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(Ireland.)
ARE T URN to nn Address to His Royal Highness
The PRINCE R£(::EKT i-for
A Copy of Bny REP R I EVE, or of any PAR DON, that may have iJcen
granted, hy The LORD LIEUTENANT) to IValter llall, comicted of Murder
at the Commission held in Dublin in February last j and also, Copics of any
Report of the Trial of the said fYaller llall; or of any other P a pers or Documents relative to the same, that may be in the possession of the Irish
Government;-Viz.
No. 1.- Copy of frQftt r /luffs Reprie\'e; 25 February 1812.
Nn. 2.-Copy of the eaie of Wull(r /lull. with Extracts from the E\·idence of Witnesse!.
No. 3 .-Copy nf a Letter from Mr. Juslict! OsaOll.:'\E, (no d~t(!) to SIT CUARtl.S SAXTON, nart.
No. •. -CopJ' of a l.etter from Baron M~CL£LL"XD to Sir ellA.US S .. XTOW. dated, Commiw;icJll
Court. 18 Ft:bruary 1812.
No. 5.-From tbtl Same to die Same; dated 19 Felm.l3ry 1812.
Na. 6.-Copy of tli.; .\flidavit of John Thompson; 19 Februllry 1812.
bio. 7 .- Copy of the Atliduvit of Charlt'S Marchant; 19 Febru!l.ry 1812.
Nil. S. - Col,yof Pt'tiuon of Jallt Hall, the COIwict's" ire; IS February 1812.
No. 9.-Cop\· of n .f.!(·nm[uenda.tion of se\'eral Iullabitants of Ennisconhy, on behalf of Walter
llu.li;
'2u
[)c( f"ul oer 1811.
No. IO.-Copy of ludu r Rccnmmenddtion of D·; 22 February 181 OZ.
No. I I.-Copv of Ih ~o mm~ndJ.tioll in fll.vour of Walter Hull, from tlle Rev. T. HandC!Jck i
5 J anuary 1812.
t2.-Copy of furtner Petition of Jallt Hflll, Wife of tValtrr Hall.
l :i.-Copy of the AffidlOvit of Hilli"", J1all, the Priboner's Agent; 20 February IS12.
14.-Copy of Letter from Juhn {Ie Courey, E!q. to William MCKay, Esq. 21 r",;:bruary IS12.
15.-Copy of the Af!ida\'it ot Willilltn hckson; 25 February 1812.
No. 16.-Copy of Leuer f,OLU Robert lIarty to !:Iir ell AaLE~ SA.X1·OY, Bart. 26 }tcbruary 181Z.
No.
No.
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No.
O,dtrtd, by The
HO~'5e
of Commons, to bt p"iNltd, 29
BY The LORn
of Ire/and.
No.
JUIU
1812.
1.-
LIEUTLNANT-GEXERAL
and
GE~ERAL GOVERNOD.
R ICH,lIOND, I;'c.
W
E do bereby authorize and require you to Respite the execution of the sentence
of Death, ~iyen against IValler Hall, Prisoner in the b~ol of your city, until
further Order: And for so doing, this shall be your Warrant-Given at Hb Ma...
jesty's C<l.stlc of Dublin the 25th day of February 1812.
By Hi.s Grace's command,
To
Cllarles Saxton.
The Sheriff5 of the County of the City of DUhlin,}
and to all Shcrifi"s, Gaoler~, and others conccrnt!o
in the execlltion cf the above order.
Respite for IValter Flal!, until further Order.
Q~ the 2d of .ApnI18i2, the Sherifl's of Dublin were directed to put on board
the "csscls ill Dublin barbour, prepared for their receptioll. the several convicts
named in the liiit sent to them, amongst whom W35 TYalter Hail, in order to their
being con ....eyed to the port of Cork, there to be (!mbarked in the Archduke Charles,
COm'ict Transport, for New South Wales. '
On the 12th of May, the Lord Lieutenant signed a 'Varrant, transferring to the
Governor of Hi!S I\Injesty's colony of New SOllth Wales, the service oftneseveral
i47 Men.
Com·jcts Ilamed in the list lln~lCxed to said \Varrant, for the terms tal' which they {"ere
54 Women. respectively ordered to be transported among5t whom was TVaiter HaU, ordered to
be transported for life •
. On the 17th of .l\1ay, the Archduke Cbarles sailed, and "~alttl' JIa/l was on
boan!.
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(Iroland.)
PAPEHS RELATING TO
No. 2.-Copy oftbe CASE of frailer Hall, indicted for Murder.
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Witncss : Joseph Hadigan .
