The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-11-28 00:00:00

DESPERATE AFFRAY IN DUBLIN.

A POLICEMAN SHOT DEAD.

One of the most daring assasdinstious which have yet
marked the hi.tory of the secret societies 41 Dublin was
committed iii that city on Ssturday tieht. The victim
was • polic in In named Cox. The particulars of this
occ armee...o (area they have been learned are nu lollowat •
—Acting apparently in pursuance of some informstion.
force of policemen went on duty lot, on Saturday night in
the neighbourhood of Sackvillestreet, for what reason
has not yet been disclosed, nor. indeed, is it necessary to
ask for one. They followed and closely watched a body
of mu of about equal number to themselves, who elated
mural public houses. al it in search of someone. Toe
policemen were in plain clothes, sod their movenienta
were unobserved by the group of men. The hour for
closing the publichousos hating arrived, the hotter moved
down 6114 Abbey•treee which runs off S micelle-street.
almost 100 yards from the bridge. AhLey.rergec to rather
an utolrequented thoroubtare and ha fly lighted. aed
when • short distance down it toe gang appeared
to b come aware that they were being loco Ned.
The p dic-men din i led Wile t•t, group+ of three
each, Coostables Endwood. Cox. and Naughion,
beteg in trout, and the otts to at,tit WS yards behind.
Toe turn Wore ou toe °opossum side, and Constable East.
wood, not•cing something glittering in tde heed of one
of theta worms be wee wangled woe • re• dyer. be and his
parry crueed the street tower. them and ord ired
C.netoble Cox to arrest him. Cox advanced to do do,
sue the meta, *topping on on, aide, delib,rately tamed the
revolver and, eoinung it at the officer's head, fired.
&Moat at the Shute 111,111ent Collstanio IC ut•001. woo
in td Um. soled the movement, drew into revolver and tin d
twice at Coe* &imitator., nowadays him dudterously. ho
two men is I on the ground together. Cox pup ng
entogiondat, but it was only • death-edort on his part, t
nt
hellion here entered ots sand. Several of toe unstablee
muntonediatrhy threw theme:lees on the murderer, •ho still
greyed the ri:volver and sitruggled to tee hioseell own
Cox 11 weight, a.toougholesperate.y wounded. The revolver
was not ensued from him e 'moot great difficulty. In
tha meantime arid thloteltate.y on C ous able East woo 1
tiring at the Wlltnaltlf an ol hie of toe gang dodged
bonnind Esaterood and .siad him round the body end by
the right um, so that he was unable further to Ma his
revolver. Another of the men suuct him • h avy 1,10
on the Ann, he believed Into toe butt-end of • sutra or
revolver, at,.! of. weapon fell from ins grasp. Coosusbie
Stratford, ruing the ...p.n.'s conditiou or antra, drew
his revolver and tired sierras shout at the men, but... far
.4 can he discovered, none with •oriOus edect. several or
the men suCCassilllA it, tett no •Way while Constable Ea t.
wood was neuggliog Willi Ills us +Mot. A. sergeant of he
Ring'. Mies, named ftiolnarl Usliefra, cause up, and R...-
wood called on hien to Violet in arresting the mint
Lauver, drew his sworl sod place I the pout NI athat the
Won'. breast, at the some time teliaog toun th et he Would
tun him turough if ho ..CLimpted to stir. 'lle Tido . al-
iment and Constable lesew.ol helot tbnir in... slid tierce
It Lam go tilt tite4 I Aged his, to Stn....magi station.
the remainder vi toe moo, niuncenost about hut • id. lan.
ran Itl the direeti no. C.spel.s.ree. GonstaloleGoxasiuh,o
murderer were place.' on • CAT &WI 0 inalniVil I. Jury,.
attest Hedonist by potty or pulice, as.i.ted ioy ,OVeral
1.11101111 woo had collected ebouo toe .colla. mist COI w,,
dead lottag nature in amend at tlAti II .11. to. It Waa !Ain
that the bullet Lai watered toe sile el Ws herd. Ilt,
006411a11t, Who 110001. I.,st too,C.Ousuese, hail too buls te
his,, ens which entered a-ova his right breut cuet to
the shouideriblade, bud the iituer susubing his left vein.
In audition to tots he had two lensed woulds auout the
head, probsibly during the su uggle on the ground
Ilia name is Thomas Dowling. aged *bout 30, and is a gas.
titter by trade, living in Upper Kew ft-streel. the loeality.
It will be remembered, in which the 11,latire of anus and
ammunition was wide aOhla time since• The Iti•n Woo
