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Glasgow Courier. — 1847-11-25 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

LETTER 11. Aweel Jenny, woman, what thought ye o' my last letter free this place? 1 hae heaps o' ither queer things to tell you. But really this is a bonnie island; Meister took the !eddies a drive to a place caed Bowly Bay. 1 hae heard that 1101(7 glen to a nian's legs when they were no that straicht—but He er afore to a bay but they has sic strange names for a' things that it is no that like to see a' diets gaen on,) the farmer Matches easy to mak them out. Some farin-houscs we gaed in to (for the i I young 'eddies couldna speak a word o' English, and keepit up sic a queer gabbing I could scarce keep tree laughing in their faces, but Miss Mary cracked away we them likes pen-gun—for ye ken she was educat in France—they had the talk a' to themselves; but to my thought our sin gude broad Scotch is a far mate viselike language, and forby it's mair pithy, anti sensible like, but every sin to their mind, as the man said when he kissed his cow. The country folk here are very kind ami eouthy, and hae something frank about them like ourselves, that is to say when they ken wha and what you are, for they are no fond o' tokiie up Si' strangers at first, which shewa their sense, but when they do mak friends ai' you, they are steady ones and very kind, and that's what canna be said o' molly folk in the world; but as my old granny used to say, it taks a' sort o' folk to mak a world, so we may just put up wi' the world as it is, and no fads to grin at it. I hear tell folk should be wary o' she they mak acquaintance we here—folk free every part of the kent world houff hem e—some come fer health, some for pleasure, ithers again because they canna bide in their sin country, and a glide teek te them come for cheap tweedy, and tea and sugar, and sic like; it would be a guile thing if the Queen's Majesty would tax the spit its, its far ow re cheap, and just entices f.ta to get fou—we see men 11 dizzius going past our house we their very e'en reeling in their head; an RS fu' sight! They ca' this a free port, and ony body can bring what they like wi' them, and behave as they like; but Was lii Queen I wadna gie freedom to a half of my subjecui to get fou, and then shoot the ither half, for that's no fairly in this place. And x list's the use of being a Queen, and wearing a royal crown, if ye canna put an end to even-down murder? But i hear say the royal court has passed a law, that though a DDID should murder his sin faither, or do the blackest deed 0' wickedness, they are no to be punished—heard ye e'er sic a daft-like law? A bonnie like court in a horn—it's a gude law fur ne'er-do-tieels--that's the say there are  Li 8 ri ... 1 7  1 i;
Glasgow Courier. — 1847-12-28 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

WEDNESDAY MORNING. The trial was resumed this morning, at half-past eight o'clock, when Mr. Justice Patteson proceeded to sum up the evidence with great minuteness, occupying upwards of three hours. The jury retired at half-past eleven o'clock, and returned at one, with a verdict of guilty against both the prisoners. On the usual question being put to the prisoners, M'Cabe exclaimed—'o Only one thing I can say—l'm innocent of the crime laid to my charge!" Patti& Reid remained silent. Mr. Justice PATTESON then put on the black cap, and proceeded to pronounce judgment. After a very long and patient inquiry by the jury of the charge against them, of the murder of Caroline Ellis, they having retired and considered the matter fully, have come to the conclusion that they were both guilty of this murder. Be thought no case could have been conducted with more care, or received more patient attention than this case had on the part of those gentlemen who comprise the jury. They had examined witnesses for two long days; they had heard the observations which were addressed to them by the learned counsel —very strong and powerful observations made by both of them— and he (the learned judge) had endeavoured to point out any discrepancies in the evidence; and, after full consideration of the case, the jury had come to the mature conclusion that both the prisoners were guilty. The circumstances under which this mur, der was committed were of the most horrible description. He did not recollect ever to have heard or read of such an atrocious act having been committed in this country at any period, as that in the middle of the day a house should be entered, and three persons, the whole inhabitants of that house, an old man, his wife, and servant, cruelly murdered—beaten—their heads fractured— and afterwards their throats cut in the most atrocious manner. [Here the prisoner M'Cabe fell in a state of insensibility in front of the dock. The officers of the jail having placed him in a chair, he soon revived sufficiently to enable the Court to proceed.] His Lordship said—He could not under such circumstances as these hold out to the many hopes that the sentence of the law, which it was his duty to pass upon them, would not be carried into effect. One of them was told some time ago by the jailer--and very justly told—that if the jury returned a verdict of guilty, they would assuredly be hung; and he advised Reid at that time to prepare himself for another world. He (the learned judge) had only to repeat that advice—and he begged and earnestly entreated them both to lay aside all hopes of this world altogether, and endeavour, during the short time they would be permitted to remain here, to make their peace, and obtain that pardon from the Almighty, which the law of this land would not and could not grant. His -Lordship then passed sentence of death in the usual manner. Reid remained firm throughout the awful proceedings.
