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Monthly Chronicle.
Morgan . A brother of his , from Newgate , came and offered him 300 . I . for going away , and not giving evidence against the prisoners ; but be only heard his brother say that the prisoners wished him to go away . Nicholas cW , who keeps the Sun iim at Canterbury , remembers B . inns coming to his house on Sunday , the 25 th . Tbe witness never , saw him after , that till he was in custody in Canterbury , when be went to see him '; and he ' told the witness that he knew nothing of him , and desired him , with a deal of haughtiness , to get ou : of the room . watch at
" Mr . Bardell , an officer of the Customs at Margate , was on . Margate jcrn the night of the 27 th , and in the morning went to Mrs . Cricket ' s to assist in seizing the prisoners and the baggage , but heard no conversation between them . ' Oliver Carlton , Esq . High Constable of Dublin , found certain papers in Leinster-house , Dublin ; the apartments of Lord Edward Fitzgerald . Mr . Abbott lives in Cork ; saw Mr . O'Connor write ; and believed tbe letters shewed him to be his hand-writing .- —Those were the same which Mr . Lane
spoke to , and were mentioned in the Attorney-General ' s speech ; one letter alluding to Maxwell , who was to go to Hamburgh- —the black terrier , the little priest , Sec . The paper that was proved to be in the razor case was next read : iu it the different names were explained : — Williams was France ; Bamry , Cbesaieak ; Dublin Bay Honduras Bay ; 1000 men , 1000 I . ; a ship of the line , a bogshead ; a cannon , ajar ; military stores , merchandize ; horses , books ; Paris , this place ; L . 1 ) . Lord Fitz . & c . & c . Another was read , addressed to Roger O'Conto Bonder
nor , from Arthur O'Connor , slating , that be had sold all his property , and the rents were to be transmitted to Hugh Bell , and Sweeney was to collect the rents : it stated that the Courier only was to be sent to Ireland , the morning papers being mere lumber , and it was useless to have any others for Tbe Press . ' , 1 'hat nothing was worse than the state of the finances in England , and that Scotland was all Irish ; and the people of England wished for a change , but would not strike . Frederick Dutton swore to a letter being the hand-writing of Ouigley . The
letter was directed to Citizen Edward Fitzgerald , commonly called Lord Edward Fitzgerald . Being asked how many informations he had laid , and if he had laid ^ o ?—The witness said he could not tell ; and threw himself on the protection of the Court ! Mr . Justice Buller . — ' I cannot see what he means by throwing himself on the protection of the Court . " ' Mr . Gurney . — ' He has good reason for doing so ; and observed , that he meant to impeach his evidence , by shewing him to be a common informer . '
DEFENCE . TUESDAY , MAY 22 . The Court assembled at eight o ' clock this morning , when Mr . Plomer entered upon the defence of O'Connor and Quigley . Mr . Gurney was then heard in favour of Binns ; Mr . Fergusson , on the part of Allen ; and Mr . Scott , in behalf of Leary . The Court then proceeded to hear the evidence for the prisoners , as follows :
Jeremiah Hasset , Keeper of the Round Tower in the Castle of Dublin , remembers Mr . O'Connor being kept in close confinement there . He was suffered to see two friends , and no other . He recollected two shots being fired at the part where he was confined , in the month of June last . From that time Mr . O'Connor did not go to the window to look ont . Mr . Stuart being shewn theletler which Mr . Love bad swore was Mr . O'Connor ' s hand-writing , and asked if he supposed it was ; he did not think it was , but was not quite certain . Witness had been a Magistrate in Ireland . He knew
Mr . Quigley , | who lived in Dundalk , in the county of Louth , in Ireland . As far as he knew Mr . Quigley personally , he was a good moral character . Crosi-ezamined . — He said , Mr . Quigley called on him in London , said he was in distress , and asked him for money , which he gave him ; and that was the only connexion which he had with him lately . The witness kneiv Mr . O'Connor .
