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The Sun. — 1863-03-12 (London, England)

SECURITY FROM VIOLENCE BILL.  Mr. ADDERLEY, in moving the second reauing of this bill, explained that the recent violent assaults upon and robbery of unoffending people rendered it requisite to apply to them the provisions of the act passed to punish offenders who might, for the sake of notoriety, assault her Majesty, namely, the punishment of whipping. (Hear, hear.) He had received an immeuse nutnber of letters from various parts of the country, from magistrates, scientific writers on crime, and governols et prisons—communications so numerous that he could not possibly acknowledge them all—all speaking favourably of the iipplicaton of whipping to cases of an incorrigible nature, (Hear, hear.) It was said that juries would not convict if they knew that an offender would be subjected to corporal punishment. Now in this country he conside.-ed that juries would, in their verdicts, follow the bent of public Opinion in the matter. (Hear, hear.) In his opinion he considered that a aecdnd conviction of garotting with murderous violence should be punished with death. Surely corporal punishment could of be too severe a punishment for a man wbo, in the darkness of the night, sprang out of his hiding place, like a tiger from his lair, and not only robbed, but brutally illtreated his victim. (Hear, hear,) The right hon. baronet the Secretary of State for the Howie Department seemed opposed to the application of such a punishment to such offenders. Sir G. GREY explained that if flogging was made imperative cases would occur in which it could not be applied. He preferred that the punishment, if the bill were agreed to, should be optional with the judge. Mr. Al): ERLEY said where criminals were found to be in too delicate a state of health to undergo the punishment of flogging, of course it would not be inflicted. Mr. HADFIELD moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months, on the ground that corporal punishment would brutalise mankind, and unnecessarily eo, as other and equally effective corrective punishments could be devised. The other evening a noble lord (Raynham) unsuccessfully sought to introduce a bill to promote domestic telicity by flogging the husband who assaulted his wife—(laughter)—but the house very properly rejected his measure. The punishment of flogging was not much resorted to in the prisons of the country. The honourable gentleman read statistics in support of his assertion, and testifying that the practice was gradually getting into disuetude. On inquiry, he believed that the system of tickets of leave, though now so much villified,:would be found to work well, and be the means of restoring, at least, 90 in 100 to their homes and friends, and to a future life of labour and respectability. In the case of the sill he boy Oxford, who sought notoriety by firing a Queen, probably a good horse whipping would have been a pistol at t sufficient correction. (Hear, and laughter.) Mr. HIBBERT said as he found, from experience, that penal service was not a sufficient deterrent to the commission of crime, he should support this bill, considering that
The Sun. — 1863-03-21 (London, England)

THE MURDER OF MR. BRADDE LL. Mr. WHITESIDE rose to call attention to the circum • stances connected with the assassination of Mr. Braddell in July last, in the town of Tipperary, and to ask for an explanation of the conduct of the police, and of the course taken by the Government in reference to that transaction, He said that Mr. Braddell was in the back room of an hotel in the town of Tipperary, when his bailiff, Hayes, an old man, whom he had discharged and removed from his tarm in consequence of his son having been tried for murder and acquitted, entered the room, and in the presence of another bailiff named Moare, tendered his rent to Mr. Braddell, who refused it, whereupon Hayes said, " Then take this," and fired three shots, which took effect upon Mr. Braddell, who died shortly afterwards without giving any account of what occurred. Twenty minutes were suffered to elapse before any alarm was given. Hayes was suffered to leave the house unmolested. There were above a thousand police in that district of Ireland, a large number of whom were in the town, yet this murderer was suffered to walk off. Some explanation was desirable from the Government as to the conduct of the police in the matter.  State. (Hear, hear.) Colonel DUNNE fully admitted the patriotism of the Volunteers, which appeared to be valued at 20s. per head. (A laugh.) He believed Volunteers would be quite as ready to tight the enemies of their country as soldiers could be, but the virtues of the force were civil—not military. The great value of the movement was that it taught the people how to assemble in masses in case of invasion. (Hear, hear.) In the meantime men were not made soldiers by clothing them in suits of blotting-paper, arming them with old muskets, or teaching them to take up four times as much ground as soldiers would do. (Laughter.) When the report of this debate reached Ireland some surprise would be felt at the facility with which money had been voted for the purposes of the Volunteer force atter the fuss made about so small a sum as the Galway .1-übsidy. (Hear.) Colonel NORTH asked whether it was not worth £1 ahead to instil military ideas into men who, in case of invasion, would admittedly be relied upon as soldiers. (Hear, hear.) The bounty would not be received by the Volunteers themselves, but was mainly intended to overcome the difficulty of bringing members of administrative battalions together in rural districts—a difficulty which was exceedingly great when they had to travel 30 or 40 miles to attend drill. Without discussing the amount of room required by a Volunteer battalion to move in, he maintained that the aptitude exhibited in learning their drill and the precision with which their movements were executed were astonishing—(hear, hear)—and it was impossible for any old soldier to refuse them his admiration. As to making  Mr. BAGWELL expressed it as his belief that Hayes had sailed for America from Cork immediately after the murder, and condemned in the strongest manner the present organisation of the Irish constabulary.
