A DARING THIEF -- On Wednesday last a man named Patrick Fox belonging to Belfast entered the jewellery establishment of Mr Gabriel Clarke, Church St. Dungannon and having intimated his desire to purchase a watch was shown several by an assistant. The latter's attention haring been drawn off for a moment from his quasi customer Fox pocketed a watch and hastily left the shop followed immediately by the assistant who at once missed one of the watches he had been offering for sale. The man was promptly arrested by Constable Acheson and the watch was found on the street where he had thrown it. He has been returned for trial to next quarter sessions.
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A DONKEY'S ESCAPADE AND THE RESULT. -- It is not often that the opportunity is had of chronicling the fact of a donkey running away and becoming unmanageable. On Saturday last a donkey belonging to Mr John Gray broke away from its driver while delivering goods and galloped at a furious rate up Scotch Street, careering about like a lively kitten to the amusement and danger of people who happened to be on the street. Before the obstreperous animal could be secured and made to conduct itself in reason he playfully attacked a horse standing harnessed in a cart at the door of Mr Hurson's shop. Prompted by a brotherly feeling, or in a spirit of mischief, it may be, the donkey commenced to belabour the horse's ribs with his fore feet causing the horse to plunge backwards with the result that the cart shafts smashed Mr Hurson's plate glass window. Two policemen and several civilians rushed to the scene of the encounter and after much trouble ultimately succeeded in securing the donkey and preventing its further progress through the town.
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ENTERTAINMENT AT DUNGANNON PARK. -- On Saturday last, the Right Hon. the Earl of Ranfurly gave an entertainment to the Stonecutters and quarrymen employed at his Mullaghana Quarries. At 12 o'clock, the workmen to the number of 125 assembled at the Quarries and were conducted to the Park Farm, where a substantial dinner of Roast Beef, Plum Pudding and Fruit, was served in the new buildings recently erected. Mr. Wm Senior, Manager, presided, and was supported by Messrs. F. J. Walker, assistant Manager, Samuel M'Cord, Engineer and others. The Earl of Ranfurly was present and paid the greatest attention to the wants of the men. After dinner, Sports were engaged in and his Lordship gave prizes to the successful competitors. The principal events were high jumps, tie between the brothers William and David Irwin. Three leg race, won by Jas. Hughes and Patrick Coyle. Long Jump won by William XiW EL Second three leg race won by Michael M'Guckian and William Howard. Throwing the Hammer, won by William Best, and the flat race, round lake, about one mile, won by Wm. Johnston. Great amusement was caused by the Tug of War, which, after a great struggle, and the breaking of the rope resulted in a draw. [Article continued]
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OMAGH PETTY SESSIONS. -- At these sessions on Monday the presiding magistrates were -- Messrs. A. C. Buchanan (chairman), Samuel Corry, Chas. Scott, James Moore, Michael Devlin, and Edward Boyle.
Patrick Murphy and John Attelsby, two soldiers belonging to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers quartered at Omagh, were put forward in custody, charged by Constable M'Donald with stealing a quantity of bacon from the shop of Mr. James Smith, John Street, on the night of the 28th inst. From the evidence of Mr. Smith and others it appeared that the defendants, with a number of other soldiers entered the shop of Mr. Smith on the night named, and after purchasing some cakes, &c., were examining some bacon, and a piece, weighing 6lbs., was handed from one to another as if to examine its quality. One of the soldiers eventually ran off with the bacon the others shutting to the door to prevent Smith getting out. The same soldiers were soon after seen in Castle Street acting in a disorderly manner, and while the picquet wore being sent for Sergeant Connolly saw the prisoner Murphy hand the bacon to the other prisoner. They were then arrested and brought to the guardroom, and the bacon handed over to the police. Sergeant-Major White gave both the prisoners a bad character, and they were sentenced each to two months' imprisonment with hard labour.
Hugh Fleming, inspector of fisheries, Omagh, summoned Bernd. M'Manus, John Martin, Thos. Lyons, and Patk. M'Gartland, for breaches of the fishery laws committed within the past month in the vicinity of Omagh. After hearing the evidence of the inspector and several water-bailiffs, the following ruling was made:-- M'Manus and Lyons fined £4 each (in the latter case a reduction to £1 to be recommended); Martin fined 2s. 6d.; and the case against M'Gartland dismissed.
