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CORONER'S CASEBOOK OF ROBERT HAMILTON REED (REID), Pages 
40-end

Names mentioned: Dr. JOLLY; Hugh BROLLY; Margaret BROLLY; 
James HAMILTON Esq.; Edward McCREEDY; James LEONARD; William 
WRIGHT; Dr. Richard HENRY; Charles McENROE; Minnie McCABE; 
Charles SIMPSON; William SLOWEY; Patrick KEARNS; James 
KEARNS; Michael CARROLL; Ellen GUNN; Mr. GRIMES; David 
BEGGS; Isabel BEGGS; Mary McGINNES; Mary MEIGHAN; Charles 
McGUINESS; Eleanor McCABE; John CLARKE; Anne McCLARRY; 
Robert PATTESON; Constable WILLIAMSON; Mary BRADY; Louisa 
McGEOGH; William CLARKE; Elizabeth REYNOLDS; Mary MOFFITT.

no 1-1216

Distance travelled 13 miles

Fee paid Dr. JOLLY £1.1.0

Held on view of the body of Hugh BROLLY 18 July 1877 in the 
townland of Carrygarry, Parish of Curren, Barony Dartrey.

Margaret BROLLY. Deposed was a sister in law of deceased who 
was it in his usual health up to 16th instance when he went 
into the village of Drum. Next morning he rose for a little 
and then returned to his bed. Did not see him again till 
about 5:00 p.m. when going into his room I saw he was just 
departing life.

No 4 Inquiry £1.0.0

On this 23 July 18 707I attended at Cornecassee to inquire 
into the death of James HAMILTON Esqr who was found dead 
next his own house the evening of Friday 20th instance. It 
appeared he had gone out for a short walk and was returning 
from being with the haymakers and was returning to his house 
and was within a few perches of it when he sank to the 
ground a corpse. From the testimony of Surgeon his death 
resulted from gout and which termination W. YOUNG had too 
looked to as being the probable termination of his life; Wm 
TRIMBLE also stated (he was Mr. HAMILTON's land Steward) 
that Mr. H had spoken of gout as the probable cause of the 
latter end when such event would occur.

2-1217

Distance travelled 9 miles

Fee to Dr. HENRY for post-mortem £2.2.0

Care of body [2.6] Intering [2.6] Room for Jury [3.0] 
Witness [1.0] 9.0.

Held on view of the body of an infant child 25 July 1877 in 
the village of Newbliss, Parish of Aghabog, Barony of 
Dartrey.

Edwd McCREEDY. Deposed that on last Monday, going to where 
the little boy was herding, passing by an old well I 
observed what I took to be the body of a dog, but looking 
again I saw it look like the back of a child and I then saw 
the foot. On this I went and told a neighbour and then went 
home and had not interfered with it.

James LEONARD. Sub-Consl . Deposed that on yesterday at 2:00 
p.m. Wm WRIGHT of Feagh reported that the body of child was 
in an old well in the townland of Feagh. I proceeded to the 
place and found as reported and at once had the body removed 
to the Barrack of Newbliss; the body was naked save a piece 
of white calico on it. The body being removed and the well 
searched in the bottom we found some coarse sacking in three 
pieces with stones of eight to 10 pounds in them. There was 
no head connected with the body but portions of it were 
found in the bottom; the body now viewed by the jury is the 
one got in the well.

Dr. Richard HENRY. Deposed to having examined the body of a 
female infant child which was about three or four months old 
before death and must have been some months in the water. 
The brain and viscera are [?]ting and the bones of the heads 
were denuded quite separated from the body. Would be 
impossible to say whether the child died a natural death or 
not.

Verdict. The deceased came by its death under circumstances 
unknown to the jury for want of more evidence or when its 
deaths took place.

Inquiry No 5 £1.0.0

On this 30 July 18 707I attended at Monaghan to acquire into 
the death of Charles McENROE aged 34 years for upwards of 
two years an intimate of said Asylum whose death was the 
result of hemorrhage from the lungs and the result of 
consumption.

