The Poole Telegram. — 1883-05-11 (Poole, Dorset, England)

THE THIRD TRIAL OF TIMOTHY KELLY. DUBLIN, Monday Night.—The Court-house was crowded to-day. Tee two disagreements, the youth f the prisoner, his alleged close intimacy with JOl Brady, the allegation that he was one ot the actual murderers, all combine to invest with exc phioni interest the third trial of Timothy Kelly for the murder of Mr. Burke, which, as the Attorney-G unseal incidentally remarked, was c3Ol- a year and a day from the day on which Timothy Kelly stands for the third time before a Dublin jury in trial for his life. Not only was the Court-house crowded, but it was crowded by a class a smewtist different from those who have occupied it, or, rather half filled it, duriny the last four weeks. Far the first hour ant a half a large portion of the available space was occupied by jurors, of whom sbcut 130 answered to their names, but on the withdrawal of these, after a jury was sworn, their places were taken by spectators, of moat of whom it need only b 3 said that they were more numerous than select. As a natural result, tha proceedings were not characterised by the same decorum as has prevailed throughout the protract:3 proceedings in Greenrstreet. There was not only noise aud confusion caused by the frequent exit and entrance of the cccupa-,te of th, gallery, but athe tendency was notic sable to indulge In laughter. and to do so by way of giving emphasis to the pints which counsels for the prisoners in cross-examining the Crown witnesses sought to make against them in endeavouring to imp tech their credibility. Mr. Justice O'Brien speedily to:k the wetter in hind, and when as the approver Farrell, in reply to Mr. M'lnerney, said that he had not told the truth at the Cowie, hut he had told it since he gave evidence against the pris iners, there was pretty audible laughter, his lordship observed that if he found any display of levity he would direct the police to remove any perain who took part in such display. This threat had considerable elf ce but cemasionally• there was suppressed laugher, as indeed there always will be ins court filled with such a miscellaneous audience se succeeded in griping admissiou t ,day. Thespeech of the Atto ney-General in °peeing the case for the Crown was of a somewhat different character from the customa-y studied mildnees of Mr Porter's statements. He spoke of the unparalleled atrocity, cruelty, and cowardice of the crime of the 6th of May, and he intimated that there was hope that the Governruent were on the track of making further and more important discoveries etill in reference to this "gang of cut-throats." The announcement of the greatest interest, however, made in the speech, was that In which it was conveyed that a new approver would be placed in the witniesebox—that Joe Hanlon, brother of the man convicted of the outrage on Mr. Field, and cousin of Daniel Curley, convicted of the murder of Mr. Burke, would be examined. Robert Farrell's examination passed over without any incident save that already alluded to. He was followed by Pater Csrey, who, in eross•examinattrel as to whether he would have committed murder, said, "I would have helped it, anyway." and he felt no horror at it. James Carey, who was next examined, had another fling at the Freeman's Journal, which, he said, had an article on the rd of May recommending the c'earinff out of the Castle officials,and then after Mr. Burke's death it went into sackcloth and ashes—it went into mourning, and it was the only journal in Dublin that bad done so. Joe Hanlon, as he 4epped on to the table, took aside glance at the prisoner, who looked at him full in the face. Hanlon, who is a young man, apparently about 215 years ot age, gave his evidence with considerable Belie onposure, but not with the coolness ef either Carey or Farrell. He for the first time in evidence, gave an account of the depti tare from the econe of Curley,Fegan, and himself. They went—es every one long ago feit morally certain they went—away in Fitzharris's cub, the last the witness saw before eat .ring I being the two gentlemen lying on the ground. The cab returned to town by the norta Circular Road Gate, and proceeded to Aungier-street, where all three got out and walked along the quays. In other respects Hanlun's evidence is chiefly • corrotioration of Carey's. The cress-examination of the witness elicited nothing but that he bad been compelled to become a witness to save his own life, and he was very sorry to have to do so.