Star.
London, England, 1818-03-31 00:00:00

LEITRIM ASSIZE&

The Assizes of this town commenced on the 9th,
and ended on the 11th inst. The Court-house was
much crowded, there being 93 persons in jail to take
trial. The trial of Peter and Mitharl Bohan, charged
with a burglary and robbery in the house of Thomas
M' Taggart, an old man 82 years of age, and burning
him on a fire, of which he died in three weeks, occu-
pied the greatest part of the last day. The examina-
cicn of witnesses on behalf of the Crown lasted until
half past three o'clock, when the case was satisfac-
rily proved. The only evidence for the prisoners was
an alibi, attempted to be proved by their father, sis-
ters, and other persons rather of an inferior character.
The Hon. Judge Jouxsow charged the Jury at con-
siderable length, who, after remaining in their room
for about an hour, returned a verdict of wilfully
murdering the poor old man, when the Judge passed
the sentence of the law in the most feeling manner.
—The elder of the two (Peter) cried out in the most
dreadful manner for revenge of the perjured Judge,
Jury, and Prosecutors, and continued to make use of,
that and similar language until a late hour on Thars-
day night, when he said he forgave the world freely,
that he was a sworn ribband-man, guilty of taking
arms and beating some persons by night, and many
other things, but innocent of the crime for which he
suffered. Immediately before the time appointed for
his execution, he dressed himself in a scarlet suit, to
denote that his blood was shed in the wrong ; but
this the Rev. Mr. M'Keon insisted should be taken
off, which was done, and the dress replaced with a
' white shirt, the prisoner peremptorily refusing to
wear accustomed clothes. When on the platform
he spoke in a strong manner, advising all young per-
sons to desist from becoming party-men, and night-
walkers, as he said such practices brought him to
where he then stood.

Michael Bohan, together with four others, Eduard
Tumpa►►y, Michael Shady, Michael Gilroy, and John
Kenny, convicted of a burglary in the house of James
Mullany, and robbing him of bacon, for which they
were sentenced to be executed on the 4th of April,
received a respite from the Lord Lieutenant on the'
14th instant.

Yesterday the Sessions for London were held at
Guildhall, before the LORD MAYOR, the RECORDER,
and a full Bench of Aldermen.

Riclard Coates and John Collins, two Mary-la-
Bonne constables, were indicted for assaulting and
unlawfully detaining in custody, against his will, Jo-
seph Taplia, on the 19th of .January last.
Mr. Antonin, in stating the case for the prosecu-
tion, described it as one of the most vital importance
to the public at large. The circumstances which he
had to submit to the consideration of the Jury, were
most aggravated in their nature, for the offences
charged in the indictment, bad as they were in them-
selves, were but the result of a combination to defeat
the ends of justice. The prosecutor, Mr. Taplin, was
a re,pectable coal-merchant, residing at Drayton, and
on the day stated in the indictment was in attendance
at the Old Bailey, for the purpose of prosecuting two
youths for stealing coals in his neighbourhood. While
waiting in the passage to the Court, expecting every •
moment to be called in to give evidence, the defen-
dants, accompanied by a brother-in-law of one of the
' young men charged with felony, came up to him.—
Collins said to the prosecutor—" We want you, you
must come along with us, you are charged: with being
a receiver of stolen hay." He refused to accompany
• them, alleging his innocence of the charge, and that
he was waiting to give evidence in a case of felony.
The defendants, however, with all the insolence of
office, said they insisted on his going with them, and
they would soon shew him their authority. They then
took him into custody, conveyed lint to a neighbour-
ing public house, and there, over a pot of beer, infor-
med the prosecutor that he was charged upon the in-
formation of one Kingston, who was in custody for
stealing seven trusses of hay, with having received
the same, knowing them to he stolen. In vain did
the prosecutor protest his total ignorance of the party
and of the whole affair—in vain did he urge the ne-
cessity of his presence in Court ; the defendants were
deaf to every remonstrance, and after drinking their
beer, they took him from the house, with intention to
convey him to Mary-la-Bonne watch-house. On the
road, as they were going down Snow-hill, they were
fortunately met by a particular friend of the prose-
cutor, a Mr. Williams, who seeing the former in ens-
rody, inquired the cause? The prosecutor informed
him of the whole transaction, upon which he suspec-
ted something wrong, and desired the defendants to
produce their authority. After much pressing, Col-
lins at length pulled a piece of paper from his pocket,
and presented it as his warrant for the proceeding ;
hut this, on examination, proved to be a warrant
against another individual for felony ! Mr. Williams,
upon this, very properly declared that his friend ,hotAd
go no farther with them, and sent for an. officer. to

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