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iOUTHERM
jjV GRANT!.AND & ORME.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUI.Y 7, 1831.
NO. 24 OF YOU. XII.
rr~f 'I’lid UE.’onncn is published weekly, on Han- We took slielte
rfick street, between Wayne and Jefl'ersun,_nt t hree The ocodIp of
- We took shelter in a cottage near Mount street. Marlborough street Chapel, and perhaps a
Ihe people ot the house were in the cottage, clergyman there would marry us. He laugh-
\\ e remained there two or three hours; it ed and said no clergyman hut Mr. Keurick
question, why judgment of death and execution ! me tu discontinue his addresses, and soon af-
shouid not pass against him ? he replied in a
low, Rut rather firm voice, that standing in the
r , .. ,, , to the would marry us. lie assured me he would awful situation in which he did, it was not for
»• published until ordered i C ? ta ,"°, a Sood deal, in the course marry me, and begged of me not to tell Doc-1 him to arraign the verdict of twelve men on
, puuusiitu umu ouiLiea 0 | which Mr. Dillon asked met «-»— - *- »• • ... - ■ ^ -------
if not paid before the end of the year. . ... „
1 AhvKRTisRMENTsconspicuously insertedaltlie iisu- ratned the whole time. Defor
al rates. Those sent without a specification of
Ul H n ':raJdm'racd'accordin^ly. * V 1 which Mr. Dillon asked me to marry him ; tor or Mrs. O’lleardon what had occurred, jtiieir oaths, and he should therefore bow with
0 jjalng of land and-negroes, by Administrators, Kxo-1 * sau t> papa consented I would feel very and asked me did I think him such a villain
tutors, or Guardians, are required by Inw to be held happy. I told him if money was bis object, as not to marry me. He promised to meet
o„ the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours; papa could not afford lo give me any console- me the next day [Sunday.! at
_r„.n in the forenoon, amt three in the afternoon, at, nnriinn l,,, i.m.i ., i„.„., c J , ■'•J ' ,
die Court-House ot the county in which the property .■ > . ., ’ ' ,, 1 a arge family , lie rc- Clarendon Street Chapel, and I
J. s j, u: uc. Notices of these sales must he given in a 1 e . Hint money was not his object, that til
nufilic gazette sixty days previous to ihe day of sale.
Notices of the sale of personal property must be giv-
Also, IlllllO! ^
estate must he published for forty days,
Notice ihat application will he made to tin Court of
Ordinary for leave to sell land, must bn published for
yoUIl MONTHS*
All business in the line of Printing, will meet with
prompt attention at the Recorder Office.
V Letters (on business) must be post paid.
12 o'clock in
pel, and lie would niar-
. „ r y ntc tbcie. The carriage drove to Clare
attainment of my affections was the sole object street, and 1 got out, am. Mr. Dillon conjur-
ol his wishes—that he had enough to support cd me again not to tell what had occurred,
him and me, and very considerable expecta- and parted from me with a kiss. On arriving
tions from an uncle in England. - 'I his con- at Doctor O'Renrdon’s I was very faint. It
versation was before we came to the cottage was between eight and nine o’clock. The
lor shelter, and while there it was renewed.— door was opened by the cook. I went to Airs.
\\ e were in a room in the cottage, in which O’Rcnrdon, in about a quarter of an hour nf-
there was no person present. Mr. Dillon kiss- ter 1 came in. Told Mrs. O’Rcardon that I
cd me twice in the cottage. As it was still had been married. That there had been vio-
raining, Mr. Dillon proposed to send for a car- lencc used to me. I then showed my arms to
riage, and it was three quarters of an hour, be- Mrs. O'Reardon, who was at the. time in bod.
