Patrick Keely

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Maureen Withey on 15th September 2020

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Patrick Keely, age on arrival, 17, Almorah (2) 1820, tried at Newgate, Dublin, 1820, 7 years. DOB 1803, native place Dublin City, Stable boy. ---------------------------------------------------- https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/node/1621/browse Marriage Permissions. Permission 2 Aug 1832 at Newcastle, Patrick Keely, age 28, per Almorah, 7 years, Free, and Johanna Corcoran, per Asia 7, age 23, 7 years, bond. Rev. C.P. N. Wilton. -------------------------------------------------- His wife Joanna was sent to Moreton Bay penal settlement. -------------------------------------------------- Mrs Johanna Keelan, the wife of the man who was killed in a drunken row in the Christmas week, is in custody charged with perjury in having sworn that one Abigail M'Neil, who was a witness in a case of stealing, was never in her house, whereas it has been clearly proved that she was, twice in her house on the subject of recovering the articles that had been stolen. Sydney Herald, 13 Feb 1837. -------------------------------------------------- Supreme Court. Thursday May 18th Johanna Keenan was indicted for committing wilful and corrupt perjury, at Sydney, on the 3rd February. The information set forth that one Abigail McNeil having charged a person named Crowther with stealing a pair of stockings, the case came before Henry Crossdill Wilson, Esq., when it became material to enquire whether Abigail McNeil was in the house of Johanna Keenan on a certain day, when the said Johanna Keenan on her oath said that the said Abigail McNeil was not in her house on the said day, whereas in truth and in fact, the said McNeil was in the house of the said Keenan. The case was clearly proved, and the jury returned a verdict of Guilty.- To be transported for seven years to a penal settlement. The learned Judge observing that from the frequency of the crime he was determined to pass the heaviest sentence the law allowed. -------------------------------------------------- At the inquest held on Wednesday, on the body of Patrick Keelan, said to have been murdered at one of the notorious brothels in Elizabeth Street, it appeared that the deceased had been too drunk to fight, and that in attempting to fight, he fell and his head coming with great violence on the ground, caused apoplexy. The person accused of killing him was therefore discharged. Sydney Monitor, 30 Dec 1836. ------------------------------------------------- CORONER'S INQUEST.— On Wednesday an inquest was held at the sign of the Queen Catherine, Castlereagh-street, upon the body of Patrick Keelan, who met his death under the following circumstances:— Henry Wallace.—Yesterday morning between 7 and 8 o'clock, deceased and prisoner were at the bar of this house drinking; deceased treated prisoner and a man named Geddings, they were both drunk; they were talking about a bonnet; deceased said something about fighting, when Geddings went between and prevented them; Geddings' head struck the deceased in the mouth in the scuffle and caused the blood to flow from a wound he had there; both parties had marks upon their faces as if they had been fighting before; Geddings pulled prisoner out of the house; prisoner did not strike deceased up to that period; prisoner came into the house again, and him and deceased attempted to strike each other, but were too drunk, they closed and fell together; Keelan said something about his head, take him off my head, or something like that; I saw Geddings again take prisoner out of the house; deceased was taken up off the ground and put on the form, he did not speak, he was held upon the form. Elizabeth Allen, —I am bar maid to Mr Priston; between 7 and 8 o'clock deceased came in with his wife, and they drank at the bar; prisoner came in during the interim; prisoner and deceased drank two or three glasses together, they were friendly till they chaffed each other about the purchase of a bonnet; Giddins prevented the parties from fighting; a blow was not struck by either; they closed and both fell, deceased fell with his head very heavy upon the ground; he opened his eyes and said "don't beat me". Several other witnesses gave evidence to a similar effect. Dr. Hosking certified, that upon a post mortem examination of the body, he found upon removing the scalp several bruises, and a quantity of extravasated blood, upon removing a part of the skull and dividing the dura mater, he found on the left side about four ounces of extravasated blood, sufficient to cause instant death. The Jury returned a verdict, that deceased had met his death from apoplexy occasioned by drunkenness and irritation. The prisoner Phillip Finch was discharged. Sydney Gazette, 29 Dec 1836. -------------------------------------------------- On the fate of the unfortunate man Keelan, who died on Tuesday from injuries in a pugilistic contest, being communicated to the Colonel, he very coolly replied." he's no loss to society." — REP, — We differ with the Colonel, he is a loss to the pugilistic society. — EDS. Sydney Gazette, Thurs 29 Dec 1836.

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Dianne Jones on 3rd July 2020

TRIED: April 1820 at Newgate, Dublin (see NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849; 1820 Almorah).

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Dianne Jones on 3rd July 2020

CRIME: Stealing wearing apparel (see NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849; 1820 Almorah).