• O~ the Sunday hcforc Cbristmas-<lay he was in Aungicr-strect a little after 9 o'clock
jn the evcnin~; he S,IW the prisoller flrst in George's-lane, dressed in Y comun Hcgimentals; a little after he heard SOlile noise towa rds Fauc-street, uno there saw him
with a fircl od itt his Imud, carrying it as if in chart,re, and It voice saying, H YOLI are
a blind gunner." the Pri50ner sayillg, " nllct ~mu know that I am not." lIe then saw
the Prisoller le\'t'ling his gun lit sOllie person in his rcar, repealing twice, that he
would make u riddle of one, and discharge the contents of his gun on any person
who came near him; he then \\cot on. repeating the same words as he went, and he
reached · the flags ill AUIlf.!,1er.:,treet. The dccea::ted he saw coming: up towurds the
Prisoner j the Prisoner asked him, where he was going, he replied, about his UUSilll'.').'i;
the Prisoner said, be should not p,o tllat way, and ran beck four or five paces, and then
into the middle of the st reet j the dcct:ac.ed WllS gOing after him, and the Prisoner desired
him not to come ncar, and nrcu £Iud killed the boy, lie was then tukell into custody
and searched in the W tltch-house, anci ball cartridges were found on hiin j he was not
very sober, nor was he drunk. 10 thc Watch-house he said he knew l\ell what he had
done, and did not carc abollt it; that he hl:ld often done the same in the County of
'Vex ford against [; nitcd I ri shmcn, Plld \1 ould do so again. ( I t is here to be olJseryed.
that, from the apparent youth 01 Prisoi:'·r. 'he could not have berll acting as a
Ulan in the R rbdl ion.)
(Cross Examined.)
There was a noise lx:fore he come lip. it appcllred to be rrom the Prisoner only; he
said hc was out 011 duty thut d,IY; there were a good Illany in the street, but nothing particular j he belic\-'cs the people wished·to dis:lnn him lor lear of IlIi ~chjef; no mall molested him, an;1 he llJi!.!ht liavc l2;one aw~y qt1ietiy; he scem:::d in great heat of blood:
HcioJ asked by il J uro:', he s<l id, deceased dill not \\ a !k up to him in a iJostile manner.
2d
Witncss : George ~arr.
.n
E was present in Georgc's~ street, saw the PI;scner with musket presented at
some person, \\ ho cried out, that he was a blind !!utlllcr; he saw no mob. Prisoner
went Oil a few pacec;, and turning about, he presented his 1I1l1.,l..et and bit..! him stlnd
hat:k j the Witness and his companion were the nearest per~ull5 10 the Priso:lrr, they
were merely · walking up :\'ullgier-street, lIot thinl..in;,.!: 01' 101101\ ing the P risoner.
,V hen they saw the luuskct prCllented, tbey r.m up Stephell~~tre(> t. ctld i;llI llcdiatc!y
nfter heart! the rtport of a gun, anLi going to the place, saw the deec.u:l.'{l on the ground
end· Prisoner witbin a \·ard of him . He went \\ith him to the 1V;Jtclt~hut!Sc, and there
\\-as'fuund on sC'Jfch, a~ cartlidge in his pocket and some in his pouch; Prisol1er said,
there was lnouey also, and mentioned the amount, whic~, on bdn .~ n~c!'o ,. ed was
corrcct j he then repcllteu c(.lmposed)y what the olher Witness pruved, th.it he had
kilkd many Rebels, fUld would kill lllallY more,
(Cross Examined,)
Cannot say, hut the man may have thought that they were al;ollt to nppronch him
for :sume hostile purpose; he bad bhlllk cartridges as well as baH; from his appt:arance
ill the street he inferred he wus drinking.
3d Witness: George Danagan.
,V AS in company with fon-n er'Vitncss, gh·es the same account j he henrd the shot
llnd saw deceased; he went to thc 'Valch-hou .. e. alld gllve S,l!lle account of his
JaoO'u:.ltYc
there; he had the appearance
of intoxication when he first saw hill), but he
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saw no attack, 01" any pro\'ocutlon,
4'b 'Yitncss: La." Jordan.
AS he was waIkiD" with his wife up George·~.lanc, and ns he was in the act of
picking up his glove, l~·ison er :lccostc.d him, ~.killg him what he w~s ~~illg, he rcpliea
lakin'" up !tis glove, upon wludl Pnsoncr Solid he would shoot 111m Ii he ad\'anced;
thcrc::!was notlting like a mob.
( Cross Examined.)
.
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Prisoner camc tram behind !Jim; ther,? was nobody followmg the Pnsoner, nor near.
5 1b Witt1~s:
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W A L T £ it !l ALL, A CON V reT.
'Witness: ~Iary Jornan.
,VAS with 11cr hu!Sb:mrl, the last Witness, and gives the same account; Witness says.