Glasgow Courier. — 1847-07-01 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

CASE OF CULPABLE BOMICIDE. Peter M‘Manimy, lamp-lighter and lodging-house-keeper, and Peter Higgins, labourer, both from Stirling, were placed at the bar, charged with culpable homicide under circumstances of a peculiarly savage and novel character. The indictment charged the prisoners with having, on the 23.1 Nov. last, resolved to remove Robert DPGill, a labourer, while lying in M'Manimy's house under typhus fever, from Stirling to Glasgow, without his consent, and to leave and desert him at the latter city. It stated that they had sent M`Gill on the outside of a coach from Stirling to Castleeery, and thence by the railway to Glasgow, accompanied by the prisoner Higgins, who had left and deserted him at the terminus of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, where be lay in a paved passage for several hours, exposed to the inclemency of the weather, to the injury of his health and danger of his life, until he was removed by Police-officers upon a wheel-barrow to the Royal Infirmary of Glasgow, where he died the third day thereafter. The libel charged the prisoners with assaulting the deoeased while incapable of resistance. They both pleaded guilty, with the exception of the aggravation of assault. Mr. LOGAN, for Mifilanimy, stated that he had, for nine years, been in the service of the Gas Company of Stirling, and had kept a most respectable and orderly lodging-house. For some time he was ignorant of the nature of M`Gill's illness and on the Saturday preceding the Monday on which the abduction took place, the medical attendant recommended that the patient should be removed to another place where he would have more air. Actuated by that recommendation, by a desire to prevent others in his lodging-house from being infected, and he (Mr. Logan) admitted by perhaps motives less honourable and humane—an apprehension lest he should suffer a pecuniary loss by the desertion of lodgers, the prisoner M•Manimy went to six places in Stirling, with the view of providing better accommodation for Mr. ISPGiII than his own house could afford. That showed that the culpable act of which he had confessed himself guilty, FRB not one which had entered into his mind until all his attempts to secure accommodation elsewhere failed. The learned gentleman then stated that his client instructed Higgins to convey deceased to the Royal Infir.yary of Glasgow, and also that, in consequence of his conduct, the Gas Company had discharged him from their service. He hoped the court would consider these circumstances in judging of the case. Mr. J. MILLER, as counsel for Higgins, said, he hoped the statement made by the counsel for MiManimy would not influence their Lordships in awarding punishment to his client. After consulting with the other Judges, the LORD JuniusCLERK intimated, that as the case was one of so much novelty, and of such serious importance, the Court had agreed to delay passing sentence till they had an opportunity of communicating with the other Lords of Justiciary. The court then adjourned, it being understoad that the sentence will be pronounced on Thursday.