The Sun. — 1863-03-21 (London, England)

THE CASE OF MICHAEL O'CONNOR.  Mr. O'HARA called attention to the circumstances connected with the prosecution of Michael O'Connor at the last spring assizes for the county of Sligo for the abduction of Elizabeth Davey, and also to the fact that no bill of indictment was preferred against him for violently breaking into the house, and that he was discharged with the nominal punishment of entering into his own recognisance in the sum of £lOO. The hon. member complained that so light a punishment was calculated to bring the law into contempt, and to load to dangerous results. Sir R. PEEL said it appeared to him that this was a case of rough courtship. (Laughter.) The parties were engaged to be married, though resisted by their friends. They were now married, and he hoped they were living happily together. (Hear, hear.) He did not see that in what had been done there had been any great infringement of the law. With regard to the murder of Mr. Braddell, every attempt had been made to apprehend the murderer, but up to the present time without success. Everything had been done to mislead the authorities relative to his whereabouts. The Irish Government had done and were doing everything in their power for the purpose of bringing the murderer Hayes to justice, although up to the present time their efforts had proved unavailing. It was his own impression that Hayes was still concealed in some place in Ireland ; the constabulary were constantly on the look out for him, and he had that morning received a letter from Gen. Lanolin, in which he expressed a hope that the police would yet find him. But Hayes was not the only murderer who had succeeded in escaping the hands of justice. The parties implicated in the murder of Lord Norbury, and more recently, in the Kent and Waterloo-road murders, had baffled all efforts to bring them to justice ; and this being so, and taking into account all the circumstances of the case, he thought he was justified in saying that the complaints against the Irish constabulary were not well founded. The right hon. baronet, in reply to a question put to him by an hon. member in the early part of the evening, said it was net the intention of Government, considering the difficulties of the question, to introduce an Irish marriage bill in the present session, but he hoped to be able to frame a measure on the subject next session.  grounded his remarks upon the report of two engineer officers, appointed by Lord Herbert to inquire into the necessity of erecting defences for the protection of the harbour. Assurances had been given more than once to the Mayor of Yarmouth that batteries would be erected if land was obtained for the purpose ; but although the land had been purchased, and was in the possession of the Government, the batteries had not been erected. After a few words from Sir H. WILLOUGHB Y, cornplaining of the course adopted by the Government of taking a supply on a Friday night, the motion was agreed to, and the house went into committee of supply on
The Sun. — 1863-03-21 (London, England)

THE CLOTHING FACTORY AT PIMLICO.  Colonel DICKSON, after pointing out how very serious a matter it was to find the Government obstinately bent  on upholding the Irish constabulary force in its present authentic information that there were on the muster-roll form ; and, after denying that the constabulary had any- 157,000 men, of whom 138,000 might be considered effective. thing to do with the discovery of the perpetrators of the Lord LOVAINE explained that what he said was that murder of Mr. Fitzgerald, proceeded to call, the atten- the arms of the volunteers were a source of danger. The tion of the Secretary of State for war to the fact, that volunteers could not act as military men in case of riot, but the clothing made up at the factory at Pimlico had not if there were soldiers present they could. He would not been subjected to the same inspection as that supplied trouble the committee to divide, but would merely enter his by contract ; and to other matters connected with that esta- protest against what he considered an unnecessary piece of blishment. The factory at Pimlico cost the country £70,000 extravagance, and would leave it to those gentlemen who a year ; while the amount of work which it turned out was were always anxious for economy with regard to the reguonly valued at £060,00. Nevertheless