SIb
llcr busband told her he would take him up, and he \\'ent fOf\l"ard j ilnd sile, some
time arter, heard a shot; she saw no crowd till after the shot.
.:;1" Witness: R. Sullivan,
I.1
,,'atdltl18H,
'fAS in Aungicr-.c;trcct at the time Prj~oner was crossing over, alld'tilr dCCCtl5Cd'
'was crossing after him, but with no 0'!1purcnt design to attack him j Prisoner ask<'ti
the deceased, where nrc you going; he said, what is thut to you; he Tep1icl~ if you do
110t ~o back I'll bhoot you, and hen'tired to get a level, and fired ; he saw him take a,
"CRltndp:c out of his pockctto reload, iJllt he was disanntd j he giv-cs the same accoun~
'Of hi.:. demeanour and language in the " ratch·housc.
(Cross· :Exnmined.)
Deceased was following lIa'JI, he saw nothing in iJois hand, nor any design of
-attack when he was shot; he bad the appearancc of going oft' sideways frow
'Prisoner.
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M.lagy Quin
Heard the cry of \Vatc11 and ~:fllrder, und gives the same
acCOlUlt
of demcanour~
&C. in the 'tYatcli·llOuse.
Anne Byrne,
.M other to the deceased; he was sixteen years of age.
DEFENCE.
Eli.za \\ioolchcr-\fas in G('()r~e's-lane the night in ql1cstioll, betwcen eight.and
{line, sa\., a Yeoma'l drunk, and some boys culling him blind Gunner.
J ames Love-Kno\\s the Prisoner, and saw him in George's-lane, he heard people
<;ry" blind Gunner;" the Prisoner \\cnt on to Aungier·strcet; some j)(.'Ople said they
",w,uld follow him, and Utke his firelock from him; in about thirty paces aner he stopped
-to look at Prisone1', and he saw a man coming up toward~ hillJ, and Prisoner bid hinT
Fotand lmck. The !.Joy sClid he was going about his business; the Prisoner said, be
should not come nca~' him, und if you do 1"11 shoot yOIl; the boy took no notice o£
this, but came closer. The Prisoner made a sort of nm four or fi\'e paced, which.
Illude Witness think he was a co\\ ard; the boy foilol\ 00, and went round so as tofront the Prisoner, gettill,!.! a head of hil1l, the Prisoner stepped ofl" the flags into the .
middle of the street; and at this time some people came from tbe corner of street
.towurds Prisoner. either four or five yflrds., and then the boy fell, being shot. They,
came up as jf to tuke his tirelock from him j he saw the flrelock in a firing position.
(Cross-Examined.)-There were eight or nine th<:re; the boy fell about five·
min lltes aftcr the \\ords, U Where arc you going" aud the reply above· mentioned.
H ercules Athin-Knew him well; never heard any thing to impeach his character
..as a pcaerable, qu iet man.
Robert Turner-Knew him some time back, and gi\-es him same character.
D. Lutt-Gives same character.
Ko, 3.-CoPY of a Lctter from Mr. Justicc OSBOR~F..·to Si,r CHARLES ,SAXTON, Bart.
DfAIt SIlt,
THERE was a mall of the name of 'Valtef Hall CQt1victed ye3lerd~v of the murclet of
a hoy lit AUligier-::.lrt:et, <Iud sentenceci as the law n..""1uires,
be executl..'CI to··morrow-;
There was something ill the investi~al i(\n (thou~h it !node no fJnrt of his defenceY
thil.t pressed 011 my mind the idca of fit least temporAry insflnity in the man. There was
no assignahle motiv.c 10r his act; and the illUll had the .cha racter or an inoffensive ~lld
.309.
peaceahle
to
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(I,.c1and.)
PAP E R S R E L:\ TIN G T 0
pf)acealJle persoll in every other transaction. He was not in a state of such intoxication
(\;, to leave him i~no.rallt of what he was doing; and after bein~ taken into custody,
, hi" condllct bad all the character of madness, composed ly gloryin,!! in the deed, and
vaundng of hU'ldrcds of Hebels he had destroyed Hnd would destroy. There was no
attempt lit eviu ,.mce to suppurt, and therefore nothing to warrant me in putting al~
issue of Insdl1ity to the J IIry; it was only a feeling of my own mind, and tbe Jury
found him g."ilty of Ii ?\lurder (independent of that consideration) of the deepest
~h&racter. The notion that during tbe trial was working in my mind, I find in a
good measur~ confirmed by some intormation received since by Baron l\f<C!elland.
who sat with me at the (rid!: he has been informed, nnd from a source that he can
rely Oil, that thi$ unlortunate man is afflicted in a most extraordinary way by evCl\
the leilst excess in drinking, arising from wounds received in his head about two
years ago, and bis violellce always assumes the same c!Jaracter of extravagant loyalty,
as it is called, and extrava~ant notions of Rebellion and Rebels. There can be no
doubt from ",hut r ba\'c stated, but that he is a very uancrerous man; but if his
violence arises, as I think, from tbe misfortune I have alluded to, it appears to me thai
he is not a si.J~jcct for the punishment that awaits him. I theretorc submit to his
Grace's consideration the propriety of sending a Hespite at least, this day, as he is
ordered for execution to·morrow.
