Star.
London, England, 1820-08-29 00:00:00

IRELAND.

CORE ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
CITY COURT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18.
The most important trial to-day was the following.
It occupied the Court almost the entire day; and, if
we may judge from the crowded state of the Court
House, attracted much of the public attention.

Patrick Fitzgerald, Patrick Regan, Michael Brien,-
and Afaorice Morrison, were indicted for abduction,
and with assisting Fitzgerald in forcibly carrying off
Mary Crowley, for the purpose of violating her per-
son ; and Fitzgerald was separately charged for vio-
lating the person of, and assisting another person to
violate, Mary Crowley.
The prosecution was carried on on the part of the
Crown by Mr.BARIIINGTON, Crown Solicitor.

Counsellor S. TOWNSEND stated the case in a few
words, by explaining the nature of the indictment,
which he was instructed to say would be supported
by the testimony of the unfortunate victim herself,
as far as her debilitated state from the injuries she
suffered would permit.
After some delay the unfortunate creature was
brought into Court in an armed chair, assisted by
another female, who supported her back during her
examination. She was an object of extreme suffering
and weakness, and was obliged to be occasionally as-
sisted by wine and water, and strong scents, to en-
able her to give her evidence. Her appearance and
situation excited a strong and loud sensation of pity
and horror from all parts of the Court. She gave
her answers to the questions put to her faintly, but.
collected and distinct, and Mr. Bunsen repeated
them to the Jury.
From her testimony, and that of the other wit-
nesses called to corroborate it, the following parti-
culars of this barbarous outrage were disclosed :
The prosecutrix, and another girl of the name of
Mary Connell, who lodged in the same house with
her in Blackmoor-lane, went to Evergreen on the
evening of Sunday, July 30, about six or seven
o'clock ; they remained there till about eleven o'clock,
at a public-house, and were employed in dancing
with other young men and women ; they took a small
quantity of porter, not more than two quarts be-
tween three of them. About eleven o'clock, when
they proposed to go home, a young man of the name
of Doud promised to see them sale home, and they-
had proceeded on their way only as far as the new
road that leads down to the Quakers' burying-ground,
when they were accosted by Fitzgerald and the other
prisoners; but Mary Connell warned him to let them
pass, and to have nothing to do with them, or he
would suffer for it. They then proceeded, the two
women and Doud, along Maypole-road, and down
Travers-street to Cove-lane. Doud parted them in
Maypole-road. In Cove-lane Fitzgerald seized the
prosecutrix by the arm, and another fellow, of the
name of M'Carthy, who has since absconded ; they
dragged her to Sullivan's Quay, notwithstanding she
shrieked and made all the resistance in her power.
Mary Connell ran off to save herself. Fitzgerald
then dragged her up Blac k moor-lane, Step-lane, where
he knocked her down, and put his knee upon her chest,
then dragged her into Maypole-road, she, at the same
time, calling for assistance, and shrieking out. He
then carried her into a room in his own house, and
bolted the door, where be accomplished his purpose.
Her screams brought down his mother, who remon-
strated with him on his conduct. The prosecutrix
asked her for Gon's sake to save her, and his mother
shrieked out to him for Gon's sake not to murder
her, but he struck his mother on the head, and
knocked her down. He brought her out of the house
down Step-lane, again into Blackmoor-lane, and
there tied her bands with his cravat ; be here knocked
her down again, and her head came against the wall ;
gave her a kick in the side for resisting and shriek-
ing, and after untying her hands, gave her up to
M'Carthy, who also violated her person !I They
then brought her out upon Sullivan's Quay, and
threatened to drown her if she would not stop shriek-
ing. Mary Connell, who heard her screams from
her lodgings, then came up, and but for her the
prosecutrix believed they would have attempted to
drown her. She, the prosecutrix, called on the watch-
man in Blackmoor-lane, to save her as she passed,
but he said he could not, and the few other persons
she met at that late hour, seemed not disposed, or
were afraid, to give her any assistance. Mary Con-
nell took her home to her lodgings in Blackmoor-
lane, and it appeared she was not able to get up
stairs without assistance, from the•usage she had re-
ceived ; she was in a faint all the night. They
called at her lodgings (Fitzgerald and Wm-thy) the
next morning early, and behaved in a most out-
rageous manner, broke some glass in the sash-door,
and pretended the prosecutrixhad robbed Fitzgerald
of half-a-crown, but Mary Connell searched her
pockets, and found nothing in them but a small key,
and it was with much difficulty the other lodgers
compelled them to depart.
Dr. Woodriffe proved the injury she received; he
said he found her the next day in the South Infir.
wary, about 12 o'clock, in a state of insensibility.
obliged her husband to give up the house; her daugh-
ter, Mary Connell, lived with her; he always heard
she was a girl of ill fame, but be knew nothing him-
self against her.

Sheriff White proved that Mary Connell supported
herself by keeping a standing on the Coal Quay.
His LORDSH IP, in charging the Jury, recapitulated
the evidence, and pointed out to them such parts as
materially bore on the case, and the corroboration it
received from the several witnesses. They could
have no doubt the outrage had been committed on
the unfortunate woman, both from her Own evidence
and the testimony of Dr. Woodriffe, by some person,
and it was for them to decide whether, notwithstand-
ing the good character •the prisoner received, they,
could entertain a reasonable doubt that be was that
person; if they could, he ought to have the benefit of
it. Against the other prisoners, he thought the evi-
dence did not sustain the indictment.
The Jury, after retiring about fifteen minutes,
brought in a verdict of Guilty against Fitzgerald,
and Not Guilty against the others; and the Foreman
said he was directed by his fellow jurors to recom-
mend the prisoner to the mercy of the Court.
k His LORDSHIP said he should recommend him to
his Gon for mercy.
The prisoner was then called up for judgment,
which his Lordship passed upon him itt the most im.
pressive calmer.