it exercised a most lar army to justify themselves in voting so large a sum for injurious effect upon the private clothing establishments, 170,000 men who were not soldiers in time of peace, and without which it would be impossible for the Government could be converted into soldiers only in time of war. to get on in case of a war. And he was the more justified in The amendment was then withdrawn, and the vote awakening attention to its influence by the statement now agreed to. current that the clothing for the Canada militia was going On the vote of £55,847 for enrolled pensioners and army to be made up there, end that the Government were like- reserve force, wise about to manufacture for the volunteers. i Colonel DUNNE asked what was the nature of the latter Sir G. C. LEWIS could not understand how the gallant body. officer made out the factory at Pimlico to cost £70,000; he Sir Cr, LEWIS said the reserve force received a sort of estimated its cost at no more than £8,400. [Col. DICKSON , retaining fee, and attended a certain number of drills in the —I take your own figures.] Well, at all events, the vote year. had been agreed to, and there was an end of the matter. Col. NORTH said it was a very useful force. (A laugh.) However, he had no objection to the clothing In reply to Lord W. GRAHAM, / made up in the factory being inspected in the same manner Sir G. LEWIS said there was a stoppage from the soles that manufactured by contractors. dier's pay for washing sheets, He was rather opposed to
The Sun. — 1863-06-10 (London, England)

MARYLEBONE.—ATTEMFTED MURVER OF A WIFE. —Patrick Noonan, an Irish labourer, aged 36, scalding at 6, Southampton-terrace, Gospel Oak-fields, Hampstead, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with the following attempt to murder his wife, Elizabeth Noonan, and also with assaulting John Way, police constable 410 5, 'William Larter, 325 S, and William Woodbridge, 306 S, whilst in the execution of their duty to apprehend him. Anne Morris stated—l live in the same house as the prisoner and his wife. About half-past four on the previous afternoon I heard them go upstairs to their own room, where they talked very loud as if quarrelling, and shortly afterwards I heard a very heavy fall upon the floor. Almost immediately after the fall the prisoner's girl ran downstairs screaming murder, and saying that her father was chopping her mother's head open. I ran upstairs into the room, and saw the wife in a sitting position on the floor. Her head was cut and smashed about,and she was smothered in blood, which was pouring from her wounds. Her arms, which were very much cut, were encircling a child, which was also covered with blood. Prisoner was sitting on a chair opposite her, and by his side was a chopper in some blood. Prisoner was quite sober. I left the room to call assistance, when prisoner followed me down, and I said, "What have you been doing ?" He replied, " What am Ito do when she comes in drunk ?" After saying this he ran off, He had no stoner gone than his wife came downstairs, the blood coming from her wounds, down her clothes, and on to the stairs. Two doctors were called in, who advised her instant removal to the hospital. Mr. Mansfield—Was the woman drunk ? Witness—l cannot say, for I did not see her till after this shocking affair. Mr. Mansfield—Was she sensible ? Witness—Yes, sir. Mr. Mansfield—ls the wife given to drink ? Witness—Well, sir, she has a drop now and then. Prisoner—She (witness) knows very well that my wife has bean drunk every day for a fortnight, and she is great with other men.  Mr, Mansfield—lt is bad for a woman to give way to drink, but still the law does not justify you in chopping your wife's head off. Medical certificates were put in showing that it was impossible for the wife to be brought to the court, as the removal might cause death. The chopper, like a butcher's, was produced, and on it were both blood and hair. The bonnet which the poor woman had on at the time was produced, saturated in blood, and cut through and through by the chopper. Prisoner, who behaved in a most sullen manner through. out, was remanded, and the charge of assaulting the police was deferred to the next occasion.  The attempt at murder took place at half-past four, and prisoner was not taken till eleven o'clock, by Way, 410 S, in tha Maldon-road, Kentish-town, when a desperate encounter ensued.