fore the carriage arrived. The carriage drove I then said to Mrs. O’Reardon, “Oh ! Maria,
submission to the sentence of the Court.—
Judge Torrens then proceeded in a most im
pressive manner to address the prisoner. His
Lordship began by remarking, that he was
glad the prisoner had not attempted to arraign
the verdict of the Jury, for lie was bound to
say a more respectable, a more pains taking,
or a more intelligent Jury lie bad never seen;
and be was bound in justice to them to de
clare that their verdict met the entire concur
rence of the Court. They had accompanied
terwards l told him that I could not permit him
to pay his addresses to me any longer; I was
at service at the time, and I did not return
home after that till near Whitsuntide....I re
member the 7th of June last, I was at my fa
thers.,..! saw the prisoner there, and he pres
sed nte to renew our former intimacy....lie was
going to Walshnni, and he asked me if I would
go with him....I said that 1 had no objection
—on the Sunday afternoon he came to my fa
ther’s....! had been crying, and he asked me
what had been the matter with me ? I said,
that my sister and brother had been calling mo
to an account for going with you to Walsltam,
in the morning, lie said, ‘if they have any
thing to say, why don’t they say it to me, an 1
their verdict by recommending the prisoner to not to you ? 1 would rather they would say it
mercy, on account of his youth, which recom
mendation the Court hail promised to take into
consideration. They had given his case the
most anxious consideration, and the result,
added his Lordship much affected, is, that
oil from the cottage with Mr. Dillon and me, it you had known what a villain he is, you ne-j consistently with its duty the Court cannot any more, as it woul
and while in it he again renewed the subject ver would have let him into your door.” Mrs. j attend to the recommendation of the Jury — * family for him to cr
° , die marriage, and begged me to marry him O’Reardon fainted. Mrs. O’Reardon's state i His Lordship then proceeded to comment on be always giving hi
privately, and then go to England with him, as of health was very bad, and 1 wished to dis- jtlie conduct of the prisoner, and the disgrace
he.was sure, he said, that my lather would not close it to her by degrees; but during Satur-1 he had brought on the eldest born of the oliil-
givc his consent to the inarrigc. i thought day and Sunday I disclosed the facts to Mrs. dren of such respectable parents. From the
the carriage was going to Molesworth-street, ■ O’Reardon, and that Mr. Dillon bad promised [deep laid plan and ingenuity lie evinced in
and did not know it was going any where else, to meet mo on the next day [Sunday,] at | the perpetration of the foul crime, in which
ihe carriage stopped at a house which ap-j Clarendon street Chapel. On Saturday J he added fraud and seduction to that of vio-
COMMISSION COURT, DUBLIN.
Trial of Mr. Luke Dillon for Seduction
and liupc.
(co.XDE.N3ED FROM THE IRISH EATERS.)
Never since the celebrated case, of “ M’-
fijyitxif r,-M-Guire,” did we observe public
interest so intensely excited as on the present
occasion. We are convinced that had the
Court-House been ten times the extent of its
present dimensions, it world in the space of a
very few minutes, have been literally cramm
ed in every part.
At live minutes to ten o'clock, the principal
actor, at all events, the primary cause of all
this excitement, the prisoner, Dillon, was re
moved from Newgate into the Dock, when,
without stopping for a moment, he at once
advanced to the bar with an air, if not of callous,
certainly of unblushing confidence. The
prisoner’s hair was dressed in the most fashion
able style—the ringlets adjusted with the most
studied attention to effect, and his toilette al-j I was shown into a back room up stairs by a j since 1 got out of the carriage, the morning I I longs to a highly respect;
together such as might have graced a far dil- young man. 1 did not see any female during was left at home, until this day. Went on j county of Roscommon, at
Chapel.
Mr. Dillon got j went to Home’s hotel, on my papa’:
car, ac-|lation, it tvtts quite impossible the court could
hold out to him any hope of mercy. And after
exhorting hint to use the short time he had to
live in prayers to the Almighty, and in attend
ing to the instructions of the excellent minis
ter - of religion by whom lie would be attend-
ferent occasion titan that in which he was now
placed. He was dressed in a suit of lull black,
with white kid gloves. His person was high
ly prepossessing, and his age might be about
2:1 years. The Judges, Vandeleur and Tor-
cuts, having taken their seats on the Bench,
and the jury Staving been empattnelcd,
The Clerk of the Crown said that the pri
soner stood indicted for that lie, on the 5th
rl.ty of November last, in the first year of the
reign of his present Majesty, in the parish of
ffi. Mary, feloniously did assault Anne Pri
zed, and with force, and against Iter consent,
did, Sec.
To this indictment the prisoner plSaded not
guilty.
Mr. Bennett, K.-C. conducted the prosecu
tion, and having addressed the jury at great
length, called the following witnesses.
Miss Anne Frizell was the first witness cal
led.—She was led into court by Mr. Dwyer,
the Barrister, who assisted Iter upon the table.
peared to mo to be a hotel.
out, and when he returned he said something j cotnpanicd by a female servant, and inquired
about a message lie had to leave in the house, for Mr. Dillon. On Sunday 1 went to Cla-
The carriage stopped at a second house, and rendon street Chapel, accompanied by Doctor
he asked if l would take some refreshments,! am] Mrs. O'Reardon, but did not see Mr. Dtl-
but I said I would rather go home. To which Ion. After returning from Clarendon street,
lie. sail!, as it was past dinner time then, 1 had Chapel I wrote to .Mr. Dillon to Home’s ho- i eel. His Lordship proceeded in tremulous ae-
betfer go in and take something to eat. 1 said j (cl, but did not get any answer. 1 sent it bv cent to pronounce the awful sentence of the
if he promised to bring tne home immediate- j the penny-post. On Monday morning I went law, fixing Saturday, the 7th of May, for his
ly afterwards, I would, and he promised faith- j again to llome’s hotel, inquired for Mr. Dil- execution.
