BIRTHS, MARRIAGES DEATHS.
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Births
LAVERTY -- June 8th, at the Hotel, Randalstown, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Laverty -- a daughter.
O'REILLY -- June 2, at 7 North Frederick Street, Dublin, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. O'Reilly -- a son.
Marriages
DEVLIN--O'BRIEN -- June 2nd, at St. Peter's R.C. Cathedral, Belfast, by the Rev. Daniel Mullaghan, C.C., Patrick, sixth son of Patrick Devlin, Loop, Moneymore, County Derry, to Eileen (Nellie), fourth daughter of the late John O'Brien and Mrs. O'Brien, Glenravel, County Antrim.
MacLAUGHLIN--MacKENNA -- June 8, at the Pro-Cathedral, Marlborough Street, Dublin, Edward MacLaughlin, Dingle, County Kerry, fourth son of James MacLaughlin, J.P., Coleraine, to Anna, youngest daughter of the late John McKenna, Dingle, County Kerry.
Deaths
COONEY -- Killed in action in the Dardanelles, Private James Cooney (9787), 1st R.M.F., aged 28.
DUIGNAN -- June 8, at her residence, Ballastport, Hill of Down, Mary Duignan.
HENRY -- June 9, at Carnalock House, Tubbercurry, Bridget, relict of the late Thomas Henry, and mother of Rev. Edward Henry, C.C., Achonry.
HUGHES -- On June 9th, at her residence, The Square, Moy, Ellen, the dearly-beloved wife of James Hughes.
HUMPHRYS -- June 3 (Corpus Christi), at the Presentation Convent, Ballingarry, Thurles, Mother Aloysius Humphrys, in the 38th year of her religious profession.
JOHNSTON -- June 9, 1915, at her residence, 15 Townsend Street, Isabella, relict of the late Patrick Johnston.
KILLEN -- June 8, 1915, at her father's residence, 141 Cullingtree Road, Catherine, the dearly-beloved daughter of Peter Killen.
LARNEY -- At the residence of her sister, Callaichadoon, Co. Louth, Rose Anne, the dearly-beloved wife of Thomas Larney, 21 Beechfield Street, Belfast.
MAGEE -- June 10, at her residence, 34 Fairview Street, Elizabeth, relict of the late Bernard Magee, Ballyclander, Downpatrick. -- R.I.P.
H. AND S. MAGEE.
MEENAN -- June 13th, 1915, at Ballycraigy House, Muckamore, Antrim, Margaret T. Meenan.
M'LARNON -- June 13th, 1915, at 65 Hawthorn Street, Belfast, Patrick (late of G.P.O.), beloved son of Hugh and Alice M'Larnon.
M'MANUS -- May 18th, 1915, killed in action, Hugh Michael M'Manus, 1st Battalion Irish Guards, second son of Mrs. Elizabeth M'Manus, 8 Lonsdale Street, Belfast.
M'NEILL -- June 11th, at bis residence, Ballysheal, Katesbridge, Arthur M'Neill, aged 69 years.
O'CALLAGHAN -- Daniel J. O'Callaghan, 1st Royal Munster Fusiliers, killed in action May 2nd, son of the late John O'Callaghan, Barrack Street, Fermoy.
O'REILLY -- At the Sanatorium, Whiteabbey, Edward, second son of Edward and Elizabeth O'Reilly, 73 Divis Street, aged 7 years and 3 months.
PRENDERGAST -- June 2nd, at Convento Do Bom Successo, Lisbon, Margaret (Madge), in religion Sister M. Thomas, youngest daughter of the late William and Johanna Prendergast, Kinsale. -- R.I.P.
ROBERTS -- On 3rd June, killed in action at Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Major Ivon D'Esterre Roberts, Royal Field Artillery and commanding "Anson" Battalion Royal Naval Division, younger son of the late Major Richard Roberts and Mrs. Roberts, Simla, Passage West, County Cork.
ROGAN -- June 10th, 1915, at her residence, Fort Cottage, Ballygomartin Road, Alice, relict of the late Hugh Rogan.