I em, &c.
CHARLES OSBORNE.
Will you be kind enough to acknowledge th!! J'cceipt of this, as lliread the negligenee of servonts.
Sir Cheries Suxlon, B'.
&c. &c. &c.
No.
4.-COPY of a Letter from Daron M~CLELLAND to Sir
dated, Commission Court, J 8 Feb.
CUAItLES
SAXTO~,
1 1) 12.
DEAR SIR,
has been prevented from coming to Court to day in conseqnence
of the detlth ot' bis sisler; he has just sent me the inclosed Jetter, with a requ est that
I would forward it to you, and that as he is lellv ing town for Ii few days, that you
wOllld be so kind as to communicflte with mc, if necessary, on the su l~ ect. The in~
i<::rmation given to me tlli8 mornin~, (10 \\ bich Judge Osborne allude.') to in the inclosed letter) and in which I conceive I can perfectly rely, sa.tisfies me that the untor~tln3te Convict, Walter HaU, was, at the tillle tbe oitcnce was comitted, labouring
\Inoer a temporary fit of insanity. I pcrfectly concur therefore with Judge Osborne
in thinkin~ tbatthe Convict, 'Valtel' l-1all, i::. a properolJjecl of mercy. If his Grace
the Lord Lieutcnant shall be pleased to extend mercy to this unfortunate man,
I would beg Ica\'c to SlI1!gcst that a pardon should be grnnteu Ull the terms of tfl\llSportlltion for Iile, or of the Convict Ix:ing sent ulJroud, as a "Soldier, on forci~n scrvice.
I helieve Jlld!!c Osborne waits in town uutil he receives an ackllo·.dedt,1CllIent from
yuu of the receipt of bis lettcr.
!
I have the honour, &c.
• JUT,GE OSllOItNE
Sir Charles Saxt')u,
&c . &c. &c.
nt.
(Signed)
JA' MtCLF.LLAND.
No. -5.~Copy of a letter fro.m Buroo l'Vl'CLELI.AND to Sir CnA8.LE~ SAXTON,
.
dated COLllluission Court, 19 Feb. I H1 2.
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My DEAn SIR,
TH I:: tn.(J inclos:cd i.l~d3vjtS havc been this moment laill before me in Court: R!l{l i"nthe :lbsence of Judge o.sborne, 1 conceive it to be my du ty to transmit them to you(
20)' tlie information of his Grace the Lord LiClltCllU1lt, on the questi' m now under
iii:) consideration ~\itb respect to the Convict, Walter lIall. Onc of the Deponents
in the inclosed anilhh"it~, Charles ~Iarcballt, 1 hUfJl)(,1l to know; I have aJw~'ys co~ ~
~idcred him to be i.1 very dectnt respectable mun, and thereforc I feel mllch iuc;:lined
tu orrjve every credit to hi~ affidavit. And indeed tile circumstances disclosed Oil .the
trial,
WALTER HALL, A CONVICT.
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trial, !!Itl'ong1)' corroborate the trnth of these aflitill\,its j for the fucts prOV'(:d on the
trial wcre only to be credited on olle of these two suppositions, either that the Prisoner
\\'UI'; insane at the tillle the fact W3S committed, or th:'l.t I:e "as of the 11I0St wicked
unci diauolical character and disposition; the latter suppo::;ition was negatived by the
testimony of most
re~pcctahle
gentlemen, on the triul, \\ ho gave him a most excellent
character for being a peaceable, quiet alltl irwifOlsivc man.
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I nm &c.
Jil."
(Signed)
McCLE LJ.AND.
Sil' Che.rles Saxton, TIt.
&c. &c, &c.
Ko. 6.-.Affidavit of John TIJOmpscll 19 Feb. IS 12.
The King agaillt!t Wuller 111111.
