Tuesday, July 29, 1823
On Monday se’nnight, at 2 o’clock, the Hon. Judge VANDELEUR arrived from Enniskillen in Omagh, and at 3 o’clock proceeded to the Court House, when the following Grand Jury were sworn :
William STEWART, ESQ. M. P. Foreman
Rt. Hon. Sir J. STEWART, BART. |
James SINCLAIR, ESQ. |
Lord VISCOUNT CORRY |
W. D’ARCY IRVINE, ESQ. |
J. C. MOUTRAY, ESQ. |
Crawford COLHOUN, ESQ. |
John Dixon ECCLES, ESQ. |
Jones CRAWFORD, ESQ. |
Hon. A. G. STEWART, ESQ. |
Samuel GALBRAITH, ESQ. |
George PERRY, Esq. |
H. G. EDWARDS, ESQ. |
Sir R. FERGUSON, BART. |
Sir J. J. BURGOYNE, KNT. |
James CAULFIELD, ESQ. |
William MURRAY, ESQ. |
James LOWRY, ESQ. |
Robert EVANS, ESQ. |
George LENDRUM, ESQ. |
Robert SMYTH, ESQ. |
Wm. S. RICHARDSON, ESQ. |
Hugh LYLE, ESQ. |
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The following prisoners were then put on their trials:
KAIN |
Roddy |
For stealing bank notes, to be transported 7 years |
HATTERS |
James |
For the same offence, to be imprisoned 3 months |
McAWARD NEILSON QUIN |
James Isaac Mary |
For stealing linen cloth from the bleach green of EDWARD SPROUL; to be imprisoned 6 months each |
DRUM |
James |
For stealing flax, to be imprisoned 6 months |
BROWN |
J. |
For gaol breaking, not guilty |
McCANN |
T. |
For stealing a watch, not guilty |
MURDOCK |
John |
For bigamy, not guilty |
LENNON |
John |
For sheep stealing, not guilty |
McNAUGHER |
Peter |
For stealing a spade, not guilty |
AIKENS |
Ann |
For the murder of WILLIAM AIKENS, not guilty |
BEATTY DORAN |
John John |
For shooting at, and wounding ARTHUR O’BRINE[?], not guilty |
READ SMITH PATRICK |
J. F. John |
For the murder of JOHN MACKEN; trial postponed to next assizes |