SKEFFINGTON -- June 8th, 1915, at her father's residence, 31 English Street, Mary Jane, the dearly-beloved daughter of William Skeffington. -- R.I.P.
Clippings
IN THE POLICE COURTS.
Sancroft Street Murder Charge.
ACCUSED REMANDED.
The business of the Belfast Custody Court was transacted on Tuesday before Messrs. J. Gray, R.M.; E. Emerson, and W. R. Kelly.
THEFT OF WHISKEY.
James M'Knight was charged with the larceny of three and a half pints of whiskey, the property of Messrs. Boyd and Co., Bill Street. District-Inspector Atteridge prosecuted, and Mr. N. Tughan defended. Constable Mahon stated that when arrested and cautioned the prisoner admitted having taken the whiskey, and stated that the foreman had given it to him. Mr. S. W. Boyd, a son of the proprietor, stated that the accused was employed in the cellar. He noticed that accused's apron was very bulky looking, and spoke to him about it. Accused then handed him two pint bottles of whiskey, and when he went to put on his coat another pint and half was discovered. Replying to Mr. Tughan, witness stated that they had no suspicion of their foreman. It was true that he was out that morning, but that might be in connection with his business. Whatever M'Knight did on Monday he did on his own, as the foreman was not at the place at all. They had been missing whiskey for some time past.
To Mr. Gray -- Prisoner was in full charge that day.
A sentence of seven days' imprisonment was ordered.
TRAVELLING WITHOUT TICKET.
Patrick M'Intaggart, a private in the 4th Batt. R.I.F., was prosecuted by the Great Northern Railway Co. for travelling from Armagh to Belfast without a ticket. A ticket collector stated that when he asked the defendant for his ticket at Lisburn on Monday night, he refused to speak, and feigned drunkenness. Witness further stated that the prisoner had on various occasions given trouble to the railway company by endeavouring to travel without a ticket. The accused said that he was on leave, but had lost his pass. A fine of 20s and 20s costs was imposed.
MURDER CHARGE.
Edward Boyce was charged with the wilful murder of Mrs. Ellen Close in Sancroft Street, off the Shankill Road, on the 3rd June, and the attempted murder of Mrs. Agnes Black on the same date. District-Inspector Atteridge prosecuted; and Mr. N. Tughan defended. The District- Inspector said he had to formally apply for an adjournment for a week; and this was granted.
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NURSE ASSAULTED.
Ballymena Man Sent to Jail for Six Months.
Carrickfergus Petty Sessions was held on Tuesday, before Messrs. J. M'Caughen, J.P. (chairman); Walter Carruth, J.P.; Robert Cambridge. J.P.; Chas. M. Legg, J.P.; Dr. Gault. J.P.; and Dr. Martin. A man named Alex. Magill, of Harryville, Ballymena, was put forward on remand charged with assaulting Miss Jane M'Laughlin, near Carrickfergus, on 10th inst. It was proved br a soldier of the 4th Battalion R.I.R. that on the date in question the accused visited the camp at Sunnylands, and had to be removed for making use of filthy language. When proceeding up the North Road he met Nurse M'Laughlin on a bicycle, and deliberately pushed her off, owing to which she received suchinjuries that she was unable to appear. Accused said he was the worse for drink on the occasion, and was sorry for his action. He was ordered six months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
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Two Men Sent to Jail at Galway Petty Sessions.
Under the Defence of the Realm Act, Thomas Finnerty and Martin Walsh were charged in custody at Galway Petty Sessions on Monday with making statements likely to prejudice recruiting. Mr. Joseph Kilbride, R.M., presided.
Sergeant Leonard, recruiting sergeant, Connaught Rangers, gave evidence. He had been employed with the Galway Union Council before he re-joined, and was still on the books. He He had a son now with the Expeditionary Force. On the evening of the 4th June, he was in company with two privates, and when a sailor said he would be a soldier "to-morrow or the next day," and witness said it was his duty to take him to Renmore at any time he wanted to go. Walsh interrupted and said: "You, a Galwayman, ought to be ashamed to be wearing the King' uniform." Walsh also approached him in a violent manner; and Finnerty endeavoured to approach him, but was stopped. The sailor did not join.
