Joseph Donelly

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Maureen Withey on 14th October 2023

Published in Hill’s Life in New South Wales, 24 Aug 1832. Supreme Court. Monday —Joseph Donnelly was indicted for forging a bill or order for money, of which the following is a copy. £5-14-0 Sir One month after date, please to pay to Mr. Patrick Doolan, or order the sum of five pounds fourteen shillings on account of Your Humble Servant, R. WISEMAN. To Mr. James Holt, Waterloo Warehouse, Sydney.— and endorsed “Patrick Doolan" and "Joseph Donnelly," With intent to defraud James Walker. A second count charged the prisoner , with uttering the same knowing it to be forged. It appeared on the evidence of Mrs. Walker that the prisoner came to her husband's store, at the Green Hills near Maitland, on the 29th of the last month, and tendered the Bill in question in payment for some goods he said he wanted; witness consented to change the Bill, and the prisoner ordered two gallons of rum; Mr Walker had not change for the Bill in the house, and eventually, the prisoner consented to take five gallons of rum, and the balance in Cash; the rum was to be sent to him, and Mrs Walker paid him £2 1s. 6d. the balance of the Bill; on the following day, she heard that he was taken into custody, which prevented her from sending the rum — Mr. K. Wiseman deposed, that he never drew the Bill, nor did he know any thing about it. Patrick Doolan knew nothing of the Bill, nor his endorsement on it; it was none of his. The prisoner received an excellent character for honesty. The learned Judge summed up at length and left the case with the Jury, who retired for about a quarter of an hour, when the Foreman returned into Court and informed his Honour, that the Jury were not likely to agree. They were sent back to reconsider, and shortly after returned into Court and found the prisoner Guilty, but strongly recommended him to the mercy of the Court, in consideration of his excellent character. The learned Judge informed the prisoner, that it was not in his power to show leniency to him. He had only one duty to perform; but inasmuch as the Jury had recommended him to mercy, such recommendation should be laid before the proper authorities. His Honour then ordered sentence of death to be recorded against the prisoner. TICKETS OF LEAVE CANCELLED. THE Tickets-of-Leave granted to the following Persons, have been cancelled for the reasons set against their respective Names ; viz.— Larkins, Joseph Donnelly—Forgery. Source: NSW Govt Gazette, 10 Oct 1832.

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ssize Intelligence.  ... Thomas Bottomley, Joseph Donnelly, John Moxon, Joseph Renshaw, and Charles Robinson, for highway robbery ; Manchester Mercury, 1 April 1817. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Monday last, the following male convicts. left the Castle, in order to be delivered on hoard the Hulks, at Sheerness, below Chatham, … Bottomley, Charles Robinson. and Joseph Donnelly, convicted at the last Assizes for highway robbery, ... York Herald, 10 May 1817. Source: Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Joseph Donnelly, alias Donelly, age 23, per Larkins (1) 1817, Tried York Assizes, England, 1817, Life. DOB 1794, Native place, Dublin. Trade, Soldier. Died 1841, at Port Macquarie.