J ail ~ 'l' JlOlll!?.<\OX, or the City of Dublin, l:ous('-slllith, m,lkrtli oath and saitl1, that..
the Prisoner in thi.:; ea~e served three years (If his apprenticeship to thb Deponent;
Hnd Dcp(,ncnt s<litlt he hRS known \he Pri::!oncr from his infancy, und saith he was always
11 pcaceaLlc, wcH~conducted man; and saith he is now about the age of twcnty~lhrcc
years, Deponent l'nith, that about lour years ,...~o the P:-~son('r rcc~ived a Jarge wound
on his head, from the hlow of a PC;\ tel' 'lUait III a pubhc.housc !1l Exchcflucr-strcet
in the City of Dublin. and wbich wound he so recc:i\'ed in consequence of his having
drank sOll1e loyal toasts ill said public·llOUSC, Dc'pollcnt sait1l, that since the Prisoner
received sa id" ouod, a smal! quantity of spirits makes him (~runk, and \\ hell ill thltt state
he is quite outraflcous I1nd insane, and utterly in('apa ble of conducting himself like II.
rationall>cing; ;nd Deponent saith, that" hen the Priso ner is ill the sliglitest dc)!reft
intoxicated, he is quite unable to distinguish his friends froUl his adversaries, and at
'Such times the least irritation or provocation makes him almost li'antic.
Sworn before me, this J9'~ duy of FeLT 1812,
John Thom pson,
(Signed)
JAS, ~l'C('ELLAND.
No, 7,--Affidavit of Charles MlIfCh:lI1t, I~)'· febl1uul'y 181:2,
The King (!gainst \Valter Hall,
CIIAltLES ~IAncHAxTJ of Exc!lcquer·slrcet in the City of Dublin, whitesmith
makcth oath and saith, that the Prisoner in this case \\ as Jor in .or lluout li\'c years
last past in the employment of this Deponent, during nil which lillie he bclmved
hin,l<:d f hones,tly, quietly a~1d pr0p'el'ly" Dcpon~nt saith"llb~ut three years ago tbe
Prisoner received a dreadful beatmg III a puLllc·llOUSC 111 J'.xchequer-street Dublin,
and some very severe wounds on Ihe head, frolll \\ hich time II hcnevcr he drank
spi ri ts he became almost insane; insomuch that (It a time " hen he wes at all
into:\ico.ted be S<.:arccly knew friends from enemies, and acted in the most extraordinary manner, many instances of whieh came lluder the obscn'atioll of Deponent;
saith, Ihnt in conscfJucnce
the Prisoner himself being sensiiJic of such weakness Oil
his part when he was intoxicated , he about two years since took fill oath that he
would not drink spirits for a certain timc, and wiJi.ch oath, D<'po:1cnt saith he verily
bc!it;vcs, the Prisoner mOBt religious.!y observed j and Deponent saith, lhe time to which
he was so limited ex pired in or abollt the month of .J une last, as Deponent Lt:lieves;
and saitil, he, us deponent believes) was never drulik since that period ulltH the night .
of the transaction which gnve rise to the cbarge in this cusc. Dcponcntsaith, he" i~
convinced ill his conscience, that at the time the homicide in this case took plncet the
prisoner mlS in&1nc from drinkine, and irritated in sllch n manner ,I1S, Deponent has
hcn rd alld bclie\"cs. to be utterly incapable of exercising his reawn; und Deponent
. sajth, tnat whenever the Prisoner was at all 'intoxicated (since he received said
wounds) he would JJC inc<lpable of even dl$tiguisbiRg jriends frolJl enemies.
or
Sworn before
Ole,
tbis 191~ .Jay of Feb T 1 S I '2,
Chs. XI.rehont
(Signed)
'3°9· .
B
J.AS, ·?\r CLELL.A);D.
(Ireland.)
PAPERS RELATING TO
No. S.-Copy of Petition of Jane Hall, thcConvicls 'Vi fe, to the LORD
18 }~cbruary 1812. (u'ilk recommendations.)
'To His Grace
LIlWTl:N AXT,
Duke of RICHMOND, Lord Lcuten:lllt and
General Governor of 1rcland.
CIIAHLES LENOX
The humble Petition of June Hall, the wife of ' \Taltcr lIall, Locksmith, no"
under sentence of death for shooting--llyrne 611 the 22" day of December
last, whereuy he died,
Shelvcth,
THAT after a very long trial, and the Jury having been a considerable time considering the Evidence, they brought in a Verdict against Petitioner's busband, whereby
they found him guilty of
~lurdcr.
Thot J usticG Osborne, who tried Petitioner's husband, immediately pronounced
sentence of death 011 hilll, and ordered him for execution to-morrow.
That It appeared upon the trial, by the testimony of several credible witnesses, that
Petitioner's husband had, on the day the homicide was committed, been out 011 duty as
a yeoman; . and that, after the fatigue of the day. having drank, and being intoxicated.
he, on returning to his lodgings, was attacked by several pcrsons, \\ ho abused him and
lbllowed him a considerable \\ay up Georgc·s·street into Aungier-:>trcE:t, where the unfortunate deceased llIall pressing ou Petitioner's husband, he, to pre\·ent his anns
being taken from him, dbcharged his piece.