Inquiry No 6 £1.0.0

On this first of August 1877 I attended at Monaghan Asylum 
to inquire into the death of the Minnie McCABE age 23 years 
for near six months an inmate of said asylum whose death 
resulted from inflammation of the lungs.

3-1218

Distance travelled 13 miles

Coffin & interring 10.0 care of body 3.6. 13.6

Of a man a stranger and a Mendicant 10 August 1877 in the 
townland of Crosslea, Parish of Curran, Barony Dartrey.

Chas SIMPSON. Deposeth on the evening of 9th instance when 
engaged cutting grass in one of my fields and about going to 
another I saw deceased lying at the foot of the field and 
dead. I had seen him before as he had been going beger 
[sic]. (He said his father had been a shoemaker in Glasgow) 
I saw him last on Coothill fair day.

Willm SLOWEY[?] Deposeth to seeing deceased near three weeks 
since I talked with him. He told me he would not look for a 
house but slept out [?] in the fields. He said he was 
subject to the falling sickness. I never knew him before. He 
told me his father had been a shoemaker in Glasgow, but his 
complaint prevented him from the same. The person now seen 
by the jury, I think may be the same but from his present 
state could not swear at.

Verdict. Consider he came to his death about three weeks 
since and as to the cause can but say found dead. The jury 
have no reason to think that he came to his death from other 
than natural causes from the complaint to which he was 
subject.

4-1219

Distance travelled 4 miles

Held on view of the body of Patrick KEARNS 10th August 1877 
in the townland of Cremoyne, Parish Kilmore, Baronony of 
Monaghan

James KEARNS. Deposeth that deceased was his father and 
about 80 years of age. Though so old, yet of industrious 
habits. On yesterday between 11 and 12 a.m. he left the 
house to go and look at some hay and near to which was a 
flax hole and near to which he had been cutting some grass 
with a hook. About 3/4 of an hour after deceased having  
been missed I went to look after him and passing by the flax 
steep, I saw his hat floating on the water and on looking 
saw deceased in it in & on this I jumped in and lifted my 
father out & at the time quite dead. He had been subject to 
fits of epilepsy. Unable to take care of himself.

Verdict. Death on eight day of August 1877 from accidental 
drowning.

5-1220

Distance travelled 14 miles

Paid for care of deceased & burying 6.6

Held on view of the body of Michael CARROL of Grimshaw bog 
15 August 1877. Parish of Clones & Barony of Dartrey.

Ellen GUNN. Deposeth that on yesterday I was making hay for 
Mr. GRIMES and had deceased with me. He was my grandson and 
five years old. He was playing in the meadow beside me. 
About 10 minutes after I had last seen him I called to him. 
I thought I heard him answer. I then sent another of my 
grandchildren to see where you was. When I heard him shout 
that he was drowned, on which I hastened there and on 
reaching saw a bag floating on the surface. On reaching to 
and pulling it to me I lifted deceased out of where he was. 
On doing so, found he was dead. I thought to bring to life 
but my efforts were fruitless as he was quite dead.

Verdict. Death on 14 August 1877 from accidental drowning.

6-1221

Distance travelled 15 miles

Held on view of the body of David BEGGS 18 August 1877 in 
the townland of Graffah, Parish of Tedavnet, Barony of 
Monaghan.

Isabelle BEGGS. Deposed was mother of deceased, a fine lad 
of 20 years. On Wednesday 15 instance he had been shearing 
grass when heavy rain came on from which he came into the 
house very wet. On this he went into the room to put on dry 
clothes and was in the act of taking a dry shirt from the 
clothes press when with two of them in his hands he fell to 
the floor. On this, hoping was but a faint, I put my arm 
under his head, but he never revived and with one draw of 
his breath he departed this life.

David BEGGS. Deposeth was father of deceased -- was present 
when he came into the house out of heavy rain and being wet 
went down to the room to change his wet clothes and while in 
the act of doing so with day shirts in his hand he fell down 
on the floor and from it never recovered. With one heavy 
breath he departed life.

