Convict Reference File regarding John Carey, 29th
January 1847
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 Merrion Square
- January 29 1847
Sir,
The Enclosed Memorial, has been forwarded to me, from the
Assistant Barrister for the Queens County, for whom I acted at
the last Sessions Holden for that County. — The Prisoner John Carey, was tried before
me, on a Charge of Larceny of a Pair of Boots.
It appeared in Evidence, that, he was, at the period of the
Larceny, a domestic Servant, Residing in the House of his Master
Doctor Bolton —That he disappeared — & Soon afterwards, the
Articles, Specified in the Indictment, were found Missing — The
Prisoner was traced to Dublin & there arrested, on Board a
Steamer bound for
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 Liverpool & the Boots, found upon His
person — The property was Clearly identified and the Jury
without hesitation found him Guilty —He did not produce Any
witness, nor did, on the trial, or afterwards, alledge, as he
has now, done, that he had resorted to his masters Boots as a
temporary Accomodation — And if he had, I apprehend the Jury
would not have paid much attention, to the Statement —
Before passing Sentence I Enquired from the
Crown Solicitors whether there were
Any other Charges against
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- the Prisoner & I was informed, that there were
Charges of obtaining Money under false Pretences;
- but none were the Subject of any indictment before
me —
- The Prisoner got a character from his late Master,
Doctor Bolton to the Effect, that, up to the period of
the transaction in question, “he never Knew any thing
against him”.
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are the facts of the Case; and in passing a Sentence of
Transportation for Seven Years
(with the Concurrance of the Magistrates present,) I acted upon
a rule I had laid down & followed while discharging the duties
of Recorder
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 of
Londonderry, to visit with Exemplary punishment, the breach
of Trust involved in theft
Committed by Domestic Servants.
- I have the Honor
- to be Sir
- Your obedient Servant,
- William Boyd
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- J.N. Redington, Esq.
- In Castle
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 To
His Excellency, The Right Honorable Earl of Besborough Lord
Lieutenant General, and General Governor of Ireland.
The humble Petition of John Carey late of the town of
Carlow and now a Prisoner under sentence of transportation
in the Gaol of Maryboro, Most humbly Sheweth,
That your petitioner was tried at the last General
Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at the Court House of
Carlow, on the 15th instant for the Division of Graigue in
the Queen’s County before – Boyde Esquire Deputy Assistant
Barrister for said County for taking a pair of boots and was
convicted, and sentenced to seven years transportation.
Your petitioner lived as servant with Doctor Bolton near
the town of Carlow, in part of the Queen’s County.
Petitioners shoes being very much broken, Petitioner
unfortunately put on an old pair of his Master’s boots while
petitioners shoes would be repairing, the Doctor observing
the boots on petitioner swore examinations against him, who
was then lodged in Gaol and suffered confinement for the
space of two months before trial, Petitioner not being able
to employ a Professional Gentleman and not thinking it a
matter of great consequence made no defence and was
convicted and sentenced as above stated.
Your petitioner is a very young man and heretofore
supported an irreproachable character, Petitioner has never,
before been impeached with the slightest misdemeanour, for
the truth of which petitioner refers your Excellency to the
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 names of the highly respectable Gentleman
and Clergy hereunto subscribed, Petitioner therefore earnestly
but most respectfully hopes that your Excellency will be so good
as to take petitioners case into your Excellency’s humane and
charitable consideration and that your Excellency’s humane and
charitable consideration and that your Excellency will be
graciously pleased to order petitioners sentence to be commuted
from Transportation to Imprisonment for any term your Excellency
may deem prudent.
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- And petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray.
- John Carey Petitioner
- Maryboro Gaol
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- January 21st 1847
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- F Haly Doctor of Divinity
- George F. Hume Administrator Carlow
- Thomas. F. Vigors Deputy Lieutenant Justice of the
Peace
- James Maher Parish Priest
- J.M. Fitzmaurice [?] Carlow
- James Porter Doctor of Medicine
- Thomas Lacy
- Robert Davies
- Robert Lawler, Merchant Carlow
- Thomas Hughes, Merchant Carlow
- Robert B. Griffin
- Robert Small
- Thomas O Meara, Bachelor of Medicine University
Medical Scholar. London University
- Daniel O’Meara
- Henry Montgomery
- John Connolly Carlow
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[Convict Reference Files, CRF 1847
C4] |
- Source: National Archives
- Transcribed by Terry Curran c2008
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