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London, England, 1823-04-02 00:00:00

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ARDUCIION or HOOORA
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James Coffee was indicted for feloniously assai
Honors Ryan, and with others, did carry her away,
'with intent to marry or defile; he was also charged
in another indictment with similar offences, on the
IStli of June following, at Lackland, in this county.
llonora Ryan being sworn, deposed. that between I
twelve and one o'clock on the night of the 9tl) of
March, in the year aforesaid, a party came to her
mother's house, and were breaking the dour with a
sledge, when she (the witness) arose from .her bed,
andl)egan to dress herself in her brother's clothes;
when die had got his great coat upon her, her bro-
.ther got up, placed her behind the door, and opened
it, which when he had done, they rushed in, and she
stole out;. but one of them observing her, they fol-
lowed her, took her, and brought her to Cragg.
Coffee was one of them, but she did not know him at
that time.: At Cragg'the men went to drink ; on leav-
ing it they put her en ahorse behind one of the party,
but that man got so drunk that' two men failed to
hold him up. They then brought her to Castlenock,
where, being fatigued, she begged to be allowed to
get a sed. Being Suffered to retire, she influenced et
woman in the house to go anit and try to get her
some assistance for her release : the woman accord-
ingly went to 'Mr. Parker, a magistrate, at Castle-
lough, who soon came_to her with assistance; those
who had carried her off immediately ran away, save
one, who being drunk was taken, and witness was re-
stored to her friends in a few hours after having been
taken away, without other injury than the fatigue of
the journey.
In about a fortnight afterwards, when witness was
on her return from Cloamel Assizes, in the Limerick
coach, the coach was stopped near Mount Catherine
by the prisoner Coffee, with four or five ethers, who
dragged her off the coach. It was then she first re-
marked him, as he said to the coachman—,4 I ven-
tured my life for her once before, and it's the least
I can have her now." Coffee had a pistol; in car-
rying her away from the coach, he told witness he
would not take her if he was rich, but he would have
her on account of her money. She was taken from
the coach in the day-time, and her brother being in
it, he ran off to Mount Catherine, from whence he
brought the military, who soon overtook her, and
Coffee and his friends ran away. After this, wit-
ness, for security, went to live at Lackland, near
Newport, the residence of the Rev. Mr. Peftne-
father, where she remained nearly three months,
when one day, while talking to her mother in the
yard, leaning on a gate, she was seised by
around the waist ; but she, catching fast hold of the
gate, would not let it go till one of Coffee's assist-
ants came up and dragged her from it, tearing her
hands and pulling off her cap with the violence of
dragging her away. Coffee then, with another man,
one them under each of her arms, forced her across
the river that was hard by, while another man hel •
down her mother, till they had dragged her in a creel
across a bog, for fear the mother would go for assist-
ance: they then mounted her on a horse, before
Coffee, but from which she soon threw herself off...
Coffee threatened het, that if she would do that again,
he would make a show of her before the whole coun-
try. In a short time afterwards the horse was taken
by one of the party, :tad witness was brought on foot
a little further—when, fortunately, Mr. Ryan, of Bal.
lymackeough, with some others, came up, and im-
mediately Coffee and his friends ran off, and witness,
for the third time, happily escaped without any per-
, sonal injury, but fright and fatigue. Upon these oc-
casions witness hada full opportunity of seeing the
prisoner. Oa the witness being asked on her oath if
she was taken off on these occasions -by force and
against her consent ? she replied most determinedly
in the affirmative and declared, that Wooer than con-
sent to marry •COffee she would cheerfully suffer to
be torn to pieces.
Catherine Ryan, mother of the last witness, corro-
borated her testimony. •
Thomas Ryan, soft of A* lost witness, and brother
of Honors, deposed that be knew Coffee; that in the
month of April the prisoner and some other persons
came into his cow-house; that when Coffee came in
he saluted witness, and said he knew it was assuzainys
in him to come to witness; but he said he ad
witness bad raised part of his sister's fortune from.
Mr. Pen. nefather.- Witness said he had only takes di'
interest, which he and his mother were authorised to
take. Prisoner then said, that if the witness would
not give his consent to have his sister married to the
prisoner, that he would suffer for it, if it were 'extol
years after, for there was no one preventing the mar-'
riage but him. To this the witness replied, that be
and his mother were determined to withhold his sis-
ter's fortune, till they got a suitable match for ber.
The case having ended here, Mr. 'JAMMU., pri.
soner's advocate, said they would leavelle ettfejvich
his Lordship and the Jury, and called no entwine'
for the defence, nor as to character. The prisoner
was convicted on one of the indictments, but as both
are capital, that sufficed to determine hi's fate. .

