Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-03-19

cable companions, he at length in dispute re-
pectng some family property, quarrelled witt
relation named M'Donnell, upon whom he def
mined to wreak his vengeance. AT this DO
In FItzgerald's career, the most charitable thi
that can be said of him is, that be was in a st,
OF mental arrangement, and was, properly spea
| ing, fit object for an asylum his copdnct
wards M Donnell leads to no other conclusion.
lie eDdeavoured to have this person assassinate
but the shot of Murphy, a miscreant whom
employed, only wounded Mr.. M'Donnel in d
leg Murphy was arrested on suspicion of III
foul act, kept short time i'll prison. and di
| charged without trial. Fitzgerald taking I'D d
cause of Murphy, entered a complaint again
M Donnell for false Imprisonment, and procur,
warrant for his arrest. Accompanied by ba1
OF retalners, and person named Brecknock
his law adviser, Fitzgerald proceeded to capture d
object of his malice, and carry him in the fir
place to his own residence at Turlough. I'll
design was, if possible, to provoke rescue. ad
to shoot M Donnell in the scuffle-such, accord
ing to Brecknock, being allowable in law. I'd
diabolcal plot went exactly as was intended
hubbub took place, and poor M'Donnell was ri
morselessy shot through the head. This wi
the browning act of Fitzgerald's mad career. !
Wretchedly as the law was administered in Ir|
land, it could not overlook the horrible outrad
that had been committed. Fitzgerald, an accor1
pllce named Fulton, and his adviser BrecknocJ
were pursued by crowd of partizans, captured
and concealed among a bundle of bed -clothe|
and dragged with indignity from his home, Wild
was forthwith pillaged so effectually by the mol
that not single article of any value was left
it from garnet to cellar.
The trial of the murderer and his accomplic(
shortly afterwards took place, and all wei
found guilty and condemned. Strange to sad
Fitzgerald was on the occasion calm, REASONABLE
and resigned. The only favour he asked of til
Judge was ito give him long day to settle hi
AFFAIRS; but the sun was not allowed to set on TIL
criminals after the passing of sentence. It won
appear as if the high sheriff the prosecutor
and all the gentry of Mayo, were afraid that
there were any delay, reprieve might have be !
procured by means of Htzgerald's high come
TONS The execution was dsgracefully man
ged. The rope by which Fitzgerald wss
up broke, and he fell to the groure
sing to his feet. he requested BET
to be brought, and that there mig !
more botching. The second time, the i
ped from the cross. beam, and the fet III
wretched man again reached the ground b{
stander, shocked with the spectacle interpose@
and drawing up the rope. fixed it so effectual
that an end was soon put to Fitzgerald's sufle |
ings. The two others appear to have been ex
cuted at the same time without any accident.
The description given of what followed is I'd
characteristic to bear omission. The body beir
taken down, it was, by the sherift7s permission
conveyed, unmutilated to Through House; ar
it is striking fact, that he who had been reare
in the lap of luxury, and the associate of tt
highest in the land, was walked with lights pl
ced in bottles--so utter had been the wreck
entire the plumber of house, which had contai
ed such an abundance of various valuabes, tn !
not single candlestick was left for the perform
ance of the last rite he should require on earth
Such was the :nglorious end of Fighting Fitzge
aid