fully to do so. It was then about 5 o'clock. | Ion, bet did not see him. I never saw him I Mr. Dillon is only 22 years of age. He be-
le family in the
and would in a few
the whole time I was in that house, nor did 11 the Sunday with a Mr. Mahony to a house in I years, by the death of a wealthy relative have
ee any other person in the house but the | Hardwick street, and did not find any such become possessed of a handsome property.—
and he requested that no indecent manifesta
tion of public feeling might be exhibited.
Tim prisoner was then acquitted-—ant! the
young woman clasping her hands and smiling)
pleasure and gratitude though her tears, fell
into the arms of a person near her into a
swoon.
Mr. Baron Garrow—let the prisoner be dis
charged.
As soon as he was act at liberty, the girl
said, "the Lord be thanked ?” and he ran to
her and kissed her heartily—and. when they
arrived in front of the Court, the crowd gave
a loud cheer.
TIME AND TRUTH'—an afoeogiT,
BY J. K. FACLDISO.
Among the daughters of Time, the young
est and best beloved, was a beautiful maiden,
called Truth. It was foredoomed at her birth
that site should be incapable of fraud or decep
tion ; that wherever she came she should re
medy the evils of falsehood and calumny, put
to flight forever ihe errors of mankind, and ba
nish doubt, darkness, and uncertainty from
the face of the earth. In short, she was to be
to ine....for I would rather lose every drop of
blood in my body titan see a hair of your head
wronged." Ho also said that he would leave
my father—1 persuaded him not to do so.-—
Ho said that lie never should be comfortable
ould not be agreeable to the
court me, and they would
always giving him hints about it—1 told
him that 1 was going to VValsham to meet my
sitter....lie saitl that he rather I would not go, I omnipotent and eternal,
for lie would rather go himself, and if my sis- j Time, who was forever in motion, anil never
ter and brother had any thing to say, they I staid Vmomcnt in one place, could not endure
could say it to himself....a young man named
Eli Hunt, came into the yard, and asked me
if 1 was going to meet my sister, 1 said no....I
walked with Eli Hunt and one of my sisters
to meet my brother and sister....the prisoner
saw me walking with Eli Hunt, and said to me,
“so you would come....! will go forward.”
The prisoner went on and 1 followed him,
and did not sec him till half past six o’clock,
when he came to the meeting service, which
young man. There was no tire in tlie room,
and tiic man asked Mr. Dillon would he have
a fire, but 1 said on no account as 1 was going
away immediately. Did not take off my bon
net all the time ! Mr. Dillon ordered some
fish; almost immediately afterward fish was
brought up. 1 am a Roman Catholic, and be
lieve Mr. Dillon is one also. Mr Dillon or
dered some port wine, which canto up. 1 ate
a little of the fish, and Mr. Dillon also ate.—
About a quarter of an Hour after the fish came
up, 1 asked him to come away. He said he
would go anil see if the night was fine, and
get a carriage. IF- took his hat with him. It
was about half an hour after we had come to
the house when he went out. He remained
about ten or fifteen minutes out, and said, as
the evening was fine, we might walk home ;
but he said, as I had not taken any punch, I
should take some wine and water, and begged
'he appeared to be deeply affected. She was me to take it. 1 said I did not like wine and
examined by Mr. West, K. C. At the desire
of tlio Court, and with permission of the pri
soners counsel, Mr. West was permitted to re-
puat her answers, which were as follows—I ant
twenty y.iniro oM, oiJ >iu. mwi
itiv father and mother. 1 here are ten children,
seven of whom arc sisters. I lived in Eng-
water ; but he said, as 1 was cold I shoultl take
it. He held it up to my mouth, putting one
band to the back of my head. 1 told him 1
would take it if it pleased him, and not
bout haK of the tumbler. Mr. Dillon said
1 was there at school J that the V'na was very bad, that it had a sweet
my
Ilowtn
ot Wexford.
