Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland First session of the Fourth House of Assembly St. John's , E.D.Shea , 1848 Colonial Government Journals -------------------------------------------------------------- Sent. = sentence ; anything in { } are my comments ~ Ann~ --------------------------------------------- Report's of the Sherriff's Return 1846 - Twillingate - for the Crown Side William Hart Crime - Larceny Abode - Twillingate Verdict - Pleaded Guilty Sent. - 14 dys imprisonment & kept to hard labor William Pelley Crime - Larceny Abode - Twillingate Verdict - Pleaded guilty Sent. - 14 dys imprisonment & kept to hard labor ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1846 - Bonavista - Crown Side John Tough Crime - Forgery Abode - Catalina Verdict - Guilty Sent. - 2 yrs imprisonment Phillip Handcock Crime - Assault Abode - Knights Cove Verdict - a true Bill William Handcock Crime - Assault Abode - Knights Cove Verdict - a true Bill ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1846 - Trinity - Crown Side David Rogers Crime - Assault Abode - Old Perlican Verdict -Gulity Sent.- 2 mths imprisonment John Smith Crime - Assault with attempt to commit rape Abode - Hants Harbour Verdict - Guilty Sent. - 3 mths imprisonment & hard labor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1846 - Harbour Grace - Crown Side William Joy Crime - Assault Abode - Harbour Main Verdict - Guilty Sent.- Judgement Arrested , Prisoner Discharged ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1847 - Trinity - Crown Side Elizabeth Hiscock Crime - Felony Abode - Trinity Verdict - Bill ignored -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1847 - Harbour Grace, SpringTerm - Crown Side John Penny Crime - Assault on Sheriff Abode - Carbonear Verdict - Guilty Sentence- £25 William Penny Crime - Assault on Sheriff Abode - Carbonear Verdict - Guilty Sentence- Not Guilty John Vokey Crime - Larceny Abode - Spaniards Bay Verdict - Bill ignored John Phelan Crime - Larceny Abode - Spaniards Bay Verdict - Bill ignored Richard Frazer Crime - Larceny Abode - Spaniards Bay Verdict - Bill ignored ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1847 - Harbour Grace- Crown Side John Rorke Crime - Nuisance Abode - Carbonear Verdict - Bill ignored George Forward Crime - Nuisance Abode - Carbonear Verdict - Bill ignored -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1847 - Harbour Grace, Autumn Term - Crown Side W.Reardon Crime - Assault on a Baliff Abode - Perry's Cove Verdict - Guilty Sent. - 1 mth imprisonment John Dunn Crime - Assault on a Baliff Abode - Perry's Cove Verdict - Guilty Sent. - 1 mth imprisonment John Reardon Crime - Assault on a Baliff Abode - Perry's Cove Verdict - Guilty Sent. - 1 wk. imprisonment W. Reardon Jr. Crime - Assault on a Baliff Abode - Perry's Cove Verdict - Guilty Sent. - 1 wk. imprisonment Martin Doyle Crime - Assault on a Baliff Abode - Perry's Cove Verdict - Guilty Sent. - 1 wk. imprisonment John Doyle Crime - Assault on a Baliff Abode - Perry's Cove Verdict - Guilty Sent. - 1 wk. imprisonment ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1847 -Fogo - Crown Side John Miller Crime - Stealing from a Wreck Abode - Joe Batts Arm Verdict - On bail after Bill found John Furlong Crime - Stealing from a Wreck Abode - Joe Batts Arm Verdict - On bail after Bill found Phillip Reeves Crime - Stealing from a Wreck Abode - Joe Batts Arm Verdict - On bail after Bill found Henry Harvey Crime - Stealing from a Wreck Abode - Joe Batts Arm Verdict - On bail after Bill found -------------------------------------------------------------- 1847 - Bonavista - Crown Side Mary Feacy{?} Crime - Larceny Abode - Bonavista Verdict - Bill ignored Michael Walsh Crime - Felony Abode - Plate Cove Verdict - On bail after Bill found Bartholemew Walsh Crime - Felony Abode - Plate Cove Verdict - Bench Warrent Out --------------------------------------------------------- 1848 -Bonavista - Crown Side Sarah Osmond Crime - Concealment Abode - Greenspond Verdict - Guilty Verdict - Imprisonment 12 mths W. Marshfield Crime - Assault on Baliff Abode - Bonavista Verdict - Guilty Sentence -Imprisonment 8 wks J. Keough Crime - Assault Abode - Bonavista Verdict - Guilty Sentence - Imprisonment 1 mth & £5 John Chant Crime - Assault on a Baliff Abode - Bird Island Cove Verdict - Pleaded Guilty Sentence - Imprisonment 2 mth Henry Dunn Crime - Assault Abode - Bayley's {?} Verdict - Guilty Sentence - £1 Susan Dunn Crime - Assault Abode - Bayley's {?} Verdict - Not Guilty S. Abbot Crime - Assault Abode - Bayley's {?} Verdict - Not Guilty J. Abbot Crime - Assault Abode - Bayley's {?} Verdict - Not Guilty John Keough Crime - Assault on Baliff Abode - Bonavista Verdict - Bill ignored ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1848 - Trinity - Crown Side Richard Watts Crime - Larceny Abode - Trinity Verdict - Guilty Sentence - Imprisonment for 3 mths William Sivier Crime - Larceny Abode - Riders Harbour Verdict - Absconded Sentence - Bonds estreated ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1848 - Harbour Grace, Autumn Term - Crown Side S. Aylward Crime - Larceny Abode - Western Bay Verdict - Not Guilty C. Hockings Crime - Concealment Abode - Bay Roberts Verdict - Pleaded Guilty Sentence - Imprisonment 4 mths. E. {?} Richards Crime - Concealment Abode - Bareneed Verdict - Pleaded Guilty Sentence - Imprisonment 6 mths John Martin Crime - Arson Abode - Grates Cove Verdict- Bill ignored J. Snelgrove Crime - Arson Abode - Grates Cove Verdict- Bill ignored S. Snelgrove Crime - Arson Abode - Grates Cove Verdict- Bill ignored ~ Ann~ Ann { MacDonald } Batten