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John T. Scallan, appeared for Mr. Lalor. And now came the critical stage of the case. Would the crown pack the jury? The clerk of the crown began to call the panel, when John Keegan was called and ordered to stand by on the part of the crown. Mr. Sullivan My lord, have I any right to challenge? Mr. Justice Fitzgerald You have Mr. Sullivan, for cause. Mr.
Keegan had expressed a desire that the prisoner might be hung. A great many questions were then asked as to the present holding of Ballycloran, to which Brady answered, stating with tolerable accuracy the manner in which Larry at present lived on the property, and the hold which Keegan had upon it.
"One way or other, I b'lieve I knew the most on 'em." "Particularly as to the money due on his father's property, which Keegan had to receive; he used to talk to you confidentially about those things?" "Well, and av he did?" "But he did so; didn't he?" "Faix, but I don't know what you're afther; I b'lieve he towld me all about everything."
The men were Dan Kennedy, Joe Reynolds, and Corney Dolan; of these, Joe alone was personally known to Keegan, and it was he who used the axe with such fell cruelty; but he had been so completely disguised at the time, that Keegan had not in the least recognised him.
Keegan on the lands of Ballycloran, right or wrong. Wid that there war a dale of shilly-shallying but at last the masther said as how he would jine the boys in ridding the counthry of the Captain, and he thin agreed to come down to the Widdy's the next night, or that afther, to get the secret signs and the pass-words, and to take the oaths they war to swear him to.
Hyacinth Keegan, the attorney from Carrick on Shannon, standing before him. Mr. Hyacinth Keegan requires some little introduction, as he is one of the principal personages of my tale.
Larry, hobbling back after him, sat himself down in his accustomed chair, and Feemy, as if to protect her father in her brother's absence, followed him. "It's very hard, then, Mr. Keegan, that you should come up here; as if sending your processes, and latitats, and distraining, weren't enough, but now you must "
On the Wednesday evening it was decided that Thady's case was to come on first in the criminal court on Thursday morning, and on the same Wednesday evening Keegan sent for Brady into his office. Pat was now regularly installed as the attorney's managing man on the property, and there was therefore nothing very remarkable in his sending for him, although he was going to be a witness on the morrow.
"Yes, how long?" "Why, I can't jist say how long." "Have you been a year?" "No." "Six months?" "No." "Will you swear that you never were in Mr. Keegan's pay before six months ago?" "I will." "You never received any money from Mr. Keegan before six months ago?" "I did not say that." "Why, if you received his money weren't you in his pay?"
I wanted to speak to him about Keegan, that sworn friend of his:" and Ussher began to make himself comfortable with the hot water, sugar, &c. "Thady is it you're axing afther? 'Deed then, I don't know where he is.
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