Robert M'Creery, an itinerant fiddler, was ordered to pay a fine of 20s. or go to gaol for fourteen days for using abusive language to the police, and obstructing them in the execution of their duty, at Omagh, on night of 20th December.
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THE ALLEGED MURDER AT DOUGLAS BRIDGE. -- On Monday at twelve o'clock noon, Stuart Donnell, who stood remanded from the magisterial investigation and the coroner's inquisition for the murder of Philip Hugh O'Brien, was brought up in charge of an escort of police to the Petty Sessions Court, before T. W. D. Humphries. Chairman; George Gordon, E. T. Herdman, P. M'Menamin, P. O'Brien, John Cochrane, and Thos. B. French, R.M. Mr. Thomas C. Dickie, S.C.S. attended, with Mr. P. B. Pattison, D.I. for the prosecution, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Thomas Nelson (Messrs Donnell and Nelson). The informations heretofore taken at the investigation and inquest, already reported, having been read and re-sworn, new evidence was taken in the matter. Dr. Todd was examined by Mr. Dickie, and deposed as to the post-mortem examination. He found a wound extending from near the angle of the left lower jaw, penetrating the neck until it touched the vertebral columns, wounding the jugular vein and the corotid artery near ita division. This wound caused death from haemorrhage. There was a wound over the right frontal eminence extending to the bone. Such wound must have been inflicted by an instrument with a sharp cutting edge. An ordinary penknife with a small blade would not inflict such wounds, but a very large one would, such as a dagger knife. Rosanna O'Brien deposed that she remembered the night of the 23rd December last. Deceased was her brother, and lived in the house with her. He returned home a little after ten o'clock on that night. Witness was upstairs when her sister-in-law called. She ran down and found her brother outside the house, in the yard. He was in a sitting posture, and bleeding profusely. To Mr. Nelson -- Deceased was a little passionate, but not without provocation. Neal Boyle deposed -- I live at Skinbuoy, and on the night of the 23rd December I was in bed. My house is about 300 yards from that of deceased. At about ten o'clock I heard an outcry, and I got up and put on my clothes and went out. There is a small country lane or road leading from the house of deceased to where the prisoner lives. I was on my way by this road or lane to the deceased's house when I observed prisoner in a ploughed garden on the right-hand side. He was about seventeen or eighteen yards from the country road, and seemed to be hiding. I said "Is that you, Stuart?" and hs replied "Yes." I asked him, "What has happened between you and Mr, O'Brien?" and he replied "I don't know." again asked him. "Did you not hear he is dead?" and prisoner made no reply. I said "Mr. O'Brien is dead," and then prisoner came out to the road where I was and said. "I gave him a touch with a grape." Prisoner and I have been in the employment of deceased during the past twelve months, and during that time I have seen prisoner with a white-hafted large knife, but I never saw it open I saw it with him several times. Mr. Dickie said that was the case for the Crown, and on Mr. Nelson's intimation that he would reserve any defence, the magistrates returned Stuart Donnell, the prisoner, for trial to next Assizes in Omagh, on the charge of the wilful murder of Philip Hugh O'Brien.
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TOWN OF DUNGANNON.
DESIRABLE INVESTMENT
House Property & Building Ground
FOR SALE.
I HAVE been instructed by Mr. WM. M'MINN, to Sell by Auction, (if not previously disposed of by private treaty.) on THURSDAY, the 8th day of JANUARY, 1885, at 2 o'clock, p.m., at the NORTHLAND ARMS HOTEL, Georges Street Dungannon.
ALL THAT AND THOSE. -- That Plot of Building Ground situate at John Street, otherwise called Ballygawley road, in the Town of Dungannon, County Tyrone, extending in front along John Street aforesaid, 133 feet and in front along Railway View, a like number of 133 feet, and extending backwards from John Street to Railway View, on the South-East side thereof 169 feet 3 inches, and on the North West side thereof, 132ft be the said several admeasurements, or any of them more or less, together with the several Tenements, messuages, and buildings thereon, held by Mr M'Minn, under at Indenture of Lease, bearing date the 14th day of August, 1876, for the term of 999 years, from the 1st day of November, 1875, subject to the Yearly Rent of £9 19s 6d. which said premises are at present in the possession and occupation of Mr M'Minn and his under tenants, as specified in the Schedule hereunder subjoined.
SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO.
| DENOMINATIONS. | TENANT'S Names. | YEARLY RENT. | NATURE OF TENANCY. | OBSERVATIONS. | |||||
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| RAILWAY VIEW, Caulfield Terrace | £ | s | d | ||||||
| No. 1. | |||||||||
| Dwelling House, Yard and Outhouse | Untenanted | 10 | 8 | 0 | .... | .... | .... | This house is in course of completion, and is untenanted : small outlay will complete necessary work. It is of same dimensions as No 2, and rent estimated acordingly. Rent payable on First day of every month. |
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| No. 2 | do | Robert Meenagh | 10 | 8 | 0 | Weekly: | 4s. | per Week. | Rent payable on First day of every month. |
| " 3 | do | Segt. Wilkins | 9 | 2 | 0 | do | 3s 6d | per Week. | do |
| " 4 | Joy Davis | 9 | 2 | 0 | do | do | do | ||
| " 5 | do | Sergt. Pepper | 9 | 2 | 0 | do | do | do | |
| " 6 | do | John Gourlay | 9 | 2 | 0 | do | do | do | |
| " 7 | do | Thomas Charles | 9 | 2 | 0 | do | do | do | |
| " 8 | do | Henry Williams | 9 | 2 | 0 | do | do | do | |
| " 9 | do | James Gilchrist | 9 | 2 | 0 | do | do | do | |
| do | Owen M'Shane | 6 | 10 | 0 | do | 2s 6d | do | Payable weekly | |
| do | Robert Dickson | 6 | 10 | 0 | do | do | do | ||
| JOHN STREET. | |||||||||
| Dwelling House, Yard and Offices | In Owner's hands | 6 | 0 | 0 | .... | .... | .... | This rent is estimated as letting value. | |
| Building Ground | do | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | Building commenced | |
| £117 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Deduct Head Rent ... | 9 | 19 | 6 | ||||||
| £107 | 10 | 6 | |||||||
LOTS AND DESCRIPTIVE PARTICULARS
The property will be offered for Sale either in one, two, or more lots; and should it be in more than two lots, the following will be the probable divisions or lots, viz:--
LOT 1. -- Caulfield Terrace. The houses occupied by Robert Meenagh and Owen M'Shane, respectively, and the house No. 1 at present untenanted, with the intervening space of ground lying between the rere of the respective premises facing John-st. and Railway View The purchasers of lots 2, 3, and 4, to have right of way over this ground.
LOT 2. -- Caulfield Terrace. The houses occupied by Joy Davis, Sergeant Pepper, and John Gourley, respectively.
LOT 3. -- Caulfield Terrace. The houses occupied by Thomas Charles, Henry Williams, and J. Gilchrist, respectively.
LOT 4. -- John Street and Caulfield Terrace. The houses occupied by Mr M'Minn, (the owner), and Robert Dickson respectively, aud the remainder of the Building Ground facing John Street.
LOTS 1, 2, and 3, will be sold free of the said Head rent of £9 19s 6d., and indemnified against same by Lot 4. Lot 4 will be sold subject to the payment of the entire of said Head rent of £9 19s 6d.
The above property is situate at an improving part of the town of Dungannon, close to the railway and between passenger and Goods stations. The buildings have been erected within the past few years, and are in perfect repair. They are occupied by a most respectable and solvent class of tenants, who pay their rents very punctually.
The erection of additional houses on the building ground would be found a very remunerative speculation. For further particulars and Conditions of Sale apply to