Eli:; [MULLEN.
At the Enniskillen Assizes (which closed ea 144.,l
• the
day, the list ult.) John Keys was indicted Air
murder afJatnie lteys, his father, on the 23d Arii
last, at Shank itt this County.
The fives witness called was Ann Keys, examined
by Mr. &SUM Jontorron.--Decessed -was father,
and prisoner is brother of witness; prisoner and de-
Iceased went out on the-morning at the gild of April
to mikes ditch ; they came home and dined to-
rdier that d4'; they brought ouf spades with them
tan the MOMS ; deceased &d not return in the even-
ting, but passer did, and bad two spades with him;
the (wily asked prisoner where the deceased was ?
be said he went a little above the house to look for
a goat; prisoner supped with the &May and went to
bed ; the family sat up later than awl, waiting for
deceased to come in; be never returned ; the family
became alarmed the day before the body of deceased
was found ; witness told prisoner the day before that
there would be more about it ; prisoner replied Ira
did not value her. It was a little di: toned from the
house where the body was found ; could not look at
it; prisoner was not present at fiudipg the body ; wit-
ness has another brother (Thomas), who is not at
home, and hod ale been at home for five weeks he-
fore that; uituess and tinily were afraid to make a

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sorrow inher mind surely as
deceased and the prisoner worked
, • for years ;on the day deceased
was missed hey were working as usual ; deceased
was a strong, but not, a large man ; prisoner seat
above 21 ; had an elder brother, who was *fast-writs
with her father ; deceased gave part of his hind to prl-
snner to live on; her eldest brother old not stay with
her father, but Went to the army ; deceased was kind
enough to prisoner. It was the hallowday (Ist of N.
trenther) before deceased WAS missing that prisoner
got the laud; the sisters were well enough pleased
at prisoner's getting the land.; her elder brother had
never appeared since the death of her father; prisoner
lived in the house with deceased for years (except
odd days), and they dined, breakfasted, and supped
together until the time deceased disappeared; they
appeared friendly when they came home to dinner
on the day deceased was 'missing; went out friendly
enough after dinner ; there was some conversation
about a goat; prisoner said the deceased had gone
•up the rock to look for his goat ; it was not night-
fall when prisoner returned fiom the fields; witness
saw some one on the rock, thought it was her father,
but her little brother said it was he; her little brother
is about thirteen years old ; witness told her sisters
that she thought the person she saw on the rock was
'like her father; prisoner brought home two spades,
his father's and his own; he came in, sat down, and
talked as usual; had opportunities enough of run-
ning away the next day ; he dined 'and supped as
' usual next day and the day after ; prisoner woi ked
some days with other people, but slept every night in
his father's house, and had every opportunity of
going away.
By the CoURT.—It happened on the 23d of April.
John Keys examined.— Is uncle of the prisoner,
and was brother of the deceased ; recollects the time
of the deceased James Keys' absence; made a search
on May-day ; went with others to the house of de-
ceased at sun-rise; the door was shut; went in and
saw Elizabeth, witness's niece : made search with
one Richard Keys; prisotler came out of his father's
house before witness went to search ; prisoner said
he had not seen deceased fur eight days before, when
he was ditching ; prisoner said deceased went to look
for a goat, or to look for his (prisoner's) brother in
the army; prisoner came out with witness and his
patty; witness and two others were present when the
body was found in a mountain, in a newly-made
ditch, whit)) was about eight steps long ; there was
a marsh ditch near this ditch, but it had no connection
with it, it was useless as a fence; prisoner at this time
was on a hill in view: witness brought a spade from
the house of deceased, and fell to dig down the ditch;
prisoner's sister was present ; witness dug down, and
on the rim of the ground got a scraw, under which
he discovered a body stark naked ; it was his bro.'
ther's body ; there were marks of violence between
the bead and neck as of blows.- As soon as witness*
discovered the body of the deceased, he pursued the
prisoner, who was then out of sight; witness myth*
prisoner walking by a lough, in company with shoo-
ther person ; when witness came up, prisoner jumoed,
into the lough up to his shoulders, and said he would,
,drown himself; he would not come out ; and said to.
witness. " Yoe accuse me of killing my father ; I
will never stand on green ground again.; no one shall
cast up to me that I killed my father." Prisbner re-
mained upwards of two hours in the lough ; when
witness and those with him would go away, prisoner
would come out to the shore, and when they would
return he would go in again : witness told prisoner
if he was an innocent man to come out, and go seek
after his father, and that he (witness) would pay his
expensh ; prisoner began to make his. will ; he re-
mained in the lough until William: Cullum, who
could swim, came and fetched him out.
James Keys sworn.—ls brother of John Keys, the
prisoner.: remembers the day his father-was missing,
Wu in the house after dinner ; did not see prisoner
sad father go out together in the morning; saw them
go, but after dinner; lived in the house with father's
family : went to watch some goats that day.
Janes Gordon sworn.—Knew deceased; was at
the place his body lay about an hour or two after it
was found ; remained there nearly two hours ; priso-
ner was there ell the time; it was about nineorclock
in the morning; Went with prisoner to Captain Faus-
Ott's, the Alegi:trate; knew prisoner before; had no
conversation with him going to the Magistrate's, but
bed a conversation with him in the Magistrate's kit-
chen; theMagiseratewas not present. There was no
hope or etpectation of forgiveness, or threat, held out
to the prisoner by witness; had not seen the Magis-
trate at the-time; there was no constable there; wit-
11e.10 erallsed 'behind prisoner ding to the Magistrate's
house. Nemet saidhe had helped at killing his fa.
thee; that he was not the wont, nor the first upon
bim. Witness ;shed prisoner . wh:r was concerned
'with him? Prisoner hesitated,. then said, ,4 that his
ride* brother Thomas had come td him the day he-
'fore; and that they had agreed to kill .their father the
nest day, that they might have his property.!"

