Harsh Consequences
"James Cullen, James Flinton, James Hughes and Catherine Magrath, were indicted for sacrilegiously stealing out of the church of Stillorgan ten crimson cushions, the property of the churchwardens, and divers other cushions, the property of the parishioners, on the 30th April last.
The female prisoner was acquitted. James Cullen, James Flinton, and James Hughes, were found Guilty, and sentenced to seven years’ transportation. The female wept bitterly.
Counsel for the prisoners, Isaac Burke Bethel, Esq. "(Freemans Journal Thursday July 15, 1824)
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"James Cullen, James Flinton, James Hughes and Catherine Magrath, were indicted for sacrilegiously stealing out of the church of Stillorgan ten crimson cushions, the property of the churchwardens, and divers other cushions, the property of the parishioners, on the 30th April last.
The female prisoner was acquitted. James Cullen, James Flinton, and James Hughes, were found Guilty, and sentenced to seven years’ transportation. The female wept bitterly.
Counsel for the prisoners, Isaac Burke Bethel, Esq. "(Freemans Journal Thursday July 15, 1824)
A story with no happy ending
Create a happy ending for this by 30th June 2017