Transcribed by Selina Lawlor Pat Purcell Papers 1836. The Informations of Nicholas Fitzgerald of Bagenalstown in said County who being duly sworn and examined saith that he seen John Byrne of Bagenalstown coming out of the house of Maria McNamara with a small bag containing Cloths, about nine o’clock on the night of the 8th April saith he saw William Ward in his company a few minutes before - Saith that said John Byrne wanted Nicholas Fitzgerald to watch for him until he would rob Mrs McNamaras house on said night and also wanted Nicholas Fitzgerald to assist to rob Robert Edwards of the loan money saith the said Ward and Byrne told him that they had stolen out of a car at the door of Martin Nowlan of Bagenalstown a bag containing two hundred of herrings, two pairs of shoes and two stone of flour which they sold to Mary Corcoran and Catherine Richardson now in custody, the shoes for one shilling a pair, the herrings for two shillings and the flour for one shilling – saith the said Ward and Byrne wanted Nicholas Fitzgerald to steal two pigs from Thomas Murphy of Bagenalstown, a Stone Cutter and sell them in Kilkenny and told him not to fear and that it was not the first pigs they stole. (signed) Nicholas, his X mark, Fitzgerald. Taken and acknowledged before me on this 11th day of April 1836. (signed) Philip Bagenal. Before signing being truly read to Nicholas Fitzgerald by William Payne, Clerk of Petty Sessions.