In cross-examination, witness was asked did he know that Walsh had two sons, three nephews, and a brother in the Army; and he replied that he believed he had. He believed both prisoners were loyal subjects.
For the defence, Miss Mary M'Tigh, barmaid in Mr. Michael Walsh's bar, said Finnerty was under the influence of drink, and she refused him drink that night.
Mrs. Bridget Connelly said Walsh had two sons, a brother, and a nephew in the Army to her knowledge.
The magistrates sentenced Walsh to fourteen days' and Finnerty to two months' imprisonment.
Mr. Daly -- Would your worship have the bails for appeal?
Mr. Kilbride -- When that comes on, we can do it, too.
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Fires on Cave Hill: Sharp Sentences.
At the monthly Court of Petty Sessions in Whiteabbey on 10th inst., before Mr. Torrens, J.P. (presiding), and other magistrates, John Nugent, Charles M'Donald, Bernard M'Kernan, and William French, of Whitewell, were charged under the Defence of the Realm Act with lighting fires on the Cave Hill on Sunday, the 30th May, at 1.30 a.m.
Sergeant Robert Minnis, Glengormley, stated that from information received he went to the Cave Hill for observation purposes, when he discovered the four defendants sitting around a big coal-fire. The coal had to be carried almost a mile and a half to the spot where they had it lit. When cautioned by the sergeant they stated that they were out to have a picnic.
Constable John Griffith gave similar evidence as the last witness.
The magistrates, after a consultation, decided to send the defendants to jail for two months each.
The Chairman said this class of practice was very serious, and would have to be put stop to. If any more such cases were brought under their notice they would be dealt with more seriously.
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Fatal Belfast Motor Accident.
A verdict of accidental death was returned at an inquest held yesterday afternoon on the body of an eleven-year-old boy named Brian Vint, of 49 Lindsay Street, who was knocked down by a motor on Friday evening in Durham Street. The evidence was to the effect that while a motor car which had been out with some wounded soldiers was crossing the Boyne Bridge, Sandy Row, the boy, who had been banging on to the railing of the bridge, watching the trains below, ran across the road and was struck by the car. The Coroner said they were all satisfied that the accident was unavoidable.
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COUNCILLORS IN COURT.
Big Dundalk Surcharge: L.G.B. Auditor Sues.
SUMMONS VOTED BAD.
There was a great deal of local interest taken in cases heard at Dundalk Petty Sessions on Friday, before Mr. J. Woulfe-Flanagan, R.M. (presiding), and other magistrates, in which S. H. Moynagh, solicitor; Patrick Deers, Thos. Murphy, Thos. B. M'Court, Michael M'Coy, Chas. A. Duffy, J.P.; Michael F. O'Neill, Peter Toner, Peter Hughes, P. J. Daly, B. Hamill, J.P.; and J. F. M'Gahon, J.P., all members of the Dundalk Urban Council, were prosecuted by Mr. J. A. Reddy, L.G.B. auditor, to recover a sum of £68 2s 9d, being a payment to Mr. Patrick Hughes, poor-rate collector, on account of poundage fees, which payment had been surcharged.
Mr. Spence, solicitor, Dublin, prosecuted, and the solicitors for the defence were Messrs. Moynagh, Kerley, M'Court, and M'Gahon.
Mr. Moynagh at the outset applied that all magistrates who were members of the Dundalk Gas Co. and all magistrates who had attended the recent Freemason dinner, at which this prosecution against the Nationalist Urban Council of Dundalk was launched, should retire from the bench.
Mr. Spence characterised the suggestion as very insulting. He proceeded to state the law regarding surcharges, and pointed out that defendants had exhausted their right of appeal, as they had appealed to the L.G.B. against the surcharge, and they could not take the alternative now of appealing to the King's Bench Division. The duties of magistrates, he stated, were not judicial, but ministerial, and when he had proved the original surcharge and produced the sealed order of the L.G.B. there was nothing for the magistrates to do but to make an order for payment without inquiring into the merits or demerits of the surcharge itself. He quoted a number of decisions on this question of the magistrates' duties.
