Organisation : | Waterford County Museum |
Article Title : | The Civil War (1641-1653), Contemporary Accounts |
Page Title : | The Trial Of Col. Edmund Fennell |
Page Number : | 13 |
Publication Date : | 08 October 2013 |
Expiry Date : | Never Expires |
Category : | Modeligo |
URL : | https://www.waterfordmuseum.ie/exhibit/web?task=Display&art_id=366&pagenum=13&lang=en |
The following is a transcript of the trial of Captain Fennell in Cork for among others, the executions at Mountain castle. As with the depositons of the Civil War, they were published for the first time in Fitzpatrick, Thomas, Waterford During The Civil War (1641-1653), Downey and Co. Publishers, (Waterford, 1912). I include here excerpts from Fitzpatrick's work including his own comments and notes. High Court Of Justice At Cork, Trial Of Colonel Edmund Fennell. At the Cromwellian High Court sitting at Cork 6 - 14 December, 1652, Justice Donnellan presiding, Edmund Fennell was arraigned on four capital charges: (1) For the murder of Edward Croaker, and others at Ballanker, on Shrove Tuesday 1641-2. 'At ye private debate, the court found Fennell The notes of these trials and other trials at the same Assize, probably taken by, or for, the presiding judge, are preserved in Trinity College Dublin. The manuscript is now worn and in fragile condition. The writing is a rapid scrawl, much contracted and very difficult to decipher where not altogether illegible. The Ballianker case is marked as the third murder case held on that day the 6th of December - so rapidly could they dipose of a life and death inquisiton in those times. I subjoin the judges' notes so far as i have succeeded in making them out. It will be seen that some 'witnesses' are marked 'present', others not. Those marked present were examined in court. The others were represented by deposition formerly taken (in camera). IIII Triall Col. Edm Fenell for murdering Evidence: 1 John Quarry (p'sent): 2 Stephan Bateman (p'sent): 3 George Giles (p'sent): 4 Isaack Quarry (p'sent): 5 Mrs Mary Sanders: 6 Abraham Hill (p'sent): 7 Giffard Stoute (p'sent): 8 Russell Finger (p'sent): The Prisoners defence: 1 Jo. Mc Teige: Col Fenell For Ballianker Murder Dec. 13 } Guilty |
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