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There is a rumour, we hope untrue, that another witness

in the Phoenix Park murder trials, Mr. Mottley, a Dublin hatter, who was not an informer, but gave evidence that he had seen Kelly standing by the car of the murderers, has been mur- dered in Philadelphia, for his evidence. Mr. Trevelyan did not confirm the statement on Thursday night, and we hope it is false. It would be base, indeed, to assassinate an independent witness, who merely gave evidence of a foul crime, which the law positively compelled him to give.

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