Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1882-11-18 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

THEATRE. wither and sometimes not, as we had to cross ditches. I court, and manifested much tooling during the speech et , was behind. The man that was keeping my company counsel. The New York paperi contain fall reports+ of the mostly was young Temp = I had no arms with me. I Witnesses were than called for the defence, but the pro- harming of Abbey's Park Theatre, New Yore, at saw a revolver with they came to the house 1 spoke of,, Ihtehey broke In oWdohorri. ildnerbagbab.otion of onwebofb wthmemitraptrocauvededdixepostro:rtibsto hist Ll:mu:A Paselekpatrick :ppearbjeb Mowers. ilif,Aningteeyrica.was announced to make her first There were two or three men between me and the man Joyce, the witness, on the morning alter the murder, with 'ho broke in the door. I saw Patrick hooey of Derry, a gun wad in his hand, and that he did not say a word about the The first scene was hi process of being set, there lee Joyce, of Cappeghnscreevagh, and Patrick Joyce, er. being thirty persons in the theatre, when suddenly a prisoner, break in the door and go into the house. No Michel Casey, brother of the murdered wife, was then tory of fire was raised. The fire apparatus was found a went into the Ileum during the time I was swifts After they entered I heard screech..' I also Imelda called, and deposed that he was at the wake and saw to be useless. In an instant the whole inside of the ad. I then get frightened and turned sed went Anthony Joyce, the will's". there. He had some converse- theatre seemed to be one mass of flame, although not did not go by the same way I came; at the oeareet rion with him on a hillock outside the house, more than a minute had elapsed since the first alarm. seed I broke into the UlOs. When I wag a litt Counsel: Had you any conversation with him shout the The flames burst through the roof, and a horrified cry vd another shot. ' I made for home, and ell Prisoner 1-Witness: Yes- went up from the multitude below as a man's form was my brotheoholaw or any other person. I Wei Did he make any suggestion to you about him ?-Yee i distinguished through the smoke at an upper window. m nird night or eundey morning. I had aot he said "he ought so be sworn against because he committed Hie face was blackened, and he a o Pakioh Joyce at all before I was aerestee, the murder,' and I saw him going in that direction. =el aimed. It was eke in at the door that night I did not *lnt This unexpected evidence fell like a thunderbolt n Henry Clark, one of the stage He had been I did net WA DIY brOilleMll4aW, 'Tool the prisoner's counsel, and produced some excitement in near one of the calcium light retorts, when it exploded, or any of the party at all. mart. wounding aud maiming him. Two citizens gut up to , Did you know of Anthony Joyce Mr. Btritch, prisoner's *anneal, then addressed the jury, his aid and held him, as he was ia a momentary dangle mew the man by eyesight, going to Booferring to Cie occurrence, he observed that in all came of failing, until a ladder was procured, when he vas ow, his brother. I did not knew disasters were liable to happen, but he asked them not to be taken down and removed to an hospital. led away by the unfortunate incident. John Leo, s carpenter, engaged on some tight 'en speak to Anthony Joyce from Mr. Murphy QC., replied ably on the part o—rige repairs to one of the boxes, weld not be found. and it Ise where the people were mum- Chown, and attributed the murder to the operations of a was feared he had fallen a victim to the flame.. secret society. Like all theatre fires, this was a very quick one. 'theme the night we were The Court then adjourned. rcl them giving their eve The roof fell in after the first hour, but the walls meus mysell at I beard mained standing. In another hour there was no trace time I spoke to them. of fire to be seen. There was no ahem from t beAs brought before the