Mr. Moynagh raised the point that the summons was wholly bad, as it did not set out that defendants resided within the jurisdiction of Dundalk Petty Sessions Court. He quoted a Donegal case in which it was held that a summons failing to set out that the alleged offence was committed within the jurisdiction of the magistrates was bad.
Mr. Spence quoted from a case heard by Mr. Swifte, the Dublin police magistrate, to show that the question of jurisdiction could not arise, any one of the defendants could be made liable for the entire amount.
Mr. Moynagh referred to the fact that the chairman of the Council, who was present at the meeting, had not been summoned, nor had Mr. Joseph Reilly, who was also present when the payment was made.
The Chairman stated that the majority of the magistrates held that the summons was bad. While he (the chairman) thought the summons might have been better drawn, he considered it was good.
Mr. Moynagh applied for costs on behalf of his client. Mr. Daly; while Mr. Spence applied for the names of the magistrates voting that the summons was bad.
The Chairman said he did not know the magistrates, as he only got instructions by wire from the Government the previous evening to attend.
Mr. Moynagh -- And the Government is controlled by the Dundalk Gas Co.
The magistrates declined to give costs, and expressed the opinion that the L.G.B. should confer with the Urban Council with view to settlement of the matter.
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FIRE AT BESSBROOK.
Extensive Mills Ablaze: Damage Amounts £5,000.
The extensive mills of the Bessbrook Company, Ltd., which employs thousands of hands in damask weaving and keeps an entire village employed, were saved on the 10th inst., from complete destruction by the efforts of the mill fire brigade, which is highly organised, and is said to be the most efficiently equipped brigade in the Ulster province. A fire broke out at 10.30 a.m. in the machine carding-room, which is situate in the base of four-storey wing of the great mills. It contained ten carding machines, and is in length 120 feet and breadth 30 feet. The fire occurred when the plant was running at full speed, and the tow igniting in one section, rapidly spread from machine to machine until the whole series was in flames. The alarm was given, and the mill brigade turned out very promptly. A powerful steam pump at the engine-house, which was installed specially to cope with fire, poured water at 200lbs. pressure on the burning building. Meanwhile the fire brigade from Newry was 'phoned for, and the steamer and brigade were setting out when word arrived that the mill brigade had mastered the fire. Damage was, however, done to the machinery, material, etc., to the amount of £5,000, while the property in immediate risk was worth £10,000. The damage is covered by insurance.
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County Derry Man's Sad End.
Dr. R. Lane, Limavady, coroner for the district, held an inquest on the 9th inst. on the body of man named Patrick Brolly, of Gortnaghoy, Dungiven, who was found dead the previous morning. Patrick Brolly, the first witness, said he lived at Drum. Deceased, who was his uncle, was about 70 years of age and unmarried. He lived alone. Witness last saw him alive on the evening of the 7th inst. in Michael Mullan's public-house. Deceased drank one glass of whiskey in his presence. Patrick M'Manus, Gortnaghoy, said he found deceased lying at the end of his turf stack on Tuesday morning at four o'clock. He was on his two knees with his head down on his hands, and was fully dressed. Witness turned him over on his side, and he appeared quite dead, and was black about the mouth. Hugh Mullan, Derrylane, said he was in Mullan's public-house on the night of the 7th inst. Deceased came in about 9.30 and asked for a glass of whiskey, which he drank. He then treated witness to a half-glass of whiskey and took the same himself. Witness then "stood" a treat of a bottle of stout to deceased. Deceased and he left together and came along the county road far as the chapel, when deceased said he had left a can of milk at Pat M'Manus's turf stack. He bade witness good-night and left, as witness thought, to go for the milk. He thought deceased was quite capable of taking care of himself. Michael Mullan corroborated the evidence of the last witness as to the drinks taken by deceased. Dr. Martin, Dungiven, deposed to making an external examination of the body. He found no external marks of violence. He believed the cause of death was cardiac failure. A verdict in accordance with the medical evidence was returned.