Glasgow Courier. — 1847-08-07 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

THREE MORE CAPITAL CONVICTWS. . - .  DWISLIN, AUGUST I. Two men, named Larkin and Daniel have been convicted at Kilkenny, of the dreadful murder of Mr. Prim, the pay-clerk, and Constable Gates, the particulars of which were reported when the crime was commi,ted in March last. Yesterday the unfortunate convicts, together with a man named Walshe, found guilty of another murder, were brought up to receive the awful sentence of death. The dreadful scene is thus reported in the Kilkenny Moderator On this day Baron Pennefather, as usual, opened the court at ten o'clock.  James Larkin. James Daniel, and Henry Walithe, were placed at the bar, and the 'allotments upon which they had been convicted (Larkin and Daniel for the murder of Arthur W. Prim, end Walehe for the murder of John Walshe), were recited by the Clerk of the Crown, who called on the prisoners to state if they had anything to say why sentence of death and execution should not be passed on them. Larkin—My Lord, a long day is all we want. Daniel-1 have this to say, we got no sort of fair play in the prison from the moment we went in.  Court—What is the prisoner saying Baron Pstrexesemme—James Larkin, James Daniel, and Henry Walshe, you have all, after a very patient and fall examination of your oases, and after a very able defence by your counsel, as well as the fullest consideration 1 could give of your case—you have been found guilty, and, I must say, on evidence extremely clear and conclusive, of the foul crime of murtier—murder which appears to -‘el in all rr-,r oases to have originated in a desire for plunder—of ley.whieh did not belong to you. After some very nations, Baron Pentiefather armed the black cap, and I:—it is now my melancholy duty to pronounce the awful sentence of the law. [The prisoners here all cried out, "A long day, my Lord."' That sentence is, that you, James Larkin, James Daniel, and Henry Walshe Larkin—Give us the longest day you can, my Lord. The Court reaumed—That sentence i., that you, James Larkin, James Daniel, and Henry Walshe, be each of you singly hanged by the neck till you are dead, and that your bodies be buried within the precincts of the jail In which you have been confined since your conviction, on a day that shall be named hereafter. Sufficient time shall be given to you to make your peace with God, but it will not be long enough to hold out to you any hope of a change in the sentence. Walshe—l have only one request to make, my__Lord. Let my body be given to my father. Court—lt is impossible. I cannot do it. Lucre Walshe, who exhibited much unconcern all through, retired from the bar.) andel—Mr. Greene, I must acknowledge before my God that you are the man that took my life. Walshi (returning to the front of the dock)-1 lcy mine on Jones and that little man there (pointing to some person in the Clerk of the Crown's box). The Court ordered the prisoners to be removed, which was done immediately. The learned Judge subsequently directed that James Larkin and James Daniel should be hanged on Wednesday, the 25th day of August next; and Henry Walshe, on Wednesday, the Ist September.
Glasgow Courier. — 1847-03-25 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

IRISH ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. DONEGAL ASSIZES.  MARCII 12.—Baron Pennefather entered the Crown Court to-day, at twelve o'clock, and having addressed the grand jury, a petty jury was sworn; and Samuel Cromer, the younger, and Peggy Cromer, his wife, were arraigned for the wilful murder of Samuel Cromer, the elder. A great number of witnesses were examined, on the part of the Crown. The facts elicited were these, viz :—Samuel Cromer, the younger, had, after the decease of a former wife, contrary to the wishes of his father, Samuel Cromer, deceased, married the female prisoner, between whom and the old man, who all lived in the same house, their existed a very bad feeling. The old man, in consequence, talked of selling the farm, and was in treaty with another S. Cromer about the purchase of it;the son was heard to say with an oath lie would take the life of his father, or of any one who should purchase it, or lose his own life, before he would leave the ffirm. The deceased was seen alive, for the last time, on Saturday, Feb. 14, when he was observed going into his own house between two and three o'clock, apparently in his usual health. He was missed on the Sunday evening following, and a search made for him by the neighbours. The body of deceased was found in slake some short distance from the house, with an iron chain tied round it, and a stone nearly four stones weight, attached to the chain. Near to the brink of the lake, the track of the foot of a man, with a shoe on it, and of a bare foot, supposed to be that of a woman, were observed. Straws, with blood on them, were also seen there, and some clotted blood on a grass field, leading in a direct line from the house to the lake. A mark was likewise observed in a soft place between the lake and the house, as if of a man having slipp and fallen on his knee; and, besides