The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-08 00:00:00

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tificate unless he saw her; is crash' that Meek Well acid
his (Tuohy'.) sinter-ia-law,..anet strati introduce to him
nextdayai strong healthy girl who wanted 6 nothing but a
itabeasl; introducep her saws day itsahediately after the
Conversation ; identifies the traverser (Mrs. Tuohy) who
was introduced by War-kw/ell as Miss Shotery; said when .
he so introduced her that she was Miss Slattery ; felt her •
pulse; asked for her lathe, whom be bad long dealingi..
withfaddressed her as Miss Slattery, and she answered
him accordingly; inquired after her health. as he knew she
bad a sister wbo,died of decline ; the traverser, Mrs. Tuohy,
gave him no, reason to think that she was not Miss Slattery;
was able to give a certificate from that 'inspection ; peer: ,
!yoke so Tuohy until after be kiss the certificate ; Tuohy.
was h-t present daring the interview ; aid not then knee,
him; Blackwell ildrodured Tuohy toavitness two or thrais
days after; saw Mrs. Tuohy in her father's house after.
wards ; she came frogs the back of the bons* isms the/ball p •
mated I;er was she net Mrs. 'Tuohy; she said yes; enquiry(
for her intshandi she said he was not at home; be (mime's')
and Mr..Piercy then retired.
Cross-examined by Mr. Wiggettl—Witnesa was a pri
weer in January; got out under the Insolvent Act; gui
out of prison four times with in a year and a half; built somef
slate houses; a commission of bankruptcy issued against hirri
in 1820; his brother is assignee; he lent witness money,
and was his agent in superintending the buildings; wh-
ose's agreed to give hint a sal ery'of feisty guineas a year ;
never made a dividend ; coenmiesien issued in 1823; no occa-
sion for certificate •, hr (witness) is to pay all fair deles; e fit-
ness was persecuted ; a frien l asked feint if lie (isitnets)
had written an anonyniotts letter; does of recollect having
written one; is not in the habit of doing so ;
canned recollect having written one ; never wrote
to Insurance Companies • except on business ; ea:
not recollect whether it was sworn to ; recollects
one Frewen that died ; knows Mr. Wards in t!
Irish Town ; one George Frewen took hint there to sat
Mr. Thomas Frewen ; he (Frown) was then in pod
health; can't say how soon after he died ; heard he del
in fourteen days after he (witness) gave the certificate ;
can't say he (Frewen) was deal when witness counter-
manded certificate; gets fees fur signing certificates; got
nothing in Slattery's case; cot a pound or a guinea ci
torestan's case from George Preis-en; signed hundreds e'
certificates for Insurances ; lcnew Shaughnessy, an Ap -
thecary ; three or cone doctors a tended him ; can't say-
bow many certified for him ; witness signed a certificate
for .Shaughnessy when he was in good health;
lhaugh-
nessy had occasion for witness before his death ; did no‘
know Tuohy at first, nor before Illy kwell tol I Lim he
wanted a certificate, nor for three or firm dais after; firs:
ver saw him in his room in the gaol to ktiaiv him Until
then ; Pierey did see witness before Blackwell bat .
seen h' ; recollocts seeing Tuohy ; don't recollect
ing Tuohy to sue for the Insurance money; neverdestrel
him; never was charged by any a2ents of having franda•
lenity given certificates; would punish any person that
woelel charge him with it; was eleceivethinFrewen's ease ;
used every effort to counteract it ; did not know Tuohy.
before the Insurance was done ; nor was he; to witnces'a
knowledge, ever in the room; did not kno.v Tuohy waa
married•to Slattery's daughter until witness was informed
of it by Blackwell.
William O'Connell, examined by Mr. Jackeon.-d•Rhowg
Tuohy ; was employed in Mr. Sesyth's olive ; knows tra-
verser, Blackwell ; 'Tuohy was latterly D.;puty•Cleris of the
Peace in Mr. Smyth's office; knows Slattery; the females
traverser is his daughter, and the wife of '!'nobs; saw
Blackwell at Slattery's house; met him there only once, on.
the wedding night; Tuohy was married to Miss Slattery;
Ellen Slattery was there; it is about a rear and a half ago ;.
Blackwell resided in Bow-lane; Slattery lived at the
Square; Tuohy lived with his father in Old Clare-street,
and afterwards in lodgings at Mr. Lacy's, in Braid-street ;
Clerk of the Peace's other was next door to Blackwell's;
Blackwell appeared to be intimate with Slattery at that
time ' • saw Blackwell at Tuohy's last January, but did not
see hint for six months before that : saw Ttiolty and hiq'
wife often at Blackwell's; a great intimacy subsisted be.
preen them before last January; witness has no doubt of•
that intimacy; ssw Miss Ellen Slattery at the'weelding.'
and knew her before then; did not see her in January;
sate her at Christmas; site appeared rather delicate in De.:
cember ; she looked delicate at the time of the wedding;
looked as well the last time as at the time of the weddine ; •
did not look like a blooming girl ; did nat see her °flea
between the time of the wedding and Derainber ; she died.'
in March last; did not see her since December; never
saw her out since; does not know a hat complaint she
died of.