Here Miss Frizell was asked to look round,
and see if she could recognize Mr. Dillon.—
With some difficulty and persuasion she was
prevailed on to turn towards the dock. In
consequence ot being somewhat near sighted,
she said she occasionally wore glasses, and
was requested to put them on when about lo
identify tlie prisoner. She then moved her
eyas slowly round, and when, at length they
rested on the prisoner, she broke out into an
hysteric exclamation of “Oh !” and precipi
tately turned round to the bench, as it terrified,
raising her hand, as it pushing some object
from her presence. She sobbed aloud for
some minutes, and then became more coin-
posed, and m a little time appeared as it sti
mulated with resolution to pass through the
painful ordeal.
The exumiuation of the witness was resum
ed—About two years ago, I became acquaint
ed with Mr. Dillon. 1 am related to Mrs. O’-
Reardon, the wife of Dr. O’Reardon, of Mobs-
worth street. I was in the habit of meeting
Mr. Dillon at Dr. O’Reardon's. I was invited
to Dr. O’Reardon’s in the latter end ot the
month of October last, when, on that visit 1
went with the Doctor and Mrs, O Reardon to
an evening party at Mrs. ftlocdonnell s, at St.
Stephen’s green. It ww »»the evening of the
last day of October- I met Mr. Dillon there
on that occasion. His manner appeared to
be respectful and rather affectionate towards
me. There was something very particular in
bis manner towards nte that night, lie ap-
person us Mr. Keurick, a clergyman. When During the Judge’s address lie firmly grasped
I went home I communicated to my mother | the iron bars in front of the dock, and after its
what had occurred. I showed my arm to my termination lie appeared anxious to address
mother and sister. My father was not ac- the Court; but after looking up for a few mo-
qiiaioted with the circumstance the I .Sth meats, until he caught the eye of thcJud
to be without the society of his favorite child,
and as soon as she grew up, insisted on her
accompanying him every where. Being n-
bout to make the circuit of the universe, he
accordingly took her by the hand, and they
journeyed together.
Time had wings, hut Truth had none | and
it was soon found she could not keep up with
the old man, who, though his head was almost
bald and his heard white as the driven snow,
could travel day and night, over hill and dale,
sea and land, through air and fire, without c-
of November. I communicated it also to
Mr. Glynn, a clergyman, and to a friend, Mr.
Corbett.
The witness was cross-examined at great
length, by Mr. Sergeant O’Loghlen, in the
course of which she admitted having written
a letter of which the following is a copy, the
day after the atrocities described in her evi
dence in chief.
“My Dearest Dillon—Our car came in to
he made a low bow and silently retired inti
the dock. The Court appeared to be crowded
with many of his friends, several of whom
wept bitterly during the progress of the learn
ed Judge’s affecting address.
[Luke Dillon’s sentence has since been
commuted lo transportation for life.]
FROM THE CHARLESTON COURIER.
AFFECTING TRIAL.
was held at my father’s house; my fa
ther was not the preacher, nor the person who J t
performed the service; after the service I was ver resting or being’ fatigued. Impatient of
with the prisoner for half an hour; I went to j delay, and incapable of restraining the impe-
my uncle’s to sleep, and on going into the tuosity of his motions, lie soon grew tired of
yard that evening, I saw the prisoner passing | the slow and feeble steps of his daughter, wMi
—lie called me, and I went to him ; lie asked I was as timid as a young fawn, and looked a-
w hetlier I would go to Bacton on Tuesday | boat, before, behind, and every side, ere she
night to the fair; I said that my sisters and ! ventured forward, and telling her he could not »
brother were going on the Monday, and I ! wait for her tardy motions, Time bade her join
should have to go with them; he said that him without fail at the end of the world,
notwithstanding my engagement with my bro- Time soon finished bis tour round the globe,
thcr and sisters on Monday, he hoped I should but truth was far behind; rind as she had'
go with him on the Tuesday; about half past sworn never to wait for any one, tho old man
live o'clock on Monday morning I saw the j turned round to make another tour, and met
prisoner again by appointment; I was going his daughter about half way on her jouruey *
day. Fortunately papa did not come with it. ^ e !a . v before our renders the. following report
I was wishing to see you, so I went to Home’s
but you were out, I cannot tell you wliat tor
ture I have been in since. I parted you. You
may imagine I am nothing better; you may
guess the rest. If you value niy'life, my ho
nor ; every thing depends upon you. 1 have
thought of something that will, 1 think, do.—
I w ill see you to-morrow. \\ hen I see you 1
from my uncle's to my father’s....the prisoner
promised to meet me and see me home; but
lie came into :ny uncle’s yard before 1 got up;
be accompanied me about half way home,
and at that time the conversation was renewed
j ns to going with him on the Tuesday evening ;
of j he said that he hoped I would go with him,
ed
tin- Jury end the audience, with the most pow
erful emotions. We are sure that our fair read
ers will peruse il with great interest.