The Sun. — 1863-06-10 (London, England)

MURDER OF A WIFE. —Patrick Noonan, an Irish labourer; aged 36, residing at 6, Southampton-terrace, Gospel Oak-fieldn, Hampstead, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with the following attempt to murder his wife, Elizabeth Noonan, and also with assaulting John Way, police• constable 410 S, William Larter, 325 S, and William Woodbridge, 306 S, whilst in the execution of their duty to apprehend him. Anne Morris stated—l live in the same house as the prisoner and his wife. About half-past four on the previous afternoon I heard them go upstairs to their own room, where they talked very loud as if quarrelling, and shortly afterwards I heard a very heavy fall upon the floor. Almost immediately after the fall the prisoner's girl ran downstairs screaming murder, and saying that her father was chopping her mother's head open. I ran upstairs into the room, and saw the wife in a sitting position on the floor. Her head was cut and smashed about,and she was smothered in blood, which was pouring from her wounds. Her arms, which were very much cut, were encircling a child, which was also covered with blood. Prisoner was sitting on a chair opposite her, and by his side was a chopper in some blood. Prisoner was quite sober. I left the room to call assistance, when prisoner followed me down, and I said, " What have you been doing ?" He replied, " What am I to do when she comes in drunk ?" After saying this he ran off, He had ns stoner gone than his wife came downstairs, the blood coming from her wounds, down her clothes, and on to the stairs. Two doctors were called in, who advised her instant removal to the hospital. Mr. Mansfield—Was the woman drunk? Witness—l cannot say, for I did not see her till after this shocking affair. Mr. Mansfield—Was she sensible ? Witness—Yes, sir. Mr. Mansfield—ls the wife given to drink ? Witness—Well, sir, she has a drop now and then. Prisoner—She (witness) knows very well that my wife has been drunk every day for a fortnight, and she is great with other men.  Mr, Mansfield—lt is bad for a woman to give way to drink, but still the law does not justify you in chopping your wife's head Off. Medical certificates were put in showing that it was impossible for the wife to be brought to the court, as the removal might cause death. The chopper, like a butcher's, was produced, and on it were both blood and hair. The bonnet which the poor woman had on at the time was produced, saturated in blood, and cut through and through by the chopper. Prisoner, who behaved in a most sullen manner through. out, was ron•anded, and the charge of assaulting the police was deferred to the next occasion.  The attempt at murder took place at half-past four, and prisoner was not taken till eleven o'clock, by Way, 410 S, in the. Maldon-road, Kentish-town, when a desperate encounter ensued.
