NUMBER III. TRIAL OF ANDREW FARREL. WEXFORD, MAY 22, 1800. Major Gordon, of the Dumfries regiment, prefident, John Henry Lyfter, Efq. acting judge advocate. William Furlong fworn. Q by the profecutor. Did you know the Rev. Mr. Pentland? A. I did. QIs 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 Whitfun Tuesday, and put into the windmill on Vinegar-hill, where I faw the Rev. Mr. Pentland, the Rev. Mr. Trocke, three men of the name of Gill, and about thirty more loyalists, in cuftody of the rebels. The prifoner, Andrew Farrel, was there. The rebels called him captain Farrel, to which name he answered. He had a drawn fword in his hand. I heard him bid the loyalists fall on their knees, and prepare for death, as they fhould be killed directly. The prifoner then ordered out feveral of the loyalifts, who were inftantly murdered. In particular I faw him take Mr. Pentland by the breast, and by force put him out of the mill door, where he was inftantly put to death. Mr. Pentland refifted as much as he could. There were fourteen or fifteen murdered at that time. I faw their bodies lying dead when I got out. The prifoner came up to me, and told me, I must know where there were arms in Enniscorthy, and that if I would tell, he would fave me. I faid I would. I was then taken to Enniscorthy, where I was faved by a man who had been a maltfter to my uncle. Q. Do you know of the prisoner having acted as a captain during the rebellion? A. I faw him fworn in to act as a captain. Cross-examined by the prisoner. Q. Are there any of the thirty men, that you faw in the windmill, alive now, except yourself? A. There are, I believe, eight of them, or more. Q What time on Whitfun Tuefday was it that you faw me? A. It was, I believe, about eleven or twelve: it was the time you were diftributing powder to the rebels. Q. Do you profecute me because I could not fave your brother that was killed on the hill? A. I never knew before that you were prefent at my brother's death. Francis Bradley fworn. Q. by the profecutor. Did you know Mr. Philip Annefly? A. I did. QIs he living or dead? A. I believe he is dead-it is fo reputed in the country; and that he lies buried near Mr. Bale's, in a ditch. Q. Do you know Andrew Farrel, the prisoner? A. I do. Q. Did you fee him with Mr. Annefly in the rebellion? A. I faw Mr. Annefly a prifoner in cuftody of Farrel. I was going to Mr. Wheeler's when I met them. Mr. Annefly called me, and requested I would take his watch and money, and give them to his friends. I refused, being afraid, and asked him why he made the requeft. He told me Andrew Farrel was taking him to be killed. Q Was Farrel near enough to hear what Mr. Annefly faid? A. He certainly was. Q. Did he make any obfervation on what Annefly faid? A. He did not fay a word. Cross-examined by the prifoner. Q. How long did you know me? A. I have known your perfon four or five years. Q. What day of the month was this? A. I do not know. I think it was in the beginning of the rebellion. Q. Did you know any one else of the party ? A. There was one Brennan, a weaver, who feemed to interfere for Mr. Annefly. Henry Henry Whitney fworn. Qby the profecutor. Did you know the Rev. Mr Pentland? A. I did. Q. Is he living or dead? A. He is dead. Q. Relate to the court what you know of his death? A. I was taken prifoner about four miles from Enniscorthy, and brought into the mill on Vinegar-hill. In a few hours after I faw Andrew Farrel, the prisoner, drag Mr. Pentland, either by the breaft or by the hair, out of the door, where he was directly piked to death. Q. Were there any others taken out? A. There were, I believę, twenty-five while I was there. They were all put to death. Q. Were there any put to death after William Furlong was fent out? A. There were a good many. Q. Did you fee any of them dead? His body lay fepa A. I did. When I got out they were lying in a heap, except Mr. Pentland. rate from the reft, and was bloody. ftripped, and very Q. Did Mr. Pentland expoftulate with the pri foner when he was taking him out? A. When Farrel defired us all to go down on our knees, and told us we had not an hour to live, Mr. Pentland and Mr. Trocke got up, and begged they might be spared. Mr. Pentland faid that they were clergymen, and that he was a ftranger, and 1 and had been but a fhort time in the country, and was a north-countryman. He then offered his watch, which was taken by a man of the name of Foley. The prifoner then feifed him and put him out of the door, where he was murdered, as was every person the prisoner put out, except Mr. Hornick's fon. The prifoner attempted to drag me out, but I was held back by fome of my fellowprisoners. faved? Q. How were you A. I faw a rebel of my acquaintance, of the name of Doran. He told Farrel I was an honeft quiet man; on which Farrel examined me about arms, and then let me out. Q. Did you live in the parish of which Mr. Pentland was clergyman? A. I did. He had been but a few months in the parish. Q. What was his character ? A. He was a remarkably quiet harmless man. lion? A. I did. you any converfation with Furlong on your evidence? the fubject of A. We have often talked of what we faw in the windmill. Jobn |