The King at the prosecution of Jane
Gurney otherwise Holmes against Bernard Murray. Jane
Gurney otherwise Holmes of the Town of Carlow
Widow Saith that on the 23rd day of
September 1821 she was married in the Parish Church of
Carlow to Bernard Murray formerly a Soldier in the
Leitrim Regiment of Milita according to the Rites and
Ceremonies of the Established Church by the Reverend
Joseph Jameson, Curate of the Parish of Carlow.
And Jane
Gurney saith that having lately heard that the said
Bernard Murray had been on the 26th day of February 1811
married to one Anne Murphy of Ross in the Parish of
Killarney by the Reverend Cornelius Egan a Roman
Catholic Clergyman then officiating in said Parish. And
Anne Murphy having called to her residence in the Town
of Carlow warned Jane Gurney that she was the lawful
wife of the said Bernard Murray.
Thus Jane Gurney did
lodge information for Bigamy against Bernard Murray with
William Fishbourne , Esquire, one of his Majestys
Justices of the Peace for the County of Carlow on
Thursday the 18th instant who thereupon committed
Bernard Murray being at that time a prisoner in the Gaol
of Carlow upon another charge and now also upon said
charge of bigamy.
Jane Gurney further saith that on the
19th day on March instant she procured a Crown Summons
for the purpose of obtaining the attendance of the
Reverend Cornelius Egan and Danial Murphy and John
Connor two witnesses who were present at the Marriage of
Bernard Murray and Anne Murphy and she employed John
Murphy of the Town of Carlow Process-server to serve the
Summons and who did call to the present residence of the
said Reverend Cornelius Egan at Tralee and also served
Summons therewith on Danial Murphy and John Connor at
their respective Places of Residence at Killarney
aforesaid.
Jane Gurney saith that Reverend Cornelius
Egan is now in attendance at the Honorable Court and
ready to prove that he married a person of the name of
Bernard Murray on the 26th day of February 1811 who was
then a Soldier in the Leitrim Regiment of Milita to one
Anne Murphy but that he is unable to identify the
Parties.
Jane Gurney further saith that Daniel Murphy
who is the father of said Ann Murphy otherwise Murray
and also the said John Connor who is the Roman Catholic
Parish Clerk of the Parish of Killarney and who could
identify Bernard Murray as being the person who married
the said Anne are not in attendance in Court and Jane
Gurney has heard that the cause of their non-attendance
arises from poverty in not being able to procure money
to bear their expenses at Carlow at so short a notice
but Jane Gurney believes that if the trial of the
Prosecution be postponed untill the ensuing Assizes she
has good reason to believe she will be able to procure
their attendance without which she is advised she cannot
at present prosecute to conviction said Bernard Murray.
And Jane Gurney further saith that she always understood
that the said Bernard Murray was a Roman Catholic and
has heard and believes that the said Anne Murphy
otherwise Murray his wife is also a Roman Catholic. Jane
Gurney further saith that this application is not made
for the purpose of unnecessary delay but in order that
substantial justice may take place ~~
(signed) Anne Gurney.
The above is a true and
accurate transcript of the original document.
Transcribed by Jean Casey, November 2009.
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