J. SIMMONS, Solicitor, Dungannon, or to J. SMITH, Auctioneer, Dungannon.
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ALLEGED CHILD MURDER NEAR TYNAN, COUNTY ARMAGH. -- On Sunday, the naked body of a female child, newly born, was found concealed in some briars in a field belonging to Mr St. George, at Woodford, about two miles from Tynan. The matter having been reported to the police at Tynan Sergeant M'Cabe had the body removed to that village where it awaited an inquest. Early on Monday morning a woman named Mary Fullen, a widow, whose husband has been dead about four years, was arrested in her mother's house, at Cladymore, by Sergeant M'Cabe, on a charge of having murdered her child on Tuesday morning last. The prisoner was conveyed into Armagh on Monday, and brought before Mr Robt Gillespie, J.P. A girl named Ellen M'Garvey, of Derryhaw, was examined, and she stated that the prisoner had been in her father's house between eight and nine o'clock on last Tuesday morning. It also appears from the information that the police have at present that the child was heard screaming in the field in the townland mentioned and that the prisoner afterwards called at some houses in the neighbourhood, on her way to Cladymore. The prisoner was remanded to the Middletown petty sessions. Mr Coroner Peal subsequently held an inquest on the remains and from the medical evidence given a verdict of wilful murder was returned against some person unknown.
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FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. GEORGE A. SMITH. -- On Saturday, at two o'clock, the funeral of the late Mr. George A. Smith, B.L., took place at Armagh. The deceased, who was a young gentleman of great promise, was one of the secretaries of the Armagh United Protestant Young Men's Mutual Improvement Society. He was married about a year and a half, and he leaves a wife and a child, for whom the greatest sympathy is felt, and also for his father and friends. The coffin, which was literally covered with wreaths, was borne on the shoulders of the members of the Young Men's Society from his late residence in College Street to St. Mark's Church, followed by a large concourse of people, amongst whom were the gentry of the town and the neighbourhood, the clergy of all denominations, and the merchants and professional men. Amongst those in the procession were Mr. George D. Beresford, M.P., and Colonel George M. Dobbin J.P., High Sheriff. The chief mourners were -- Mr. George Hill Smith, B.L. father of deceased; Mr Alexander Newton, Mr. William Graham, and Mr. Thomas Smith. In St. Mark's Church and at the grave the service was read by Rev. George A. Chadwick, D.D., and Rev. R. R. Thacker. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr. James Hillock.
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ALLEGED INFANTICIDE AT CARLAND. -- REMARKABLE CIVILITY OF THE HEAD-CONSTABLE. -- A case of alleged infanticide is reported from Carland, near Dungannon. One day about a fortnight ago a young woman named Sarah O'Neill called in the Dungannon dispensary with Dr Browne whom she desired to give her medical treatment. From the symptoms he suspected the girl had given birth to a child some days previously and spoke to her on the subject. She denied that such was the case but to Head Con Devane who was sent for by the Doctor and informed of his suspicions she admitted having given birth to a child which she said had been sent to Belfast to be nursed. The address there of its domicile she gave when she was very civilly allowed to take her departure by the head-constable. The address was found to be a fictitious one and foul play to the infant was then suspected. Sergeant Little and Constable Tipping of Donaghmore and Acting Sergeants Carroll and Walmsly of Dungannon after a diligent search at the girl's residence Carland, succeeded in finding the remains of an infant deposited in a bag and buried in a garden situated in the rear of the house. Dr Hamilton, Cookstown, district coroner, held an inquest on the body and the jury returned an open verdict the evidence being meagre. The girl O'Neill was now "wanted" very particularly by the police but she was nowhere to be found though the strictest search was made in the neighbourhood during night and day. Policemen in plain clothes were despatched to Belfast on detective duty but came home as they went without any trace of the fugitive. A great many country houses have been searched at all hours for her but up to the present the unfortunate one has taken full advantage of the civility evinced towards her in the first instance and her whereabouts remains unknown.
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SAD CASE OF POISONING. -- On Monday an inquest was held in the County Tyrone Infirmary, Omagh, by J G R Porter, Esq. coroner, and a jury, on the body of Elizabeth A Bratton, who died in that institution on Sunday about twelve o'clock. From the evidence of Dr E C Thompson it appeared that the deceased was admitted into the infirmary on September 12 suffering from a serious and painful malady, but she had almost recovered from it when he left for a few days at Christmas. On his return from Carndonagh, where he received a telegram that the deceased had taken a quantity of blistering fluid he performed an operation but all was useless, and she died on Sunday from from the effects of the blistering fluid. Some other evidence having been heard, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that death resulted from drinking a quantity of blistering fluid whilst labouring under temporary insanity. The jury added a "rider" to their verdict attaching no blame to any of the officials of the institution, but stating that no evidence had been adduced as to how or where deceased had obtained the bottle of blistering fluid.