Attempt to murder-—Proof oj Affection.—At
As long parted friends love to tell each other
all that has passed in their absence, they relat
ed their adventures.
“ One day,” said Time, “ I met a wife
whose rash husband had turned her from his
door, and divided her from her children, on
, „ account of some unfounded jealousy. I
and I said 1 would ; lie said that lie thought 1 j would have stayed to make up the quarrel and
was old enough to please myself; lie came in- j convince him of his error, but I knew von
to mv father's house about aii hour and a half i would soon come and set all right. I hope
1 thou didst make my words good ? Didst thou
a trial, taken from un English paper. We 1
scarcely ever seen a more touching incident de
veloped in a Court of Justice. It is truly dra
malic in its character, and seems to have affect- r'J.'"-, , , . , . , ,
cd all classes of spectators, the presiding Baron, I‘?, c , ,, iir ] , V e ^^ a ,. borne; 1 went down to
“ * — 1 -* * ! — ■’ ■ BradwclJ, and lie followed me; I met him as
I was returning from Bratlwell—I asked him
if lie was coming that way, and he said pre
sently....! had previously asked him to meet
interfere in behalf of one of thy sex V'
“ Alas ! Father, the poor abandoned wife
was dead before I came. Grief and shame had
driven her to despair, and slio perished by her
own hands.”
“ What a pity ! hut let us go on- Next I
nict a young man who had been crossed in
love in consequence of calumnies that had
at [poisoned the mind of his mistress. A little
as i nearreoTu-ine ““Jv
...„ myself quite sio'r
and that I knew it would have made me so.—
lie said 1 only fancied it. I got up when 1
felt sick, hut was so very unwell as to be oblig
ed to sit down again, and became quite faint,
1 then lost all consciousness of where I w as,
or what had become of me. It might have
been one or two o’clock at night before 1 re
covered my consciousness, and found myself
upon a bed in a room above that in which we
had been sitting. I Had no consciousness,
knowledge, or recollection ot how 1 got from
the room where we hail been sitting, to ihe
nom wherjj I found myself in bed. 1 found
, , . i loved him, and if the marriage could not be
Buy men ring, and for Heaven’s sake arrange peartince, and Ins countenance: o he most j ^ ( . l|jout vljlh tlic friends consent. I would
every thing. Recollect who you hud [these mil,1 and kind expression. ^ ,p, a . I have him some time or other at all hazards--!
words were scratched out.] lam not to be pearnnee caused great sympathy. f l,c " lte : kllow lie | OVKS me , and always did. [Hero
trifled with. 1 am sure papa would blow my rest excited by the trial was prodigious, and j “ wM SQ nffccte j tfl; ? t shc C0ll | L ( | not
brains out were he to know it. 1 tl.erelore the court at an early hour, was crowded. It d g chaj| . was given t0 | jcr , aud the
roly on your solemn promise last night; and j is remarkable, that this county produces more-1
once more, be punctual lo the hour to-uuir- jmur
row. Really, I am almost dead with grief.— jollier
Indeed, my dearest Dillon, on you depends i tli
my future happiness. Your’s, “ANNA.
“Saturday night.
"Luke Dillon, Esq., Homo's Hotel, Usher’s
Island.’
In her future cross-examination she affirm
ed that she wrote to him in these affectionate
terms, because Mrs. O’Reardon told her if she
called him a villain or a wretch, he would ne
ii mini\<iuiv-, i , ", ' . | nrisoner was also ill tears.] girl UuiJ (lied ol a urolien l
lur.lers ofan c xtranrd.nury kinilthn.lrinthc , ^ B;( Garrow.—-AV hat do you say, “Thou art destined, it
thcr counties in England. I here were tliriu. | woman? (too late. I wish thou w-
ic number ot females in court t.ian were pre- w ” ncgs r wct ..,iI said that I am sure! toad of looking all rot
: nt at the Inal of ff u ‘ cr ; . , . . I l, c loves me. This avowal produced an ex- way like a blind man.”
1 lie lemaie wlion ... ' » . pression in the court in favor of the prisoner, “Alt! Father,” replie
I could not stay to remedy their sorrows, but
told them my “daughter, Truth, was just be
hind, and would soon bring about a good un
derstanding.”
