Trial report on O Connor O Coigley case in Margate court
The court heard defence by Mr Plomer for Mcilr O Connor and OCoigley, who faced charges over a treasonous paper found in a great coat. Witnesses, including notable figures like Lord Moira and Hon. Fox, testified to O Connor’s character while evidence focused on the paper and the alleged plans for leaving the country. The jury found O Coigley guilty and acquitted the others. O Coigley faced death, and O Connor was later subjected to a separate high treason warrant and declared prepared to die.
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Plomer
Mcif
O'Connor
Ocoigley
Margate
Executive Directory
Gurney
Binns
Ferguson
Allen
Jer. Haffet
Round Tower
Dublin
I. Stuart
Ireland
Lane
O’connor
Pitt
Dundas
Sarah Job
Thomptot
Tho. Erskine
O‘connor
C. J. Fox
Earl of Suffolk
Shegidam
England
Medom
Arpole
Duke of Norfolk
Tegai
M. A. Taytorius
John Ruffell
Thanet
Oxford
Whitbread
Dallas
O*coigley
France
Counsil
Leary
Buller
O' Coigley
Fragmentary court report on an acquittal and confinement
A damaged OCR fragment describes a trial where one defendant was acquitted on High Treason or similar charge while requests were made to allow an agent access. The court reportedly refused orders, with the judge noting the trial commission and the crowded midnight court. Additional prisoners are referenced.
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Freason In
A-Feland
Invasion Fears and Moral Call to Reform
Foreign papers conjecture a large Franco Spanish fleet to threaten Britain with 80 to 90 ships and an invasion, while the piece warns that true danger lies in Britain’s own sins. It urges repentance and reform as necessary to avert divine chastisement. The outlook on Europe remains grim with tensions between Russia, France, and the German Deputation.
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Toulon
Gibraltar
Lord St. Vincent
Cadiz
English Channel
Ireland
Brest
Europe
Russia