The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-31 00:00:00

TITHES.

SLAUGHTER OF THE PEOPLE AT GORT-
ROE—CORONER'S INQUEST.
(Abridged from the Cork Southern Reporter.)
FRIDAY—FIFTH DAY.

The arrivals at Rathcormac this morning were numerous.
The country people, it being the feast of St, Stephen,
assembled in vast numbers, but observed throughout the day
the utmost decorum.

At half-past eleven o'clock four companies of Infantry and
a troop of Cavalry marched in from Fermoy, and occupied the
positions throughout the town assigned to the troops during
the first days of the Inquest.
At twelve o'clock the investigation was about to be resumed
when a Messenger arrived in Court, and announced that one
of the Jury—Mr. Griffin—was so ill as to be unable
to attend. Being questioned as to the nature of his ill-
ness, the Messenger stated that his stomach was so
deranged—(Laughter)—that he had to return to bed
that morning. The Juror was then called on a fine of
101. and the Messenger was told by Mr. F. M'Carthy that the
Court of King's Bench alone, at a cost of 101. more had the
power to remit the fine. It was then agreed upon at both
sides that the evidence should be gone into before the 22
jurors present. The Magistrates in attendance were Major
Galway, Captain Bagley, and the Rev. Joshua Ryder.
Thomas Bowderin, of Gortroe, was then produced, and his
examination was proceeded with.—l am a mason; I was pre-
sent at the transaction at the widow Ryan's haggart, on Thurs-
day the 13th inst. I was in the yard before her house before
any shots were fired. I saw Richard Ryan, one of the de-
ceased, there • he was near to me. I heard him say, after a
good many ;hots were fired—(l first having run into the
kitchen garden from the dwelling-house and the side of the
barn)—to a soldier in pursuit of him, " Soldier, don't fire--
don't fire--for I have done nothing." I immediately heard
two shots fired, and saw Dick Ryan fall back, Ile struggled
as far as the gap, with a view of entering the kitchen garden,
but he was unable to go ; he fell back, and soon after died.
During the ten minutes which I saw him before the shots were
fired, he (Ryan) was behind the people. I knew a earl named
John Curtin, who was also present. Curtin entered The gap
before Ryan and me, and he cried out, in hisk after shots
were fired—" Boys, your souls to the devil, run awray, they
have balls in, and lam done !" Curtin was wounded ; he is
brother of the deceased Curtin. When Curtin went into the
garden he immediately threw off his coat, and the witness saw
that he had received a ball in the back. Patrick Curtin is
dead—John is in hospital. I didn't hear the Riot Act read.
Cross-examined by Mr. FORSATTII-I heard horns blowing
on the Wednei;day evening, when I heard that the military
were to be out, we (Ives's boys and myself) agreed to go to
look at thcm. _ _ _ _

In answer to a question, by a Juror, the witness said that he
did not hear any of the Magistrates give orders to fire.
Michael Marks, of Desert, in the parish of Gortroe, was
walking down the Bohreen along with the soldiers. I left the
soldiers at the gap of the bawn and went into the haggart. I
saw people on the haggart ditch, at which time I was standing
in the haggart between the two Collins's. The soldiers offered
to stick the people who were inside the ditch ; but the people
were too frr in. When the people were forced back, Captain
Bagley was in the Bohreen. Captain Bagley said to the sol-
diers—" fire, fire," upon which several shots were fired. I
was at that moment standing between the two Collins's—one
of the ( Michael) dropped at the first fire. When the firing
ceased I went over the rails of the gate into a Linney in the
bawn. Some of the military followed me to the door of the
little Linney ;—they came there from the haggart, but he
does'nt know by what way. The officer upou coming up to the
door, with four or five of five of the soldiers, said—" Come out
her 4 jou villain." I went out, took off my hat, and begged pardon.
He said nothing. He had his sworn drawn, and the soldiers had
their fire-arms presented at me ; upon which the officer told
them not to fire at me-" Don't" said he," boys, fire at them ;
let there be no more sluughter I then went off, through the
old orchard field, where I saw three bodies lying on the ground.
They were lying pretty close to each other—one at the gap,
leading into the field.
By a Juror—Capt. Bagley desired the people, " For God's
sake to have peace and sense." Mr. Ryder was going up
and down ; he did'nt hear him give the word fire at any time.
Mr. Ryder might give the word without my knowledge. I
saw Capt. Bagley reading the Riot Act on the high road,
leading from Bartlemy to Tallow. About 300 of the people
were present at the road, when the Riot Act was read.

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