“ Alas! alas !” cried the maiden, with tears
in her ryes, “ I came too late. The youth
had become a sot, and a gamster, and the poor
girl had died of a broken heart.”
seems, to be always
rould go forward im
round, and feeling thy
tempting to murder, is a pretty interesting girl, prcssio . . ,
ibuut 10 years ol age, and was attired m arc ^ ^ ^ a|)(| ^ ^ „ fter tlie
becoming mannei. ccut ; oni painful scene of which they had all been wit-
ie case. The prisoner »csscs, he as counsel for the prosecution, and
... c..,i.„l ,,r after having c
plied she, " how should
1 he assured of being alw ays right if I did not
first see which way 1 was going V
“ Next,” continued old Time, “l came in
to a city where a man had been condemned to
having consulted his client aud the father death for a crime which he was innocent. I
Mr. Dillon was in bed with me. [Here witness j ver come back to her, and, that she wrote the
became greatly agitated.] I asked Mr. Dil- letter for the purpose of bringing him hack
Ion where I was? aud jumped out of bed. Ho) After she had been tmder examination aj.“ :,v a ' d( f resscs / , ie was exceedingly distres-
I ran over against a wall. | cross-examination upwards of five hours, her Pj at )hig detcrminatl0n 0I1 her part; and
{ it ,r having seen the young woman with another
Mr. Maltby,
stated tlie facts of tlie case. The prison
was in the employment ol tlie Either ! "ff thc poor'ghl wlio lately stood in the witness j would have stayed to do him justice, but my
git!, and paid his addresses to her ' * !' | | J0X , ffilt that public justice had been satisfied, moments wore too precious, and I knew you
.... —. ousl >' t0 Michaelmas last, she was p .r la - n fhn nf i„ ves ii ffa ti on answered bv I were close at hand. Didst thou not save hi
examination and ed by some of her relatives to discontinue
told me lo ho quiet, x - , wu.— —......—,
There was no light in the room, 1 meant to get j mother, Mrs. r rtzefl, and Mrs. O nearuon
against a
nt t
bed when
to the door. Mr. Dillon got out of bed when j were examined, and they corroborate!! tier | ‘"“e^wdavs" afterwards, he was
I wa- holding something which 1 thought was! testimony as far as they had any knowledge of |> rjvo » {o a ’ gtale , )f d ; st ra'ction, and attempted
the door. Caught me by both arms, and said the facts. , to nut an end to his own existence by hang-
and the ends of investigation answered by j were close at hand. Didst thou not save him
the examination which had already taken place j from the gallon’s ?”
aim’d as loud as 1 could. When I: the hotel, or honse where the outrage took ln 8
et. I scru.—
jumped out of bed, 1 had one petticoat on.— place were called, and their evidence
My stays were off. I cannot say how they show that no outrage had been committed,
were taken off. The only dress I had on was but that the lady was a consenting party. In
my petticoat, chemise, and the cap that I wore their cross-examination, however they prevari-
the day before. My boots were taken off.— cated a good deal, and admitted that they had
Mr. Dillon dragged me away from the.door, I visited the prisoner in Newgate,
and threw me on the bed. When dragging me, The defence being closed, Mr. Richard
from the door, he cursed and swore, lie hurt, Morrison was called, and he deposed that the
my arms when dragging me. When thrown principal witness for the defence had robbed
Mr. Dillon put his when
Judge Torrens charged the Jury in a most
luminous manner. His
own parish and swore to Gon he would do so. an d three quarters they returned a verdict,
lie dragged me to the bed again and held fipding the prisoner Guilty, but_sli«.iigly ro-, man wag gent f J r immediately. She
Ol IllS, , i -.1.
the bed clothes over me. I still continued j commending him to mercy on account | j n f oj;m e l l her uncle
screaming, and entreating torn mnLin „ any ol/ .! was' vo.nmitted-and on search being made
upon tlie bed I resisted as strong as possible.—
He was not dressed. [Herewitnessdescrib-
mred To be very fond of me. Tie told me ed, with great reluctance, partfeulars which
he had been in London from the spring, Doctor are unfit to piiUwh j] Mr. °‘ n ' J
and Mrs O’Reardon, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. hands upon my mouth, to prevent my scream
no airs, u rvearuo , , n O’Rear- in«' 1 jumped from the bed again, when he comprehensive and
Billon returned home w ‘* n U r s o t "i; s r ;? "f, owt .d me, aod said if I would not scream ! Lordship concluded at twenty minutes to 10
don’s Mr. Dillon was n conversation with oBowefl me, t ^ ^ morni|lg> alld bring 0 ^ c i ocU ,‘ w |.en the Jury retired, and, after re-
dep a r h ting n for h Londoi' in a day or two, and in- me to Mr. Kendrick, the parish priest ol his Twining shut up in their room for one hour
quired if I had any commands for England.
