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Tm L*rt Mpinu — Jeremiah Con-nrII. charged with the wilful murder of Rdward Marlin, at (bn lUoninyonc Inn, on Monday last, al lb* Geelong Police Office.John Vriich. haring been sworn, do* poied : —I am landlord of lha llunuin-yong Inn. On Monday, lha 16th inilaot, at. twclre o'clock, a.m., the priioD-r, in company -nth a you** man named Cameron, camo la my houte, where he iWuuined (ill four In the afternoon, daring which tone h« »lt;t« driok-iag a little, bul dii nol appear (o be iatoiiraled. About three o'clock. I heard him arguing al the bar with twa* one on lha aubjetl of religion and King William, and it appeared (hat lha prisoner wa* impressed with tho belief Ibat the man was an Orange, man; I heard him make uso of the et-preaiion that “ he nrrer would be satisfied till he had lha blood of au Orangeman on hit soul shortly afterwaids. the prisoner was scuffling outside Claw bar • ilh lha young man Cameron, when both fell, and the priaooor atruck the other wbrn on the gronnd ; deceased happened tn pais aa they both got up, and on hearing Ihe pusooor Shuuihg 1 am a papist, made the remark to Mm, •• if you are a papiat, you mult ba a very cowardly one it* alriko a boy wh-u down. Tlii# war about 4 p.m. ; Con. nell had then a gl«** of brandy, aftrr which no more liquor was drawn for either of the partiea; from thil time I did not see the prisoner till about eight o'clock, when, hearing a iu*h to the kitchen. I followed, and saw Marlin on ihe ground bleeding ; Connell wet then secured, but afierwerda nude hti •scape.By tbe bench—When the prisoner waa scuffling with Cameron he had no weapon in his hanJ. EJward Marlin, ihe deceased, was a servant of mine. I saw a wound on Ihe back part of bit head. Ha died about eight o’clock on the morning after rrceiriug it.— The poker now produced ia my pio-party and waa delivered by me to ihe policeman. It waa handed to me immediately after lha perpetration of the murd.r at the instrument by which it had been done.John Ewing, a wore, dr posed—1 ana a carrier. Edward Martin the deceased tud 1 were on a sislt, and came down lo the Uuniayoog Inn abuat 8 o'clock on Ike night of the 16th iutt. On going in he sat down lo read a newspap«r, his elbows oe ihe table and bis bands on his head ; the prisoner thro came In and straci him on the head with a poker, from tho effect of which he wa» falling back when 1 caught him in my arms; the prisoner then again came for. ward, stiuek him a second blow on the head, and rushed to the door lo m«ke hia escape ; I remained wiib iha deceased. The poker now produced is the one with which prisoner struck ihe blow.By ihe beach—aftrr Ihe deceased received tha second blow, 1 laM him down and asked Idas if he was muek hart ; ha only said, John, I'm dead ; tha wounds wore ou the bark of ihe head. Shortlj afierwerda I went io Messrs. T. * S. Lmrmooth't and saw pritoaer there ; I mentioned what bad happened and Mr. Loarmoaih assisted mo lo secure him . 1 saw Martin after he waa kaad.Robert Cameron, eworn. deposed—I am a splitter and know lha prisoner ; we left Mr Yuille's station in company, having previously worked logalber one day. We amved at tha Bunioyoog Ina on Monday tba 16th ; wa aaw dooaamd there. Seme time after arririef, th* pnaoner got quarrelsome ; be went oat-aids the door, eayiog he was a Papiat,that all In tha plaee were b /Orangeman, and challenging any one to fight him. Immediately after, I want out and bad a round with him, bat w# were ported. About ihree houn after wards, ho eellod me out of the kllebeo and struck me on tke head with some-thing heavy, causing me to stagger a few*sards, fell, and remained insensible for perhaps, 6ee mlnotee. I did a»t see the prieoaer again until the following morning. I anw the decanted immediately efter he got the blow ; he wa. than tn bed, and attended by Dr. Power. I taw Martin after he wai dead.Dr. Power, aworn, dapoesJ—I am a medical graetltlooer al Builnyong ; tmtwtaa highi and nine o’clock oa tha evening of the 16rh losieni, I waa seat for toeee the deceaaed at Mr Velteh’s honae j hi waa thea io bad. aad tom-C* joed of a eloleot pain In bia band, eanminatloa, I found two wounds on the bsck part of bis head, each about
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Melbourne Port Phillip Gazette and Settlers Journal
Melbourne, Victoria, AU
Sat, Nov 28, 1846
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