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Friction in Omagh Workhouse.
At the meeting of the Omagh Board of Guardians on Saturday, writing in reference to Nurse Watson, night nurse in the Fever Hospital, Dr. H. B. Fleming, M.D.. stated he had good reason to complain of her conduct on several occasions. Nurse Watson had often been most impertinent and disrespectful to him, and on one occasion when he told her she was fit for duty all he got was cheek and jaw from her. In conclusion, he asked for an inquiry into the matter by some competent person. The Board decided to write to the Local Government Board, asking them to send down a competent inspector to inquire into the matter.
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County Down Student's Success.
The many friends of Miss Letitia Agnes M'Cann, of Dundrum, will be pleased to learn of her success the recent examination in instrumental music held by the Incorporated Society of Musicians. She passed last year with distinction, and this year has again secured very high percentage of marks. Miss A. Emerson, of Dundrum, under whose tuition she has been since the commencement of her studies, is to be congratulated on the success of her pupil.
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DUBLIN TRAGEDY.
Young Man Shot in Goulding's Manure Works.
A young man named Francis Burke, aged 21, residing at 11 Annesley Avenue, North Strand, Dublin, was accidentally shot dead early on Friday morning at Messrs. Goulding's manure works, Wharf Road. It appears George Ayres, of Mountpleasant Buildings, Ranelagh, who is also employed at the works, pointed an old muzzle-loading gun at deceased, believing it was unloaded. The charge went off, and Burke fell to the ground, bleeding from the face and neck. He was removed in the Corporation ambulance to Jervis Street Hospital, where Dr. Joynt, house surgeon, pronounced life extinct. At about 5 a.m. Ayres asked Harbour-constable Cantlon, who was on duty at Alexandra Road, to send for the ambulance, explaining that Burke was shot, and that he had thought there was nothing in the gun when he pointed it at him. The gun belongs to James O'Connell, foreman of the works, who placed it in a cupboard in an office in the works some six months ago. A labourer named Hayes states he heard the shot go off, and heard Ayres exclaim, "Look at poor Tony." The deceased was then lying on the ground, bleeding profusely from the face. Ayres has been arrested in connection with the affair.
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Fatal Accident Near Gilford.
An accident of a melancholy nature occurred on Tuesday in the townland of Bleary, a short distance from Gilford, the victim being a little girl named Carson, aged 2 years, daughter of Corporal Carson, of the Royal Irish Rifles, at present stationed at Clandeboye. It appears that the mother of the child requested a surfaceman named Jonathan Laurison to cut down a branch from a tree in the lane leading to her house. Laurison proceeded to undertake the task. Having succeeded in severing the branch, it came down and struck the little girl, with the result that she was driven to the opposite side of the road, and, coming in contact with a water grate, was killed outright.
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BRAVE IRISH SOLDIER.
First Irish Guardsman from Belfast.
FALLS IN FLANDERS.
His many friends will learn with deep regret of the death of Private Hugh Michael M'Manus, regimental No. 14, 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards, who was killed in action in Northern France on 18th May. Deceased was the first soldier from Belfast to join the Irish Guards at the formation of that great regiment, which has distinguished itself so much in the great war. Private M'Manus served twelve years in the Irish Guards, and although not a reservist, and occupying an important Civil Service Government in England, he volunteered his services at the outbreak of the war, and since then has been engaged in many fierce struggles. His name will long be remembered amongst his many comrades who fought so gallantly in the battlefields of France and Flanders. Private M'Manus belongs to a respected Catholic family now residing in Belfast. His brother is Captain M'Manus, of the Irish Brigade, who has been stationed in Belfast for some time past. To his mother, brothers and sister's will be extended the heartfelt sympathy and prayers of a large circle of friends. We trust the heroism of his death will be some little consolation to his sorrowing relatives and friends for 'he died that his country might live.'