I said I thought I should have a letter, and re
quested he would call for it, and he promised
he would do so the next day. 1 told him so,
because I wished to see him, and also to send
bj^ him a letter to my aunt at Bristol. I did
■ npMee him the next day, because when he
.called Dr. O’Reardon denied me and Mrs. O'-
Ucardun to him. 1 saw him on Thursday, the
4th of November, at Dr. O’Reardon’s, aud on
that day he accompanied Mrs O'Reardon and
we on a visit to Capt. FiCzell’s’ in Sapel street.
He returned with us to Dr. O’Reardon’s, and,
upon the invitation of Mrs. O’Reardon, remain
ed to dinner that day. There were six or seven
persons at dinner. Mr. Dillon remained till
II o'clock that night. I had a conversation
that evening with Mr. Dillon, and he asked
>oe to walk out with him the next day, as he
had something particular to say to me. His
wauner to me on that evening was as usual,
, espectful and affectionate. I told Mrs. O’-
Reardon of rny engagement with Mr. Dillon
to walk out with him the next day. He ap
pointed lo meet me at one o’clock ; I accord
ingly met him on the next day, Friday, the 5th
of No»e'uber, in Kildare street, near Clare
went to ! prisoner saw the young woman at her father’s
house, aud lie proposed to renew his addres
ses to her. She declined; and on the 9th of
June, he saw her walking with a young man
by the name of Eli Hunt. It was that mo
ment, in all probability, that he first contem
plated the commission of the crime that had
brought him to the bar where he was standing.
On the same night he met the young wo-
"... , i . , i i iii'in nnd asked her to ro v, ith him to a place
him whilst ... lus employ, and was not to be m.m aniffi sk^ ^ S ^ ^ fc _
believed on Ins oath. Luested her to go into a field close by—in
This closed the evidence on both s ‘ des ’ '^V.ieh Vh' J waTa pond. She refused to go
with him, and he seized her by the head, pul
led, her bonnet strings tight under her throat,
threw her down upon her hack, and cut her
throat with a knife. He got up and ran away
as Soon as he had perpetrated the deed—she
found the blood trickling from her throat, and
made the best of her way to her aunt’s, and a
into the circumstances of this most distressing j
case. 'I'lie father of the young woman seeing
that his daughter was still, with all the con
stancy of a woman’s affections, attached to
tite prisoner, had consented to their union,
and ou behalf of the prosecutor, he, with the
sanction of his lordship, iiould decline offer
ing anv further evidence.
Mr.’Canning said, that as Counsel for the
prisoner he might perhaps he allowed to ex
press his own, and the prisoner’s most great-
ful sense of the kindness which had prompted
his learned friend, and the mercy which had
been shown by those who had instituted this
enquiry.
Mr. Baron Garrow, who was very much af
fected by this extraordinary scene, then ad
dressed the jury. The scene of this day had
been the most distressing which in the course
of his judicial experience he had witnessed—
and the countenances of the jury full well as
sured him that they were not insensible to the
painful spectacle, lie [the learned Baron]
and aunt where the assault
He afterwards came into the bed, and there j Judge Vandejieur, without makingjny nqa ' r thc "' spot , ,| u . knife which the prisoner had
"' M ‘ a ’ inflicted the wound, the blade of which was
found. When the prisoner was
before the magistrate, he voluntarily
and one of ray boots torn, it was uoi m m«i t hope of mercy. made a statement, which would be proved in
state when I went to thehoi.se in the eve-j The moment the verdict was announced,, made a statement, i
M . .
came into my
consequence of
took the knife
across the throat
renewed his violence. The door was locked. ser vat.ons on the nature of the return
When morning came, lie allowed me to get lion , said it should be taken into considerati- ,£; u '
out of bed. I found my clothes on the floor, oil, but bis Lordship did not hold out any ■ ^ ^ ’ bll( - or(
and'one of ray boots torn. It was not in that, hope of mercy. i , (
ien I went to the house in the eve-j The moment the verdict was announced, |“ y
lr. Dillon left the room first, and I [there was a loud clappmgof hamlsjn^differ- j e ^ ^ w;i ,J ng with Leah Warren, on
No....I did not arrive in season, I saw his
body liangiug in chains ; but I did justice in
his memory. Better late than never, Father.”
“ Humph !” said the old man. “After this
I arrived in a country where the people were
preparing to murder their*goveruor, and all
his family, on account of a false report of his
having attempted to betray them to their ene
mies. I looked behind, and thought J saw
thee advancing, and being, as usual in a great
hurry, left it to thee to dissipate the delusion,”
“ I grieve to tell thee, O, father ! that I was
a little too late. The virtuous governor, with
all his family, had just perished, and the
wicked calumniator in his place. I told them
the true state of the case. But the lie had
done its work, and the consequences were ir
remediable.”
