"The Anglo Celt" Cavan; Thursday, September 2, 1852 The inquest on the body of Margaret KEOGH, killed by being fired at out of a window at the late election in Cork, terminated on Wednesday. After more than two hours' deliberation the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Henry Bible, and Campbell, the policeman. Thomas Francis MEAGHER had made a final declaration of his intention of becoming a citizen of the United States. He declared "to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, or sovereignty whatever, and particularly to the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, of whom I am now a subject." Mr. Feargus O'CONNOR's health is rapidly improving under the care of Dr. TUKEE, of whose maisen de sante he is now an inmate. Moderate diet and restriction from intoxicating liquors, together with abundant exercise and the absence of excitement (political, pecuniary, and personal) have brought about this favourable result. As yet Mr. O'Connor has not been allowed to see his friends. The Galway Packet says it can state on authority "that there is no truth in the paragraph which is going the round of the press, that Limerick has been reported on by the Commissioners as the port selected for the Packet Station. ARREST OF THE REV. MR. BURKE AND THE REV. MR. CLUNE (From the Limerick Reporter) The Rev. J. BURKE, P.P., Cartole, proceeded to Sixmile-bridge this day, when it was intimated that bail would be taken for his appearance at Ennis assizes, to answer the indictment of having headed a seditious riot. The Rev. Mr. BURKE was accompanied by the Rev. Mr. NOONAN, P.P., Cappaghwhite; Michael QUINN, Esq., J. T. DEVITT, Esq., J.P., and M. LENIHAN, Esq. The Rev. Mr. CLUNE, P.P., Six-mile-bridge; D. J. WILSON, Esq., Rev. Mr. O'SHAUGHNESSY, C.C., Callaghan's Mills, &c., were in the village. W. L, JOINT, Esq., solicitor, in the absence of Mr. O'DONNELL, professional adviser of the reverend-gentleman, was present. After a short time they proceeded to the court-house which was completely deserted by all the Magistrates of the neighbourhood, with the exception of John O'BRIEN, Esq., R.M., Tulls, to whom the "great unpaid" entirely left the duty which devolved upon the bench for the day. Several persons were in court, who had been arrested on the previous day, char! ged with rioting on the day of 22nd ult., and others charged with the abduction of certain voters from Meelick on the same morning. Soon after their appearance in court, Mr. O'BRIEN intimated that he was ready to take bail in the grand jury room for those who wished to tender bail. In answer to an inquiry, whether he was ready to proceed to the open court to hear such applications as would be made on behalf of the accused Mr. O'BRIEN positively refused doing so, stating it was not his intention to lave the grand jury room. The rev. gentleman, with the gentlemen by whom they were accompanied, and the 'rioters' who were charged, and whose names and places of residence are as follows: - Thomas RIEDY, Limerick; Patt M'INERNEY, Crossroads; James HALLORAN, Jas. QUINLIVAN, and Patt KINEVANE, of Thomondgate, then proceeded to the grand jury-room. Mr. O'BRIEN said he was then ready to take bail for such as would give it. The course was clear. He could do no more than take bail. If bail was refused, he had another duty to perform which he should execute. Mr. JOYNT requested the magistrate to read over the informations of those who had sworn against the accused. The first person who appeared as having sworn information was Sarah WHITE a girl of about16 or 17 years of age. She swore that on the morning of the 22nd ult., KINEVANE, QUINLIVAN, &c., all went to her house, following J. FROST of Derra, and his sons, Edward and Patick FROST. She was so frightened that she did not know who the others were - they were forty in all; they took away the Frosts with them. Mr. JOYNT said, that with the permission of the bench he would put some question to the witness. Mr. O'BRIEN - It is in your power to cross-examine her if you like; but I have to assure you that it cannot affect the case one way or the other, or my conduct towards those who are accused. I have to take bail; and if it be refused, to commit the persons to prison. Mr. WILSON - Before whom were the informations sworn? Mr. O'BRIEN - All the informations were sworn before me. Mr. JOYNT thought that it would have been fairer to the accused - much better in all respects - more constitutional, and affording the people more respect for the law, if the informations in this case were taken in open court at petty sessions in the first instance, and then the matter could be inquired into properly and fairly. Mr. O'BRIEN - It is not necessary to summon a person to petty sessions, that person being charged with an indictable offence. On the contrary, the