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Monthly Chronicle.
Morgan . A brother of his , from Newgate , came and offered him 300 . I . for going away , and not giving evidence against the prisoners ; but be only heard his brother say that the prisoners wished him to go away . Nicholas cW , who keeps the Sun iim at Canterbury , remembers B . inns coming to his house on Sunday , the 25 th . Tbe witness never , saw him after , that till he was in custody in Canterbury , when be went to see him '; and he ' told the witness that he knew nothing of him , and desired him , with a deal of haughtiness , to get ou : of the room . watch at
" Mr . Bardell , an officer of the Customs at Margate , was on . Margate jcrn the night of the 27 th , and in the morning went to Mrs . Cricket ' s to assist in seizing the prisoners and the baggage , but heard no conversation between them . ' Oliver Carlton , Esq . High Constable of Dublin , found certain papers in Leinster-house , Dublin ; the apartments of Lord Edward Fitzgerald . Mr . Abbott lives in Cork ; saw Mr . O'Connor write ; and believed tbe letters shewed him to be his hand-writing .- —Those were the same which Mr . Lane
spoke to , and were mentioned in the Attorney-General ' s speech ; one letter alluding to Maxwell , who was to go to Hamburgh- —the black terrier , the little priest , Sec . The paper that was proved to be in the razor case was next read : iu it the different names were explained : — Williams was France ; Bamry , Cbesaieak ; Dublin Bay Honduras Bay ; 1000 men , 1000 I . ; a ship of the line , a bogshead ; a cannon , ajar ; military stores , merchandize ; horses , books ; Paris , this place ; L . 1 ) . Lord Fitz . & c . & c . Another was read , addressed to Roger O'Conto Bonder
nor , from Arthur O'Connor , slating , that be had sold all his property , and the rents were to be transmitted to Hugh Bell , and Sweeney was to collect the rents : it stated that the Courier only was to be sent to Ireland , the morning papers being mere lumber , and it was useless to have any others for Tbe Press . ' , 1 'hat nothing was worse than the state of the finances in England , and that Scotland was all Irish ; and the people of England wished for a change , but would not strike . Frederick Dutton swore to a letter being the hand-writing of Ouigley . The
letter was directed to Citizen Edward Fitzgerald , commonly called Lord Edward Fitzgerald . Being asked how many informations he had laid , and if he had laid ^ o ?—The witness said he could not tell ; and threw himself on the protection of the Court ! Mr . Justice Buller . — ' I cannot see what he means by throwing himself on the protection of the Court . " ' Mr . Gurney . — ' He has good reason for doing so ; and observed , that he meant to impeach his evidence , by shewing him to be a common informer . '
DEFENCE . TUESDAY , MAY 22 . The Court assembled at eight o ' clock this morning , when Mr . Plomer entered upon the defence of O'Connor and Quigley . Mr . Gurney was then heard in favour of Binns ; Mr . Fergusson , on the part of Allen ; and Mr . Scott , in behalf of Leary . The Court then proceeded to hear the evidence for the prisoners , as follows :
Jeremiah Hasset , Keeper of the Round Tower in the Castle of Dublin , remembers Mr . O'Connor being kept in close confinement there . He was suffered to see two friends , and no other . He recollected two shots being fired at the part where he was confined , in the month of June last . From that time Mr . O'Connor did not go to the window to look ont . Mr . Stuart being shewn theletler which Mr . Love bad swore was Mr . O'Connor ' s hand-writing , and asked if he supposed it was ; he did not think it was , but was not quite certain . Witness had been a Magistrate in Ireland . He knew
Mr . Quigley , | who lived in Dundalk , in the county of Louth , in Ireland . As far as he knew Mr . Quigley personally , he was a good moral character . Crosi-ezamined . — He said , Mr . Quigley called on him in London , said he was in distress , and asked him for money , which he gave him ; and that was the only connexion which he had with him lately . The witness kneiv Mr . O'Connor .