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Jeremiah Mccluskey was transported on the Hero, departing 15th Mar 1835 and arriving 31st Aug 1835 with 96 passengers.
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NSW Convict Index. Jeremiah McCluskey, per Hero 1835, Certificate of Freedom, 27 Sep 1842. No 42/1688.
The following report may refer to Jeremiah McCluskey: A Discharged Soldier. Jeremiah Cluskey, an old soldier, was indicted, under the Mutiny Act, for represented and himself a deserter of the Regiment, that Act. causing him. if guilty, treated by the Court as rogue and vagabond. Charles Rosa, Sergeant of the Regiment, deposed, being examined Sir Thos. Staples, said the prisoner at the bar give himself a deserter of the Regiment of Foot— Said before a .Magistrate—that he was 18 months from the Regiment, and could not get any work to do. Captain Wm. Henry, of the Police stationed in this City, deposed that the prisoner told him was deserter—that had been discharged at Weden, in 1832—he was taken into custody by Police at Ashbourne, and afterwards Gleoarm, on suspicion of being a deserter—he wore a red coat, and in every instance said he was a deserter—at other times that he had served for 21 years, and all that Government allowed him was a pay for all his service. The prisoner had defence—he had, said, served his King and country for years, and he was then deserted by the Government——he had lost his discharge, and the reason he gave himself up was, to see if Government would any thing for him. The Court told him would have to lay his case before the Horse Guards, and endeavour to regain his discharge. Mr. Bourne submitted to the Court that the Act in question was only summary one, put into the hands of Magistrates to act upon the instant. The Court was opinion with Mr. Bourne. It was his Lordship’s opinion that the Legislature had never contemplated that such very arbitrary Act would be put in force in a case like the present. It was much worse than the Vagrancy Act. It was never thought, the meaning of the Legislature, that, because the prisoner voluntarily represented himself a deserter, that It should consequently follow that he would be convicted of being rogue and vagrant. The prisoner he said, had acknowledged his guilt—the Jury would therefore return verdict of Guilty, and would bring the matter before the consideration of his brother Judges. would not, therefore, now transport the prisoner, and perhaps the Crown, in the mean time, could find the prisoner some asylum employment. Sir Thomas Staples. —The Crown wants to get rid of him. The prisoner was accordingly found Guilty by the Jury and dealt with accordingly. Newry Telegraph, 18 Mar 1834. --------------------------------------------------------------- Sentences at County Antrim Assizes. Jeremiah M'Cluskey, convicted of false pretences; to be transported 7 years; Newry Examiner, 6 Aug 1834.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Jeremiah McCluskey, age on arrival, 42, per Hero, 1835. Tried 1834 at Antrim, 7 years for False pretences. Former convictions: 21 days, 150 lashes. DOB 1793, native place, Derry Co. Single. Catholic. Trade, Soldier labourer.