The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-06-09


bought gun from John Fiel, Of Bally husk
for the sum of Ave shillings. After tina
he asked me to go out TO shoot with him
and went with him. He afterwards sal,
that he got the, gun stocked by younl
man named Doak. It might have beef
that. / have looked at that (barrel of gur
handed to witness). am of opinion tina
the marks see on 1t are the same marks
saw on John Friel's gun. The gun barre
was very short, about Q feet 3 to 2 fee
inches in length. / remarked that as the
gun was short it would not throw far. H
said 1t would throw farther than woul,
imagine. I was shooting with him sine,
the 17th of March, It was Charles nc
kuult's gun he then had. He is q pretty
fair shot. The gun was given back Il
McKnult the day before the murder. Friel'
gun had bad stock, and required to b.
re stocked.
The witness was not cross examined.
Mary Mcbride deposed-I live in Tor.
lOughau. My house is on the road leading
from Manorvaughan to Milford. I live
about q mile from Ravensferry. Anyone
passing along the road from Cratl0e Wood
would pass my house. know a man called
Michael Heraghty. He came into my house
the day of the murder. He used to call in
when passing. The bell rings at Manor
vaughan at one O'Clock for dinner. Il wai
before dinner bell-he came in more than
an hour before, or i suppose two hours. He
does not live on that side Of the Mulroy
Bay. At dinner time; when my son John
was going to work, Heraghty went away
with him.
John Mcbride ilast depoaens,s aon} de-
posed-As far as know, Michael Heraghty
was in our house about an hour and o half
before dinner time. He said he was at
Doven Well that day. went with him to
Ravepsferry, and helped Charley McEihen-
ny to row across to the side of the bay. He
lives at Eddy Mills. Ispoke of the murder
Heraghty. He said that was the Fl ret time
he had heard of it. Mills said his lordship
and clerk and driver were killed. I don't
remember if Reraghty then said anything,
nor If he said anything in the boat.
Daniel Gallagher deposed to crossing in
the boat with Heraghty. He said he was
at Doven Well for his mother, who was
unwell.
DR.. Hughes, Analyst, Belfast, depossd-
I got q bar of lead and some p6sets from
Sub Constable Walsh. examined both.
The bar of lead is of common ordinary
lead. It is sold of different degrees of
purity. 1 found the same degree Of purity
and the same ingredients in 5oth the bar
and the pellets.
Evidence of the pellets having been re-
ceived from Drs. Osborne aud Dunlop after
the post mortem, and of the bar of lead
having been given by the Constabulary,
Mr.. Holmes asked that the prisoners be
for trial.
Mr.. ODoherty strongly protested against
the prisoners being committed on such
evidence as had been given by the Crown.
Eventually the four remaining prisoners
were committed for trial at next assizes.
The court was thronged to an UNUSUAL
extent during the proceedings.
RUMoRED IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
LONDONDERRY, May II.
A rumor is current of important evidence
having turned up for the crown-pamely,
that q witness has come forward, who will
identify the two men who crossed Mulroy
Bay in the boat after the murder, and who
saw the boat come across after hearing
shots fred on the other side.
Mr.. Parnell is happy man. Thirty one
priests of the Navan deanery, following the
example of those of the deanery of Kells,
have met, considered his parliamentary
conduct, and declared their entire conf
deDce in their "intrepid, ever faithful, and
vigilant representative" and their admi-
ration of the splendid services he has
rendered. We may now anticipate that
every priest in broad Meath will make
similar declaration. His seat is as secure
as a rock, whatever comfort that may give
TO the multltudinous enemies he has made.
A telegram from London, dated May
27Gh, Gays:
At meeting of the Home Rulers, held
on Saturday, letter was received from
DR.. Butt, in which he agrees to retain the
leadership of the Home Rule party, but
with strong expressions of reluctance, and
without holding himself responsible for
any thing done by the party in his absence.
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