The trial of John Donnellan, esq. (late master of the ceremonies at the Pantheon of Oxford-Street) at the assizes holden at Warwick on Tuesday the 27th of March, 1781, before Francis Buller, esq., one of the judges of the Court of King's Bench, for the wilful murder of Sir Theodosius Boughton, bart / taken in short-hand by a barrister at law attending the Midland Circuit.

  • Donellan, John, -1781
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[1781?]
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Credit: The trial of John Donnellan, esq. (late master of the ceremonies at the Pantheon of Oxford-Street) at the assizes holden at Warwick on Tuesday the 27th of March, 1781, before Francis Buller, esq., one of the judges of the Court of King's Bench, for the wilful murder of Sir Theodosius Boughton, bart / taken in short-hand by a barrister at law attending the Midland Circuit. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    himfelf, who put it in his room.—.We afterwards w^enc to fifhing, and Sir Theodofius fat on horfcback ,to lee us fifn, the v/hole time, wirh his boot's on. The next morning 1 went into his room, about fix o'clock, to wake him, and get Jome flr^ps to fix a net on a mare to eo to Dunton a [](hir,<s,^ and Sir Tht:odo- fius jumped out of bed and Fetched them, with a portm,anteau, out of another room ; and he then ap- peared in a good ilate of heakh. Crols E>icimination. Q4,. Who was prefent when you gave Sir Theodo- fius the medicine ? A. Plis Ijiler. Q. Did you fee Mr. Donnellan that evening you was filhing ? A. Yes, he was walking in the garden. Q^Was not Captain Donnellan in bed when Sir Theodofius came home at nighc ? A. I don't know, Sir Theodofius did not come home until it was dark. MARY LYON. I lived at Lady Boughton's until abo.ut a month before Sir Theodofius died. Captain Donnellan lived there all the while, and had a fhil which he ufed to diftil rofes in, but whether he uied to diftil any thing cl(e i cannot fay, the room wb.ere the ftill was was kept lockr. FRANCLS AMOS, gardener to Lady Boughtoir. I lived at Lawford-hal), and was out a filhing with Sir Theodolius the evening before he died. ' Q. Was Captain Donnellan a fifning with you } A. No. Q. Did vou hold any converfation with Capuin J3onnelIan ? . A. Yes, the evening of Sir Theodofius's death, Captain Donellan laid. Gardener, now you (hall live at your eafe ; you ihall not be worked as you were in Sir Theodofius's time.—1 have wanted to be mailer a long time, and now 1 am mailer, and will hold it.— E Captain