On one occasion, when taking clothes belonging to a priest (who objected), Plunkett replied that they stole because necessity obliged them to do so, not from wantonness: and on another, he put aside his pistol while robbing a lady because he saw she was alarmed by it.
On one occasion, when taking clothes from a priest who spoke out against it, Plunkett explained that they stole due to necessity, rather than out of malice. On another instance, he put away his gun while robbing a woman because she appeared distressed by it.