined for not
resorting on the previous Sunday to a place of worship,
having no reasonable excuse to be absent. The fourth
conviction subjects the offender to a penalty of 204-
1 Eliz. c. 2. s. 14. Absence from morning or evening
service is equally punishable with total absence ; he
who is absent from his own parish church, shall be
obliged to prove what place of worship he attended.-
1 Hawk. c. 10. 1.4.

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