. That Petitioner's husband immediately surrendered himself; that he has always
,home a InQst excellent ChUl"aCler, not only for a peaceable disposition, but for
Joyalty in the service of his king, as a Yeoman j wherefore Petitioner hUll",hly hopes
your Grace will respite her husband until a future day~ that your Grace may be
able to inquire illto the circumstances of the case.
.And to grant him, if it appears just to Jour Grace, the clemency of His
Bacrcd
~lajesty.
And your petitioner will ever pray,
I do hereby certify, that T have known the father and family of 'Valter Hall, now
tU1del' sentence of death, for many years; they lived in my nei!!hbourhood in the
County of Wexford, \\hcrc they always maintained an irreproachable and peaeeu uie
good character; and from every information which r have had rcspectin tl the un~ortunatc mun himsdf, lie has always been considered a very quiet, pcac~blc and
~noffensive man.
(Signed,
'\\'. Tumnn.
Feb, lS tb 181-2.
58,StcphellS Green_
I have also lived in the nei)!hhourhood of the family of the said 'Vnlter Hall,
nnd I have every reason for believing the foregoing statements to 1Je strictly true.
(Signed)
C. SWAN,
6, LeinSlCl"-strect.
GRAVE
1 do hereby cerrify, that I nU\'e l."tlO\\'Il for nmny years the f<lmily of said H all;
.ami the statement all the other side. respecting their conduct, is-strictly tru e ; Ilnd the
lH,l.fortnnate man himself was a member of the corps of which 1 now command. anu
:nh\·ays app('arcd to me to be a peaceable, quiet und inofiensive nlan.
(Signed)
ROBT. BEALE,
Captft Enniscorthy Intillltry.
No. 9.-CoPy Qf Recommendation of severnl Inhabitants of Enuiscorthy,
on bebalf of 1Va/ler flail; 26 December .l81 I.
'VE the undersigned Gentlemen of Enniscorthy,.in the COl:llltyof 'Yexford, and
.the \,jcinity t!!ercof. do hereby certify, that we have .known 'Va Iter Hall (now a Priboner in New Gaol) tor many years during his residence in .EnniEcorthy; that he
.nhHl)'S supported the character at a quiet and peaceable )'4Jung mun j and that we
,UeyCT heard any thing whatever that could impeach such character, except in tbe
pre.scm
WALTER HALL, A CONVICT.
pn:scut instance, for which be is confined.
of December 1 ~h I.
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Given under our hands tbi::l 26th day
Rob t Beale, Capt- Enniscorthy In.
fantry.
'V " Richards.
Anth Y IhwkillS.
Hu' Atkin.
I believe the above to be
strictl y true.
Hich d RudcJiff,
Rector of £nniscorthy,
Dec. 28,
John Poundel'.
Stephen Lett,
18114
r
J st Licut. Enniscorth,
Infantrv.
Tho' GrcClle.
R ob! Burkitt.
Tho' SP:lrrow.
Thom,," Rudel, scn', Lieut. Enniscorthy J.nfautry.
knnw the within named Walter lIall since
Ilis childhood, and believe the \\ithin statement to be strictly true.
J. SHERLOCK, 1st Lieut. Loyal
Vinegar llill Hangers,
N(), 1 o.-Copy -of Recommendation of se\"eral Inhabitants of Enniscorthy,
011
behalfof/Valtcrlialt;
22
Feb.
1 8 12.
"!E the undersigned Inhabitants of the town and vicinity of Enniscorthv, do
hereby cer'tilY tlmt we Ilave knows 'Valter Hall, who resided in Ennlsc0l1hy from his
infam:y uP.til lately, the son of .an honest and respcctablt: family; and during our
knowledge of him, he -conducted bimself bighly respectable in his situation; and ti·om
the time he Wfl.S capable of bearing <lrms, and during his residence as a Yeoman, he
was zealous in his duty, loyal in lli~ conduct) and uprig.ht in his cbaracter; and no
'Charge was cver brought against him in any siluation until the present, nOl' did we
think him capable of committing any offence contrary to the general opinion we
entertained of hi.m; and we beg le3l'e to recommend him as a lit oLject of your
'G race's clemency. {rom our knon ledge of him; and feeling that nothing but insult nnd
·self-defence could havc caused him to lie guilly of the charge he stands convicted of.
Given under our hands, this 22d day of february 1 ~ 12.
George Ogle.
I bel ieve the above to be
,:;trictly true.
Rieh~ HadclilT,
Re.dor of Ennbcorthy,
(late Curate of
' YiUidITI Hinson,
Exllliscortby.
A. Jacob.
I believe the above to ue strictly true,
II. F. Vaughun, Curate of Enlliseorthy.
A. !\111rphy.
J aim Pounder.
ltohl Bcale, Capt Enniscorlhy Infantry.