this place, the same kind omarks of a woman's foot as at the lough. Straws were observed near the house, with blood on them, and Sergeant Allen deposed to his having seen a quantity of bloody straw thrown out of the room of the house, and of his finding a clasp knif:, which he produced, in the pocket of a waistcoat belonging to the prisoner, in hiebed, on the blade of which there were blood and hair; but he would not swear positively that it was human hair. The chain found round the body was proved to have belonged to the old man. Surgeon M'Garvey, who examined the body of the deceased, was examined, and stated that he found several incised wounds about the head, and also wounds as if inflicted by a heavy, blunt instrument; the skull was fractured in a manner sufficient to cause death, the arm broken, the forehead above the eye cut, the jaw-blade fractured, the chest broken, and the breast and ribs appeared a fractured mass; the wounds were deep enough for a quantity of blood to flow from them. The jury, after remaining in deliberation about forty minutes, returned into Court, with a verdict of guilty against both prisoners. They were sentenced to be executed on the Ist of April.  kind
Glasgow Courier. — 1847-08-14 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT-CARLISLE.  MUUDER.—(Before the Lord Chief Baron, on the sth inst.)— Jolts Thomson was indicted for the wilful murder of his wife Mary, by poison. The prisoner Is a person of rather respectable appearance, 42 years of age, and of an intelligent countenance. Be bestowed a most anxious attention on all the details of the evidence and the speeches of counsel throughout the proceedings.—Ann Dixon—Lives In Union Street, Botcbergate, Carlisle. Knew Mary Thomson. ' She was a next-door neighbour. Saw her the week before her death, on the Wednesday. She went up to the market, and called in as she cams home. She said she had been so sick and poorly she could hardly get home. She said she had violent pain In her stomach. Her face was swelled, and her *yen watered. She went in and came back again with a piece of vealpie on a plate. It was for witness's daughter. The daughter and niece ate of it the same day at their dinners. Soon after they were both very sick. The daughter vomited very freely five minutes after. The niece was very much swelled. They were very poorly all that day and the day after. The daughter was not able to go to school the next day. They ate again of the lid of the pie the day after. She was again very ill. Witness ate a small piece on the Thursday. It made her very sick and poorly. Was ill all the week till the Sunday. Suffered from a great pain in the bowels. The Vibrant was sore. Went into the deceased's house on the Thursday. slie was very sick, and complained of a violent pain in her @twee*. There was some meal and water in a pint pot. Did not see her take any of it. Went in on Friday evening, about half-past five o'clock. She asked witness to make her scup of tea. She rooked very poorly. She drank a cup of tea, and vomited it up again. Did not see her again that day. Went to the house on the Saturday about half-past eleven o'clock. She was then dead.—Several other witnesses were adduced to prove that the prisoner had bought arsenic, and the medical practitioners, who made the postmortem examination, testified that there was sufficient found in the body of the deceased to cause death. There was also other evidence of a circumstantial nature, and the jury, after deliberating for half-an-hour, brought in a verdict of guilty. Sentence of death nits then pronounced in the usual manner.—On Friday the prisoner freely confessed his crime, though he loudly protested his innocence to the judge, and after his removal to the cell. He admits that the inferential evidence against him was quite correct, and that he did administer the poison in order to get rid of one w;tt:di.jac hurl Selemnly pledged himself to love and cherish. He says hi, mind is mach 11. ed by this disburthenraert ; and there is now no doubt that he will an; ?' Penitent. His execution is certain.  I daY.  1/I,IIL Coast - a  _
Glasgow Courier. — 1847-12-23 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

IRELAND.  ED PARLIAMENT.  sch of Lord FARNHAM in the House of in the motion for going into committee I (Ireland) Bill said, but a few observations to make on dr Lordships. He felt it no less neces- , dr time with any remarks of his own, as himself on the subject in a very pointed he had on the present occasion to read ents which would put their Lordships in crime which prevailed in Ireland, and ) justly apprehended in that country. her Majesty's Government that he gave leasure that was then before them, not I the measure itself—and he said this in ?m—but because he had their assurance mildness should fail—and he was as cer.)xistence that it would be found insuffi?Fitment would demand fresh powers, and vied, that House would not refuse them. stated in a strong manner the state of Ireland. Ile knew that he had been recharacter of the country by doing this; attached to his countrymen as any man for them should never prevent him from old not prevent him saying that murders eland to an extent such as not only had e annals of Ireland, but such as had never ailing itself civilised. (Hear.) He felt himy documents illustrative of the state and d he was sorry to say he had to begin that county alone with which he was inactual murders had for the last two years ounty of Cavan, but he could not give a iresent condition than that which was to a gentleman of large landed property in esident and most useful landlords to be land. Of course, he should mention no ter to which he alluded : . here a few days, lint I considered the ie so bad that I left in, wife in Dublin. 