American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-03-21
FROM SKETCHES OF THE IRISH BAR.o
INTERESTING TRIAL,

The following are the details OF a case that hap
pened few years ago, and which. in addition the
singularty OF the incidents, has the novelty of be-
ing now for the first time presented in printed
form to the public -
| The River Shannon in its passage westward to-
wards the Atlantic, expands about forty miles be-
low The city OF Limerick into capacious sheet of
water resembling an estuary, and making distance
OF ten or twelve miles from bank to bank At the
ror.hern or county Of CIareside, is the town of
Kilrush. Upon the opposite shore, adjoining the
borders of the counties of Limerick and Kerry, is
the town Of Tarbert and few miles higher up
the stream the now inconsder able village OF Glyn-
the same from which branch of The Fi,zgerslds
originally took their ancient and still honored title
of Knights of Glyn.' None of these places
make any kind of show upon the banks which be
side are pretty thickly planted almost down to the
waters edge. The river, itself, in this part pre-
sents few signs OF human intercourse. In the finest
summer weather, the eye may often look round
and search in vain for single bank boat break
The solitude OF the scene. The general desolation
is IN fact, at times so complete, that an adept
III crime TO be in quest OF place where deed Of
violence might be perpetraled under the eye OF
God alone, he sould not select filter scene than
he channel Of the river Shannon, midway between
the points have just described.
/ One morning, little after sun rise. about the lat
ter end OF July, in the year -, two poor fish
e'men, named Patrick Connel, and - Drisco
who lived at Money Point, small hamlet ear Xii
rush. weD, down to the river side, according their
custom to attend to their occupation. AS they
walked along the strand in the direction of their
boat, they came upon human body, which had
washed ashore by the last tide IL was the re.
mains OF young female, and had TO clothing or
covering OF any kind excepting small bodice -
Who or what she had been, they could nst conlec-
ute but how she came by her death was manifest.
They found rope tied al one end tightly as pos
slbe round her neck, and at the other presenting
large loop, to which they supposed stone or some
| other weight had been attached, until the working
If the stream had caused it to separate--From the
general state OF the body, and more particularly
rom the teeth having almost all dropped out, they
concluded that it must have been under the water
or several weeks Alter short consultation, the
two fishermen resolved upon proceeding without
delay TO Kilrush, to apprse the civil authorities Of
he circumstances but in the mean time they could
not bear TO think OF leaving the remains exposed
hey had found them the shore, and liable to be
burne away again by the tide before they could
turn. They accordingly removed the body to lit
tie distance beyond high water mark. and gave it q
temporary nterment. The feelings with which
they performed this office were marked by that ten
der and reverential regard towards the dead which
Id~tingushes the Irish peasantry. Upon the subse-
lquent Investigations, it became OF importance to
ascertain whether the burial had been conducted in
such manner as not to have occasoned any add
tlonal injury or Disagreement to the remains and
Patrick Connel being asked the question, replied in
"a tone o voice pathetic as to bring tear into
e.ety eye No." said the poor fellow, raising both
hands, and attempting to convey by their move
mrnts the gentleness that had been used" 1t was
impossible tor any thing did to iniUre her dis
figure he for we laid her up neatly in sea weeds,
and then covered her all round softly with the sand,
so tha rolhing could harm her"
The Maeista aes of the neighborhood having
lcertantd tom the ti,hermen, that dreadful crime
had been committed set immediate inquiries on
'on for the discovery OF the offender. The task
.uld not have devoIved upon more competent
lass OF men Whatever other failings may have
imputed to the Irish country gentleman, in
fife rnce of inexperness in the detection of GRIM
'nals has not been among them. Time out OF mind,
he political and social anomalies of Ireland have
kept ,ha' body continually on the alert for the pro
tect'nn OF their lives and properties. To the abb
''rac principle of public duty and general love of
justice, has been superadded the more pressing
t'muus OF self preservation.-The consequence
lis that their local information in all that relate
TO the discovery of public offender, is singularly
Iaccurate and extensive and equally remarkable is
their skill and zeal in putting every resource in play
tor The attainment of their object. The exertons
of the magistrates in the present instance were SO
successtul. that considerable mass of circumstan-
ia evidence was in readiness for the coroners jury
that was summoned to inquire into the identity of
he deceased, and the cause of her death, The de.
tails we're voumnous, and shall therefore select
only the most striking and material.
The most important and ample information was
Communicated by young woman named Ellen
Walsh. few weeks before the finding of the re-
mains, this person being at Kilrush went down to
the river side in search of passage across to Gyn,
where she resided in service with lady. 1t
; then approaching sunset.-Upon arriving at the
shore, she found small pleasure boat the point
of putting off for Tarbert. Six persons in the