Smlluei' Atkin.
tIll' Atkin.
L\lke \\' hitney,
Ja'Sherlock.
Hubl Burkitt,
.A HawkiJls,
Rob l Lee, J st Lieut. ~loullt
George Infantry,
James Githingd,
Tho· G reenc.
Stephen Lett, 1St Lieut, En r In(antry.
Tbom8s Rudd, Licllt. Inn' Inlllntry.
TbotJlH.s J{udd, Licut. hnn' Cavalry.
John Rund.
H(:nrv' 1\! iuchin.
Ab,·"G olf.
•lohn Weekes.
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No. ll.-COPY of Recommendation in favollr of fI/alter Jlall, from tbe
Rev. T. Handcock; 5 January 1 8 12.
DY the earnest desire of the frit:nds of'Vultcr I-full, now a prisoner in the New
Gaol, Dublin, I 8m induced to certi(y, that I knew him" hen re&idcllt at Enni::;cortby
for some years, and always had cause to beliel'c him a humane \\ cll.c1isposed
young man.-Given under my hand, at the Glebe Uousc of Kilmachc8, t!lis 5th
Jan uary 18J2.
TIIO~[AS IfA NDcccK,
l\[inister of Kilmnchca Rlld White I\rfarch.
County of Wcxford, and a l\'lagistrate
of the said county.
Ko. 12. -Copy offllrthcr Petition of
JOl1C
flail, Wife of IValler [fall.
To His.Excellency Charies, Duke of Richmond, Lord
and General Governor of Ireland.
Licutcnant~Gcneral
The humble Petition of Jane Hall, wife of 'Valter Hall, now a prisoner under
sentence of death.
Shewelh.
THAT in addition to the former petitions sent in on behalf of Petitioner's husb!lnd's
life, she bumbly begs to lay l>etore your G race an additional affidavit j and also, to state
that :\1r. Cbarles Lagrange, in said affidavit mentioned, is ready to depose to the filct
stated.
Petitioner also begs leave to state that she has thrce infant children, and that her
formel' husband, John Hope, was cruelly murdered by tile Rebels in 17S18, on account
of his IOYfllty; and Petitioner begs to refer your Grace to the Honourable Baroo
~1'CJcl1and, one of the .J udges who tried Petitioner's husLand, for his report; and
also for his opinion of the ~tate of insanity in which her husband's mind was at the
time oftbe homicide j and alw to tile affida.vit of that fact, already laid before the
Baron, of !Jis state of mind.
Pelition er therefClfe humbly implores your Grace's hmuanity to changc the punishment to transportation j and she begs further to st<lte, that in addition to the affidavit
already made, she can produce several other afl ida viIS of persons of respectability
to the tact of Petitioner's said husband being insane at times, and particularly when he
drank spirits, "1ll1 wltieh insanity arose from a wound he received in his head a Jew
years .since, as stated in said affidavits.
And she will ever pray.
(:'igncd)
J AXE
I-fALL.
No. 13.-Affida\'it of William [fall j 20th February 1 S 12.
The King
'V.
'Valler Hall.
'VJLLTM.I BALI" gentleman, agent for the Prisoner in this case, maketh oath
anr! sltith, that since tbe tri<ll in this canse, he was inforllled by l\/Ir. Churles Ltlgrangc,
one of tlie petit J Ilry who tried the Prisoner, that nine of the said Jury Wefe of
op'inion thal the. Prisoner, should be r€commende~ to mercy, an~1 whie!l he would
have r.JCn li oned In open Court j but that he was Informed, th<lt It WMS Improper so
to do unless all the Jury joined therein. Deponent saith, he vt"rily believes the
inforn~allcn so given hilIl by said Lagrange to be true j and Deponent suith, he '" ould
have vrocu~d su!d Lngra~ge to make an affida .."j t to that effect, only that he thought
it would be mdehcatc Qf hun so to do.
.
Sworn before me this 20th day of Fe bruary 18'2.
, William I1all.
,Signed)
W. Tu RN En.
~
WALTER HALL, A CONVICT.
No. J.i..-Copy of Letter from John de eoure)', Esq. to 'Villillffi M~KaYI Esq.
.
relative to 'Yalter Hall, 21st February 1312.
Dame Street, '2lst February 1812.
