Star. — 1825-03-15 (London, England)

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE,.  MEATH (IRELAND.) C. Keegan was indicted for the murder of Ann Feely) by strangling her. Catherine Wood lives at Summer-hill; Ann Feely was her sister; saw her last alive on the Tuesday before Christmas day; on that day, witness sent deceased from Summer-hill to Dublin, to sell some wooden wares; saw her on Christmas Eve,,when she lay dead on the road, about a quarier of a mile from her house. When the deceased left witness-to go to Dublin, she was gay, and in pct feet. good health ; she was about sixteen ; when witness saw her lying on the road, her clothes were all dirty, and torn to pieces, and her eyes full of gra7el and dirt. Cross-examint:d.—The deceased left Dublin on her return hdoe, with a man named Byrne, a carman; deceased was never subject to fits or illness; thete was found on the deceased a half-crown, one shilling, and one tenpenny-piece, with some goods under her arm. J. Fitzsimmons, a carman, was in Dublin in Decemher last, and left it two days beure Christmas; kne.v Ann Feely ; she accompanied witness four miles nut of Dublin, on her way-home, and was in good health and spirits ; knows. W. Byrne, a carman—he was coming up with an empty dray, and nothing at all on it, when the deceased asked him, as witness's dray was loaded, if he would give her a " lift". towards home? and Byrne said he would; the deceased then got up on Bytne's dray, and they soon got out of witness's sight. W. Byrne lives within a mile of Summer-hill. (I-I:re witness confirmed the statement of the last witness, as to the deceased having got up on his dray about four miles from Dublin). Prisoner was sitting on a separate dray, and when they came to a public-house on the road between Summer-hill and Durthoyne, called the Hatchet, prisoner and the deceased sat on the same dray; witness and prisonet had five naggius of whiskey at the public-house, between five persons ; the deceaikil took some at different times, about one glass in afr; prisoner pressed her to drink; witness and prisnnei stopped at another public house on the road, after they were at the Hatchet, and had a couple of noggins more of spirits; deceased did not drink any at the last publichouse; the prisoner and deceased walked and sat upon the dray occasionalfy, and appeared friendly; they sat with their backs to the horses, and were in'eonversalion, sitting close together ; when the Liras arrived at the moss roads Moynalvy, witness asked the prisoner why he did not go home, as that was his road ? it was then about seven or eight o'clock and dark (23d of D:cember); prisoner said he would go on to the cross road, Spring Valley, and when they came to that place, the prisoner attache deceased left the witness and bid him good night—witness asked deceased if she would be afraid to go h .me in the dark by herself? she was then about a quay ter of a mile from home— the deceased said she would not be atr lid—she was then in good health and spirits—the prisoner and the deceased then went together towards Summerhill, which was not the way to the- prisoner's house. —Witness then gave a description of her clothes, which were neither torn nor ditty—plisoner went at least half a mile out of his way, by coming to the crossroads at Spring Valley—witness on going home fell asleep byi the fire, and he was awoke by a knocking at the doJr, when asking who it was, and opening it, the prisoner came in with his coat very wet and dirty, and asked witness to feel the weight of it, it was sowet?—witness did not feel it—prisoner then sat down .it the fife, and afterwards awoke witness to let him out, ate on his going away, desired witness not to say to any pers,or that he had seen him, or that he had been at his (witness's house) that night, as lie would not wish it lot fifty shillings—saw the deceased the next morning lying dead on the road, at the corner of the ci ass-road. .  f. King knew Ann Feely, and met her on the night but one before Christmas-day, in company ith a man, within dime or four perches of Spring Valley ; the man had his hand round her neck, and witness bid her good night, to which she replied, "good night," kindly. The man did not speak.  Shelley, di.covered the body of the deceased on the morning of Christmas•day ; she was lying on her side on the road, and her head on her arm; there were