Bridget Brennan, up to recently a domestic servant for Mr. J. G. Glover Clerk of the Carlow Union was brough up at the special court on Thursday at a special court held in Ballickmoyler before Messrs R. R. Kennedy. R.M., L M’Loughlin, and W. Cooper, charged by the Queen, at the prosecution of District Inspector Maxwell with, on 10^th April 1896, unlawfully, wilfully given false information to the Registrar of Births and Deaths for the district of Ballickmoyler concerning the death of her father Michael Brennan whose name she falsely gave as Patrick Brennan.

Mr G. A. Taylor, Clerk of Petty Sessions Ballickmoyler, Registrar of Births and Deaths for the district of Ballickmoyler and Newtown, gave evidence in connection with the charges, ad deposed that on the 10^th April 1896, the prisoner, Bridget Brennan, of Coolnariska came to him to register the death of her father. She was accompanied by a man whom he did not know. She stated her fathers name was Patrick.

Constable M’Dermott deposed that he knew Patrick Brennan of Coolnariska and saw him alive on 12^th April 1897. He also knew Michael Brennan.

In reply to Mr W M Byrne solicitor for the defendant, witness said he never knew that Michael was sometimes called Patrick Brennan.

Sergeant John M’Carthy, , deposed that he believed that the defendant, Bridget Brennan on the 10th  April 1896, did unlawfully and falsely represent the death of Patrick Brennan, the said Patrick Brenna being still alive.

The defendant was remanded to next Ballickmoyler Petty Sessions, bail accepted.

Mr Glover, defendant’s employer, protested against the arrest of the girl who, he stated would have appeared on summons. From evidence in his possession, he would be able to prove that there was no fraud on the part of the defendant