The Weekly Gazette for Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool and Cleveland District. — 1880-10-09 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

OOO REWARD.  On Friday the two men, Patrick Sweeney and Patrick Gannon, who have been taken into custody on suspicion of complicity in the murder of Lord Mountmorres, were brought up at the Court House, Clonbur, before Mr Dennehy, for examination. Just before noon the prisoners were marched iato the Court House. Swseney is an old infirm person, apparently verging on 70; while Gannon is a smart, active man of between 30 and 40. While the old man seemed dejected and despondent, the young mason walked in the midst of his guard with a I somewhat jaunty air, acknowledging, as he passed, the salutations of his friends.—Mr D. O'Farrell, the Crown solicitor for the County of Galway, who said he appeared on behalf of the Crown, handed in an information, sworn to be by a sub-inspector cf the Royal Constabulary, in which he stated that since the murder be had bean making inquiries, and he believed he would have additional evidence against both Sweeney and Gannon, and therefore he asked for a remand until the Stla inst, saying he believed that at the end of that time he would be able to produce material evidence.—The prisoner Gannon addressed the Magistrate, and said : I can get plenty of evidence that I did not leave the place that day or night. I have thirty witnesses to prove it in this town, and I do not see why I should be detained eight days from work here.—The Magistrate : But in his information the officer swears positively that he believes he will be able to bring further information, and I have to remand you on the statement for eight days.— Gannon: But I think I should get out on bail to got° work, and not neglect the job I am doing.—The Magistrate: But I am afraid it is too serious a case to let you out on bail.—Gannon: But if I bring witnesses here to prove I did not leave the place upon the day, will it satisfy you P—The Magistrate: You are remanded for eight days, and at that time we will hear any witnesses you have got if you bring them here.— Gannon: It is a nice thing to bring a man, here and remand him for eight days when he has a big job on hand.—The Magistrate : This is a preliminary examination; you are remanded for eight days.—The prisoners were then moved to the Barracks, while the Crown solicitor, in company with the police, proceeded to the scene of the murder to make further enquiries.  The Dublin Gazette of Friday week contained the following announcement from the LordLieutenant :  "His Excellency, for the better apprehending and bringing to justice the perpetrators of the murder of Wm. Brown, Viscount Mountmorres, is pleased to offer a reward of £l,OOO to any person or persons who shall, within six months from the date hereof, give such information as shall lead t 3 a conviction of the person or persons who committed the same, or any ot them; and His Excellency is alt.° pleased to offer a free pardon to any person concerned in or privy to the said murder other than the person or persons who actually committed the same, in case of his giving such information as *'hall lead to the conviction of the persons, or any of them, concerned in the murder aforesaid."