The Irish standard., 1918-07-20
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for coal delivered was granted by the
Kings Bench in the application of
Mr.. Marnan for plaintiffs.
When J.. Stuart Carrowcushlane,
was returned for trial to the Assizes
at Ballina, charged with injuring Mr..
Doherty by exploding bomb. 1t was
stated that the accused lighted fuse
attached to caniters and threw them
into a crowd which was singing Sim
Fein songs. r. M'Nally, one of the
crowd, said that two other men and
three girls were injured.
At Manorhamilton Station on We'd
nesday a girl named Rose Rooney
who was waiting for the train, took
suddenly i'll and died.
Mayo munition workers, who return
ed in large bodies from English fac
tories after the Consumption Act had
been passed are returning to England
in patches.
Martin Conry, of Elphin, sued the
Strokestown Guardians at the Strokes
town Quarter Sessions on Friday for
95 for alleged wrongful dismissal as
caretaker of Elphin dispensary. COnry
stated he was appointed at ga year
with G3 for turf for the dispensary,
and sanctioned by the Local Govern
ment Board, but the Guardians subse-
Quently appointed another caretaker.
Mr.. Gaynor, solicitor for the Guardi-
ans, admitted liabilities for the time
Conry was employed, but Mr.. Golf,
solicitor for Mr.. Conry, held that he
was entitled to years salary. County
Court Judge Wakely reserved his de-
cision.
Mathew King, of Clonmurray, was
awarded $50 damages in an action at
Strokestown Quarter Sessions, against
a young man named John Mccormack,
of Ardikillon, for the alleged seduc-
ton of his daughter, Kate King, who,
it was stated, was not yet II years of
age.
For the malicious burning of hay,
his property, Daniel Casey, of Dough-
hill, was awarded SO 16s., with So
15s. costs at the Strokestown quarter
sessions on Saturday. Applicant al
legged that there were gunshots fired
about his house and that he became
unpopular over bidding for farm of
land at Kilmurtagh, which belongs to
Miss Banahan, who resides in Amer
ica
In an action by James DAILY, of Bal
lymoyian, against James Flynn, Of the
same townland, for ESQ damages for
assault, Judge Wakely at Strokes
town Sessions awarded the plaintiff
Ell. The row arose over a quarrel
between the children of the parties
when returning from school.
There was only one criminal case
for disposal at the Boyle Quarter Ses-
sions on Tuesday. John Patrick Nc
Dermot, who was stated to be a de-
serter from the army and native of
Glenfarne, Co. Leitrim, was charged
with stealing G28 belonging to a
farmer named James Hester from the
Castleplunket district, at the fair of
Boyle in the 25th July, 1917. 1t was
stated that Hester sold a horse to
dealer and the prisoner assisted at
the sale and Hester found he was
81 short of the price when paid Ac-
cused said he would count the money
and requested Hester to go to the
bank and make inquiries about the
missing Ell, but when he returned
McDermott had gone and no trace
was found of him until he was arrest
ed in Clones in March. Judge Wakely
sent him to Jail for nine months.
In the case of the unlawful assem-
bly, at Grangebeg from near Boyle
over which six young men appealed
from a decision of Crimes Act Court
sentenced them to imprisonment, and
which was adjourned from the Boyle
April Quarter Sessions to see how
things would go on, Joudge Wakely
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of the Crown Solicitor, who stated that
things might have been better than
they are. The defendants through
their solicitors gave on undertaking
not to make any claim on the lands
in the future.
G10 damages were awarded at
Boyle Quarter Sessions to John Irwin,
a morton driver, of Ballaghaderreen,
against Michatl Cunnane, senr,. cattle
dealer, Ballaghaderreen, and Michael
Cunnane, junr., for assault.
A little girl about six years old,
named Mulvehill, from Lisnachusha,
when going home from Mass on
Thursday last ran after a cart be.
longing to Mr.. Donlon, of Derryhawn.
She got entangled in the wheels and
was killed.
Dr.. J. Dallas Pratt died somewhat