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From: Alison Causton <>
Subject: [NIR-DOWN] Newry Telegraph: News - Ballybot Sessions - SURNAMES indexed - 22 Jan 1828
Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2002 06:37:46 -0500


SOURCE: Newry Commercial Telegraph: News - Ballybot Sessions - SURNAMES
indexed - Issue dated 22 January 1828:

BLACKER, BLACKER, BOYD, MOODY, DAWSON, DIXON, DOWNEY, DOYLE, FENTON,
FREEBORN, HAMILL, HAMILL, HAMILL, HUGHES, HUTCHINSON, LENNON, M¹ARDLE,
M¹ATEER, M¹CARTEN, M¹COY, M¹ILROY, MATCHETT, MONTGOMERY, MURPHY, MURPHY,
MURPHY, ROGERS, THOMPSON, THOMPSON, VALLELY, VALLELY, VALLELY

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The following newspaper article was transcribed from
the Newry Commercial Telegraph (microfilm), by permission
of The British Library.
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BALLYBOT SESSIONS.
Bernard Murphy was indicted for assaulting
Abraham Matchett, a Police Constable, at Forkhill,
in October last.
It appeared in evidence that the prisoner while
intoxicated, had been rioting, and abusing persons, in
the house of Mr. Fenton, who was necessitated to
send for the prosecutor, Matchett, who, attempting to
take him (Murphy) into custody, was struck
repeatedly by him. This being fully established,
without any defence on the part of the prisoner, he
was found guilty and sentenced to be imprisoned
one month.
Patrick, Terence, and Peter Vallely, Patrick
M¹Ardle and Patrick Lennon, were indicted for
a riot at Newtownhamilton, on 25th August last ;
and Patrick M¹Ardle, Terence Vallely, and Patk.
Lennan, for an assault on Wm. Hutchinson, at
same time and place.
From the evidence of the prosecutor, a respectable-
looking man, it appeared that he was returning home
from the fair of Newtownhamilton, on the evening of
the day in question, and that the traversers were seated
on a car, on their way home also ; after some conversa-
tion, the latter got off the car, knocked him (the
prosecutor) down on the road, and otherwise abused him.
Another witness, the owner of the car, was examined,
being, as he admitted, very drunk at the time : he only
recollected having seen the prosecutor bleeding.
A witness was examined on the part of the traversers.
His evidence was nearly as unsatisfactory as the last.‹
The traversers were found guilty, on both indictments.‹
Those convicted of the assault were sentenced to pay
£4 1s. 6d. cost of prosecution ; and all of them to
pay a fine of £1 each, and be confined one month,
on account of the riot. They were also required to give
bail to be of the peace, and especially to the prosecutor‹
themselves in £100, and two sureties of £25 each, for 7
years. This sentence, the Barrister hoped, would deter
others from committing so gross an outrage, and also
tend to the protection of travellers.
Wm. and Margt. Blacker were indicted for as-
saulting Wm. Montgomery, at Moolahead, on
11th Nov. last.
In this case, it appeared that, on the evening in ques-
tion, the prosecutor was paying a visit to the prisoner¹s
house, at the request of some young ladies, to perform a
³freet,² it being old Hallowe¹en. The ³ freet² was that
of ³ pulling a two-rooted briar.² The male prisoner was
not at home, at this time, but shortly afterwards seeing
the prisoner in his field, he asked him, for a -----, who
was he ? Prosecutor said, that he was just Wm.
Montgomery, and that he was not entitled to be called
such a name, and it hurt him very sorely to be so
miscalled.‹The prisoner eventually caught hold of
prosecutor, and struck him, and when the latter was
struggling to get off, Bridget came forward with a stick,
and struck him with it. The female was acquitted, and
the other found guilty, and sentenced to pay expenses of
prosecution, £1 1s.
Hamilton and Wm. Thompson were indicted
for assaulting Geo. M¹Carten.‹Submitted ; fined
£1 each.
Bernard M¹Coy was indicted for assaulting
Brian M¹Ateer.‹Submitted ; sentence not passed.
Watson Rogers was indicted for an assault on
Owen Doyle ; fined 6d.
John M¹Ilroy was indicted for stealing straw,
the property of Joseph Murphy, value one penny.
Guilty.
Robert Dixon, son-in-law to last prisoner, in-
dicted for an assault on John Murphy, son to
the before mentioned prosecutor.‹Guilty.
Rose Hughes, indicted for exposing an infant
child to the inclemency of the weather‹Submit-
ted.
Peter and John Hamill were indicted for as-
saulting their father, Nicholas Hamill‹Submit-
ted‹fined 6d. each, and bound to be of the peace
towards their father.
James Downey and James Freeborn were in-
dicted for an assault on James Boyd‹fined 1s. and
dischared [sic].
There were only about 25 true bills of indct-
ment found by the Grand Jury at these Sessions ;
and of these, only 12 or thereabouts were tried.
There were 726 civil bills entered, and a large
number of ejectments. The Sessions terminated
yesterday.
We cannot conclude our brief notice of these
Sessions without remarking, what we know from
our own personal knowledge, that the Gentlemen
professionally employed, coincided entirely in opi-
nion as to the ready decision and legal knowledge
of Counsellor Moody, who, as we have already
observed, officiated on this occasion for Mr.
Dawson. The indisposition of the worthy and vene-
rable Assistant Barrister was, with them, a subject
of general regret.

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