The trial of George Robert Fitzgerald, esq. Timothy Brecknock, esq. barrister at law, and others : for the murder of Patrick Randal McDonnel, esq. and Mr. Hipson / Taken in short hand by Patrick Murphy, gent.

  • George Robert FitzGerald
Date:
[1786?]
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Credit: The trial of George Robert Fitzgerald, esq. Timothy Brecknock, esq. barrister at law, and others : for the murder of Patrick Randal McDonnel, esq. and Mr. Hipson / Taken in short hand by Patrick Murphy, gent. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    ( '9 ) ^- «« The Devil may fire your eyes out! Why did you not fire higher up, and «' hie him in the head or ftomach ?—Fulton confefled other enormities which are improper to be related : he entreated forgivenefs of thofe whom he had offended, and was very devout and earneft in his prayers before he was launched into eternity. The body of Mr. Fitzgerald, immediately after execution, was carried fo the ruins of Turlagh houfe, and was waked in a ftable adjoining, with a few candles placed about it. On the next day it was carried to the church yard at Turlagh, where he was buried on what is generally termed the wrong fide of the church, in his cloaths, without a coffin. The fate of Mr. FitzgeraM is much to be lamented upon many confidera. tions. He fprang from an ancient and honourable family, and is allied to many of the firft fami'ies both in England and ia Ireland. His mother. La- dy Ma? y Fitzgeruld, who is one of the moft amiable of women, is one of the Jadies of honour to princefs A.nelia. He is nephew to the Earl of Brifto] who is alfo bifliop of London lerry, and he is coufin German to Lord Mul- grave: he is brother-in-law to the R'ght Hon. Thomas ConoUy ; to the Countefs of Buckinghamfhire, and Lady Howe. To thefe particular alli- ances, we may add, that he is connected with many other very refpedable families. This melancholy narrative fliould be a ufeful lefibn to all ranks of men 5. and teach, that however endowed by providence, with great intelledtual abilities, or high rank, and confequence in life, yet both, if perverted to wrong purpofes, under the unreflramed rage of lawlefs or libidinous paflions, inftead of bleflings, become the mofl heavy curfes to thofe who may boaft of this enjoyment j and, though humanity cannot but Ihudder at the idea of the profligate life, and the exemplary death of the unhappy Fitzgerald, yet ge- nerous pity will drop a tear, recoUeding how fatally the exhalred talentSg which this man certainly poffelTcd, have been buried amid the ruins of folly, extravagance, diffipation, and vice. We cannot conclude without obferving that, in the church-yard, where- the remains of the unhappy Fitzgerald are depofited, is the following ac- .- count of his family, engraved on the tomb-flone of his grandfather. Honor probataque Virtus* Here lieth the body of Thomas Fitzgerald, of Turlagh Efq. who ended ' ju life of as few failings, and as many virtues, as ever fall to the Ihare of one man^ ,