1, I fear that as bad a spirit exists here as rbed districts in Ireland. You have no about it; and no later than yesterday a ation I could rely, carne to me, and reale my affairs with Mr. —, the agent, shied to shoot him, and as certainly as lie he would be shot. The same person also oney was collected for shooting —, a .rty and a deputy-lieutenant, and that two ii appointed to the job. There can be no rders have been determined upon, and the ir opportunity for committing them. diately; —, and have srture, and I think every body that can  Coercion Bill wilrnot be found sufficiently esent evil. At the same time 1 feel thankdi is in any degree likely to protect life  wtimony of one of the most useful and vain% This gentleman had large estates—was of agriculture—improved his estates s—and did all that a country gentleman ). This gentleman wrote to him In this  i the compass of this sheet the disgraceful crict, I would even now Ming them to your  mof them. Information has been given to at , and myself, were all marked former has been obliged to fly, and must ' Irge family from his home. Pollee patrols minis, but, my Lord, the assassin will not ies, or give us a fair chance. They will, ar way to or from the house of God, and no the assassin. after the most frightful notices, has left his o threatened to be shot. A friend, milling is told that *party In Cavan had beta our
Glasgow Courier. — 1847-04-03 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

JOHN PLATT'S."  request, to on Monday, I conduct was an Interview  The murderer Platte, as.. the condemned cell of the county jail, under, Sims, the governor. He was visited by the Rev. lug, the chaplain of the prison, who urged on propriety of making a confession of his guilt. On bk... tended divine service, and in the afterpart of the day he to his mother, sister, and brother, previous to which he ma. unreserved and full confession of the murder. He stated he was present when it was committed, and that he wa principal party concerned, although he did not strike the by which the unfortunate man, George Collis, was stun rendered insensible. Be next proceeded to implicate ' taking an active part, and divulged the nom. •.` which, as a matter of course, has not beer transpire. The circumstances he narrated were as follows :—Platts w Collis, the deceased, spent the Sunday afternoon with Mork Collis was plied with drink, and inveigled into Platte' shop In t shambles, under pretence of settling an account, and he was th murdered. The object of Platte and Morley was plunder, fdr was conjectured that, as Collis was about to marry Ellen Beresfc In the West Bars, he had saved a sum of money for ti which he carried about with him. This young woman mony on the trial. After the perpetration of the murde was mutilated, s mflmlay night was deposited by Morley and carried across the to the cesspool, -cidentally discovered. day Platte had proceeaea to lord of the Old Angel, and bles, and told Mrs. Franks, shop, that he fully expected to settle their partnership ; Platte on Sunday would make Rioted on the victim, he • noise, and which noise, having been heard by persons shambles on the Sunday evening of attracted the attention of the passers-by that he then proceeded to rifle the dead divested it of his shoes and part Into lengthened details of the der, and the circumstances. • appeared more sociable in attendants. He ••• then, materials, following "My dear o._ rite these few lines unfortunate son for than this; 1 hope the he will if we due ask dear mother, i ho am sure he will i remember what i sins dont delay—my delay pray to hevon and I hope he will forgive will not lose no time i h our Savor to forgive w offences—my dear mother pleas see me for i should like to se" dear friend Mr. Hotham, rite letter to Mr. R. Hotham  The &Dv. Platte's mother, at Chesterfield. early hot... upon being visited by the chaplain and governor, his very indecorous. Shortly before noon Platte had with several of the visiting justices, and was relative to the confession which he had made or and was asked, if the confession was reduced ern the document ? To the great surprise riot contradicted the statement made on the denied that he had any part in Individuals. He made anot, was full of inconsistencies. On Tuesday it was communicated -Sheriff had Sled Thursday, at noon, April , to be carried into effect. On the announcement convict turned deadly pale, but evinced no week the relatives of the convict had and sister will take their final le' day of execution.