The Sun. — 1858-01-14 (London, England)

THAMES.—Jeremiah Kallaher, an Irish labourer, was brought up by writ, of habeas corpus from the House of Correction, and arraigned before Mr. Selfe, with John Henessey, Patrick Murphy, George Sims, Catherine Crawley alias Sullivan, and Catherine Halloran, all natives of Ireland, charged with being concerned in the wilful murder of Henry Morgan, a police-constable, who.died of the injuries , inflicted upon him on the 26th of last month, in or near the Mile-end-road. The five last-named prisoners had been remanded. It will be recollected that Kallaher was convicted on the 28th Dec. by Mr. Selfe, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment for assaulting Morgan and another constable, and as his term of imprisonment had not expired it was necessary to bring him to this court on a writ of habeas. Mr. Selfe summed up the evidence. He condemned the conduct of Sims as very indiscreet and improper in using the language he had done, but he was not disposed to change the opinion he expressed on the 28th ult., that Sims not having seen the previous part of the affray came to the rash conclusion the police were unnecessarily using their staves, and made use of coarse and inflammatory language. With respect to Henessey and the two women, there was no case on which a jury would convict them for being concerned in the murder of the policeman, and he should discharge them, but not wit'iout condemning the impropriety of their conduct, forwhich he had punished them on the 28th ult. There was an overwhelming case against Kallaher, who was rightfully in custody for an atrocious assault on two men whom he oould not look upon when they were before him three weeks ago without feelings of compassion. As he said before, there was no evidence that the women Sims and Henessey had any share in the death of the deceased, but with Murphy the case was different, for he was proved to have taken an active part in the affray in Jubilee-street. He should therefore commit Kallaher and Murphy for trial for the wilful murder of the deceased Henry Morgan, and discharge the other prisoners. He could not say the police had unnecessarily used their staves on Dec. 26. He had sometimes reprimanded policemen for using their truncheons without occasion. It was not so on this occasion. The police were savagely attacked, stones were thrown, and several policemen, including the deceased, were seriously injured before a staff was drawn, and not only the deceased but Piller and Venables exhibited great forbearance. Inspector Griffin, of the K division, reminded the magistrate that Henessey was brought up on, a warrant before Mr. Yardley on the 2d inst., for assaulting Piller, and on the magistrate hearing that Morgan had just died he remanded him on the charge of murder. Mr. Sella said he had overlooked the charge of assault, and directed Piller's evidence to be read, and the constable said he was struck by Henessey while endeavouring to secure Kallaher. Henessey said he was innocent. Inspector Griffin said Henessey was a violent and disorderly fellow, and was tried and convicted on Feb. 21, 1855, at the Middlesex Sessions, for being concerned in the bread riots in Whitechapel a few weeks previously. The prisoner was sentenced to six months' hard labour. Henessey—l was quite innocent of that, yer honner's wurtchip. Mr. Selfe—l don't believe you are innocent of assaulting Piller. I sentence you to one month's imprisoonment in the House of Correction.