The Sun. — 1863-06-10 (London, England)

MARYLEBONE.-ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A WIFE.  —Patrick Noonan, an L ish labourer, aged 36, residing at 6, Southampton-terrace, Gospel Oak-fields, Hampstead, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with the following attempt to murder his wife, Elizabeth Noonan, and also with assaulting John Way, police.constable. 410 S, William Larter, 325 S, and William Woodbridge, 306 S, whilst in the execution of their duty to apprehend him. Anne Morris stated—l live in the same house as the prisoner and his wife. About half-past four on the previous afternoon I heard them go upstairs to their own room, where they talked very loud as if quarrelling, and shortly afterwards I heard a very heavy fall upon the floor. Almost immediately after the fall the prisoner's girl ran downstairs screaming murder, and saying that her father was chopping her mother's head open. I ran upstairs into the room, and saw the wife in a sitting position on the floor. Her head was cut and smashed about,and she was smothered in blood, which was pouring from her wounds. Her arms, which were very much cut, were encircling a child, which was also covered with blood. Prisoner was sitting on a chair opposite her, and by his side was a chopper in some blood. Prisoner was quite sober. I left the room to call assistance, when prisoner followed me down, and I said, " What have you been doing ?" He replied, "What am I to do when she comes in drunk ?" Atter saying this he ran off, He had no sooner gone than his wife came downstairs, the blood coming from her wounds, down her clothes, and on to the stairs. Two doctors were called in, who advised her instant removal to the hospital. Mr. Mansfield—Was the woman drunk? Witness—l cannot say, for I did not see her till after this shocking affair. Mr. Mansfield—Was she sensible ? Witness—Yes, sir. Mr. Mansfield—ls the wife given to drink ? Witness—Well, sir, she has a drop now and then. Prisoner—She (witness) knows very well that my wife has been drunk every day for a fortnight, and she is great with other men.  Mr, Mansfiold—lt is bad for a woman to give way to drink, but still the law does not justify you in chopping your wife's head off. Medical certificates were put in showing that it was impossible for the wife to be brought to the court, as the removal might cause death.  The chopper, like a butcher's, was produced, and on it were both blood and hair. The bonnet which the poor woman had on at the time was produced, saturated in blood, and cut through and through by the chopper. Prisoner, who behaved in a most sullen manner throughout, was remanded, and the charge of assaulting the police was deferred to the next occasion.  The attempt at murder took place at half-past four, and prisoner was not taken till eleven o'clock, by Way, 410 S, in tha Maldon-road, Kentish-town, when a desperate encounter ensued.
The Sun. — 1863-06-10 (London, England)

MARYLEBONE.-ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A WIFE.  —Patrick Noonan, an I, ish labourer, aged 3G, residing at 6, Southampton-terrace, Gospel Oak-fields, Hampstead, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with the following attempt to murder his wife, Elizabeth Noonan, and also with assaulting John Way, police. constable 410 S, William Larter, 325 S, and William Woodbridge, 306 S, whilst in the execution of their duty to apprehend him, Anne Morris stated—l live in the same house as the prlsoner and his wife. About half-past four on the previous afternoon I heard them go upstairs to their own room, where they talked very loud as if quarrelling, and shortly afterwards I heard a very heavy fall upon the floor. Almost immediately after the fall the prisoner's girl ran downstairs screaming murder, and saying that her father was chopping her mother's head open. I ran upstairs into the room, and saw the wife in a sitting position on the floor. Her head was cut and smashed about,and she was smothered in blood, which was pouring from her wounds. Her arms, which were very much cut, were encircling a child, which was also covered with blood. Prisoner was sitting on a chair opposite her, and by his side was a chopper in some blood. Prisoner was quite sober. I left the room to call assistance, when prisoner followed me down, and I said, " What have you been doing ?" He replied, " What am I to do when she comes in drunk ?" After saying this he ran off. He had no sooner gone than his wife came downstairs, the blood coming from her wounds, down her clothes, and on to the stairs. Two doctors were called in, who advised her instant removal to the hospital. Mr. Mansfield—Was the woman drunk? Witness—l cannot say, for I did not see her till after this shocking affair. Mr. Mansfield—Was she sensible ? Witness—Yes, sir. Mr. Mansfield—ls the wife given to drink ? Witness—Well, sir, she has a drop now and then. Prisoner—She (witness) knows very well that my wife has been drunk every day for a fortnight, and she is great with other men.  Mr, Mansfield—lt is bad for a woman to give way to drink, but still the law does not justify you in chopping your wife's head off. Medical certificates were put in showing that it was impossible for the wife to be brought to the court, as the removal might cause death. The chopper, like a butcher's, was produced, and on it were both blood and hair. The bonnet which the poor woman had on at the time was produced, saturated in blood, and car, through and through by the chopper. Prisoner, who behaved in a mostsullen manner throughout, was rowanded, and the charge of assaulting the police was deferred to the next occasion. The attempt at murder took place at half-past four, and prisoner was not taken till eleven o'clock, by Way, 410 S, in th,i Maldon-road, Kentish-town, when a desperate encounter ensued.