Wm CouVOyail to Ster,strent 'Lath. tensile J hn
raiding at Temple-ciurt. He LS • peitner by Voile, and
is well alloWn to the pulp. When seas ne., two re vo.verd,
OLIO siecham red aud the other riv • W 0.13 ever) • ...lob r
losded, sere lo,,mni to his p chat., as wed au wart in
cartridge. He sti "owl the graa.villt C 0 Lail& and t•hi
toe fries...tor that he bed Caine t ”peul the ingot ni in
him. Toe police at Storeetro. t S were at ono.
Limed out to the souse of toe SILL Log. SOltia COU•
lilaiOn entail as W toe Dultintir 1/1 11,aula ti ed, mai
the p di.. end the murderers. A betot ouesel thioteh
Constabie Eatwoof. hat, but it is iselievod to 00,0
Leen grout the revolver od Cox's assailaut. A •hor &help
whistle, it is Adieu, was booed immedutily berore tin.
uccurreoue, and the slimy was witnessed by • Dumper of
persons tutorss those acutely ouncerued to it. A large
crowd immedietely c ctg.l notwithstaudiug the Jostens.e
ot the hour, end InoCti exc.. Went prevailed. Aieout, on
hum altiiresnis the act ttiv,• emit d a nen mooed
Wildest* Wood•onh, o Code, WLO is deocribid as on
oreen budder. lie w.s arrested aoiue time ago under
the (I eirciou Act, sod wee In prime for some inoLt.S.
ces del,CtlVisa wale oil op Coal duty to the heigol, ,urh..o
and three of them. Coe E ateruod, and Suatiord, were
aimed with six-cludobere I loaded revolver.. Woile
the other men were provided on the .ccossion with
heavy stick., with which they deleudi d ~
Lowlined hot pr.-seated an extreordru.ry .ppeorauce. It
eas an old hot si itched togetner in several pi sees, and it
is now completely raddleet. Wit. n c •uvi yang C • to the
hospital the CA, woo surrounded by police and, rearing
enooher ett.ck, the detectivos promoted Walt revolvers
out of the cah grind 111 r.
The deceased cone table was aba, six feet high, and was
• favourite amongst his cotur.drs. Dr. enancr, the
reliceot urgeon, who was pre'. tit Wileti the body was
orougbt in, male every endeavour it) recore life, but
fruitlguly. The Ts/teener, who now lie. in Jervirstree
Hospital, glees his name on Curisto:Mer Dowling. aged 2t
iujunes comorts • • wat eroded in the shoulder
(transverse). • transverse wound on the right lariat. •
lacereted wound in the neck. and • terrible complex
wows.. ou tee Ins t. appereolly eau...11,, the butt end a
a pistol Althimah to • crd.c. tte, toe wan app•-ar.,l
to I eel 110 particular Lain beyond that coused by Lis
wounded wrist. Levine, after loins Ird' in • cell at Store-
street police-station, immediately uttlsl himseif down
and fell gulden.
Devine is about 33 year. of ago, with brown hair and
moustache In his pocket were gonad four Cartridges •n
• small whistle wagon hod been previously use' as •
signal. Eaetwood'a revels -r het three of the chambeis
empty, two of which had recentil been &schemed and
one out of the slx ch.mbers ha Ino been loads". In
addition to the outlet hole in Kutwood's hat a second
hole, evidently caused by • badef, was dine 'voted in his
sleeve. Doiehng, though wounded, oxhibit:d • reckle-s
demeanour at the hospit ol when the dortors were Germain.
mg his enoends, and whilst thoy were ea:coins for tee
ballet he exclairded, l'•obe aeay an.! be —to you."
All the men in mutat, are well known to the police.

The Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Trench, presided at the
half-yearly meeting of the Ass eta on IT the It-li-f of
Irish Lab., in Mitres., held on Friday at ynoan in Dab.
iin. Lard Pluntet, Bishop of Meath. and Sir. Juetice
Lawson were among thrn present.—Tne report referred
to the generous !atone.. made to the appeal of the ass
ci &on, especielly from York.hire an Ifrim L mdon. Too
London eJmeuittee bad contrib.ited AVM. of which .C 65
had been received since the repdt Will mole up. The
tint received during to. hall.)ear wan /.5.006, which,
with the sum of over LikUOU in band at Vie oeeinning of
the hslf.year, made • iotsi of over Lll.OOO. The grants
innount-d I. sync nearly f.S.OUU in hank...
. .

Two tenant fer.ers returning to their homes on Friday
night from the fair iA Clareinurris were attacked by a
number of men carrying sticks, and dr...pi:airily beaten
ab.iut the head and face. Serious injuries have been
inflicted upon one of them. N 4 arrests have boon made,
and no cause is known for the attack.