The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-05-01
Po,ficnlors Of Uhrfan.s Faaay!
The Three Brothers are Crimi-
nails.
Conversation Between Hess and
DOYLE.

OTTAWA, April ~
Mr. o Reilly, District Attorney. con
tinued the investigation In the as-a-Sina
ton case throughout the whole Of TN
day, before Mr.. O'Gara, Police Maeis
trate.
The dispositions u "a nlmber of wit
ncssc- were taken, their evidence. it i
understood, being chiefly directed
against Doyle, who was to-day formal,
charged a. accessory before the act Oh
the MURDER thus being made a princi
pal in tine crime
The inquiry was adjourned TO THE iail
for the purpose of hearing the testimony
of man named Hess. who happens Il
be ina Jail at present on "a simple charge
OF assault.
1t may have been remarked that jon
some time past there have been hints OF
certain admissions which Waheln was
sara to have been overheard making 90
Doyle. The origin of the affair was az
follows:
Doyle was confined in certain cell
in jail, and one day when Whelan was
brought back he was placed in another
cell close by. IN the same corridor De
tective Cullen and Hess then took up a
position near at hand. and a slight noise
attracting Whelan 5 attention. he called
out, who's there DOYLE. rccogizing his
voice replied it's me. Jim. 4 CONVEX
satiOu then ensued between them. dur
Ing which, according TO the dispositions
of the two witnesses, Whelan made adj
missions 10 Doyle, which amount 10 a
confession of the crime. The facts a.
related by Cullen and Hess, are as fol-
lows:
THURSDAY, 18th April, lS6s-
We went when the Court adjourned.
at halt-paSt five, To the Jail, and after
the Governor and officials left the corri-
dor in which Whcian and Dovle are
confined, We took up our positions inn
mediately outside the door forming the
entrance 10 the corridor.
Whelan said-AB Won there. John
Doyle Said-ve-.
Mhclam then Said-I WAS nailed bloody
tight to-day.
Doyle-Nou don't say.
Wheian-E bv Jesus. Nou don't
know who is the iniormer.
Doyle-No
Whclan-Alick Turner.
Dovle-Nol i'm "a loud tone
Whelan-Yes. bv Jesus Christ;
wouldn't give a sixpence for his carca-e.
There We're boys there to-day that spot
ted him. I saw great deal of them
here from the country. from Gloucester
and all around
At this time from the other ward a
voice called out 10 Whelan. and asked
him how did he ret on to-dava
Whelan answered Bloody bad: was
nailed very tight.
The voice answered. am sorry TO
hear it,
Wheian then said had nod from
ycur-Slattery 5 brother to-day.
Voice again said-Is he in town?
Whelan said-Yes. He then continu-
ed-You keep As mute as a mouse here.
Nhelan then spoke 10 Doyle-It Will
90 bloody hard with me III either
swing or get Penitentiary for life.
don't care, | am prepared for the worst
That bugger Turner swore bloody hard
against me-swore we were all bloody
Fcnians. There were fourteen witness
es examined. He sWOre that he was an
Englishman.
Says Doyle-You are in a very bad
fix.
Whelan-I don't care damn all
depend upon is q good jury.
Doyle asked him had he lawyer?
He said YES, Buckley. He's not
worth two sheets ofpaper; he's afraid of
O'Reilly's little finger i
worth his whole carcase.
Doyle often said. what viii happen
me? What will become Of me? They
can do nothing to me
Whelan answered that nothing would /
happen to him as they could prove moth |
ing against him.
Whelan said-I would not have come /
near you only was drunk.
Doyle said am sorry James. YOU ev- /
er done it.
Whelan said-I don't care damn. |
I'm prepared for the worst. I'll either i
swing or 90 to the penitentarv for life
| wouldn't care a damn only for one |
thing.
Whelan-The old woman thebIoodv !
CUTS will fall out of her.
DoyIe-I am sorry for Won the whole /
world will know it.
WheIan-Yes, Pm a great fellow. /
shot that fellow have Won moor buoper
here and here am mTsaIf vbicb /
makes three of us ,,
Do,-lo oeIgod b;,,, ,,.bo+ - ia
~ - iin' nc s'iIu' ~
ne 9S'llie .iliie Wl'hess turned around 10
Hess, bowling bis head to call atsention
TO the word.
Nhelan again repeated the same, US
ing these words: | shot him like dog.
You're here, I'm here Pm great fell
low; my name VIII go down to pOsteri-
ty.
Doyle sald-Jim, Jim, am sorry for
you:
Whelan-l didn't care damn, only
for my poor mother.
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