Joannah Murphy

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Tony Beale on 2nd February 2021

Old Bailey Online 2391. JOHN BURKE, JOHN NOWLAN , and JEREMIAH MURPHY , were indicted for stealing, on the 17th of October, 63 brushes value 16s., the goods of Thomas Sherlock; and JOHANNA MURPHY , for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen; against the Statute, &c. DAVID MADDEN . I live with my mother, On the 17th of October at about half-past eight o'clock in the evening I was in Ray-street, opposite Mr. Sherlock's shop—he is a brushmaker—there was a little part of the window broken—I saw these three boys there together—the two little ones put their hands in, took the brushes out, and gave them to Burke, and then they all ran away—in about a quarter of an hour they all three came back, and then all three put three put their hands in and took some more—I was going to tell the prosecutor, but a gentleman went in and told him—I am sure they are the three boys—I had seen them before—I had seen Murphy selling garters. ROBERT GOSWICK (police-constable G. 205) On the 17th of? October I received information that the shop had been robbed, and there were two boys opposite—I went over to David Madden, who pointed out Burke and Nowlan—I took them, and Burke dropped these three brushes—I then took them to the station-house, and took Nowlan to Mrs. Murphy's as he said he know where they took them to—I searched, and found three dozen and one brushes under the bed Mrs. Murphy had been lying on—she got up and let us in—she said nothing at all. THOMAS SHERLOCK . These brushes are my manufacture—there are sixty-two in all—I had piece of my window broken. Johanna Murphy I am perfectly innocent, I was out when the things were brought to my room. BURKE— GUILTY . Aged 11. NOWLAN— GUILTY . Aged 9. MURPHY— GUILTY . Aged 9. Recommended to mercy by the Prosecutor. Transported for Seven Years. JOHANNA MURPHY— GUILTY . Aged 32. Transported for Fourteen Years. New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Annotated Printed Indentures 1837 From Co Cork Ireland, Married catholic with 2 male and 2 female children could not read or write. 4' 11" brown complexion dark brown hair and chesnut eyes New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869 for Joanna Murphy 17/10/1842 no 42/2582 Allowed to stay in Bathurst district.