Two men were jailed for illegal drilling in Westport on March 25th¹. Neither James McEvilly and John Finnerty (both shop assistants) recognised the authority of the court. Magistrates Jasper White and J C Malling sentenced the two men to 3 months and one month with hard labour respectively, to be served in Sligo jail.Read More →
Five men tried in Westport courthouse for illegal drilling. William O’Malley (Kilmeena) was sentenced to one month in prison, while M J Ring, Thomas Kitterick, Charles Gavin and William Malone (all from Westport) were all sentenced to six months hard labour. None of the defendents recognised the authority of the court. The Connaught Telegraph (Saturday, March 23rd, 1918) reports that :- Both for their conduct in Westport [i.e. drilling] and their hooliganism in the court, the magistrates decided to impose an exemplary sentence.Read More →
Slight damage was done to the plinth of the statue of George Glendenning that overlooks the centre of Westport this morning. However, the evident attempt to destroy it (with an explosive device) failed.¹Read More →
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