County Carlow Petty Sessions

County of    Carlow & Queens County ORDER BOOK, as altered by the Lord Lieutenant (with the advice and consent of the Privy Council), pursuant to Sections 21

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No. Date of Order. Name or Names of Justice or Justices by whom Order made; and if made out of Petty Sessions, or if entry in this Book made from a Certificate, same to be here stated. PARTIES-COMPLAINANT AND DEFENDANT (The Christian and Surname, Rank, Occupation or other addition, and Residence, stating Parish, and Townland, to be given, and the parties to be distinguished by prefixing their appellation – Complainant or Defendant).   Names of Witnesses examined, and whether for Complainant or Defendant. CAUSE OF COMPLAINT. PARTICULARS OF ORDER OR DISMISSAL

Complainant. Defendant. If Dismiss, whether with or without prejudice, and whether with or without Costs, &c. In Ejectment, when to be evicted, and from what and whose Premises, &c. If to be Whipped, whether in or out of Prison, &c., &c. (Where Money ordered to be paid by or to any Person, the amount to be written in Words at full length in this Column, as well as to be entered in Figures in the Money Columns).

51 21-Jun-20 John C. Ryan Anne Farrell Widow Garryhundon County Carlow John Murphy Farmer Garryhundon County Carlow. Anne Farrell Sergeant T. Farrar Assault That the said defendant on the 28^th day of May 1920 at Park in the said District and County of Carlow, did unlawfully assault and beat the Complainant, contrary to 24 & 25 Victoria chapter 100, section 43. Dismiss on the merits

Francis P. Colgan Medical Doctor

James V. Ryan Medical Doctor for Complainant

52 21-Jun-20 John C. Ryan Same James Murphy Farmer Garryhundon County Carlow. Same for Complainant Assault That the said defendant on the 28^th day of May 1920 at Park in the said District and County of Carlow, did unlawfully assault and beat the Complainant, contrary to 24 & 25 Victoria chapter 100, section 43. Dismiss on the merits

53 24-Jun-20 William G Haughton Michael Malloy Reverend Patrick Donnelly Catholic Curate Carlow Edward Keeffe Labourer Brown Street Carlow Reverend Patrick Donnelly for Complainant Attempted Suicide Informations received. Commit defendant to Carlow District Lunatic Asylum as a dangerous lunatic there to be received detained and safely kept until removed therefrom or otherwise discharged by due course of law.

That the said defendant on the 22^nd day of June 1920 at Carlow in the said District & County of Carlow did unlawfully attempt to commit suicide by throwing himself into the River Barrow and whereas defendant is believed to be of unsound mind

54 28-Jun-20 John C. Ryan Edward Dowling Carpenter Castleview Graigue Carlow Michael Crampton Laddler Leighlin Street Graigue   Carlow Assault That the said defendant on the nineteenth day of June 1920 at Dublin Street Carlow in the said District and County of Carlow, did unlawfully assault and beat the Complainant, contrary to 24 & 25 Victoria chapter 100, section 42. Dismiss On Merits.

B.F. Bagenal

55 28-Jun-20 Same Michael Crampton Laddler Leighlin Street Graigue   Carlow Edward Dowling Carpenter Castleview Graigue   Carlow Assault That the said defendant on the nineteenth day of June 1920 at Dublin Street Carlow in the said District and County of Carlow, did unlawfully assault and beat the Complainant, contrary to 24 & 25 Victoria chapter 100, section 42. Dismiss On Merits.

Note.- No erasure to be, on any account, made, and every interlineations, or other change to be initialled by the Justice who affixes his Signature to the Order. The greatest care to be taken that the cases be kept distinct from each other.

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