Morning herald., 1838-09-07

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County CORK, CRIMINAL Couar, July 27-Before
she Hon. Baron Richards-Honora Mccarthy was in
aietea for offering boy named William Crolly, aged
years to an apothecary for SALE and proposing him
ts pui the said child % death. There were several
counts.
Mr. Bennett the Queens counsel, said he would
the case most extraordinary one to the jury
without comment She was charged with having
Brought the child TO medical and proposing to
him put the child 10 DEATH that he might have sub
ject for dissection.
Has Lordship on ascerainlng that the prisoner had
counsel agent, appointed Mr.. Scannel for
She appeared Unlocking wretch, about fifty years
old.
Mr. Lefebure the medical man. was called, but, net
appearing, the court ordered his recognsarce to be
eeuested.
The Crown then called
Robert Armstrong policeman-He said he knew DR..
Lefe ebure he for witness the lst OF April and
showed HIM both the prisoner and boy Crolly who was
produced the table does not think the woman saw
him the doctor put witness into pantry Between the
shop and kitchen where ne eoua no. oe seen ana ae
ness heard her ask the doctor 20 buy the boy She
perfectly sober The doctor asked IT the bcy was any
relation OF hers and she said not He then asked how
long she had MIN. She replied about two years. He
asked how she by him. add she said she osk him
Through charity. The little boy quite drunk the
time The doctor then said is Is too much NO."
said she "it 10 over little, but will just do what want"
The child was screaming all this time, and calling pri-
sener anty, and she said "Doctor give him something
that will put him aside once" The doctor asked her
wheR she could have another child she paused at the
question and he asked her, Gould she have in
month or six weeks 2" Idon't know" said she, "but
i might" The doctor then proceeded to GO up stairs,
and the boy crying. and she said, Hold your
tongue dear the doctor will give you something sweet
Witness opened the door and went into the kitchen
where the woman and the little boy were, and said,
"You old wicked wretch do you want TO commit murder
an that innocent child 7" She said she in red
den her pipe. Witness then took her to Bridewell
nd rr,o1t litfle hav in He odrupE
as not to be able stand
John Matthew Lefebure.-ls an aPothecary in Dun
lanway. The prisoner TO his house the 3lst
darch; he never knew her before; 1t in the
ing betweea six and sc ven His brother. in law was
the shop, and she asked to the doctor. Witness
topped forward, and asked what she wanted She
aid she could not speak before those persons in the
hop. Witness then took her into room back of the
,hop, and she told him she had child to SELL Witness
asked her what she thought he wanted OF the child
On y said she " the likes Of you always them "
she said he fine likely boy witness asked her if
the boy her and she said not, that she took
him keep him for charity witness said then that she
had right sell the child-she reaied, mo had
beuer-he bad boy, ano Joi ned against her in
bad words" she perfectly sober and she then
went away out his house the market place and
witness after her, and she returned and took him
into a gateway of Mr.. Everetts, witnesses house
but there was a there, and she said she could
speak 20 witness while the man was ,here When the
went away, she again offered TO sell witness the
child, aRd he asked why she wanted to sell him She
made the as before-that he was bad
boy and going against her In bad words Witness asked
her how much she wasted for the boy She said is.
Witness replied that was too much-hat grown subjects
were got for e.. "Oh!" said she those who sell the
like told that very cheap Witness then off.red
i3 t3 los and IA at different times out she refused,
and he finally agreed with her for f5 and
morning; she said she would that after the boy
put aside she should long day to leave the town
and the country She said too, that she would send the
boy walk up and down before his door that night and
that he would have corduroy breechss, with blue
patches the frent and leather cap. Witness
the boy thus dressed walk up and down before his door
in the evening Witness asked her To bring him al niae
o'clock for the would be quie,er, and the people
not going mass she then said she would bring him
about ten and that she should knock the Of
him, for he was cunning chap and would not 60 near
a doctors shop. Witness asked how she would do
that and she replied, "by giving him porter and
glass" She then said when she came she would sit
exactly opposite the wnesss house. and said she would
to the house when he beckened to her. The
next morning when he sitting At breakfast, about
o'clock. he her walking up and dow: with the
boy. Witness put up his hand, and she went away The
supposes to give the boy the porter and whiskeyJ for
when she returned the child quite drunk On the
preceding night witness desired Armstrong the
Bile, TO be in attendance in the morning. and he
cordingly and witness put him into pantry between
the shop and kitchen When witness beckoned the
prsoner the street into the house saying to
the Soy Come in wants to light my pipe" Witness
again asked why she wanted sell him, and she made
the same answer before Witness said he thought
the BOY was eleven. I'm, she, - the Dctter
for that" Witness then agreed take him, and the boy
began cry, and said Anty, let rae out, and God
knows I'll come in again" "Whisht, alea," said she,
and the doctor will give you something sweet" and
turning TO witness said him give him something
put him aside at once, as she should be going the
road. He again asked her If she could have another
boy for him in month, and she said she thought she
could. Witness then desired her 10 wait there while
he for the money and he went out and let in the
policemen, who arrested her. She gave her
name Mr. Holmes, the magistrate, as Honora Santry
alias Nearby.
On Mr. Lefebure's cross examination by Mr.. Scan.
nell he said he ed for FIVE years in Dunmanway.
The boy then put upon the table, but was too
Young 10 be exsmined-he did not know the OF
an OATH and had never said his prayers
Mr. Scanne addressed the jury for the prisoner, on
the plea Of insanity.
The maron OF the goal was sworn, and examined by
his Lordship-She said the prisoner was four months
under her charge She considered her to be perfectly
ss,sbls and know the differ ence between right aad
wrong.
His Lordship said the indictment was laid under q
peculiar act Of the 10Th Of George w chap.
a. sec. g. And be II enacted that every person who
shall solicit encourage persuade, or endoavor to pur-
suade, or who shall propose TO any perssn to murder
any other person shall be guilty OF felony, and being
convicted thereof shall suffer death feon." IL
was capital charge. There must be soliciting or
endesvoring To persuade person 10 commit mur.
der Nothing short Of other Of these ingredients
would constitute the crime. The passed for the
purpose OF reaching those persons who not themselves
bold daring enough commit murder, proposed 10
others do so. The mere circumstance therefore, OF
this woman going TO the doctor with the child without
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