The Sun. — 1826-04-07 (London, England)

CHARGE OF MURDER. Florence Carty and Denis Carty tv ere indictPd, with Fbrence Bryant (not in custody), for the wilful murder of Daniel Sullivan. Mr. Law and Mr. BROD'ERICK stated the case for the proseention. Mr. BaarrEnrcx said, that on the 11th March last, the deceased was at the Rose and Crown, at Bromley, as was also the prisoners at the bar. The two prisoners left the public-house before the deceased, but the latter had to pass the rest. denee of the prisoners on his way home ; when ire arrived near their dwelling an assault took place, and the deceased was thrown into a ditch, and when down jumped circa by the psi. soner. Ile (Mr. B.) was very sorry to say that there were several persons present who did not appear to have interfered in a manner which humanity and justice would have dictated. He would call witnesses to prove that the prisoners struck the de. ceased with a stick and with their fists; but after the evidencs, his Lordship would say whether the guilt of the prisoner was established, or whether it was a Case of manslaniihter. George Grover, examined by Mr. LAw—Waness is landlord of the Rose and Crown at Bromley. On the 11th March last the prisoners at the bar (who are brothers) were there in the evening, as was also Florence Bryant and the deceased (Daniel Sullivan); they were all four in company together.— Sullivan left the house about 20 minutes after eleven ; the rrisoners had gone away nearly two hours before, and Bryant went out with them—there were the two Reardons (father and son) in the same box with the deceased. Cross-examined by Mr. Barter—Witness is confident Bry. ant went out with the prisoners; knows a man of the name of Collins; Lyons, one of the party, called for the beer while de. ceased was in the room ; believes Collins (who refused to pay Crown on the for jtelrieemll,ethrtwoito Rove prisoners. e (rs r evening mentioned, with his father and Daniel Sullivan, the de. ceased, who lived at witness's house. On their way home they beer) war ofat thee had to pass the house of the prisoner.{, who had left the house long before witness and his friends; as they were going along he saw the prisoner, D. Carty, out side his door, with a person witness did not know; the father of' witness was talking, upon hearing which, Denis put .his head inside the door, after which Florence Carty, Florence Bryant, and Daniel Collins came out, as did Bryant's wife and a boy. D. Carty had a large blackthorn stick in his hand at the time. Flo. rence Carty laid bold of his father, and wished him not to go on so fast ; the two prisoners then beat his father with a stick and a poker; witness helped his father, upon which Florence struck him on his cheek ; at this time Daniel Sullivan was leaning against the paling at a little distance; witness went in quest of help, but found none; when he returned he found Ids father lying down, and witness picked him up; he was bleeding profusely ; found Sullivan in the leaning position as when he left him, near to a ditch near where the tide comes up; witness soon saw the deceased and the prisoner Dennis in the ditch; the latter was striking the former a great many times; did not sea the prisoner Florance there at first; they were in the ditch a quarter of an hour, and the prisoner kept striking, but witness could not say whether the deceased Made any resistance; he wits afterwards pulled out and con. veyed house to witness's house by a man named Larry Lyons. nness saw that he was all over blood and dirty ditch water; witness went for a surgeon ; the affray was on a Saturday, and tire deceststal died on the following Tuesday. By Mr. Benny.—Witness is employed In agriculture, but has no regular employ ; bad had only two pints Of porter on that evening; there was no other friends of the deceased at the public house but his father and himself ; Collins and witness exchanged a few words and blows about Chriatmas time; remembers that Collins refused to pay for some beer that night ; the night was very dark ; witness did not fight, but tried to protect his father from the prisoner's violence; heard nothing about a challenge at that tune ; never swore that he did not know who struck the deceased --(Here Mr. Justice Panic ens tered the Court.)—Does not know whether it was the friends or foes of the deceased who pulled him out of thetlitch. By Mr.