News: Compendium of Crime, Nenagh Guardian 1838-1839 Part 1 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Tipperary Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: by Mary Heaphy COMPENDIUM OF CRIME, NENAGH GUARDIAN 1838-1839 PART 1 From a compendium of crime from the 21st July 1838 to the 13th.March 1839. Comprising a period of 8 months. July 21st 1838. Murder. John Kennedy, who had been placed as and agent by Denis Canny, Esq, over some of his property, about three miles from Nenagh, and from a situation a man named Gleeson had been removed. Kennedy was fired at nearly two years ago, and shot through the arm, for which offence two sons of Gleeson, were prosecuted by him at the Assizes in Clonmel, but acquitted in consequence of the Prosecuter's testimony being shaken by a celebrated cross-examiner on the Leinster circuit, and ever since he has been obliged to carry fire arms for protection. He has been repeatedly served with threatening notices, and on Monday morning last, about 4 O'Clock, these notices were carried into full force against him. As he was proceeding at that early hour to look after the cattle under his care, he was pounced upon by a number of men, and murdered in a savage manner; he was a very muscular man, and the ditch and grass in the place where he was murdered bore marks of a furious struggle. At the time he was murdered he was armed with a stick and pistol, but such was the plan laid for his destruction, that these weapons were of no avail to him. It was known by his assassins, that he should pass through a narrow lane or Boreen, and inside the ditches they divided themselves into two parties, and when the fated man entered this passage, they set upon him, blockaded him up, and accomplished their deadly purpose, for as he escaped the pistol on a former occasion , they were determined , as the nature of his wounds proves, he should no more be a living witness against his Assailants. Grevious Assault. July 21st 1838 John Gleeson was waylaidand assaulted by John Ready and others, by beating him with a stone on the head. Wm. Fogarty, assaulted by John Guinan, being beaten severely with a stick. Patrick Maher, assaulted by Thomas Brett, with a stick loaded with iron, in the town of Nenagh. William Carroll, assaulted by Thaddeus Kelly, at Ballygany, on his return home from the market at Nenagh. Michael fahy, assaulted by Edward Peters, by throwing a stone at him in the witness box whilst in the Court House in Nenagh, and knocking him down. A man named Kennedy, a Roman Catholic, grievously assaulted by three men in the town of Nenagh, because he voted for the Conservative Candidates last Election. Calandar at Summer assizes in Clonmel. Murder 43 Aiding in murder 15 Conspiracy to murder 1 Grevious assault 12 Rape 4 Shooting at persons 3 Perjury 2 Robbery of arms 1 Manslaughter 1 Forged notes 3 Escaping from Gaol 4 Arson 2 Child Stealing 2 Highway Robbery 2 Vagrancy 5 Cow Stealing 5 Burglary 1 Pig Stealing 5 Larceny 2 Total 113 25th. The house of Jos. Palmer, of Bantiss, near Nenagh, was entered by two men armed with a case of pistols each, who robbed it of a case of pistols, a blunderbuss and 20 guineas. 28th Michael Clancy attacked by a man named Cahill at Powerstown, his skull fractured. A noted character, named Maher, was arrested and lodged in Cashel Bridewell, for the murder of Donnelly, the father of 7 children, when on his return from Cashel to Clonoulty. Nenagh Quarter sessions. Rule of Court. Transported for 7 years-Edward Peters, and Rosanna Melvin. Daniel Gibbins, grevious assault-3 months hard labour. Thomas Gibbins, grevious assault-3 months hard labour. James and Pat Caplis, grevious assault, 6 months hard labour. Thady kelly, Do. 9 months. Thomas Brett, Do. 4 months. John and Frederick Mossop, forcible possession, fined £1. Thomas Hennessy, affray, 3 months hard Labour. Four Talbots and James Gleeson, Do, Fined. James Quinlan, Larceny, 6 months hard Labour. John Power, assault. 3 months hard labour. 4 women, larceny, 3 to 9 months. Daniel and John Ryan, assault 3 months hard labour. Wm. Ryan, Michael Ryan, and John Leonard, affray, 4 months hard labour. Patrick Healy and Michael Cahill, assault, 3 months hard labour. Aug 4th. The gate-house of Thomas stoney, esq. of Kyle Park, broken into by 6 armed men, who robbed it of several stands of arms. A man named Shea waylaid on his return home from the fair of Toomevara, his skull badly fractured. A man named Maxwell, and three Ryans were arrested for the assault. Shea died in less than 10 days after. A man named Bourke was subsequently arrested for the murder. A man named Martin Kennelly was beaten and greviously injured by four men named Gorman, Hennessy, Shea and Bourke, who were apprehended. Four soldiers of the 48th Regiment were robbed of 60 rounds of Ball Cartridge. John Hayes and Pat Hayes, severely beaten at Kilmastulla. P. Hayes's skull was so severely fractured, he is not expected to recover-For refusing to drink O'Connell's health. Denis Tracey's cabin, near Borrisoleigh was smashed with stones, and the doors, windows, and gate smashed to pieces-inmates escaped. Henry O'Grady was knocked off his horse near Newport, and robbed of his watch and £18.10. John Hourigan, of Ballina, arrested as being an accomplice in the murder of Edward Hogan, in Nenagh. A tailor named Deer, was struck in the neck and cut under the ear by a shears by another tailor named Leahy. A man named Ryan died from a beating he received at the Fair of Templemore. A woman was found murdered on the road side near Templemore, her head being dreadfully fractured-Verdict, murder against some person or persons unknown. James Kelly, apprehended, charged with the murder of Edward Hogan in Nenagh.