Widnes Examiner. — 1883-09-01 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

THE CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO MURDER.—The Inquiry was resumed at Limerick on Saturday into the charges against Dr. Wm. P. Connolly, and his father, Thomas Connolly, of Bruff, for conspiring to murder John Carroll, and attempting to administer poison to Carroll and his sister.—The evidence of Michael Dineen was to the effect that about the beginning of January last, when in Connolly's house, he swore on a prayer book to "do away with" John Carroll. He west:, get fifty pounds for doing the job, and was to be "done away with" himself if he did not obey Connolly's order. The doctor gave witness a revolver the following night. The witness and Tom Connolly were to lie in ambush and shoot Carroll. The signal was to be given by the doctor. They lay in ambush several nights, but the plot did not succeed. The witness also stated that the doctor had arranged to put chloroform or vitriol on a handkerchief which the witness was to throw in Miss Carroll's face, but the witness refused. The examination of Dineen had not concluded when the Court adjourned. Mr. Justice Murphy, sitting in Chambers on Tuesday, gave liberty in the case of Connolly v. Carroll to extend , the time to defend. The plaintiff is Dr. Connolly, Bruff, county Limerick, at present charged with conspiring to murder the defendant, who is bailiff on a local estate, and the action is for slander, damages being laid for £2,000. The words complained of are that Dr. Connolly had conspired to murder Carroll.  a fit and proper person to govern such a publichouse as this. He had reason to believe it was out of sympathy for her and the family of the late Mr. Jenks that she had been allowed to remain at the Fox Inn; and if the firm under whom she held the house could see their way to transfer her to a house that was not frequented by such rough characters as went to the Fox Inn, and who could never be turned out until the house was pulled down, he should be glad.— Councillor Monks: It is not that Mrs. Jenks knowingly and willingly permits these characters to frequent the house?— The Clerk: A woman is not able to manage it.—The Chief Constable: Some women would manage it better than _ _ _ _ _ _  many men, but Mrs. Jenks has not nerve- and confidence sufficient.—Major Cartwright: The fact is such characters as the chief constable speaks of go in perhaps half a dozen at once, get something to drink, and then they create a dieturbance, a fight takes place or something of that sort, and an officer has to be sent for. I quite agree with the chief constable that they are some of the worst characters in War. _  rington ; and from what he has said this morning I fancy they almost set him at defiance.—The Chief Constable : Certainly, and two or three police officers they set at defiance.—Major Cartwright: And if you can't manage them it is quite impossible for Mrs. Jenks to do so.—Mr. E irkconnel (Messrs. Davies, Sharp, and Kirkconnel) said the house belonged to Messrs. Greenall, Whitley, and Co., who always endeavoured to get respectable tenants, and be had no doubt the company would act upon Mr. Hunt's suggestion regarding Mrs. Jenks. She was under notice to quit, which expired in November, but she had been permitted to remain there for the sake of her family.—He thought if she had another chance she would do better.—The consideration of this application was deferred.