The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-04-09 00:00:00

THE MURDER OF LORD LEITRIM AND
Nli SERVANTS.

The Earl of Leitrim—who i to have
been at varhume with many of Ids tenants, Who ham
evicted many. anid bill Linde bed gel under value hoe
bed frequently to Pay oeuPeneadon to an amount
eqiial to the fee simple, and who moreover has made
himself prominent in his defence of the rights of land-
lords, ioth in the Pion and in hie pleas iti Perlie'nent
—was shot had Tuesday while driving from Manor
Vaughan, his resithoice in county D .negal, to the
town of Milford. Lord Leitrim's clerk an.l servant,
who were also on the car, were kkawiee shot dead.
The out/ego took plane on the road at Cratle Wood.
near %talon!. No wrests have baen made. Al the
time of the outrage they were driving into Ntilfor
an. t when pausing • c ittage from nkkk it is said Igird
Leitrim had recently evicted the iiccupaiit, a widow,
too shots were hired from out of a wont. Lied
Leitrim and the clerk soil the h.q.'s were killed on the
spot. rhe driver lingered for several hours
occurrence has produced • very gram sensation through
the county of DonegaL

INtPtillT.--THUII AZIMUT&
The Inquest on the body of the late Lord Letrim
and the two other persotu was opened Wednesday
before the Coroner, Mr Ramsay. -William Kineard.
his lordship's valet, identified the body, and disposed
that about half-paet eight o'clock on Tuesday morning
the deceased left his reridenoe for Milford, en route to
County Leitrim. There were two cars on starting,
the first containing Lord lAtritn, his clerk, and the
driver. Witmer was on the second car, but the bores
being lame it could not keep up with the other.
Shortly after they left witness saw some people on
the road before, but did not see anyone afterwards.
Witairee car was only about 250 yards behind. He
had loot si.tht 1 the fi.et car owing to a turn in the
rail, and had just come in sight when be heard • shot
fired. The driver c odd not get whew:. norm to go
on, and he got off anti wanted. When he got up
Lange put his arm rou 4 hue, i,cken wanted
whners to go back or t .ey would be all murlered.
Lord Leitrim WU at the time in front, quarrelling
with two mu. TVIO *hots were then fired. blacken
fell, and whites, cau4bt him; he said "I'm done."
He th becam• weak. 'lwo more sh ds were fired.
and Lord Leitrim 1.4 off the car. Wines,saw his
white hair. After witness beard the lest ahots tired
he saw • man take up a weapon to his Loarehip. There
were then tw • men in the road with him behind the
car. Witnees saw a struggle going on, and two more
..hots were bred lir did not hear Lord Leitrim say
anything. Heard the voices, but dad not know what
they were saying. With.,, was told to keep hack,
and that any person who should go near would be
murdered. Witness did not go forward for soots
tune Heard no more shots, When Lord Leitrim
disappeared the disappeared also. The stru.tgle
and the firing might have lasted about ten minutes.
Lord Leitrim wa. lying on his side at the side of the
road, Nothing attracted witness's attention to the
men he saw on the foal till he saw th-m rowitir • boat
&rues the water. The two men on the road hau grey
coats. The men in the boat bad dark °oats. Witness
lifted Lord Leitrim's hotly on the ctr, aal drove to
Milford. Lord Leitrim'sown horse was killed. When
witness got to lidford be told two pollosman about
what had occurred Witness saw two men in the
boat, but did not think he could identify them. —After
some further formal and unimportant ',vitiation, the
inquest was adjourned.
Charles M'legg.rt., • small farmer, was arrested on
Plaided a Wednesday at Hamilton. An old-fashioned
pistol and three fowling-pieces were found in a boat,
rwo other men have also been arrested on suspicion
on board the steamer plying between Katiimullen and
Derry.
A Government reward of L5OO has been offered for
informatun which will laid to the erre t of the
murderers of Lord Leitrim. TO* remains will be removed
for interment to Roblin, where • strong and divvied
holm; muster as to the policy of the lato E.rL It is
intended to stabs the funeral as private es possible. Some
further arrests YU suspicion nave been made.