Extracted from the STRABANE MORNING POST
Tuesday, August 17, 1824
TYRONE ASSIZES HELD AT OMAGH, August 1824
On Wednesday last, the HON. BARON PENNEFATHER opened the Commission in the Crown Court at Omagh. After the Grand Jury had been sworn, which consisted of the following Gentlemen:
William STEWART, ESQ. Foreman |
Lord CORRY |
William D’ARCY IRVINE, ESQ. |
Hon. Thomas KNOX |
Samuel GALBRAITH, ESQ. |
J. C. MOUTRAY, ESQ. |
George LENDRUM, ESQ. |
J. D. ECCLES, ESQ. |
H. G. EDWARDS, ESQ. |
Hugh STEWART, ESQ. |
James SINCLAIR, ESQ. |
J. M. R. BUNBERY, ESQ. |
Hugh LYLE, ESQ. |
R. W. LOWRY, ESQ. |
Jones CRAWFORD, ESQ. |
W. VERNER, ESQ. |
Crawford COLHOUN, ESQ. |
Sir Robert FERGUSON, BART. |
Sir J. J. BURGOYNE, KNT. |
James LOWRY, ESQ. |
William BROWN, ESQ. |
William L. CUNNINGHAM, ESQ. |
Robert SMYTH, ESQ. |
the Court proceeded to the trial of the following persons:
ELKINS & BENSON |
Robert
Henry |
indicted for the murder of HENRY BALL – Guilty: to be hanged on Monday the 16th, but has been respited to Tuesday the 24th inst. |
MEAHAN |
Biddy |
for stealing calico - to be transported seven years |
MULRINE (alias McKENNA) |
Peggy |
for stealing silver tokens - to be transported seven years |
ALEXANDER |
Jacob |
for cow stealing - to be transported seven years |
BUOY |
John |
for stealing tobacco - to be transported seven years |
MURDOCK |
Hugh |
for cow-stealing - to be transported seven years |
AGNEW |
Samuel |
for stealing wearing apparel - to be transported seven years |
BRANNON |
Sally |
for stealing linen cloth - to be transported seven years |
McCORMICK |
W. |
for stealing linen cloth - to be imprisoned 12 months |
CONNOR |
Matthew |
for stealing linen cloth - to be imprisoned 12 months |
Thirty persons were convicted of practices connected with illicit distillation; 13 to be imprisoned one month, 14 two months, and one three months, and pay a fine of £5, and one for six weeks.