July 2021
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Mother of Bride Dies of Apoplexy as Officer Groom Exposed as Fraudster, 1857
From the Carlow Post, 1857: “An extraordinary case just occurred in Kingstown [now Dun Laoghaire] Police Court. It appears that a gentleman who recently held a commission in the 95th Foot was about to be married to a lady in… Continue reading
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Lord Chancellor’s Mace-Bearer Fined for Assaulting Dublin United Tramways Conductor, 1902
From the Irish News and Belfast Morning News, 1 July 1902: “SCENE IN A TRAMCAR Today in the Southern Police Court, before Mr Wall KC, a respectable-looking elderly man named Matthew Orr, a crier in the Four Courts, was brought… Continue reading
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Laughter at Under-the-Table Police Chase in Rolls Court, 1857
From the Wexford People, 17 June 1857: “The Master of the Rolls having taken his seat on the bench on Tuesday last, proceeded with the hearing of motions of course. Before they had concluded, Mr Richard Major Hassard, the well-known… Continue reading