22 Mar. 1827 Cavan Assizes The Hon. Justice JOHNSTON arrived at Cavan from Longford, this morning, about 11 o'clock and opened the commission at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, when the grand jury was sworn; but running over the grand panel he could only get 19 persons to serve. It was occasioned from the great quantity of snow which had blocked up the roads and which prevented the attendance of the foreman and tire High sheriff had to employ about 400 men to clear the circuit road for the judges.
Thomas BURROWES Esq. foreman James SAUNDERSON F. M. WHYTE R. B. CLARKE Cosby ADAMS C. E. J. NUGENT Richard SCOTT R. B. BLACKWOOD John HASSARD G. M. KNIPE Richard YOUNG James WARING John FINLAY A. B. BOOTHE A. BELL Edward COTTINGHAM Francis THOMPSON Joseph DICKSON J. BOYLE Esq. High Sheriff. Thomas HEWIT for the murder of Margaret MAGAGHLAN. Not guilty. Thomas CONNOR for robbery in the house of James DIXON, of Carrawaddy. Not guilty. Mathew SMITH and Martin BRITTON for assault on Philip SMITH and taking from him 8s. 6d. Not guilty. Bridget M'GAGHRAN for robbing Mary M'CAFFRY at Bailieborough, of goods and money. Not guilty. Michael M'KENNA for highway robbery. Guilty, to be hanged the first of May next. James CAR, James BRADY and Terence BRADY for burglary. Not guilty. Patrick KELLY for robbing Bernard M'DOWEL at Killesandra on the 7th of August last. Guilty, to be transported for 7 years. James SORAGHAN for robbing Patrick RANGLEY. Not guilty. Thomas SMITH for robbing James M'ROE on the 5th Nov. last. Guilty, to be transported for 7 years. Michael FREEL and Bernard FREEL for stealing hay from John and James MONTGOMERY. Not guilty. Eleanor SMITH and Bridget SMITH for stealing clothes. Not guilty. Mary GAFFNEY and Thomas SHERIDAN for picking pockets. Not guilty. Christopher PALLACE for robbing John REILLY of £7 at Ballyjamesduff, 25th December last. Guilty, to be imprisoned 6 months. Owen LYNCH for stealing a pig. Not guilty. Mary GERAGHTY for stealing clothes, the goods of Michael ROONEY at Virginia on the 7th January last. Guilty, to be imprisoned 2 months. Catherine KEELAGHAN, otherwise CONWAY for stealing fowl. Prosecutor dead. Rule of bail £10 each. John CLARKE for robbery at Ballyjamesduff, goods of Catharine M'DANIEL. No prosecution. Discharged. James CALLAGHAN for larceny. No prosecution. Discharged. Edward CLEARY and Patrick CLEARY for stealing pigs. Not guilty. Francis M'HUGH for stealing a cow and sheep, the property of Arthur ROBINSON. Guilty. Transportation for 7 years. Michael KELLY for stealing sheep, property of Ralph LEDBEATER, Cootehill. Not guilty. Henry SHERIDAN for sheep-stealing. No prosecution. Discharged. Michael CARNEY and Pat CARNEY for stealing cart wheels, the property of the Rev. J. LANAUZE. Not guilty. To give security. Edward STODDART for stealing oats, the property Nathaniel HARDMAN. Not guilty. Anne SMITH for stealing bed clothes &c. goods of John CLARKE. Not guilty. James DUFFY for killing Alexander DIVINE by a blow of a hammer, on the 28th of September. Guilty of manslaughter. To be imprisoned 12 months. Michael KEALAHER for the murder of Thomas M'CANCE by beating him with slicks at Templeport. No prosecution. Discharged. Eliza M'TEAGUE and Judith M'TEAGUE, otherwise BRADY, for murdering an infant child, by strangling with their hands round the neck. Guilty of manslaughter. To be imprisoned 1 year each. Bernard TIERNEY and Stephen M'DONALD for the murder of Francis SMITH, by stabbing him with a pitchfork in the face. No prosecution. Patrick PENDERGAST for burglariously entering the house of Thomas GUMLEY at Drumgallan and stealing thereout a sword and bayonet, the night of the 15th July last. Guilty. To be hanged on Tuesday 27th instant. John DIVINE for passing counterfeit coin. Not guilty. John NUGENT for same offence, submitted. To be imprisoned 6 months. Pat BRADY for assault on Mary MAGUIRE with intent to commit a rape. No prosecution. William SHAW for robbing Mr. FREEMAN. Guilty. To be imprisoned 3 months. Alexander ORR for picking pockets. Not Guilty. William SHERIDAN for assault and attempt commit a rape on Anne SHERIDAN. No prosecution. Charles M'COMBE the younger, and Charles M'COMBE elder, and William M'COMBE, Thomas M'COMBE, Henry M'COMBE, Bryan SULLIVAN and Hugh BLOOMER for stealing hay, the property of William BUXTON. Not Guilty. John CRAWFORD for the murder of Robert M'CABE by firing a pistol at him on the 27th June, at Cavan. Not Guilty. Patrick COYLE for an assault with intent to commit a rape on Catherine LARKIN. No prosecution. John TURNER for picking pockets at Cootehill. Not guilty. tramscribed from the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet Teena -- www.cotyrone.com http://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/ _______________________________________________ UlsterAncestry@cotyrone.com UlsterAncestry Mailing List Searchable Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/ulsterancestry@cotyrone.com/ https://lists.cotyrone.com/mailman/listinfo/ulsterancestry Website: https://cotyrone.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CoTyroneIrelandGenealogy/