“ I wish to the immortal Jove,” cried Time,
“ I wish my youngest daughter Truth, Would
keep pace with my eldest daughter False
hood !”
..... “How should I, my Father, when she ne-
slioul^ionjMhe person to be the least thank- j ver stops to sec w hither she is goiug, aud I ain^
lid at the termination,of this singular case ;] alw ays seeking thc true path ?”
for if the verdict had been unfavorable to the J “ Proceeding onward,” resumed old Time,
prisoner, his duty would have left him no al-1 “ I came to where the people were figbfingf
ternative. He sat there to assist in the satis- j and cutting throats, and burning each other
factory and impartial administration of justice ' on account of a dispute about a w ord which
jury had returned a verdict of!each party interpreted differently, I thought
the evening before,
and 1 will bring you to Mr. Keurick. >’ e
left the house together. 1 leant on Ins arm—
We walked up Dorset Street, and he called a
coach, and we proceeded to Hardwick street,
where we stopped at a house, at which he
kDocked and returned saying it was a very un
fortunate circumstance, Mr. Keurick was
gone to the country and would not be at home
till evening, but that he would call and ar-
rangeTevery thing with Mr. Keurick for our
marriage the next day. While Rome: to
going to
Reel, and walked towards the country from! Hardwick street in the coach.
' when we would be arranged, and to keep seciei wnai
had occurred. I begged of him to come to
Monnt street. It was not a wet day
2£t out, but it afterwards tinned out very wet
, , . tlie ?f r If* j 1 h Vl d the bonnet strings—she fell backwards
being heard by the prisoner, be bore it Wlt h I‘ "ciu inc ^ ^ L ,,;r„ Mr. Orridce
-I had one hand round her neck, with which
the vast multitude outside.
„ , prisoner, ne Dore 11 w,l "| a J d ‘|’run away—the knife which Mr. Orridgc
apparent firmness. He was then conducted | S | 10WS me, and which is now scaled up
back to Newgate. The Court rose, and ad-, presence, is the knife which I did it
journed to 12 o’clock next day } 1
Friday.
This day at 12 o'clock. Judges Vandeleur
and Torrens proceeded to call die books, and
record the sentences on the various prisoners
convict at the present commission. After all
the others hud been disposed of, Mr. Luke
my presence,
with.
Leah Warren, on being brought into the
■and if the jury
condemnation, the sentence of the law must
have taken its course. They had, on one side,
a young man whose countenance had less of
ferocity or cruelty in it than that of any per
son he had ever before seen, standing in bis
most perilous situation—on the other side was
this young woman, giving her evidence faiily,
not allowing the feelings of her strong affec
tion to influence her testimony. But for the
interposition of her friends, these two young
persons would, ere this, have been united iu
thc closest and tendcrest alliance in life. Per
haps the interposition was thoughtful an:] kind,
and intended to prevent the ill consequences of
too hasty aud precipitate a uuion between
them. She was still affectionately attached
to him, aod he returned her affections with e-
ual truth and sincerity. The scene of this
; y ; n*y 13 a br,ck -Wer- J j W0U ,J| bep1 *ssed in amity amfhippiness. The
Dillon was placed at the bar. He was dres-jthe prisoner far two years and a ha , lit. wor,. P ubseuce of evidence affeefintr thc
bv the Clerk of the Crown the customary jme wp to Mieha-lmas lu-t, rov trtonis aaviaej ^
it a great pity they c,ould not find one
which was thc right meaning. But, said J,
my daughter is just behind, and she will clear
up the matter, I have not a moment to lose.—
I hope thou didst not come too late bore as
elsewhere ?”
“Not altogether too late, father,” replied
the virgin ; “ but ere I came, oue parry hat)
exterminated the'other; and when I offered
to teB the conquerors the. true meaning of the
word, they said they knew it already as vyell
as I did. I a-ked them how they e.mie by k 5
they answered by virtue of the right ot tho
strongest, and then left me shouting. “Tn»!jr
is great nnd will prevail!" ;. ■ - ■ . j
•• ignorant creature!“ exclaimed Time,
and shrugged liis brawny shoulders. “ As I
travelled onward from thence, I eame to a tin-*
tion whicli sacrificed human beings to a greiff
snake, and left particular directions with the
priests to stop you when you came, aud fcs"
come convinced of their deplorable errors.”
“ I stopped; but I grieve fo say it 1
to hinjcnt ov-’r their r isfoattslwfj
i