]IA Vli\'G dined in York-street, the day on which the unfortunate circumstance of
shooting a nun in AUlwier-street,
ami makinll;:, i\lercer-~trcet my way home,
0
my attention \\a.::; attracted by some crying, and a large crowd at the Hospital door.
lI~Il' s
¥
o
On enquiry for the cause. I was iuformed that a man had been shot bv a Yeoman,
and that the pel'~n so shot then lay dead in the Hospital. 011 going ifi I fo und the
reprcll,cntation but too true; ami being anxiolls to ascertain the cause, I was then,
and frCIlUCtltly afterwards informed, that tbis unfortunate Yeoman was on his
I'cturn home, somcIl'hat inebriated, when he was flssa iled lI'ith much tantalizin~
i n:;uit, indignity and ridicule, and that to prevent the intention munifcstcd by thi~
lIlob, of tripping up his heels., he IITnt into the street; but finding lhem press UPOI!
him on both sides ami behind, and labuuring unucr the feelings (I presume) of an
insul ted soldier, he was prompted to commit the fatal decd.
ram, &c.
(Signed)
JOI:X D1':
Couney.
No. I S.-COpy of the Aftidavit of William Jackson, 2.1t11 Pebruary
I
Su.
Police District of Dublin ::\Ictropol is, to'il'it;
'VILLlA )1 JACKSO:s'", of the Merchant Taylors lIall, in ~ack Lanc, came
tit is day before me a :\fngistrate of the Division NO.1, in sait! di!:-trict, and maketh
oath on the Holy Evangclists~ amI saith, that on the Sunday night on which one
Patrick Byrne WRS shot in Aungier.strcet, by one W alter Hall, a Yeoman, Depo·
nent was passing through South Great Gcorgc's·street just hl-'fo re the said murder
happened, Deponent saw a man in Yeoman's uniform, (whom Deponent belicvcs to
be th e same man called 'Valtet' HaH) saith, tbe suid mun appeared to be intoxicated
with liquor i and saith, he (the Deponent) at the saUle lime saw two 01' three boys at
the door of a pub lick-house in Great George's-street aforesaid, who were in the act
'i)f irritating the sa id Yeoman, by llsing different exprc5sions, such as calling him
"n blind gunner," and other words which Deponent did 110t distinctly hear, but
which hc could perceive were irritating, and provokin.~ the said Ycoman; and DCP04
nent tb('reupon shook his stick at said boys, desiring them to desist, und not to leaze
the l11an, or words to that effect; and told them, that 0.5 the lIlall was drunk, and
having his firelock, that some mischief might ensue, and some innocent person
might 5uiler, or words to that cRect; and Deponent saith, that said Y eom~l.Il proceeded on towards Attngier-street, keeping the middle of the street, and evidently
intoxicated, and, as Deponent believes, much irritatf?d by said uays; and that in a
few minutes after be heard a shot fired, \\ hich he believes wa:, the shot uy \1 hich
said Patrick llyme was killed.
Sworn before me, this 25th day of february 18t2.
" "i1liam Jack5.on.
(Signed)
II£KUY BM, SIRR.
No. I G.-Copy of Letter from RODERT H ARTY to Sir CII.\RLES SAXTOY, Bart.
SIR,
'Vcdnesday, Feb, ~6J 1 ~12 .
IN compliance with the wish you expressed yestC'rriay, that, for tile information of
his Grace tbe Duke of Richmond, I should cOllullunicute in writing the circumstancc5
which occurred on announcing to Hall (then llnder sen tence of death) the general
reprieve which his G:-ace had been pleased to graltt him; 1 beg leave to sta te, that notwithstanding nil the noise created by opening locks and removing bolts, in order to gain
ncces~ to his cell. we found him seated on a stool, "ith ;) bible resting all both hands,
and upon which his \\hole Ilttention seemed so firmly fixed, that neither at the moment
of ollr entrance nor during the subsequent conversation (tho' so highly interesting to
himsc!f) were his eyes once diverted from it. Ou asking him. was he prepared to
meet his fate to· morrow, he answered, "God had prep:lrcd him;" all tllquiry what
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had tempted him to commit such a deed, he answered, "his own wicked life." r asked
him, ,yould he lead n octter liic if any tiling ff)u ld be done to s.w(': him, bis reply was,
" nobody could do any thing tor him but God." P erceiving that this <.:ollvcr::iatioll made
no impression whatever on his mind, J ordered his bolts to be removed, on \l'hich, without allV altera tion of countenance or position, be exclaimed, " () these were blessed
bolts
him, but for those bolts he would be bll rn in~ ill bell fire," and continued in
that strain of obscrmtion \~hilc they were removing. Finding him still apparently insensible to the obvious intimation that had been ~iven him, I then plainly informed
him, that the sentence a( the Law would not he executed on him1 and that of course
he would not Le han/Zcu; to this communication he mnde no reply, but continued in the
same position as that \\c found him in; nor was there the slightest alteration produced
in his countenance, voice or manner, ii'om the momcnt of our entrancc to that of our
to
depar-ture.
I have, &c.
(Signed)
HOBERT HARTY.
(Correct Copies.)
W. FLINT.
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