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 Madras Courier 1792

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Date transcribed2000-00-00
Transcribed byPeter Schofield
CommentNames transcribed from (microfilmed copy held in the British Library) the Madras Courier, Vol VIII, Numbers 326-341, 1792.

View all other items of "Surname" with value "Dillon" in "Madras Courier 1792" Surname  Dillon    
Forename  Daniel    
Rank  Matross    
Occupation or Status  1st Battalion of Artillery    
View all other items of "Location" with value "Madras" in "Madras Courier 1792" Location  Madras    
Summary Remarks  Continuation of the Proceedings at the late session of Oyer and Terminer - Daniel Dillon a Matross of the 1st Battalion of Artillery was arraigned on four several indictments for Felony and Murder. He deserted his party at the Mount with his Fusee and Bayonet and nine rounds of ball cartridge. He proceeded to the adjacent village of Sidapet and shot and killed four defenceless natives, to plunder their turbans and cloths. The Serjeant of the party sent to apprehend him gave an account that Dillon fired upon them and ran away. He was found Guilty and was ordered for immediate execution, and his body to be afterwards hung in chains near the spot where the murders were committed.    
Article Type  News Article    
Issue Number  Vol. VIII, No. 341    
Issue Day  19    
Issue Month  April    
Issue Year  1792    
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