The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-10-19


stables Trueman, Schoeld and Thompson. With the
cepon of Brett who said have had cutlass of
the police were armed otherwise than with their ordinary
tuncheon The proceeded quietly until they arrived at
the railway ARCH the Hyderoad the clay pits far
from Messrs Hgginbottom and Heywoods paper works.
The officers in 'front.' when they got to the arch noticed
crowd of men, consisting of about fifty sixty the majority
OF whom armed with revolvers. This crowd
posed of men dressed, in CLOTH and in fsian
but there not many in the garb of working men, the
majority seemed better dressed They appeared to be acting
in concert, and man. who known to be Fenian
named William OMeara Allen appeared to be acting the
leader The moment the approached the arch Allen
shouted to the driver STOP This followed Immediately
after by volley of pistol shots One of the policemen in
the called to the driver drive simultaneously
however, the Fenians in fired the horse and shot
it through the neck and the driver knocked off his box
with large stone. Some then presented pistol to
Bromley and shot him through the hy part of the thigh
Taylor was also knocked the chest by large stone
moment afterwards the other horse also shot Several
OF the other officers narrowly escaped being shot, and only
saved themselves by duckng their heads they aimed
at The progress of the was of course eectualy pre-
vented and the mob set to work to berate the occupants
About twenty of the assaans formed Gordon round the
van and kept the police bay Several bystanders Joined
with the police and made rush but they unarmed
they could do nothing against of desperate with
loaded pistols In the meantime the remainder of the
had attacked the and trying open it, They
armed with hatchet hammers and stones with which they
tried to force entrance The van which very strong
one appeared resist their efforts till last party of the
managed to haul very upon the roof where
they began with great execution They pounded
the top OF the into chips The door by this time
nearly forced open when the leader who had pistol in each
hand put the lock- fired it, and burst the door open
The gradually increasing crowd of spectators had in the
meantime made several rushes but easily defeated by
| the occasional firing of pistol shots.
Ten thousand such properly armed and organized
would give trouble to magistrates and policemen Of
cry bravo to any who have drive at
the old bruiser; but yet not quite satisfied that
anything practical has been gained by this If the
two gentlemen who the of the could have
avoided being arrested think the affair
side of the Atlantic, will have to say about it
when Colonel Kelly and Mr. Deasy beyond the clutches
of their enemies Until then and hope they safe
before now, will not say anything that might possibly
be unjust The latest news is that twentyeght in
custody charged with rioting and murder. Among the
twenty-eght is the heroic Allen who will in all likelihood
suffer the extreme penalty of the law In getting the prison
away Allen heard say, Kelly will die for you
Poor fellow he will die for him in all probability 1t is
about time to put stop to victories where two
rescued and twenty fully good sacrificed
| WHO TRUTH, FRIENDS; WHO FLATTER
US, ARE OUR ENEMIES.
DUNDEE, SCOTLAND September 9th.
| To the Editor of the Dublin Irshman.
! SIR: of the many of countrymen who feel
grated when hear read such compliments that
corded by "B MG in your paper of Saturday August 81
But though must depore the miserable state of of
counymen and through the large towns of Eng
land and Scotland STILL somehow cannot agree with B.
MIG" if he attempts, with others who have attempted to
throw all the blame upon England and Scotland because
of the Irish become seduced into evil ways when they
driven into either of these countries For my part
fifteen years in Scotland and have watched the way
my countrymen conduct themselves for number of years
past and forced to the conclusion that Scotchmen
blame for any of the foes evil ways which many
of my acquaintance indulge in unless indeed that except
LEGITIMACY vice which there is doubt the Scotch
pre-eminen But if take drunkenness which may be
said be the father of all other evils and the of all
the misery contrymen endure here, 1 cannot blame
Scotland for them ndugng in it to such extent as am
sorry say they do You might live here as long as have
lived and Scotch fights whereas you will that
many in week among rishmen Again, you will very
seldom hear scochmen shouting the street, but if
the foues words that can be by in all stages
drunkenness shouting their neghbor that they knock
their brains There other folies in which our
countrymen indulge; and do think that instead of the
friends of Ireland and the Irish continually praising for
virtues if they would take up weark points and