New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-11

number of poor tenants had been evicted of TIE BAL
hndery property TO improve 1t and enlarge me
demesne. A number Of women ana others "ere a.
work. George Stevens and hls aunt went out - NnA
where thew were employed. Two men, WIN b"hie's
and short cloak- to make them appear hke women,
but whose corduroys appearing below the coax
show ed that they we're men with backened Ldc,s,
came over style, and one of them shot Mrs he!iy
through the bead and while Ge0rge Streven- ran Z"
get some one 10 pursue the murderer the other BAT
tered her face and head with tone- and both escaped
Nor though many were in the field and IN Other h1'
around did any one stir, 81 cVnce the 7hSne-t gym
patty. . ii
When CamI,on came to the spot wher" Mr.. Kelly
wa living in her blood, be- said, pointing 10 Mr. Gsorge
strevens, " This s the man who got Il dom: eu
Dr.. George Strcven- how was that JOB cone W h"I'
did they come from or where did they 90 y lne4
did not pursue YOU: YOU were not the man they wanted
70 shoot" s,rcycns was, accordingly, apprehenied
but 10 proof being forthcoming OF hl- benz TIE l-u
gator or accessory he was released; nor mas the'e
been any clue found III. perpetrators OF the murder
up to the present time. For the Islander contained N
these words Mr. Sreyeus brought the pre-"nt action
against Mr.. CamIion. The damages were lai az
& GO. Mr.. Campion defense wa. that they were
not u-sd in the sense alleged, and that They Were
privileged. .
witnesses and especially the Examination OF the
pripcitsls were long and elaborate. The object ol
Mr. Sirevcnss counsel TO show that the charge OF
manning the murder might have much more Justly
been laid against Campion himself; that, having sue
ceeded in getting SreVen- dsI--e--ed and himself III
stated il his interest 70 get her out OF the way,
lcst she should revoke the will made in his favor
-Le had done the former. and the simplest way to ell
feet this to advise the turning ont OF the wetched
,rnaDtry-amOst sure 10 he followed by murder iron
the temper and habits Of the people in that part OF
N. coui,iry; and that he was -Ordid and selfish
enough as well as cunning enough, having poisoned
the aunt mind against the nephew to secure the re-
mOval Of the aunt herself. ~ ,
When he came 10 the spot, said Mr. Whiteside,
where Mr. Kelly lying in her gore, after utterins
the SANDER and yUwlng to Heaven that he would
never cease till he had found cut the author aud per-
petrators Of the foul deed-unlke the gallant fn4-
tspes who planted q lock Of the murdered Blanches
hair dipped in her blood in his bonnet, vOwing tina,
he would steep il in the hearts blood OF Rhoderck
Dhu--he called TO one OF the women who were work.
ing near, "Biddy Branigan' "Well, yer honor,
answered Biddv. Have YOU scissors - " have,
yer honor" Bring them here" And having got
the scissors he cut off the pockets OF the dead woman,
put inside the other and both INTO hI- own caa-
cUus pouch and carried them of a. ms 0ped Sot'd
On the other side tits commended that Nreyens. by
course Of dissipation aud profigacy commenced from
his coming to Ireland and carried on unntcrrupedly,
had forfeited the favor of his aunt-who, though
somewhat indifferent 10 some sorts Of lndiscrctons
viewed in themselves, abhOrred the expense they
often entailed, having become absolutely Penurou-,
and he compelled TO confess TO nproprlces with
a host If females, some OF whom lived IN the family,
Others resident in the ncghborhoOd. This aunt dis
susted-niter sundrv quaTrels about such n course
had changed the disposition of her property; and
he WINS TEMPTED TO revenge. Under these circum-
stances willie feeling the kecncst anguish for the
murdered lady the words were used: nor was It TO
wondered at under the circumstances.
On the enc hand, II was labored to he proved by
multiplied evidence that Strcvens and his aunt, not
withdrawing occasional chickering's were good
terms to the last that he could have No motive for
desiring her premature death. On the other that she
was dissatisfied with him, but not through CHmplons
instrumentaty. CampOn maintained that the di--
possessing the tenants Mrs. Kelly own act; ami
IA they wer. n bad lot, they were the very tools
with which the disappointed Strevens might ehectually
work
II is very likely that neither Campion nor Strev"ns
planned the murder; that il the result nj tho -
pulsiuu tenanIry, IKE many others, and the
work If Ribbon men, though if the expelled tcnantry
were " bad lot, the competitors for the i'll
got and ,ilely squandercd property of the murdered
woman. For il came ont on the trial that Canpon
had kept female after the death of his wife before
lie went to be kept by Mrs. Kelly. The whole history
is n melancholy exhibition Of property, the wage OF
sin -windled away from the needy I" whom il should
have gone, cniailing misery and intamy on the swim
dlers-" Ill got, i'll gone
The trial, which commenced on Tuesday week, was
adjourned OF Christmas eve, till Monday. Tn"
speecheS of counsel for the defense and in reply and
tie charge Of the Judge. viii occupy next week. II !
most likely there will he verdict for the plaintiff,
the rather that suspicious Circumstance turned mp
in the trial against the defendant but the damages Will
be small. The circumstance was TINT an lille ultimate
son of Campon. soldier in the camp at the turragh
wa. down at his fathers leave AZ the time OF the
murder. whom the iuther Immediately bought out Of
the army aud sent him of to Australia. Still the mat
ter is n mystery but most likely the cvcted tcnantry
were at the bottom of il. Had StrcNens wished ~
vengc Campion himself would have been hi object.