Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-01-06
Crimes in Ireland.

SaA"AeS iu hhSlOuUs
Accounts from this unhappy country TEEN
with horrible details Of murders aud other
Outrages, Of which the mind can hardly form
conception. Poverty, guilt, ignorance and
starvation appears to have full sway. Many
OF the nobility and gentry have I'D from
their estates through fear Of assassination -
The following accounts from English paper
by the last steamer sufficiently, illustrate the
existing stale of affairs. They might be
multiplied Indefinitely:
A HoRRIBLE DEED.-On Friday
evening at the early hour Of seven a.
clock, two armed men, whose faces were
blackened, to avoid recognition, sud.
denly entered the house of John Ryan,
steward and baiif to Sir Mathew Bar
rington, Bart, within quarter Of
mile OF Aurroe, aud in the neigabor-
hood Of police station. They cried
out when inside the door, Heads down.
and swore they would have the life Of
Ryan, at whom they Immediately pre-
sented. He caught hold Of friend Of
the name Of Tucker, who happened to
be in the house, and placed him between
the two armed men and himself. A
short struggle ensued and when they
had forcibly disengaged Tucker from
Ryan, the latter grasped chair to de-
fend himself and the faithful wife,
throwing herself between to save her
husbands life from the deadly weapon,
received the contents Of a gun. shot un-
der her left breast, which passed out
through her.back, and killed the poor
woman on the spot. The distracted
husband then rushed to the adjoining
room, where gun was kept for his pro-
lection, and when he came out found the
murderers had disappeared, and the only
object before him was the bleeding
corpse Of his unfortunate partner. The
horrors Of this attroclty are aggravated
by the circumstance Of three young chill
dren being left motherless, the Youngest
not four months born, and which Mrs.
Ryan had only put from her breast when
rushing to save her husband, Ryan's
house, at Murroe Wood, was burnt down
by incendiares last year, and had also
received threatening notices. An IN
quest was held this afternoon upon the
body, and verdict OF willul murder re-
turned against some person or persons
unknown. - Limerick Chron.
MURDER OF Protestant CLERGY
MAN.-The Re2. Mr. Lloyd, Of Smith
brook, was shot dead at MONDAY on his
way home from Aughrim Church. lie
was accosted on his way by man, who
cody informed him he had not long to
live. Mr.. Lloyd said he was not aware
OF ever having injured any one. Oh,
yes,' responded the assassin, you have
dispossessed tenant on The Leitrm es-
tates ) and then pulling sho. gun
from under his coat, lodged the contents
in the victims body, who expired shortly
afterwards" The following are addi
,onal particulars Of this atrocious mur-
der
"The Rev. John Lloyd, OF Smilh-hill,
near Elphin, protestant clergyman,
was returning, on Sunday, the 28th OF
last month, from Kilmore Church, OF
which he was the officiating minister
He was driving in gig, accompanied
by a child and servant AT about two
miles distance from his own residence he
was met by his two appointed assassins.
The servant made off. One Of the muir
derers seized the reins, whilst the other
fired and severely wounded Mr.. Lloyd.
As the first shot did not prove fatal, the
assassin reloaded his piece and having
removed the child from the seat Of the
gig, fired on Mr.. Lloyd a second time,
and killed him outright. The murder
completed, the assassin replaced the
child in the gig, and having handed him
the reins, ba1e him drive home. lie and
his companion then made off together"
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