| Description | File on the rape and robbery of Ellen Hallowed on 30 October 1920.
Ellen Hallowed was a farmer from Carrigeens, Rathcoole, aged 38.
The account from the Royal Irish Constabulary, Rathcoole, 2 November 1920 states: `She was stopped by three masked men, one of whom carried a flash lamp, and the other two appeared to have revolvers. One of the men warned her not to proceed on her way home, as there was a raid going on, and that a girl had been shot. She was then taken and forced over a gate and along the fields about 200 yards to a disused quarry where her hands and feet were tied by the three men who also tied a cloth over her face. She was then put on the ground and two of the men raped her, after which they searched her and robbed her of £30 in single notes, which she was after getting from her brother in law for oats sold to him during previous week.'
Statement taken from Ellen Hallowed, 6 November 1920, in her own hand.
John Nolan and William Burke were returned for trial and custody, 14 November 1920. Includes letters and other documents relating to the trial and statements by the defendants.
Copy of a letter found by Sergeant Hennessy in a box in the defendant John Nolan's house on 8 November 1920 said to be from Miss Nellie [Ellen] Hallowed.
`Well Sunny,
I suppose you are wondering at my silence but you have yourself to blame for that, you turned what was a pleasure to me into quite the reverse. I forgave you once before on a promise which you made me, and now you expect I should do the same but that way will never win me. I travelled a long time and no one ever insulted me, and if you cant meet me without insulting me it is better we should never meet.'
Copy of a letter found by Sergeant Hennessy in a box in John Nolan's house in Johnstown, County Kildare on 8 November 1920 addressed to Miss Nellie Hallowed.
`Well Nellie I suppose you are quite happy today after the way you robbed me up to this, don't think that it is going to die away with you as other things did. Remember I must be paid, and if not I will pay you. Remember I am telling you to pay me or you know the rest I will be hung for you, you liar and you rogue, you are not good or middling, to beg money from me that I earned hard and you with plenty of your own, you are no class, you bloody bitch you were near putting me to destruction before I found out what you were.' |
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