NUMBER II. EXTRACT FROM THE TRIAL OF WILLIAM FENLON: COURT-MARTIAL AT WEXFORD, Mary Hall, sworn, SAYS, that on the morning of the 14th of June, in the rebellion, she sent her son with some tea to her husband, who was the night before a prisoner with the rebels in Mr. Bayle's barn; that soon after her son returned, and told her that his father begged she would go up directly, for he had been taken to Vinegarhill, and put into the mill, and was in fear of being immediately put to death; that she did go up, when her husband told her he was to be put to death; and, the prisoner then coming her husband said, "that's the man will kill me, Bill Fenlon, the nailor." The prisoner Fenlon then came into the mill, and desired her husband to come out. Witness immediately asked prisoner if he would not give her husband a trial. Prisoner said he would, but that Dan Flaherty, (a man who had sworn against her husband) should try him. Witness answered, up, she was contented, so he was tried, and begged he would have commpassion on her and her ten children. The prisoner then said with an oath, that he would shoot him first, and try him afterB b wards. Prisoner then tore her husband out of her arms, and placed sentries on each door to keep her within. In some time after, witness heard a shot, and forced her way out of the door, where she saw the rebels dragging a body by the heels. The prisoner was there with a blunderbuss and an officer's sash. The body they were dragging, she found, was her husband's. She took the body in her arms. During this time it thundered violently, with much lightning. The rebels fell on their knees, and blessed themselves. Some of them desired her to throw the body of her husband away, and bless herself. They then asked her what was the reason of the thunder? She answered, that God was angry at their acts. 'No, you w-e," replied they, "God sounds the horn of joy that 66 an orangeman is killed." Her husband then, whom she had thought dead, stretched out his feet, and turned to her, and said, Molly, my “dear, take me from these people," and then expired. The body of her husband was black, as if from the stripes of a cat-o'nine-tails, and the mark of a bullet that entered his breast and came out at his shoulder. The rebels, among whom was the prisoner, refused to let her take the body, but witness declared she would not leave it. They said they would not kill her, as she was with child, and she should have a christian, which she never had before; but if she was so fond of a dead husband, they would cut him into pound pieces, and put him into her skirts. EXTRACT FROM THE TRIAL OF JOHN HAUGHRAN. Sarah Smith, sworn, SAYS, that on the 3d day of June, in the rebellion, a party of rebels came to her house at Saltmills, near Tintern. That the prisoner was one of the party, and seemed to witness to be their leader. They asked for her husband, She told them he was not at home. They then passed her door, but the prisoner stopped them, and ordered them to go into the house and try. They went in, and brought out her husband, whom they left guarded, while they went to search for another protestant family. On their coming back, witness begged they would permit her husband to stop and get his breakfast; but the prisoner said he should not stay; and gave orders that he and all the protestants they could find that day should be brought to Scullabogue.There were twenty-four young and old, of the parish of Tintern, sent there, and murdered on 5th of June, among whom was the husband, the brother, sister, and niece, of the witness. Witness received several orders from the prisoner relative to distributing milk, and never knew any one in command at Tintern except the prisoner. Once, on a complaint being made against her, she went to the prisoner to know what she should do, who desired her to distribute the milk to the rebels every morning as far as it would go. When the account came to Tintern of the murders at Scullabogue, the widows and relatives of those that were murdered got together, and were lamenting in the street, when the prisoner came up to witness and said, if he heard any more of it, he would collect us all together, and send us after our husbands. A few days after, the prisoner gave a pass to witness to go and get herself christened, and told her they must all be of one religion, for it was that they were fighting for. The pass was signed by the prisoner. Witness never knew any one give a a pass but the prisoner. of १ Catherine Poor, sworn. Says, that she was a prisoner at Tintern, during the rebellion, and always understood that the prisoner was a captain and justice of peace: has heard the rebels call him captain. Witness went to get something to eat. He said he would not give her any unless she became a christian; for if he did, he should break his oath. NUMBER III. TRIAL OF ANDREW FARREL. MAY 22, 1800. WEXFORD, Major Gordon, of the Dumfries regiment, president, John Henry Lyster, Esq. acting judge. advocate. William Furlong, sworn. Q. by the prosecutor. Did you know the Rev. Mr. Pentland? A. I did. Q. Is he living or dead? A. He is dead? Q. Do you know how he came by his death? A. I was taken prisoner by the rebels on Whitsun Tuesday, and put into the wind-mill on Vinegar-hill, where I saw the Rev. Mr. Pentland, the Rev. Mr. Trocke, three men of the name of Gill, and about thirty more loyalists in custody of the rebels. The prisoner, Andrew Farrel, was there. The rebels called him captain Farrel, to which name he answered. He had a drawn sword in his hand. I heard him bid the loyalists fall on their knees, and prepare for death, as they should be killed directly. The prisoner then ordered out several of the loyalists, who were instantly murdered. In particular I saw him take Mr. Pentland by the breast, and by force put him out of the mill door, where he was instantly put to death. Mr. Pentland resisted |