The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-11-17 00:00:00

IRELAND.

TWO MEN SHOT.

A hand of moonlighters on Friday night attacked
the house of a gentleman fanner, named Curtin, at
Molahafe, about even mules from Trek.. The family
coneisit ef the father, John O'Connell Curtin, his wife,
twit PA PIM (Daniel and Georgia, anil two daughters.
Then, were five domestic WV,' nr tA in the house. Thu
narrative of the sons is.. follows :—Shortly before 10
o'eli ek, an the family were about retiring ft w tat night,
a party td armed and disguised inen came to the dow.
The man who apparently filled the taboo of leader
asked George, the younger tan, for arma The young
man said he did not know where they were kept,
The second brother then CMIIII forward and said he
would give the arms if he could find his father. The
ruffian during this time had a rifle peestented in
Pet young man's face, while two others of the
gang who had come into the house also
presenteil arms. Daniel offered to go for his father,
anti walked from the kitchen into the parlour,
while all the time the captain followed with hie rifle
peat:AM a few inches from the young man's head.
dust at this moment Mr. Curtin, hearing the turmoil,
had con., downstaire with • revolver. A lot I.f the
raiders filled the doorway. What followed is thus
described by Daniel Curtin —"I heard my father cry
out, 'Come now, hop!' and immediately a shot was
fired, 1 lwlieve, by lion. The captain jumped, startled
by the shot in the hall, and I made • grab at his
gun, which I caught and laid across hie breast, catch-
ing with toy right hand both the barrel of the gun and
his coat collar. He shouted to one of the own to
shoe me. The man pulled oat a revolver, which he
handed to the captain, so I caught his wrist with tho
other hand. The captain tried to shoot me with it.
AL that moment my brother George rushed into the
room. Ife rushed at one if the men, while I peeped
the captain against the door. I pushed toy man out
into the hall, and toy sister Nora ran up and tore the
mask off his face, anti he begged for mercy. I askod
him whit he was, anti he answered, 'Thadey Casey,
sir.' During the struggle in the room It. gave me a
blow with a revolver on the temple." Mr. Curtin was
band in it dying state at tat door. lie had a hal
in hie abdomen. The dead body of one of the 'neon,.
lighters lay weal the door. Thin man was found to
le. Thaly statical, a young fellow whose mother, •
widow, holds few wire new Curtin had.
He h •
wound .or he throat where • shot had paned,
severing one of the large arteries. The police were
soon on the spot, and in the early morning • deseu
arrest, were niade, including the man Casey, who was
it letitifted in the house. Nine own have been remanded,
charged with being concernel in the tragedy. Five
of these have been fully eilentillod, and some of the
„the,s hear traces"( having Leen memitly engaged in
is nevem *trunk,. 14. .hir raids hal been made on
the previous evening in each 14 ',mix. wilsoh are
believe,' to have been intended for use against those
persons who pay their rent.

At Stafford Asoise on Saturday, John Wildman,
82, tanner, was sentenced by Mr. Justine Yield to
penal'rerritude for life for a murderous 111111141111% 00
with a collien pike al fiedielel, on &Pk
Nth.

CoLERIMIS Y. ADA.II,:.

In the tlneen'a Bench to.day (tlonday) Mir lirmy
dannw (Int Lord C..h.ridgot pmunmt ih.t
ment should too drawn up. a• Mr. Adams desired. The
matter being Lbws arranged, limo Cowl made in
order.