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Subject: [ARMAGH] Armagh Guardian: County Armagh Assizes - Mar 1845 - Part 5
Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 11:47:39 -0400


Armagh Guardian: County Armagh Assizes - Mar 1845 - Part 5
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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 5 continues with a list of persons tried in the Court on
Friday of the quarterly assizes, together with the charges and
subsequent discharges or penalties.
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COUNTY ARMAGH ASSIZES.
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Friday.
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Joseph Loughran, for having 17 pieces of base coin in his
possession on the 16th of July, last, at Armagh, with intent to
utter the same; also for uttering a counterfeit shilling to Leslie
Mills, at Armagh.
Leslie Mills deposed, that he and the prisoner lived within a
mile of Ballibay, and that on the 16th of July, being in Armagh
together, Loughran put a parcel in his pocket, and having
pinned it, told him to give it to his wife. The police came to
witness shortly after, and searched him; and found that the
parcel put into his pocket, by the prisoner, contained a number
of base shillings. Having explained how he became possessed
of the money, the prisoner was arrested.
Head-Constable Lodge examined by Sir THOMAS STAPLES.--
Knows Joseph Loughran; saw him on the 16th July in Armagh,
about 10 o'clock in the morning; saw him on three occasions that
day ; prisoner said there was an acquaintance of his in Bally-
bay, who had a quantity of base coin, and that he would be in
Armagh during the day, and would have the bad money in his
possession; requested witness to send a couple of men to appre-
hend Mills; witness refused repeatedly, but subsequently sent
the police in consequence of a conversation with Mr. Singleton,
resident magistrate; searched Mills and found base coin in his
waistcoast pocket; the pocket was securely pinned; (here
witness produced seventeen shillings, and two 6d. pieces, all
counterfeit;) Mills was arrested in Irish-street, in company with
prisoner, by sub-constable Mooney.
Charles Mooney, examined--Was stationed in Armagh, in
July last; saw prisoner on the 16th of that month, about 10
o'clock in the morning, in company with Mills; arrested Mills
in Irish-street; Loughran gave him a signal; found money as
described by last witness; found a file also on his person; Mills
as soon he had been arrested pointed to prisoner, and shouted
that the man was away who give him the money.
Cross-examined by Mr. MOORE--Gave no spirits to prisoner
during the day; went to gaol to see him, but had no particular
conversation with him.
Sub-Inspector Kelly corroborated the evidence of Lodge and
Mooney.
The coins having been produced, Mr. Hazleton, watchmaker,
deposed that they were base.
Mr. MOORE, who appeared for the prisoner, submitted, that
the count charging the prisoner with "uttering" could not be
sustained, as it appeared from the evidence of Mills that the
coin was given to him for the purpose of giving it to prisoner's
wife.
Judge CRAMPTON was also of opinion that it could not be
sustained by the section of the statute, which required that the
party should "tender, utter, or put off,"--that was, putting it
into circulation.
Mr. HANNA, Q.C., said, the Crown did not go upon the
words, "tender," or "utter," but upon the words, "put off;"
and thought that there was a putting off of the coin.
Mr. MOORE then addressed the Jury, at some length, for the
defence; and argued, that, as Mills stood in the light of an
approver, before the Jury could act on his evidence, it should be
corroborated.
His LORDSHIP summed up the evidence, and told the Jury
that the second charge in the indictment had not been sustained.
The Jury retired for a few minutes, and on their return into
Court, handed in a verdict of guilty ; to be imprisoned for twelve
months, and kept to hard labour.
William Wilson, for stealing a sheep, on the 1st of Feb., the
property of John Quin, of Ballynock.
John Quin, having been called, said the prisoner was his
brother-in-law; that he had sworn rashly against him, but truly,
and that he did not wish to prosecute. The case, however,
proceeded. The wtness [sic] stated, that he had got a search-warrant,
and, having examined the prisoner's house, found mutton in a
tub, and a sheep-skin up the chimney. The skin that was found
was the skin of his sheep. On his cross-examination, he said
he believed, from every information, that it was his sister took
the sheep, and that she conceived she had a claim to it, her
father being dead, and the property in common among the
family. Acquitted.
Mary Carvill, for stealing a quantity of turf, on the 16th of
Jan., the property of John Stevenson, of Ballnacor. Guilty;
to be imprisoned for one week.
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[.../continued under Part 6]
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