The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-31 00:00:00

QUEEN'S COUNTY,

FRIGHTFUL MURDER IN STRAOBALLY, AND ANOTHER
MAN DESPAIRED OF.—Crime is again appearing, with some
features of malignity, in the Queen's County. One murder
was committed in Stradbally on Thursday last, and there are
strong suspicions of a second; a third man also is in a hope-
less state, from the effects of a beating. The details are as
follow:—A large body of people met in Stradbally on Thurs-
day last for the purpose of cockfighting; but their projected
sport having been prohibited by the authorities, the fellows
retired in the evening to the public-houses in the town, where
several encounters took place, in one of which a man named
Casey, got such a frightful beating, his skull having been
fractured, that his life is despaired of. But the murder was
committed under more cool and deliberate circumstances.
Two ruffians coming out of a public-house, met a man named
Salmon at the door of another, whom, without any provoca-
tion. they instantly attacked. One of the fellows struck him
with his 'fist, and the other, it is thought, with a tongs. When
down the same fellows continued to strike him with the same
weapon, until all signs of life had disappeared. The unfor-
tunate man's jaw bone was broken, and he was otherwise
dreadfully mangled. One of the causes assigned for the mur-
der of Salmon, who was an inoffensive pet-son, is having
lived with, and been the tenant of Mr. Luttrell, a respecta-
ble Protestant farmer. Strong suspicions of another mur-
der are entertained,_ as a great quantity of blood has been
traced up a lane leading to the fields; and as no person
could lose so much and proceed so far, it is thought that the
person, whoever it was, must have been murdered and then
dragged up the lane by his murderers. The police have ar-
rested over twenty persons, several of whom were since libe-
rated, but summoned to give evidence. It is thought, how-
ever, that the principals are in custody. At about two
o'clock yesterday, a prisoner was brought in from the Heath
charged with Salmon's murder. It is a curious circumstance,
that four of the persons who are apprehended for the attack
on both men, are in almost every particular dressed alike.
An inquest was to have been held yesterday evening.
OUTRAGES.—On the fair night of Borris-in-OssorY, a hand
of ruffians broke into the dwelling-house of John "Claxton,
situate at the cross roads of Kyle, and into which a poor moan
had fled for refuge. The fellows smashed the furniture, and
did other damage to the house, while in search of tbeir vic-
tim, whom they at length discovered under a bed, and, hav-
ing dragged him out, beat in a most brutal manner. Same
evening, Mr. William Leonard, innkeeper in Borris-in-Os-
sory, was standing at his own door, conversing with some of
the constabulary, when a stone was thrown at him by one of
the crowd. Fortunately, however, it did not strike him ; but
was thrown with such violence that it stuck in the panel of
the door behind him. The ruffian, we are sorry to say, es-
caped. _ On Sunday night last, between the hours of one and
two o'clock, the windows of an inoffensive widow, named
Elizabeth Whitehead, a Protestant, residing in Borris-in-
Ossory, were maliciously broken, within a few yards of the
police barracks. The poor woman had fourteen panes of
glass and two sashes smashed. Same night, the windows of
Thomas Gouger, another Protestant, the widow Kelly, and
a man named John Landy, were also broken. Indeed the
neighbourhood seems latterly to be growing very disturbed.
Informations were sworn before Thomas Mosse, Esq., at
Rathdowney, ou Friday last, against William Dwyer, a no-
torious character in that quarter, when he gave bail to stand
his trial at the next quarter sessions. There are several
others connected, we believe, with the foregoing outrages,
who will be brought before the magistrates at Rathdowney,
on Saturday next.—Leinster Express.

COUNTY TIPPERARY.

