Stand and
Deliver!
FROM WATERFORD MAIL 21 MARCH 1827
FROM WATERFORD MAIL 21 MARCH 1827
Arrest of
a Robber
On the 26th inst, as Mr John Hudson, eldest son of
John Hudson of Dungarvan, was proceeding on horseback to Youghal School, he was
stopped about the hour of one o’clock on the mountain of Slievegrine, by a
footpad, who presented a pistol at him and demanded his money. Mr Hudson
replied that he had none. The fellow ordered him to search his pockets, but Mr.
H. refused, desiring him to search them himself, if he wished. The robber
however did not do so, and ran off through the mountain, followed by Mr. Hudson
until he approached Mount Odell, where being assisted by four persons in the
employment of Mr. Odell, they pursued and came up with the fellow, who
presented the pistol at them, but seeing a determination on the part of Mr. H.
… he surrendered himself a prisoner. His name is Timothy Kilmartin, and was
some time since tried for a burglary and robbery in the house of Thomas
Connery: he has been committed to our county gaol. Mr Hudson (who
is only 18) deserves the highest praise for his very spirited conduct…by which
he has rid that part of the country of a very desperate character.