John • Cbtfigan exantined.—Xnew deceased ; was
one of the persons who found his body ; prisoner was
not then in tiew; the place where the body was
found was like a grave ; it was covered with a cope sod
in a ditch; the body was naked ; saw f,risOnet :e. few
hours after in the lake; he saw nothing bdt his head
and shoulders.

Surgeon Leonard examined.—Recollects seeing *
body which he vial brought to examineon May-dayt
saw it at the place where it was found; he observed
marks on it; there were two wounds, one of which
seemed to have been inflicted with a blunt weapon,
the other with a. sharp one; the former a contusimi
over the right eye, the latter a wouhd on the back of
the head near the neck, one end of which appeared
to be deep; there were two ribs fi actured. These•
wounds might have been the c au:to of deceased's death,
but he has. seen men worse wounded recover.

By the Comm—Thinks the deittli not occasioned
by 'strangulation, but by temporal y syncope, and
that the man might have been buried in that state
although not dead.
John Keys and James Gordon were recafled, rind
examined by the Court. Nothing material was,
however; elitited.
Anne Wilson, examined by lkfr. Tr.tu-:;ns.—ls not

'related to the prisoner ; was in tha Magisttates hems!
:sit the kitchen firs when the prisosier was bronM
;dim; there wtie several persons there; JAMS (tom
rion
on was there; he had been speakingas nitwits:ft*
in; Captain F.tussett's maid was in the kitchen; tin.
mild told the prisoner that if he would acknoWle.lo
dray Sosid,libarate blot. -•--i r-.2,1_,..:-.7r.
Cross-examined by 'Air. Jotimetera.....Thwe illioja.
talk ihout prisoner being- naariiedito het %tangent:A
witheii scarcely knows anyhodji`s naindbitt her eslitr
attended at the Magistrate's; had cattlegratioilvirt
prisoner) and followed to see what would he
with him; saw James Gordon in tho kitchen, tend 44
,the room wri4ing with Captain Ftissett ; taw ;Loom
Gordon and prisoner talking at the kitchen fife. -
Jane Keys is- daughter of deceasedi nimollettna
the 23.1 of April last : her father and liel ther,lfo.
prisoner, were ditching that day within a call ofMI)
'house; was within when they returned to dinnir,ind
was there when her brother returned In the evening;
he returned befor e nightfall; Bessy and Anne, let
sisters, were in the house ; Anne went out, ar. I laid
when she came in, that she law her father on the trio
of the rock ; prisoner slept at home that night, and
for eight nights after; witness has an unclti-Joint;
who would not speak to deceased or prisoner feta
year or.more; he was not in her &thee:how,. for a
year before that day.
The Learned Judge (Jens) then recapitulated th
whole of the evidence in a very accurate and peetpi.
coons manner, commenting and explaining as he w
along.' The Jury retired for nearly half an howiromd
returned with a verdict of Guilty.
His Lordship then addressed Vie prisoner at eel.
siderable length, in terms the most feeling and its.
pressive, expatiating on the enormity of his crimta.
a crime rarely to be heard of among the Most bar.
