January 24, 2013

Date Published: 23-Jan-2013

1913

Editor’s coats stolen

A story of the sudden and almost simultaneous disappearance a few days before Christmas of three overcoats from two newspaper offices in the city, and their subsequent discovery in an Abbeygate street second class clothes shop, was told before the City Magistrates on Monday, when Mr. G.B. Heard, D.I., R.I.C., prosecuted Mr. Thomas Maree, of Abbeygate street, for receiving stolen goods.

On the 23rd December, three overcoats were stolen – one from Mr. Byrne, the clerk at the “Express” office, and two from Mr. Kenny, the Editor of the “Tribune”. On the following day, the three coats were found in defendant’s shop, where they had been sold for a few shillings.

They were valuable coats – one of Mr. Kenny’s was a Burberry – and if valuable coats like these could be disposed of so easily, the property of no one would be safe. If these facilities for stealing such goods were not afforded, they would not be stolen.

Defendant said he got them from a seaman who said he got them cheaply in Liverpool, it was not unusual for a seaman to have five or six coats.

“I was certain they were obtained honestly, I would be the last man in the world to buy them dishonestly.”

Chairman: Considering your age and evident respectability up to this, the magistrates do not like to convict, and they will let you off if you will give back the coats and pay the costs. Defendant did so, and the case concluded.

1938

Minister enforcing English

“We have here the peculiar situation of the Minister for Industry and Commerce trying to enforce the English language in Ireland, while the English themselves do not try to enforce it in Wales. You are prosecuting under an Act which is contrary to the Bunreacht.

“The new Constitution declares that Irish is the national language, but the Act under which you are prosecuting takes no recognisance of Irish. It specifies English and Welsh only,” said District Justice Sean Mac Giollarnath, when dismissing a case at Galway District Court on Thursday, in which Galway County Council were summoned under the Factory and Workshops Act 1901 for failing to have a copy of the regulations under the Act displayed “in English or Welsh” at Kilronan pier.

Runaway horse

Due to the promptness and presence of mind of Garda F. Allen, Eglinton-street Barracks, Galway, a runaway horse in Williamsgate-street was stopped before it could do any damage.

The horse, the property of John McGrath, Cregmore, Claregalway, was taking on a load of timber at Messrs. Corbett’s timber stores in Castle-street when it took fright and bolted up Williamsgate-street.

There was a lot of traffic on the road at the time and a number of children going home from school. Garda Allen, who was on point duty at Moon’s Corner, ran in front of the horse, caught hold of the reins and shaft of the car and soon had the horse under control.

Senate elections

Galway County Council have nominated seven councillors to the Senate electoral panel which will elect the new Senate. They were: Mr. MI. W. Cahill, merchant, Bishop-street, Tuam; Mr. Patrick Fury, farmer, Currandulla; Mr. Thomas Francis Joyce, Muinteroin, Leenane; Mr. John Jos. Keane, farmer and shopkeeper, Carraroe South; Mr. Thomas Nee, farmer, Market-square, Clifden; Mr. Thomas A O’Donoghue, solicitor, High-street, Tuam; Mr. Michael Quinn, M.T., Ballymoe.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.