Verdict. Yes on Wednesday 15th day of August 1877 from an 
attack of apoplexy.

7-1222

Distance travelled 13 miles

Held on 25 August 1877 on view of the body of Mary McGINNES 
in the townland of Cuppog, Parish Tedavnet, Barony Monaghan.

Mary MEIGHAN. Deposed on Thursday 23 was engaged pulling 
flax for Charles McGUINESS between 10 and 11:00 a.m. 
Deceased came into the field, complaining of a pain in her 
head and back of her neck. After £ hour she heard a throwing 
off becoming worse, she was got into the house and into bed 
where without speaking when spoke to or any other sign of 
life. About daylight next morn she departed life.

Charles McGUINESS, brother of deceased. Deposed that on 23rd 
she was out in the field where they were pulling flax, but 
ere commencing she became ill of throwing off with a pain in 
her head and the back of her neck. After short time she was 
got into the house and to her bed and from throwing off she 
spoke none -- nor replied when spoken to. She departed life 
between four and five o'clock next morn.

Verdict. Death on morn of 24 instance from an attack of 
paralysis.

No 9 Enquiry £1.0.0

Attendant at Monaghan Asylum to inquire into the death of 
Eleanor McCABE age 37 years and admitted 17 June 1871 and 
whose death arose from disease of heart and kidneys.

Enquiry 8 £1.0.0

Attended at Monaghan lunatic asylum to inquire into the 
death of John CLARKE age 47 years an inmate for over three 
years and whose death arose from general paralysis.

Enquiry No 9 £1.0.0

Attended at Monaghan lunatic asylum to inquire into the 
death of Anne McCLARRY age 73 years. For four years an 
inmate of said asylum whose death was general ability after 
paralysis.

Enquiry No 10 £1.0.0

On the sixth September the sudden death of Robert PATTESON 
of Killycogshill was reported to me from Constable 
WILLIAMSON of Smithboro but the next day's examination into 
the facts of the case satisfied me that an inquest was not 
requisite and that a simple inquiry would fully meet all the 
requirements of the case.

Enquiry No 11 £1.0.0

Attended at Monaghan Asylum to inquire into the death of 
Mary BRADY aged 55 years and for over one year an inmate of 
said establishment whose death arose natural causes namely 
consumption.

8-1223

Distance travelled 15 miles

Fee Paid Dr. HENRY .1.0

Room for jury & 2 witnesses 4.0

Held on view of the body of Louisa McGEOGH 22 September 1877 
in the town of Clones, Parish of Clones & Barony of Dartrey.

Dr. HENRY Deposed knew deceased -- who was a married woman 
of between 30 and 40 years of age. On yesterday evening I 
was called on by the police to see the body of deceased (she 
had been missed for eight or nine days) which had been taken 
out of the canal dead and from appearance she might have 
been eight or nine days in the water. She appears to have 
been in advanced state of pregnancy. The body evidences no 
marks of injury or violence and her death was a result of 
drowning.

Wm CLARK Deposed having known deceased for 8 to 12 years, 
married and living with her husband. Last saw her on 13 
instance with her husband taking their tea together about ? 
past 7 p.m. and has not seen her since alive. She had been 
carefully looked for but in vain.

Elizabeth REYNOLDS. Knew deceased. Last saw her alive 
evening of 13 instance near where she was got. Asked her 
where she was going. In answer she said she did not. At the 
time 'twas raining. Has not seen her alive sinse.

Mary MOFFIT. Deposed. Knew deceased. On yesterday evening 
going to the canal for a can of water, I observed in it what 
I took for a dead dog, but looking more closely I seen twas 
a human being. On this I reported it to the police and 
afterwards aided in taking it out. At the time dead and 
since seen by the jury and which body is that of Louisa 
McGEOGH.

Verdict. Found drowned 21 September 1877.