The Glasgow Chronicle. — 1847-08-25 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

REVOLTING MIIRDER.-EVIDENCE OF A LITTLE GIRL AGAANST HER MOTHER.  At the Sligo assizes Mathew Gars, Eleanor Shacket, Bridget Burke, and Javnee-Shacket, were arraigned for the wilful murder of Michael Burke, on the 2d of November last, at Clogher. Ann &blip, adittle girl about thirteen years of age, sod, daughter of the prisoner Berke, was the first and chief witness called. She was dreadfully affected, and cried • Wine: wirra! let me to my mother.' She had to be held on the table. She deposed :—Knows who were in the house the nigh Michael Burke met with.hie death ; her mother was -there ; James Shacket,. and Eleanor Shacket, and !Mathew Gars were there, .her sister, Mary Giblin, and ;her brothers, Thomas, Dominick, and Pat Giblin ; 'they were all younger than her; there was no one ha the room when they ate-their supper but her mother, ;Burke, the children, sad: herself; Nelly and Jemmy f %ticket came into the 'loose after supper ; witness went ,for a teacup to Dennis Orpsn's to drink whisky ont of; -Kelly Shacket brooght,a.bottle of whisky with her into the house; she broagbt the teacup into the house, and Nelly filled it witb,whisky ; she gave it to Burke; Jenny Shacket, Neliy.Shaeket, and Burke were drinking; and her mother -was drank; she came home from the fair of Ballaglvadereen, where she had been that day; Burke was driaking satil he was drunk; when: he was drunk they pat hint to had; witness held the camas; 'she saw Burke laid on the bed; her mother was at the room door when they mune down: they all then 'melt dowr. and said their:prayers (sensation); the Sbackets told her mother sad her to do so; they prayed to Sodto help them to do it; they then west to the garden; Shacket went oat lest and her mother after hi; when they put Burke to bed they went out and brought in Gars; her mother was with them; when they brsught Gars in, her mother gave him whisky. The child here became dreadfully affected, and shrieked feaefully. She cried out, "01, let me to my mother." She was-obliged to be held on thetable, and the scene here was.dreadfully affecting, the child crying "Oh, wine, miffs...mother, will you speak to mebwhere are youY"The ohildwas allowed to go to thedock, and then the prisoner aadwohild embraced each other, the child crying, ''Now, mother, come along with me oh, mother dear, what will ',dor] Witne a, in eentinnation—When they came into the house out of the gardea, Jas. Shacket had a hatchet; he had it in a hasdherehief under his arm. Counsel—Did James Shim:A.4 do anything with the hatchet I+ Witness— Oh ! he did kill Burke with it. (Seesation through the court.) The poor child again became fearfully agitated, and the exsmination could set be proceeded with for a long time. Examination oostinued—.lt was Gera and Shacket killed Burke; she saw Shacket strike him with s. hatchet on the head; she saw Gara take the hatchet, and he struck the deceased with it; her :mother was at the time at the door; she was sick and fainting; the prisoners all came down together ; Ellen Shaeket took a rope off one M the cows: they went out of the house, and she saw Ellen Shacket tie her mother's hands; she asked her if she'd like to get a lump on her face with the tongs; they then sent wit- I nesa up to the mountain to alarm, and say there were robbers in the house; they told her net to call at Dee. isis Cryan's till her return; Dennis Cryan's lathe hone next to hers. Baron Riehardseammed up the evidenet and the jury, after an hour's deliberation, bead a verdict of guilty. Baron Richards, immediately after the announoement of the verdict, sentenced the prisoaers to be executed ea the 2-Ist of September next. Widget Burke was recommended to mercy, as she was drunk. The prisoner who betrayed most emotion was Ellen Shacket; she had aa Want is her arms daring her trial, shoat three maths old, of which she was delivered since her committal. She became deadly pale on the annomneement of the verdict. There was • slight quiver discernible in the upper lip of her hushaad ; but the widow of the deceased was quite unmoved. None of the prisoners made any statement when asked why sentence of death should not be passed on them.  t mother