The Sun. — 1848-01-07 (London, England)

BENNETT—I am a sub-inspector of constabulary. I remember when Kelly was shot. I was in the neighbourhood. I know the girl Margaret Ryan, who was examined here to-day. She was examined at Kelly's inquest. She was very much alarmed, and at first swore that she " believed" the man who shot Kelly was Billy Ryan, and afterwards she said she was sure. .1 told her not to be frightened. The coroner told her the same thing, and she then said she was sure. I went, on the 17th of October last to the houses of persons of the name of Fruen to look for a book which was supposed to be on the person of a man named Nash, who was murdered a few days before. I remained on my horse outside, and sent four constables in to look for the book. When they were going in I heard some one say, " Oh, Puck," ran in. upon which I immediately got off the horse, and As soon as I got in I saw a blunderbuss on the top of the bed, and constable Phillips asked the prisoner, who was on the bed, to give it up. I.he” prisoner cried out, " No, I will have a shot at him, meaning me. 1 then rushed towards him, with my pistol pointed at his head, and he had his blunderbuss pointed at my head, and in that posture he called out, " Will I fire ?" he asked Wr illiam Fruen, but he got no answer. He asked him no less than three times the same question. I called on him not to stir, or I would fire. He was all this time lying concealed on the top of the bed—lying on his face, with the blunderbuss pointed at me. Ryan then called out, " Let me fire about the house ;" but I said if he attempted  it I would shoot him. I did not like to shoot him: William Fruen came over to the bed and put up his hands as if to take the blunderbuss, but he was pre-, vented and we seized it. It was capped, and loaded to the muzzle with eleven balls (the balls were here produced). I drew the charge after I arrested the prisoner. On searching him I found powder, some and eleven more balls of the same kind. 'li-12(= witness was not cross-examined.  Dr. V,eardon examined by Mr. PLUNKETT —I saw the deceased John Kelly after his death, and found eleven bo-.llet marks in his body. The wounds inflicted by ti. ose bullets caused death instantly. Constable William Fogarty proved having met Mary Gleeson oi: the morning after the murder, and deposed that she toi.:l him on that occasion that the prisoner William Ryan (Puck) shot her uncle. The case for the proseCni:lion (having here closed, Mr. O'HEA addressed the jury' on behalf of the prisoner. Mr. BENNETT having replied on be, half of the prosecution,  The LORD CHIEF JUSTICH charged the. jury. The jury, without leaving the box, found a verdict of Guilty, which appeared to have mole a. greater impression upon every one in court than it- did on the prisoner, who heard it perfectly unmoved. Their Lordships immediately put on the bl.:vk cap, and were about sentencing him to the utmost pg. ‘nalty of the law, when The ATTORNEY GENERAL applied to hare sente. oce postponed until the following day, on the ground th at the prisoner was named in an inlictment in which three men of the name of Fruen were charged With harbouring him. After a short consultation on the subject, The COURT granted the application, and the prisoner was removed from the dock to the county gaol. This occupied the Court until four o'clock.