The Sun. — 1830-01-28 (London, England)

HATTON.GARDEN.  An Irishman, who gave his name Patrick Hanky, which there are some grounds to suppose was but assumed, and that his real name is Tpacey, was yesterday brought before the sitting Magistrate, Mr. RoGERs, in custody of police constable Wilson, charged on suspicion of having been concerned in the murder of a young man of the name of John Quinlan, at the fair of Ardpatrick, in the county of Limerick, Ireland, on the 17th of March last. John Fitzgerald, an Irish labourer, residing in Buckridge-street, St. Giles's, came forward and deposed that the murdered man Quinlan was his brother-in-law. He produced a letter, received some months ago from Ireland, communicating to him the news and circumstances of the murder of his relative; and informing him at the same time that three of the murderers had fled the country, and took refuge in England ; and that a fourth, who was only an accessory to the crime, had been apprehended, tried, and found guilty upon the charge at the subsequent Assizes at Limerick, and sentenced to transportation for life. An accurate description of the persons of the parties who had escaped from justice, together with their names, was given in the letter, and Fitzgerald was desired to ascertain, if possible, whether or not they had proceeded to London, to exert himself in their apprehension, and have them transmitted in custody back to Limerick. Two of them are named Callaghan, and it was supposed that they had proceeded to an uncle of theirs residing at Islington, and the third is named Patrick Tracey. Accordingly, since Fitzgerald received the letter, he omitted no opportunity of detecting the accused parties, or of finding out some clue to their retirement. Having the description of their persous impressed upon his mind's eye, he took more or less notice of every stranger he met, and on Tuesday afternoon, about three o'clock, while employed at the Bazaar in Oxford-street, he saw the prisoner pass, and instantaneously it struck him that he answered the description of Tracey. His entire frame trembled at the moment,and he felt convinced of the prisoner's identity. He immediately went up to him, and addressing him said, " lam glad to see you ; how do you do, Nlr. Tracey ?" The prisoner by his manner acknowledged the name ; he manifested not the least surprise, and coolly replied that he was quite well. At this moment the police officer Wilson came up, and Fitzgerald gave the prisoner in charge, who then declared that there must have been some mistake as to his person, for that his name was not Tracey, but Patrick Hanley. In reply to the Magistrate's interrogatories, the prisoner persisted in saying that his name was Han' ley ; that he was a native of the province of Leinster, and that he had never been in the county of Lime, rick, or any other part of Munster, in his life. He had been nine years, he said, in England, and he seemed to be struck with astonishment that any suspicion of having committed a murder should attach to him. He added, that he had a wife and family in London, and that he was forty-eight years of age. Mr. RoGEns inquired of him where he and his family resided in London ? To this the prisoner replied, that he had gone home in April last, for the benefit of his health, leaving his wife and family here, and that he had but just then returned, being only two days in London, • and he was unable to trace out his wife's lodgings, she having in the mean time left her former place -of residence.  Fitzgerald said that there was a friend of his, of the name of Niacnarnara, living in Gravel-lane, in the Borough, who, if he were present, could identify the prisoner, if he were the same man as described in the letter under the name of Tracey. The description, however, did not seem exactly to  suit the prisoner, but Mr. RoGEtts, after some hesitation, said he would remand him till Friday next, to have the evidence of 'Macaamara, and to give the officer an opportunity of making further inquiries into the prisoner's circumstances.