DONEGAL ASSIZES HELD AT LIFFORD, APRIL 1823
MUNDAY |
Patrick |
for Horse stealing - to be executed on the 6th of May next |
SMYTH |
Andrew |
for returning a fraudulent Schedule, in order to defraud his creditors - Guilty - to be imprisoned 6 months |
HART |
Thomas |
indicted for Cow stealing - acquitted of the charge - but to remain in custody for transportation for stealing oats |
McFADDEN MULHERRAN |
Dennis & Sally |
for stealing linens - Mulheran acquitted - McFadden guilty - to be imprisoned six months, and kept to hard labour |
MULLOY |
Patrick |
for a rescue - to be imprisoned 6 months, and kept to hard labour |
CAMPBELL |
Catherine |
indicted for passing base coin in the town of Ballybofey - Guilty - to be imprisoned six months, and to give security to be of the peace |
McMANUS SWEENY LEYNARD |
Mary & Lucinda & Alice |
indicted for being vagrants, to be transported for seven years, unless they give security for their good behaviour |
McGARRIGLE McENTIRE JUDGE McGARRIGLE |
John & James & Charles & Daniel & Michael & Owen |
charged with pulling down a house near Ballyshannon, the property of Mary McGARRIGLE - Guilty - to be imprisoned for one year - and to be publicly whipped through the town of Ballyshannon, from the bridge to the Fair green, on the following days ; on the 12th of April, 21st of June, and 18th of September |
O’CONNELL |
Lieut. Maurice |
indicted for a rape - acquitted |
O’NEILL O’NEILL |
Mary & Susan |
charged with having stolen goods in their possession, knowing them to be such - Not Guilty |
McMONIGAL |
Thomas |
for horse stealing - no prosecution |
GALLAGHER |
Dennis |
for cow stealing - Not Guilty |
WARD |
Michael |
for stealing Oats - Not Guilty |
FOX |
Patrick |
for passing and having in his possession base coin - guilty - to be imprisoned 3 months, or pay a fine |
GALLAUGHER |
Thomas |
for the life offence - to be imprisoned 3 months, or pay a fine |
McLAUGHLIN |
William |
for breaking a trunk, the property of the Rev. Henry SCOTT, and making there from £30 in Notes and silver - not guilty - discharged |
DOHERTY |
Mary |
for cow stealing - not guilty |
McLAUGHLIN |
Patrick |
for passing forged notes of the Belfast bank - not guilty |
GALLAUGHER |
Peter |
for stealing a bridle, from Andrew DEVLIN, of Tawnawilly - not guilty |
FRIEL FRIEL |
Owen & James |
for house breaking - to appear at Sessions |
HEGGARTY McLAUGHLIN |
William & Michael |
for robbing James DREENAN of 3 cows - not guilty |
MORROW WALKER |
Mathew & Richard |
each charged with committing a rape - no prosecution |
McCAFFRY |
Patrick |
for having a stolen mare in his possession - to be transmitted to Enniskillen to be tried |
GALLAUGHER |
Bernard |
for Sheep stealing - not guilty |
McSWINE |
Francis |
for taking forcible possession of a house - to appear at Sessions |
MURRAY |
Dennis |
for setting fire to a stack of Oats - not guilty |
DOHERTY McGRATH |
John & James |
for stealing a horse, the property of Widow SNODGRASS, near Castlefin - not guilty |
McGOWAN McGOWAN |
Hugh & Richard |
for setting fire to the Office houses of Hugh GALLAUGHER - not guilty |
88 persons found guilty of practices connected with Illicit Distillation - to be imprisoned 1 month each, or pay a fine of £2