County Monaghan Criminals Trials etc. 29th Apr. 1888 Magistrates Colonel EVANSON; Captain PRESTON
Accused - James M'KENNA Sarah M'KENNA, Susan M'KENNA Mary M'CLUSKY and Mary LOPIN Charge - Taking forcible possession of premises from which they had been evicted. Result - Mary M'CLUSKY was put under a rule of bail; the cases against James and Sarah M'KENNA were allowed to stand; and Mary LOPIN was sent to jail for a month with hard labour. NOTE The defendants were all evicted tenants of Dacre HAMILTON. They were charged with going into possession of premises from which they had been evicted. Those of the accused, who promised to settle with their landlord, were not punished. 24th May 1888 Carrickmacross Co. Monaghan Magistrates Col. EVANSON; Capt. PRESTON All charged with Intimidation; Brian MARRION John M'GINN Henry KEARNEY Francis KEARNEY Peter SHEVLIN Peter M'GRANAGHAN Thomas BOYLE Patrick HANRATTY Felix HANRATTY Peter FLANAGAN William HALL Harry CUNNINGHAM Edward GARTLAND All Bound over to Keep the Peace Note - The charge against defendants was that they, with others, groaned, while with a band and a crowd, passing the house of a man named MARRON. 21st Jun. 1888 Emyvale Co. Monaghan Magistrates Captain M'LEOD; Captain PRESTON Accused Peter M'GAHEY Charge Intimidation Result Dismissed Note - It was alleged in this case that the defendant used intimidation towards two men to prevent them from working for a person who 19th Jul. 1888 Magistrates Captain MANSFIELD; Captain M'TERNAN Accused Margaret MURREA Charge - Forcible possession Result - Withdrawn Note - This prosecution was withdrawn in Court upon the accused, who was an evicted tenant, undertaking not to go back again to the farm from which she had been evicted. 21st August 1888 Magistrates - Captain PRESTON; J.C.H. MANSFIELD Accused - Mary SMITH Charge - Forcible possession Result Allowed out to come up for judgment when called on. Note- The accused was a widow who had been evicted. She was released by the Magistrates on giving an undertaking that she would not again resume possession. 2nd Oct. 1888 Magistrates - Colonel EVANSON; Captain MANSFIELD Accused - Mary DUFFY, Catherine DUFFY and Bernard DUFFY Charge - Retaking possession of a farm from which they were evicted Result - Cases withdrawn Note - Those were evicted tenants of Sir John LESLIE, who, at his instance, were prosecuted for being found in possession of houses from which they had been evicted. The cases were at first adjourned for some days and at the rehearing, the agent stated to the court that the parties had come to terms, and accordingly, the case was withdrawn. 19th Dec. 1888 Magistrates Col. EVANSON; Capt. TOWNSEND Accused - Mary SMITH and Sarah SMITH Charge - Taking forcible possession Result - 14 days imprisonment each Note - The solicitor for the defendants stated to the court that they had several times tendered the amount which they had been evicted for, but it was refused.19th Dec. 1888 Magistrates Col. EVANSON; Capt. TOWNSEND Transcribed from A Diary of Coercion: Being a List of the Cases Tried Under the Criminal Law from the 17 Aug. 1887 - 1st Jan. 1890 https://bit.ly/30SLY8i Cheers~ Teena _______________________________________________ [email protected] UlsterAncestry Mailing List Searchable Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ http://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry Website: https://cotyrone.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/
