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From: Alison Causton <>
Subject: [ARMAGH] Armagh Guardian: County Armagh Assizes - Mar 1845 - Part 3
Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 07:18:39 -0400


Armagh Guardian: County Armagh Assizes - Mar 1845 - Part 3
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The following article was transcribed from The Armagh Guardian (4 Mar
1845; microfilm), by permission of The British Library.
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NOTE: This article is very long and shall be published in several
parts. Part 3 provides the names of the persons called to serve on the
Petty Jury, then lists persons tried in the Court, together with the
charges and subsequent discharges or penalties.
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COUNTY ARMAGH ASSIZES.
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...
Thursday.
...
The fiscal business being disposed of, the following persons
were sworn as a
PETTY JURY:--Messrs. Wm. Running, John Corry, Thos.
Sinclair, John Hyde Cardwell, John M'Watters, George Scott,
John Simpson, Alex. Small, John Hughes, John Gribben, Jas.
Black, and James Watkin.
Patrick Kerr, for stealing a bag, containing two pounds of
beef, two pounds of onions, and a rope, the property of Edward
Fair. Guilty--six weeks imprisonment, and to be kept at hard
labour.
Patrick Hillock, for stealing one stone of potatoes, the
property of James Brownlee, of Limnagore; and a petticoat, the
property of Ann Hagin, on the 20th of January last. Guilty;
two months' imprisonment, and hard labour.
Rose M'Veigh, for stealing ninepence from Margaret O'Hare,
on last Saturday fortnight at Newtownhamilton. Guilty; two
months' imprisonment, and to be kept at hard labour.
Daniel Kittle, and Margaret Kittle, alias Balance, for picking
the pocket of Michael Gallagher of 15s. 6d., on the 28th of
January last. Guilty; nine months' imprisonment, and to be
kept to hard labour.
Elizabeth Harper, for stealing a linen shirt, on the 13th of
February, the property of James Cloughley. Guilty; three
months' imprisonment, and to be kept at hard labour.
Patrick M'Keown, having stolen three geese, on the 4th ult.,
at Newtownhamilton. Guilty; three months' imprisonment, and
hard labour.
Patrick Collins, having stolen six handkerchiefs from the shop
of Jane Kerr, (Lurgan,) on 29th January last.
Prisoner pleaded guilty; three months' imprisonment, and
hard labour.
Patrick Creagan, Stephen Cunningham, and Bartholomew
Burns, stealing certain articles of wearing apparel from the
Newry Workhouse.
All the prisoners pleaded guilty, and were sentenced each to
two months' imprisonment, and hard labour.
Alice Macfarland and Anne Kennedy, stealing a linen shirt
from the Newry Workhouse, on the 22d January last.
Robert Short, porter to the union, examined. Anne Kennedy
was an inmate of the workhouse; was visited by her sister on 22d
January; whilst in the hall, saw Macfarland secreting a child's
shift, marked the property of the union; charged them with so
doing.
The jury, without leaving the box, returned a verdict of
guilty, with a recommendation to mercy--sentenced each to six
weeks' imprisonment.
Jacob Grimley, for stealing two stones of potatoes, on the
22d January, the property of Michael Crommie, of Portadown.
Guilty; six months' imprisonment, and hard labour.
The Court rose about five o'clock.
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[.../continued under Part 4]
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