The Exeter Times, 1880-3-4, Page 22
B/DDULPH'S TRAGEDY,
CONVINUA'rION or PELIA;INARY EXAMINA•
TION DEPOSE MAGISTRATE.
THE TIMES
Wm. Thompson, sworn. -1 was ao-
quainted with the Donnellys; T did not
know Bridget so, wolf as the rest; our
houses were about eighty rods apart,
as near as I can guess, and there ie
nothing to prevent us seeing across to
their house; I recollect the night of the
niulder; James and William Carroll
were there in aadition to myself and
wife; Patrick Ryder was 'there in the
afternoon; James Carroll was there in
the evening before dark; it was about
half -past -eight ,hen he Dame in again,
and there was no one there to my
kdowledge; no one could come into the
house without my knowledge; James
.Carroll did not go out tolmy knowledge
after that time; we were in ;bed a little
before ten, but on account of Mrs.
Thompson's illness we did not go to
sleep quickly; about eleven my wife
got up and I think I asked her where
• she was going; I am certain I was
awake between eleven and twelve; it
is not my habit to lay awake at night,
Carroll did not go out before twelve,
or I should have heard him; I have no
'knowledge of him going out afterwards,
and I don't think he did; I would not
:swear positively that he did •not go out,
but I would swear to the best of my
knowledge that he could not go out
without me hearing hila; I was the
,Brat to get up that night; 1 heard no
.raises, and saw >no light during the
might; I git up about half an hour
after daylight, when it was snowing; I
don't think I Wale fire before I saw
•the smoke of the Donnelly house
through the kitchen window, and told
Sham in the frontpart•of the house that
there had been a fire up the road; the
women came and looked out of the
window, and then went to bed; we
bad not been en speaking terms with
the Donnellys for seven years, and did
not go to the house because I was
afraid they might accuse me of the
burning; Carroll is a constable, but he
did not go over so the fire; he said he
wondered how it got on fire, whether it
had been set on fire or bow; I could
not exactly tell how the conversation
ran, bull did not say anything about
going down.; I heard him talking about
going to (Ironton.
Mr. Hutchinson—It is almost inare-
4iabile that Carroll, a constable, did not
•ay anything about going to ascertain
the cause of the fire, atter wondering
whether the, house bad been set on fire.
Didn't you suggest to him ?
Witnes —No, I did not; after break-
fast I went with a grist to Exeter, in
doing which I did not go past the Don-
nellys; the nearesiway was to go south-
ward past the Donnellys; 1 knew about
this law snit at Granton, but did not
hear anything mentioned about Carroll
going to see if the Donnellys would be
onhand;Carroll stopped the next night
after the murder at our place, haying
some there after sundown; he had sup-
per there, and we talked together and
spoke of the Donnelly, having been
murdered; he was wondering who bad
done it.
Mr. Hutchinson—Still wondering,
eh?
Witness --Yes; he said he couldn't
tell how it happened, but offered no
opinion as to who done it; we were in
the kitchen at the time.
Here Mrs McLaughlin eupplied the
prisoners with apples, and they set vig-
orously to work on the refreabments.
Witness—Carroll did not say whe-
ther he had boon at Donnelly's or not,
but mentioned the names of those whom
he heard had been killed; he said that
James and Judith and Bridget and
Thomas had been killed and burned at
James Donnelly's house.
Mr. Hutchinson -Why can't you tell
me what occurred without me dragging
it nut.
Witness—I`m telling ell I know; he
also said John Donnelly had been shot
at his brother William's,, but mention•
ed nothing about trying to discover the
perpetrators of the murder.
Mr. Hutchinson—Didn't you remind
him that it was hit duty as a constable
to fie so?
Witdet+t—I1 wasn't mq business. and
I didn't offer any auggestiona; there is
no other constable in our neighborhood
but Carroll, and I thought it was his
duty to see about the murder; there is
a magistrate in our neighborhood; 1
never heard that Mr. McLoughlin was
a magistrate; Carroll expressed no in-
tention about seeingany of these magis-
trates concerning the murder; I do loot
know where Wm, Carroll was cn the
day atter the murder; 'I recollect the
Chief conning to see us, and 1 think it,
was on the Saturday after the murder;
Mr. Murphy and Mr. Phair were there,
but I never said that he went to bed at
half -past seven; if the Chief says so,
there must be some misunderstanding,
for I never intend-sd to say that; if 1
said so, however, 1 told a lie, and I
don't think I lied; it is untrue that I
went to bed at half -past eight, or that I
went out that night; it was true that 1
did not go out that night; ',don't think
any one could get up and go out with
out me knowing it.
Mr. Hutchinson—'Did you tell the
Chief that no one else went out that
night ?'
A sharp t?isanssion ensued as to the
right of the witness to explain or give
a direst answer.
Witness—To the heat of my know-
ledge 1 said that, '
Mrillacmahon said the witness could
explain if he desired.
Mr. Hutchinson—'Mr. Macmahon, 1
wish„you would sit down; you are 'very
much in the way.'
Mr. Maemahon—'1 intend to be in
the way if the Crown sees fit to con-
duct himself that way.'
Mr. Hutchinson—'1 will examine
the witness as 1 see fit.'
Mr. Maemahon—'Such conduct is
unheard of.'
Mr. Hutchinson—'Ho shall give ,no
explanations now, when people make
themselves offensive and disagreeable.'
Mr. Maomahon-'1t is not him, it is
you, and 1 say it is not for the Crown,
or any one representing the Crown, to
display such temper as you have
shown.'
At this there was a loud outburst cf
mingled cheers, hisses, laughter and
general applause, in which several of
the prisoners in the dock took part by
laughing and clapping hands. Order
was, however, quickly restored, and
Crown Attorney resumed his interro-
gation.
• Witness -1 have no knowledge of
using the words you ask; Carroll told
me who was murdered; it was
after breakfast that 1 went to Exeter;
at which time 1 saw no one at the
Donnelly house; 1 was at home when
the Chief came and went up stairs with
him; 1 could not say who went up
first; the blind was part down; 1 did
not notice how the oartaius were fix-
ed; 1 heard Carroll asking his brother
about a cutter when he came in, but
it was not on my account that he staid;
he spoke about a driving shod, but he
did not come there for that purpose; 1
did not ask him whether he went to
Granton.
Mr. H.—Are yon a member of this
Vigilance Committee?
Witness -1 am.
Mr. H.—When was it formed?
Witness -Last Fall.
Mr. H.—When did you join it?
Witness—When 1 loot my cow.
Mr. H. -Tell us the airoumatanoee
now under which you joined it. Who
asked you to join?
Witness -1 was not asked at all.
Mr. H.—How was it brought about?
Witness -1 don't think that is a fair
question.
Mr. H.—lt may not be pleasant, but
you have got to answer it. 1 am going
to get the whole history of the Vigi-
lance Committee from you as far as
you know. What process did you go
through to join it?
Witness- Signed a declaration,
Mr. Macmdhon-1f the witness eays
this will criminate him he has a right
to object. .
Mr. H. We have not got as far as
That yet,
Mr. Maemahon—if Ile has taken an
illegal oath it renders him a erimin,
al.
Mr. IL—Oh, no; 1 haven't asked bim;
whether he has taken an oath or not,
Tell us, now, what the declaration was.
Witness—It was to support law and
order, and recover anything that was
lost or stolen. If we knew 61 anything ,
that would help to find it, we were to i
tell, and help to recover whatever was
loat. •
ItI'r. H. --How many were there when
yen signed it ?
Witness-1`Tone; 1 signed it at the I
church.
Mr. IL—Who were present when
you signed it? �.
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