barous nations, and what is more to be wondered at,
committed in a county distinguished in Yreland for
its civilization. He exhorted the prisoner to make
the best use of the short time now allotted to him, to
appease his offended GOD by humble penitence and
prayer, and concluded by pronouncing the awful
sentence of the law. His Lordship's pathetic tad
eloquent address made a most sensible impression OD
the prisoner, and the whole auditory. The unfortu•
nate man appeared deeply affected, and begged in
tears to speak a few words. He said his brother,
who was accused with him, had nothing to do in the
murder nor had Anne Wilson or her daughter ever
given him the slightest advice to commit the horrid
deed: he alone conceived and perpetrated it.
EXIDEUTION Or Keys.— Monday, about one o'clock,
John Keys, convicted on Saturday of the murder of
his own father, underwent the sentence of the law is
front of the jail of this town. From the moment ke
was removed to his cell after condemnation, till the
morning of his execution, the unhappy man evinced
the most penitent dispositions, and was incessant is
his supplications for mercy, fully confessing the enor-
mity of his crime. He acknowledged that he had
been reared and lived in-total ignorance of all ridi-
gious knowledge: but that,
_Since his confinement in
jail, he derived such instruction from the school taught
there, and reading the word of Gon, as led him to sock
for pardon and salvation through the Ramtesttit.4
About half-past twelve on Monday, the prisoner sp.
peared on the platform in front of the jail, intended
by the Rev. Mr. Johnston, the Rev. Mr. Ovens, andthe
proper officer!. He seemed perfectly resigned whit
fate. There was an immense concourse ot spectatess
assembled on the occasion, and he spoke a few wet*
to an acquaintance whom he recognized -in the crowd*
He then addressed the people generally, is a Sam
tone of voice, repeating circumstantially the ail*:
sion of his guilt, and exculpating from any partici..
pation in the foul deed, his brother and other perm.*
whose names had been falsely implicated in theta.'
action. Ht freely forgave his prosecutors, and col.'
eluded by expressing his humble hope of mercy fur
the sake and through the merits of Censer. 'As
prisoner then joined the clergynien and others remit
in fervent prayer, after which the eitecutiouer ptio..
seeded to do his duty, and in a feerlrainutes thew'
fortunate man was launched into eteinity.

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A letter has been received by the Mayor of Lys.
caster, from Mr. Secretary Pest., stating that kink
not probable there will be any alteration in
the Assizes. The people of Liverpool and Mi
ter have been snaking strenuous endeavours to
the Assizes alternately intweeu those towns inid
Lancaster.
MINING INTELLIGIINCL—The Copper Ores wild 0:
Truro on -Thursday, 2,105 tons; standard Xll9. its;
For sale next Thursday, at Pool, 2,875 tons.
ELECTION 701, Nissist-Curiut.—M the eendosice ofthiFfi,
on Monday, for Vestry-Clerk of it. Mathew, iseassisi4M
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