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County of Carlow to witt~~~~~~~~~
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The
Information of George Anderson of Tullow Street in the
Town of Carlow in Said County who being duly Sworn Saith
that on the Evening of the Sixth day of July 1841
Deponent was Standing at his own door in the Town of
Carlow when a person named Patrick McCarthy came up to
Deponent and called Deponent "a Bloody Orange thief" and
Several other names, and collected a large Crowd of
persons numbering from Seventy to One hundred persons
round Deponents House, which Crowd the Said Patrick
McCarty addressed in inflammatory language endeavouring
to excite Said Crowd against Deponent and against his
trade and business and ordered Said Crowd not to deal or
hold any Communication with Deponent, Said Patrick
McCarthy there repeatedly called on Deponent to fight
him and endeavoured to provoke Deponent to Commit a
breach of the Peace. Deponent not wishing to raise any
disturbance in the Street took no notice of Said Patrick
McCarthy's threats when the Said Patrick McCarthy came
up to Deponent and Struck Deponent a blow of his
clenched hand on the arm and threatened Deponent with a
knife he Said he had in his possession on his person.
Deponent Saith that on two Several Occasions previous to
this transaction and on the Said Sixth day of July as
Deponent was walking along the Street on his business he
was assaulted by the Said Patrick McCarthy who called
Deponent Such names as aforesaid and endeavoured to
excite the popular feeling to the injury and danger of
this Deponent.
Deponent further Saith that he believes that if the Said
Patrick McCarthy be allowed to go at liberty during the
ensuing week when the County Elections are proceeding
with that the Said Patrick McCarthy will excite the
populace against Deponent and that the person and
property of Deponent will be endangered by the violence
the person and property of Deponent will be endangered
by the violence of Said Patrick McCarthy.~~~~~
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(signed)
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George Anderson.
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Sworn before us this 8th day of July 1841.~~
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(signed)
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J. G-----, R.M.
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J. Gallwey, J.P.
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G.H. Tunkey, R.M.
- The above is a true and
accurate transcript of the original document
- This document
was transcribed by Michael Purcell
Note added by Michael Purcell Carlow
c2008.
George Anderson carried on the trade of Chandler
at 37 Tullow Street, Carlow. By 1841 he had been in business in
Carlow for many years, he lived over his shop. He was in
business with his brother Robert Anderson who lived in Dublin
Street. It is difficult to ascertain what McCarthy's problem was
but both Anderson brothers frequently served on jury panels in
Carlow Courthouse. George may have made an enemy because of a
verdict or it may have had to do with the County Elections that
he refers to in the above statement but this is just a guess and
unless other documentation surfaces we may never know the reason
for McCarthy's outburst. What is very unusual and surprising is
the fact that it is recorded on the rear of the above statement
in another hand "No Prosecution..... The Crown will not
interfere in this case"
In 1841 George was a practicing member of the
"Scots" Presbyterian church, all of the Magistrates at this time
were members of the Church of Ireland community, that may be a
reason why they did not assist George in his complaint !. So it
seems that poor George was left to deal with this
"danger"
without the protection of the Magistrates . Whatever happened
following this incident we find that in December 1843 George was
still in the Chandler business on Tullow Street when we find him
signing a Bond as guarantor for Edward Hopkins, Gentleman,
Carlow, in a legal action against Job L. Champion, Gentleman and
Attorney at Law, Carlow. George was supported as guarantor in
this action by John Mullin, Publican. Carlow. Listers may be
interested to know that a Chandler was a person who supplied
candles, soap, oil, paint, tallow, wicks, holders, lanterns,
household cleaning items and sometimes a small selection of
groceries, a very lucrative trade / business to be involved in.
This was the trade that the Anderson brothers established in
Carlow in the 1830s. One could also trade as a Corn Chandler,
dealing in corn or as a Ship's Chandler dealing in canvas and
shipping requirements. George and his brother Robert were
related to Bryce Petersen from Utah, USA who wrote in 2001 of
his visit to Carlow in search of his Anderson ancestors in part
six of the following article which may be read on the website links
below:
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Part One |
Going home, to a place he'd never been
before |
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Part Two |
Nearly broke
in Dublin and calling out the devil |
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Part Three |
Careful, you eejit, and mind the tight
skirts, smoke and beer |
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Part Four |
Hurry up,
please, it's time |
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Part Five |
Who are you,
brother, and do you say 'Derry' or 'LONDON-derry'? |
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Part Six |
To clean up
the old man's bed . . . |
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