Well, I finally found a HART! But what is "a charge of training and drilling, said to have taken place at Bettystown last July?" Do you think it might be practicing to be an Orangeman??? Hope you enjoy this newspaper. Karen > Anglo-Celt, Thursday, March 16, 1849 > DROGHEDA ASSIZES. > > Charles CREIGHTON (a most notorious character, and known by the name > of "Cuddhan") was put forward to receive his sentence. The judge > (addressing the prisoner, who is about 18 years of age) said - Charles > Creighton, you this day pleased guilty of robbing from the person of Pat > ROGERS the sum of 5s., and I thought proper; before passing the sentence > of the law upon you, to examine Rogers as to the circumstances under which > he was robbed. I find that he was a stranger, and that you pulled him > into a hall, where you rifled his pockets of their contents, he being a > weak man. I am led to believe that you make it a practice to waylay > passengers coming through this town - and if they be not able to overcome > your attack you rob them. There can be no mitigation in your plea of > guilty, as you are one of the worst characters - a street robber. The > sentence of the court is that you be imprisoned for nine calendar months, > kept at hard labour, and be kept in solitary confinemen! > t the last week of the third, sixth and ninth months. > > Prisoner - I do not care a d__n for you. The prisoner also made use > of an obscene expression. > > Judge - Is this the person about whom I asked the governor of the > jail as to how often before he had been committed? > > Governor - It is, my lord. > > Judge - Bring him back (to the governor). Have you made out for me > the number of convictions? > > Prisoner - My lord, you cannot alter your sentence. > > Judge - But I will show you I have the power to do so. > > The book of the entry of the judgments was handed to his lordship, > and after looking it over, it was found that he had been six times > previously sentenced for robbery and larceny. > > The Judge (addressing the prisoner) said - In the month of July, in > the year before last, you stood before me, and pleaded guilty of a > larceny, when I sentenced you to six months' imprisonment; in the > following July, before the Lord Chief Baron, you pleaded guilty, and > received sentence of six months' imprisonment; when I sat here, a year and > a half ago, at the assizes held then, there was an entry put in the book > that it was your fourth offence within the range of a year and a half. I > shall make an example of you to all incorrigible offenders; you are to be > transported beyond the seas for ten years. > > > MEATH ASSIZES. > > From the demands of our columns we had not time to notice the Meath > assizes last week. The calendar was very light, and no case of > importance. The most interesting was that of Patrick CLARKE, aged 52, > indicted for having embezzled a large sum of money, which came into his > hands as collector of poor rates in the Drogheda union. This prisoner was > found guilty, and sentenced to fifteen months' imprisonment. Messrs. > Patrick MARRON, Patrick HART, and Michael DUFF, who appeared to answer a > charge of training and drilling, said to have taken place at Bettystown > last July, were discharged without trial, on their own recognizance in > 200l. each. > > > ARMAGH ASSIZES. > > The Crown business was comparatively light. No serious case. > > John FOX was found guilty of admiring oriental fashions in > matrimony - namely, taking a plurality of wives. We have not heard the > amorous wight's sentence. > > > MONAGHAN ASSIZES. > > The only case worth noting is that of John STEEL convicted of bigamy. > ROSCOMMON ASSIZES. > > The only important case was that of James COMMONS, who was indicted > for having conspired with others to murder the late Major MAHON. The > Solicitor-General prosecuted for the crown. The principal witnesses > against the accused, were in the character of approvers. The prisoner was > found guilty, and sentenced to be executed on the 21st March. > > Michael GARDNER and Martin BRENNAN pleaded guilty of conspiring to > murder Major Mahon, and sentenced of death was recorded against them. > LIMERICK ASSIZES. > > The number of persons for trial at this assizes - Murder 22; > assaulting habitation in arms at night 70; rape 2; robbery 14; burglary > 18; arson 11; embezzlement 4; attempting to shoot 1; cow stealing 60; > sheep stealing 29; goat stealing 15; larceny of wearing apparel ; > plundering meal 4; larceny of fowl 12; petty larceny 50; robbing her > Majesty's mail 3; highway robbery 9; stealing turnips 16; stealing > potatoes 11; receiving stolen goods 12; rescuing corn distrained for rent > (being armed) 5; posting threatening notices 8; uttering base case 7; > feloniously milking cows 3; horse stealing 1; obtaining money under false > pretences 1; perjury 2; being possessed of a seditious document 1; assault > with intent to rob 1; common assault 6; vagrants 6. - Total 430 - > presenting the greatest catalogue of crime ever before known in any county > in Ireland. Exclusive of the prisoners for trial, there are 362 in > custody, under rule, making a gross total of 801 confined in the prison > this! > day. > > > LEITRIM ASSIZES. > > We last week recorded the acquittal of Mary REYNOLDS and Hugh QUINN, > charged with the murder of the Rev. Thomas MAGUIRE. No doubt the reverend > gentleman was poisoned, but the evidence failed to conclusively establish > the guilt of the prisoners. > > Next morning (March 6), Mary Reynolds, John and Peter REILLY, were > put on their trial, for the murder of Terence MAGUIRE, brother of the Rev. > T. Maguire. A number of witnesses were examined for the prosecution who > substantiated the statement of the unfortunate man having been poisoned. > The jury found a verdict of guilty against John and Peter Reilly, and > acquitted Mary Reynolds. Judge MOORE sentenced the wretched men to be > hanged, but did not name a day for their execution. > > > SLIGO ASSIZES. > > On Wednesday week, a Roman Catholic clergyman, the Rev. John O'NEIL, > was found guilty of a common assault on several persons, in a kind of > street row. The rev. gentleman was sentenced by Baron LEFROY, to nine > months' imprisonment, and after that to give in bail, himself in 100l. and > two securities in 50l. each, to keep the peace. > > > CLARE ASSIZES. > > At Ennis, Matthew KILKELLY, who was convicted of firing a loaded > pistol at Joseph WALPLATE, Esq., between Castleconnel and Donan, in the > month of April, 1847, was sentenced to be hanged. There were upwards of > 100 sentenced to transportation, the majority, however, for a period of > only seven years. > > > (Cavan County Newspaper Transcription Project) > > > ==== IRL-CAVAN Mailing List ==== > For the IRL-CAVAN-L archives, go to > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/IRL-CAVAN > > >