ANGLO-CELT NOVEMBER 10, 1848 LOCAL NEWS THE BITER BIT AND ACTIVITY REWARDED On Saturday, the 4th inst., a peson in Bailieboro employed a girl to wash rooms, and, when cleaning the drawing room she perceived a small paper parcel on the chimney place, which attacted her attention; however, in the course of the evening, she watched her opportunity and put it into her breast. It happened, whoever, to be a sum of money, amounted to £6 14s. 7d., which the owner had brought from Cootehill Bank, the amount of a cheque issued by the Board of Guardians. The girl (Mary SWEENEY) had lived in Mr. Henry MAXWELL's, of this town, and eventually was discharged for dishonesty. She lodged in a house in town with widow MULLIGAN, and slept with Mrs. MULLIGAN having the stolen money secreted under her head. The next morning when she awoke she rolled it in a chemise and threw it behind a sack of chaff which stood i n the room, not thinking that any person was watching her. There was, however, a travelling tradesman (who repairs clocks), his wife and two children who slept in the same room, and, it appears, that one of the children, who saw her hiding it, went and told its mother, who, at once repaired to the place where the money was concealed, found it and give it to her husband, who went out and concealed it in a field. When he returned they both went to chapel, and, after returning, remained in the house all day. At four o'clock on Sunday evening, the girl (Mary SWEENY) wanted to treat some boys, and went up stairs to draw on her pilfered parcel, but, to her great disappointment it was gone. When she came down stairs, she, "very generously" offered £1 reward; but could not discover who the pilferer was; as, the robber thought it better to have all and hold a closed mouth. Mrs. MULLIGAN's son went for the polcie, and swearing, said she got the money from Mr. MAXWELL's girl. One of the police then asked the girl who stole the money did she give it to Mrs. MULLIGAN? She denied having ever given her any of it. Before the police went away, she said that she got it when she was cleaning one of the rooms in the last house she was in. The police went at once to the person from whom she stole the money, and inquired if he had lost any money; when he searched, and found it was gone. The whole party were brought before Sir John YOUNG, who committed Mary SWEENY to gaol to stand her trial at the next Bailie- boro Sessions, and discharged the other four prisoners, John BRADY, his wife, and MIchael and Biddy their children, who said they were from the town of Longford; they slept in MULLIGAN's that night; next morning they started for Kells, and Jas. MULLIGAN watched thom along the road for about a mile, till he perceived them go into a man's house named CLARKE, he returned to town and informed the person who lost the money, and, they both watched, but did not see them leave the house, and, having given up all hope of their leaving till night, they returned to town and were talking over the affair to Mr. WELSH's man, who said he met the party near Moynalty. A car was immediately ordered, and the person who lost the money and James MULLIGAN, whose exertions on the occasion were most praiseworthy, and one of the police, named Henry KEENAN, all started after the robbers, expecting to find them in Moynalty, but, on the way were informed that the robbers had passed through on their way to Kells. The whip was used well, and, as Providnce directed, the party was overtaken between the Workhouse gate and the town of Kells, and, on being accused, they admitted they had the money, told where they concealed it, and how they got it. The fiver robbers in four days only spent 4s. 4d. of the £6 14s. 7d. They were brought back to Bailieboro and have been committed to Cavan gaol; the children are gone to Longford. THe notes were identified by the person who lost them. OUTRAGE--On Friday night last, a man named Patrick MORRIS was violently assaulted in the wood of Rathmino, near Moynalty, and a double-barrelled gun feloniously taken from him. John FARRELL, Esq., D.L; Richard CHALENOR, Esq., J.P.; Samuel SMITH, Esq., J.P.; William GARNETT, Esq., J.P.; and Thomas BARNES, Esq., J.P., have offered a reward of £40 for the apprehension and conviction of the offender within six months. ======================================================= BIRTHS October 30, at Newtownstewart, county Tyrone, the lady of the Rev. Robert CAMPBELL, of a daughter. November 2, at the Glebe, Oldcastle, county Meath, the lady of the Rev. T. DURDIN, of a daughter. November 2, at St. Stephen's-green, the wife of William Digges LA TOUCHE, Esq., of a daughter. November 7, at Sylvan Park, county Meath, the lady of Walter KEATING, Esq., of a son and heir. ___________________________________________________________ MARRIAGES November 4, in St. George's Church, by the Rev. Robert H. DUNNE, Rector of Churchtown, Arthur Hill GRIFFITH, Esq., of Gortmore, in the county of Westmeath, to Nannie, daughter of James Courtney COTTINGHAM, Esq., of Dublin. November 7, at St. Anne's Church, by the Rev. Doctor SADLIER, F.T.C.D,, Thomas SADLIER, Esq., of Mulla, Kings County, youngest son of the Rev. the Provost of Trinity College, to Anne, third daughter of the late Robert BICKERSTAFF, Esq., of Preston, Lancashire. ____________________________________________________________ DEATHS November 1, at Ardlogher Cottage, the seat of her uncle, Dr. BRADY, sincerely lamented, Maryanne, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Edward M'DONALD, of Enniskillen. On yesterday morning, at the Barracks, Cavan, Lieut Robert BOUGHTON, 57th Regiment, aged 31 years. On the 7th instant, at his residence, Farnham-street, Cavan, Samuel MOORE, Esq., J.P., aged 74 years. March 23, at Tutulla, Navigators' Island, after a brief illness, the Rev. Thomas BULLEN, missionary, aged 35 years. On yesterday evening, at his residence, Main-street, Cavan, Mr. Edward PHILIPS, aged 67 years. At Ballinagh, on the 7th instant, of fever, caught in the discharge of his onerous duties, Head-Constable Charles SPINKS, aged 37 years He served for more than 15 years in the police force, with credit to himself and advantage to his country; his death will be long felt by all those in the town and neighbourhood who wished to uphold the law, to see the disorderly punished and restrained, and the peaceable protected and supported. He has left a disconsolate widow, who must ever deplore the irreparable loss of a kind, affectionate, and loving husband. ===================================================== County Cavan Newspaper Transcription Project