usual course is, to receive informations as I have taken these. If this were not so, it would be a positive defeat of justice. In this case there is a great public event in question. Parties are blamed at one side and the other. Whether I am right or whether I am wrong, I must say that my anxiety is to put an end to the excitement which now prevails on this subject; and my opinion is that every delay only tends to prolong the excitement, and to interfere with the public peace of the country. Mr. JOYNT said that all this might be very right and proper in Mr. O'BRIEN's opinion; but where parties are living in the country, where they do not fly from investigation, where they are known, where they are ready to answer any charge that has been brought against them, it is not only harsh to call on men circumstanced as these to give bail in twenty-four hours, but it is positively unconstitutional to treat them in this way - nothing could possibly be more harsh. Mr. O'BRIEN - Two of the parties charged in these informations live in the city of Limerick. KINEVANE - There is an information there against me, and it can be proved that I was at my usual work on that day, and that I gave no offence to any man. Mr. J. FROST - And I can swear that WALL was working with me that day, and that he had neither hand, act, or part in taking away voters. Mr. JOYNT - After these facts, to insist on bail for these men, or in the alternative of their refusing it, to arrest and send them to jail is the excess of harshness if they do not give bail. WALL - I was at my work all that day and had nothing to do with any one. Mr. JOYNT then cross-examined Sarah WHITE, who swore that she saw Wall go every morning that way to his work; was not surprised at seeing him there; did not see him do anything at all that morning but stand up; did not see him threaten anybody; did not hear him say anything to anybody; he was as quiet as he could be. Mr. O'BRIEN - There is no doubt that there is a difference between WALL's case and others. Mr. JOYNT - I say if that man, WALL, were summoned before petty sessions to answer in this case, the charge would be dismissed on the evidence of the girl who swears the informations against him; and would you call upon that man now either to give bail or go to goal (sic)? Mr. O'BRIEN said he would proceed with the other informations. The next informations are those of William WHITE, a voter. William WHITE came forward to swear that he did not go against his will at all with the men accused of rioting that day. Mr. O'BRIEN - Why did you go? Mr. JOINT - I submit you have no right whatever to cross-examine your own witness. Mr. O'BRIEN - My object is to get the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, and to see that no injury or injustice shall be done to any one. Mr. JOYNT - But is a harsir (?), an unconstitutional , and I will say, a tyrannical set, to compel men to enter into bail, or to send the Queen's subjects to jail, not even on the semblance of accusation. Mr. O'BRIEN said he could not sit there and listen to the word tyrannical used. Mr. JOYNT - I must repeat it. Mr. O'BRIEN - I certainly cannot listen to it. Mr. JOYNT - Nothing can me (sic) more unconstitutional than this conduct of the government. All the witnesses have distinctly sworn there was no injury done to any person. James COLLINS, who swore an information against M'INERNEY, did not appear at all. Mr. O'BRIEN - I was about taking an information from Mr. GOGGIN when you made your appearance. Mr. GOGGAN said that he had no information to give. He never saw people more quiet. Mr. O'BRIEN - Under these circumstances, Mr. GOGGAN had no information to swear. James FROST, of Derra, swore information but he swore also that there was no riot whatever, and that HALLORAN was not there good nor bad. Mr. OBRIEN - Well, now I will take bail for KINEVANE. After a good deal of discussion the magistrate fixed bail for KINEVANE and REIDY of 20£. Each, and sureties in 10£. Each, and for the others 10£. Each, and sureties 5£ each.

Kay Stanton wrote: > > "The Anglo Celt" > > Cavan; Thursday, September 2, 1852 > > > > > > > Thomas Francis MEAGHER had made a final declaration of his intention of becoming a citizen of the United States. He declared "to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, or sovereignty whatever, and particularly to the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, of whom I am now a subject." > > > > > Does anyone know whether this Thomas Francis Meagher is the same one who was sentenced to Australia after the 1848 Rebellion, escaped from there, and went to the US, where he became a general in the Union Army during the Us Civil War, and later became the Governor of the Dakota Territory? Also does anyone have any information on the surname Cronin from Cavan? Bill Grimes