North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-05-22
Scare n for Fenians in Ireland-Redcoat, 4,
sold by an Old Woman.

Search for Fenians in Ireland-Redcoat,
sold by an Old Woman.
The Dublin correspondent of the New
York Sun, in his last letter, relates tn,
following incident of the lale Fenian out
break. 1t is Irish through and through:
"Two young men, fugitive Fenians
were hiding in the mountains, when the
mother of one of them was taken sick un
to death. She wanted to see her boy once
more, and faithful messenger summoned
him from the hills. His companion wen
with him, and he had the melancholy sat
isfaction of seeing his mother alive. Al
soon rs the vital spark had fled, the fugi
tives fled for the friendly businesses of the
mountains. They started after dusk, an
old woman going before them to look out
for police and military. They had travel
ed about three miles when the preconcert
ed screech of the woman warned them o
danger. A flying column had come upon
the old woman, and pretending to be
frightened she screamed. The Stipendia.
ry Magistrate began to examine her, when
the following dialogue, as detailed to me
by government official, who made notes
of the conversation, took place. Her oh.
ject was to delay and outwit the pursuers.
The Magistrates object was to find if she
was native of the locality and knew all
the inhabitants:
whats your name?"
~ forgot to bring it wud me; its at
home.'
"Come, what's your name?"
Musha, begorra, an me name is Ma.
ry."
Mary what?'
"No, indade, but Mary Malowny."
"Where were you borr?"
g In bed, to be sure-where else? That s
purity question to ASK
"When were you born?"
"Faith an don't remember, but be-
lieve twas in the night time.''
How many years ago?'
"Just two weeks afore Jim Casey's ia
ther took the rheumaticks, an that was
three weeks after Drumand Castle got fire
an it was extingu;shed month afor Don.
nelly beat Cooper Ricken that nm an,
ther."
"Where do you live?"
"Troth an live at home"
"How do you go there?"
"On me feet, sur.n
"What road do you 60 home?"
"Down beyant the bridge there, yc can
see house on the thumb-hand side Nv a
hay-shtack comm up; about mile from
Liska church-yard. Whin ye git there
yell hear a bull roarin, an live widin
the bawl of an ass av that
re a satisfactory individual
"Ye're lynn thafe; I'm an honest
woman, an yere not"
"Come now, what do you know of the
Fenians?n
"Och, not much for nothin'."
"rll give you two pounds if you viii
tell me where two of them, named Nc
Cabe and Maher, are hid
"Arrah, they'd kill me if they founG
me out, an besides I'd be informin' or
me own god-son-Ned McCabe. But ay
we don't tell who towld ye, I'll sind We OF
their thraek for FIVE pounds, an pay me
the money down.
"The money is all right; you'll be paid
when they are caught
eyed betther be afther catchin' 'en
"s-, The. top av the evenin' till ,ye.'
Come back; i.~r.'s the money!
g For Gods sake don't ye teli WIS ..,,
the blood money, an go to Mather's hous
an yell find 'em in the room back av tn
one where Mather's mother lies. God b
merciful to her, she is on her dyin' bed
Av ye 60 there quick yen find Mathe
gettin' his mothers blessin', may God hell
him."
The party hurried up, but of cours
were disappointed, while the fugitive
vained their retreat in safety and the ol,
woman pocketed the five pounds.