Hello List Some News of the 20 March 1838
Co Antrim assizes; Crown court James QUINN and Patrick M'DONNELL for stealing 15 sheep, the property of John M'KEENAN and Michael CONNOR, at Killigan and Craigatempen, Co. Antrim. Both guilty - QUINN to be imprisoned 2 years and kept to hard labour; M'DONNELL to be transported 10 years. Robert HILL alias CRAIG, alias John JOHNSTON, for uttering forged notes to Henry MURNEY and others. - Discharged on his own recognizance for £50, to appear at the next assizes. Hugh DOHERTY for burglariously entering the dwelling house of C. M'G. SKINNER Esq. of Glynn Park, near Carrickfergus. on the 11th Jan. last and stealing therefrom. To be transported 10 years. Jane M'ILWAINE for deserting her infant child at Holestone on 8th Oct. last - Not guilty James DIXON was indicted for feloniously stealing a mare on the 1st Mar. last, the property of John BROWN of Island Magee. - Guilty - to be transported for 10 years. J. COYNE, a boy, was charged with feloniously stealing a coat and a cloak on the 20th Feb. last, the property of Richard M'GOURKE of Belfast. The prisoner pleaded guilty - to be imprisoned for 10 months and kept to hard labour. William GILLAN, for stealing some sheep in July last, the property of Daniel JAMIESON in the parish of Armoyle on 21st July. - Guilty - to be transported for 10 years. Assault and felony James KIRKER for wilfully, maliciously and intentionally, shooting at Wm. WOODS on the 24th April last at Belfast. Wm. WOODS was also indicted for feloniously cutting 5lbs of lead, with intent to steal on the morning of the 24th April last, in an old boiling house, the property of William John MOORE of Belfast. Wm. Woods - On the morning in question went out to take a walk, with his dog and on going through a field, the prisoner, KIRKER shot at him and he lost his right arm and the use of one of his legs in consequence. On his cross examination, witness said he was going to hunt and not to steal out of the old boiling house; gave KIRKER no provocation; when KIRKER first saw him, he did not attempt to run away. James KIRKER deposed that WOODS, with 3 others, were robbing the old boiling house which he was watching; saw them through the window; they were busy with knives, cutting lead pipes and brass cocks; on shouting to them, the other 3 made away out a back door, but WOODS went into another room and got out a window; on telling him to stop, or 'I would take a leg of him', WOODS ran away, giving him a great deal of ill tongue; he told witness that if he would go back, he would take the gun from him and put it in his _ ; witness, being an old man and could not run, he had to fire, when WOODS fell; got him taken to the hospital in Belfast; produced the knives, a file, a saw and a bag, which the robbers had left behind them. Three men who were at work in a neighbouring mill, deposed to finding WOODS lying on the ground after he was shot and to finding the knives, &c. in the old boiling house; one of them proved the felony by swearing he saw the lead pipes cut and nearly ready to carry. KIRKER was found guilty of a common assault and fined 5s. WOODS, as he had already suffered so much, was imprisoned for 1 week only, being found guilty of the felony. Longevity of a Robin Red Breast In the year of 1812, in the month of March, as Mr. Andrew LOGAN of Ballymena, was levelling some inequalities at the back of an old ditch, a robin red breast made up his acquaintance with him, it seemed, for the sake of being privileged to pick up a small white worm which was sometimes turned out with the spade. As Mr. LOGAN continued his labour from day to day during a month, more for healthy exercise than any other benefit, robin attended him closely. As soon as Mr. LOGAN appeared with the spade, robin was seen chirling at his elbow and soon became so bold that he would take the worms from the hand of his benefactor. When the labour was over and the worms exhausted, Mr. LOGAN continued to feed him with grots, for which he readily perched upon his hand. Every winter and spring since that time, Mr. LOGAN paid his morning visit with his grots or crumbs, at the usual place of meeting, where, by a peculiar whistle, which was the signal for robin, he appeared and was instantly on the hand of his kind benefactor. This has been the practice for 26 years, but the age of robin at the beginning of their acquaintance cannot be ascertained. He seems to be in good health and the only change that Mr. LOGAN thinks he sees in him is, that he is not so large as formerly. The bird, recognising the whistle, places doubt out of the question, as to his being the same cock robin, as no other would attend to the call, especially in the open field. Married On the 3rd inst. by the Rev. Wm. Campbell, of Ballymena, Alexander STEWART Esq. of Fenagh to Sarah, second daughter of William KENNEDY Esq. near Springmount. On the 8th inst. at the house of her father, by the Rev. John Porter, Anna, daughter of Alexander STEWART Esq. Ligoniel, Belfast, to Robert M'CLELLAND Esq. Banbridge. On the 14th inst. at Draperstown by the Rev. Samuel Smyth, Mr. James STEWART son of Mr. Andrew STEWART of Kilcronagher, to Nancy, fifth daughter of Mr. Thomas PIERIE of Mulnavoo. Died On the 10th inst. at Ballysavage, Mr. Wm. ELLISON in the 31st year of his age. The respect and general estimation in which he was held through life, was clearly evinced by the number and respectability of those who attended his remains to the place of interment. On the 4th inst., after a short illness, in York street, Belfast, Staff Surgeon Alexander KENDAL M.D. late of the Portuguese service, in his 70th year. On the 14th inst., in the 58th year of her age, Arabella, wife of William M'KELVEY, chandler, of this town. On the 3rd inst. James RITCHIE of Ballykergle, aged 94 years In Omagh, at the residence of her niece, Mrs. Sproule, Mrs. Margaret MOOREHEAD relict of the late Rev. Wm. MOOREHEAD, Presbyterian Minister of the joint congregations of Fintona and Dromore, aged 78. On the 26th ult. Jane George GEORGE, daughter of Mr. John GEORGE, of Ravara, aged 2 years and 9 months; also on the 7th inst. his son Richard Frazer GEORGE, aged 10 months. On the 15th inst. at his residence, Doe Castle, Co. Donegal, John HART Esq. a magistrate of that county and an Alderman of the city of Londonderry. Captain HART was eldest son of the late General George Vaughan HART, Governor of Derry and Culmore and many years the highly respected representative in Parliament of the County of Donegal. The deceased was an excellent landlord, a kind friend and will be long regretted by his tenantry and acquaintances. transcribed by Teena from the Belfast Newsletter -- www.cotyrone.com http://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/ _______________________________________________ [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/
