Subscribers to a Reward Fund Following the Murder of Charles Quin, Cadian, Clonfeacle Parish, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland May 1790
Extracted from the Belfast Newsletter May 4, 1790
Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
len_swindley[at]hotmail.com
This file of a LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS TO A REWARD FUND FOLLOWING THE MURDER OF CHARLES QUIN, CADIAN, CLONFEACLE PARISH, COUNTY TYRONE, MAY 1790 forms part of the vast archive of 4,000+ pages of genealogical records relating to COUNTIES TYRONE, ANTRIM, ARMAGH, DONEGAL, FERMANAGH, LONDONDERRY & MONAGHAN provided without charge or subscription by CoTyroneIreland Welcome to the Premier Website & Research Tool for Cos. Tyrone, Antrim, Armagh, Donegal, Fermanagh, Londonderry & Monaghan (cotyroneireland.com) A complete list of records pertaining to CLONFEACLE PARISH, COUNTY TYRONE on this website can be found at the foot of this file.
***ORIGINAL SPELLING HAS BEEN RETAINED***
A most horrid and Barbarous Murder!
Wherein Charles Quin of Cadin [Cadian], in the parish of Clonfecle (sic) and county of Tyrone, was attacked on Saturday night the 26th December last, between the hours of nine and ten o’clock, on the great road leading from Dungannon to Caledon, near the Popish Chapel of Eglish, by Francis McIlhone, otherwise Coil, Edward McIlhine, otherwise Coil, John McIlhone, otherwise Coil, and Charles McCall, who gave him several stabs in the body with a bayonet or bayonets, and having pursued him towards a house adjoining to the road to which he was flying for a research, they seized him and dragged him a considerable way along the road and there left him with thirteen wounds in his body – his throat cut almost across, and one of his ears cut off, his under jaw separated from the upper and his skull broken into several pieces;- and whereas the above mentioned villains have fled for the same – NOW we whose names are hereunto subscribed, in order to bring such inhuman murderers to condign punishment, to offer the persons who shall within twelve months from the date hereof, apprehend and lodge the above-names murders in any of his Majesty’s gaols of this kingdom, on their being prosecuted to conviction; - and we do offer the third part of the sum subscribed to any person or persons who shall within the above-mentioned time apprehend and lodge any of the above-mentioned villains in any of his Majesty’s gaols of this kingdom, on his being prosecuted to conviction and we do offer the third part of the sum subscribed to any person or persons who shall within the above mentioned time apprehend and lodge any one of the above-mentioned time, discover where his accomplices may be apprehended, and shall come forward and prosecute them to conviction, we will not only give him one fourth of the sum subscribed, but will also apply for his Majesty’s pardon.
Edward McIlhone, otherwise Coil, is about 45 years of age, five feet six inches high, black hair, and fresh complexion; by trade a linen weaver
John McIlhone, otherwise Coil, is about 30 years of age, five feet and seven inches high, pock-marked, brown hair, round-shouldered, down-looking; by trade a carpenter.
Charles McCall, is about 25 years of age, five feet ten inches high, long-faced and well-looking; with short fair hair; by trave a linen weaver.
1st of April, 1790.
Subscriber Amount Subscriber Amount WELLES £11.7.6 John WATSON £2.5.6 POWERSCOURT £11.7.6 Andrew SHAW £2.5.6 James STEWART £11.7.6 Robt. GREER £2.5.6 Thos. KNOX £11.7.6 Thos. IRWIN £2.5.6 Jas. ALEXANDER £11.7.6 Edward MOORE £1.2.9 Thos. FORSYTHE £5.13.9 Jas. WHITESIDE £1.2.9 James CAULFIELD £3.8.3 Wm. CURRY £1.2.9 Robt. LINDSAY £3.8.3 Leonard REED £1.2.9 Richard WILLIAMS £3.8.3 Morick BELL £1.2.9 Edward MILLAR £3.8.3 Thos. GREER £1.2.9 Thos. CAULFIELD £3.8.3 Jack ROBINSON £1.2.9 Wm. PRINGLE £3.8.3 Jack ROBINSON £1.2.9 Charles DUFFIN £3.8.3 Nicholas BROWN £1.2.9 John WILCOCKS £3.8.3 Desp. HUMPHRYS £1.2.9 Wm. RICHARDSON £3.8.3 Mark FRENCH £1.2.9 Benjamin GREER £3.8.3 Patt. FERGUSON £1.2.9 Bernard O’QUIN £3.8.3 Alex. WALSH £1.2.9 Walter RIKY £3.8.3 Wm. WILSON £1.2.9 Union ASSOCIATION £5.13.9 John DICKSON £1.2.9 Richard DOBBINS £2.5.6 TRACY & THOMPSON £1.2.9 Edward HARPUR £2.5.6 Wm. CROSS £1.2.9 T. K. HANNINGTON £2.5.6 James RICHARDSON £1.2.9 R. BEST £2.5.6 Thos. JOHNSTON £2.5.6 George CARUTH £2.5.6 The original Subscription Paper is in the hands of Benjamin Greer, Moy
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