The Sun.
London, England, 1816-11-11 00:00:00

UREA WWI. MURDER.

On the evening of Mon,lay, -the 14th of Octo-
ber, betwixt the hours of six and eight olekek,
the dwelling-house of Laurence sen. si-
toate in Howell. in the palish of Kilbeagh, in the
County of Mayo, farmer, and of his son,
rence O'Hara, jun. of Cloomueen, iu the sato Pa
rish, about a (Nailer of a mile distant front each
other, were successively entered by three persons,
tinned with pistols and swords ; who, after tour-
tiering the said Laurence O'Hara, sen. by shoot-
ing hits through the head, breaking his jaw-hone,
and mangling his body in the roost brutal manner,
rlpaired instantly, as is supposed, to t heb once
said son, who had about an boor before returned,
fatigued, from. the fair of Lougliglyn, about
miles off, and had lain do upon the bed to rest
himielf, when the first of the three persons rushed
into his cabin, the door being open, and pre-
sented a pistol to his breast ; which, as be started
up, he had the good luck to parry, arts) the halt
missed him, and hit the wall at the back of the
bed, on which it was found next morning.
A secant person rushing in at this instant, made
a cut at him with a large sword, which he also
warded off, and had actually released himself front
both of them, and was making out of the door,
when he found there a third person (his own
brother-in-law, whom his fatter and himself had
been compelled to dispossess of his holding under
them, about *ix or eight months ago, and was
supposed to be at this time in England), which
third person charged at him with a pitchfork
and small sword to prevent his escape, anal
made several prods at him with the foil*,
wounding him in five or six 'different parts
of the body ; but having got hold of the
prong or fork, he wrenched it from the pole to,
which it was attached, and was then dreadfully
wounded by the small
sword under the right area,
The three- ruffians then attacked hint altogether,
and threw hint on the ground at the dour but
still struggling and crying out, he alarmed a neigh-
bouring house, and a woman happening to come
out, the villains suddenly made off—and as they
passed the woman, one of them gave her a cut
over her forehead, which has disabled her ever
since.

If appears, as•well LIT the information of the
said Laurence O'Hara, jun. who is yet unable to
move or to be moved, and Charles O'Hara, his
brother, taken by Matthew Wyatt,' Esq. a Ma-
gistrate of the County of Mayo, as by'the evi-
dence of the snid Charles O'Hara, and several
others given before a Coroner of the Soda county,
at the Inquest held Un the body of the said Lao-
retire sen.. that the said murder was com-
mitted by Thomas Phillips,.the son-in-law of the
said Laurence, and James Phillips and Myles Phil-
lip's, brothers of the said Thomas, with the privity
of Michael Phillips, Patrick Phillips, and Simon
Phillips (three other brothers of the said Thomas
Phillips,) and that they are the same persons who
also committed and abetted the assault with intent
to murder the said Laurence O'Hara, jun. who
owes his life, under Providence, solely to his own
heroic exertions.

The said Thomas, J'ames, and Myles Phillips,
aftei committing the murder, took the road from
Cloonmeen to 13allybaunis, where they were seen
on Tuesday morning the 15th ult., passing to-
ward Dunmore. It was believed that they en.
deavoured either to return to England, front
whence they arrived incog, only a few days before
the murder, and for that single purpose, for which
it is supposed they were selected in preference to
the other three brothers (who were known to be
at home)) as being supposed to be still abroad;
or to have proceeded to Galway, and thence to
America or perhaps to take refuge in Conarneaa,
They are natives of the Barony of Costello, pa-
rish of liilbeagh; the two latter were well known
in 'England as hawkers of pottery, and it was sup.
posed had a licence. They frequented Lane end,
near Newcastle, Staffordshire, and here polchaseri
their pottery.