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Cross-examined by Mr. Waggett.—Knows Mrs. Tao' r'
about a year and a half; she is about twenty years of ace
does not know if Ellen was older; saw her at the wedding,
but not often until December ; saw her then at a party.
where she danced, and the company remained until late.
The witness reexamined by Mr. Jackson.—Blarkwelt
and Mr. and Mrs. Tuohy were at tiM dance; Blackwell and.'
Mrs. Tuohy danced ; not quadrilles.
Doctor Geary, rssmined by Mr. O'Longlilin.—Wit
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can't say he attended Ellen Slattery ; she and her ma ler
called on bin last harvest; he told the mother that hAr
'laughter was in a consunip!ian ; sew her once in her own.
bowie ; she was in the same way ; he told her mother Ws;
she would nut recover.

Crosi•examined by Mr. IVaggett ....Did not know if one
of the daughters died in August; does not know the Chris-
flan name of the girl who was brought to him; she was far
gone in consumption; the symptoms were so fixed as to
leave Ito hope of her recovery, and he gave her up.
Arthur D'Esterre, examined by Mr. O'Connell.—Witness
is in the office of the Clerk of the Peace for the county
succeeded Tuohy ; went to Slattery's house on the night of
the 7th January last, to look for some books ; saw a persota .
called Ellen Slattery in the kitchen ; it was ten o'cl irk
at night; Messrs. Dames and Hobbs, of the police, were with
witness; th; female they saw appeared in a very delicate
state of health ; she sighed and in tamed.
Cross-examined by Mr. Waggett.—Went with the police
to search for the books ; made the search in as quiet a man-
ner as possible.
James Morgan, examined by Mr. Jackson.—Witness is
agent to the Royal Exchange Ass,trance Company in Lime-
rick ; recollects Mr. Lewis, the secretary of the West of.
England Insurance Co•npany, having • been is Limerick.
last May ; knew the traverser, Blackwell, in May ; went • •• •
with Mr. Lewis to Blackwell ; previously suggested to Mr.
Lewis, that aa Blackwell liehl a place of trust as.a public
officer, iklyoulti be but fair to give him an opportunity to
explain or vindicate himself before any proceedings were
taken against him; witneassind.Mr. Lewis saw Blackwell;
witness told Blackwell that Mr. Lewis came to Limerick in
order to investigate the fraud which had been attempt-J..
and as he (Blachw,ell) appeared t 3 be seriously Implicated ' .
in the transaction, Mr: Lewis came to hips for,explenatioo I' •
Blackwell said that Use person he intros/ Aged to Dr. Carer •-•
in the, gaol„, was Miss. Ellen Slittety, who eras a blooming.
bouncing girt.;•theitoiria
.. an eat to mplite .:11asemece at'
wltnesis office.. ' - .• • •
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Crosil-exhadoelbt. Mc. aggett.— grotto the Royal •
Ekbange Asatiiiime Company ; cannot say whether the
iVeat of England Company is good or bad ; believes he may
tekture to say that the Itoyal Exchange is a poi Company.

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