THE "EXCELLENT POPULATION."—On the night of Sun-
day, the 19th instant, eight or nine men, three of whom were
armed with a gun and two pistols, visited the houses of six
men who were by occupation mowers, three of whom live on
part of the lauds of Cloughleighe, within about two miles of
the village of Golden. They broke open the doors, fired se-
veral shots into the houses, then proceeded to drag out the
owners, placed them on their knees, and swore them sever-
ally- not to work for any gentlemen less than three shillings
and their diet. They assaulted one of the men severely, who
had made some resistance. So much for the tranquillity of
the county of Tipperary.—Tipperary Constitution.
MURDER.—Au attempt (a successful one we fear) was
made to murder a bailiff, named John Kenna, of this town,
in the neighbourhood of Moneygall, on that Thursday. It is
probable, and the physician is of our opinion, that the unfor-
tunate man will be no more by the time this paragraph reaches
our readers, for there are three fractures in his head; his face
is so disfigured that the features are scarcely discernible, and
his whole body is one mass of mutilated flesh. This John
Kenna got some lattitats, from a professional gentlemen in
this town, to serve on two men named Egan (father and son)
in the neighbourhood of NloneNgall. As he was passing
through Toomavara he called on another bailiff, a namesake
of his, to accompany him. When they reached the7road be-
gond oneygall, (the Toomavara bailiff) went into a-Cabin
to light his pipe; and when be came out, after some short de-
lay, he saw at a little distance four men climbing over the
ditch, and stooping as if to escape observation, when he cattle
up the road he found John Kenna lying in the ditch, welter-
ing in his blood, all mutilated and speechless. The unfortu-
nate victim has a wife and four small children. We question
if the Caliban, of the political Tempest, himself, would es-
cape assassination in this county, as famed as it is for tran-
quillity. Since the above was put in type we have been in-
formed, that Tim Kenna, the Toornavara bailiff, has been ar-
rested on suspicion of being in some manner implicated in..
the foregoing melancholy affair.
MaLtcrous LEVELLING.—In the parish of Templebegi-
about two hundred yards. of newly-raised fence, whicliSar-,.
rounded that and part of the common of Knockohanglf,
awarded to John and James Landers, have been maliciously
levelled by some persons unknown. This outrage. is sup-
posed to have been perpetrated for the purpose of compelling
the Landers to let out the enclosed land to the neighbouring
cottagers, at their own valuation. -
' AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.—MichaeI Ryan, of Knockenva:
' voola, had his skull very seriously fractured in the "reMark.:
ably peaceable" parish of Glankeen. lie has three fractures
from one blow, and withal, he denies that he knows who
struck him, for the purpose, of course, of evading prosecution.
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ASSAULT.—III the neighbourhood of Thurles, a few nights
ago, Thomas Lowry was waylaid, most unmercifully beaten,
and had his skull fractured by a blow of a stone, as he was
on his way home to Clondetty. A miscreant, named Patrick
Bourke, has been arrested, and the dying man has identified
him.—Nenayh Guardian.
COUNTY LOUTH.

RISTIONISM IN MIOGHEDA.—On Sunday evening last, as
an inoffensive young man, named Reilly, was returning from
a funeral towards town, about five o'clock in the evening, he
received several severe blows from a ruffian of the name of
M'Veagh, near Laurence's-gate, who, we understand, is
designated " The Captain," because, forsooth, unfortunate
Reilly had not been competent to answer the query on the
sign given. Reilly states that the bludgeon with which be
had bee❑ assaulted was a short thick one, with a large knob
on the end of it, and which his assailant had concealed under
his coat; several persons had been standing a short distance
tip in Morean's-lane, and never gave the least assistance;
but no sooner had the magic sound of "the police are coming"
been erred out by one of the brethren, tiorn-- ctn. x,rrvraraty
miscreants took to their heels, and we have little doubt an
stating, that had not the constables been descried approach-
ing at the time, in all human probability another victim
would have been offered on the altar of Popery and Ribbon-
ism.—Droyhedu Con.

COUNTY TYRONE.
DARING OUTRAGE.—As a respectable young man, of a
most exemplary cdaracter, was passing through the Diamond,
Omagh, a few evenings since, he was maliciously assaulted
by two dastardly ruffians of the holy mother church, who at-
tempted to beat him. Whe❑ the row was raised, a very
pious and respectable inhabitant came to his assistance, to
whom they gave a violent blow, but we hope it will not be
attended with any serious consequence. One of the ruffians
has since left the neighbourhood. We hope the authorities
will not let such persons escape with impunity.—Derry Sen-
tinel.