Patrick Fitzpatrick

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Maureen Withey on 22nd November 2022

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Patrick Fitzpatrick, age on arrival, 29, Per Earl St Vincent, (3) 1823. Tried at Downpatrick Down Co. 1822, Life, Crime: Highway robbery. Trade, Stone mason bricklayer. DOB 1794, Native place, Newry Down Co. --------------------------------------------------- Highway Robbery. Patrick Fitzpatrick, was indicted for assaulting Daniel McConville, on the King's highway, taking from his person 10?. Daniel McConville sworn and examined — One Saturday night, eight or nine ...s ago, after Christmas, witness left Newry at ten o’clock ; the night was clear; when witness was miles out of the town, three men came running up, one whom was the prisoner, who knocked him down with rifled his pockets and forcibly took ? contained in a ?; witness was great terror, and when the robbers went away with their booty, he ran to Mr. Gourlay’s gate, but was refused admittance; after having concealed himself a ditch for a considerable time, witness went to prisoner’s father’s house, that he might get protection on his way home; witness lives about a mile and a half from where prisoner lived ; prisoner's father went with witness part of the way homeward, witness told him desire his son send home the money. — Never suspected any one but prisoner and the two men with him whom did not know; when went prisoner’s father’s house, he saw prisoner beside the door smoking, and his brother William, with one Neddy Dorp: Witness was not drunk that night; what would make him drunk ? had only got wee drop ... The report continues - Belfast Commercial Chronicle, 10 Aug 1822.