Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-20
VOL. XXXIV.

there was coast-guard station, occupied
by five men and chief boatman. AS early
as nine o'clock last evening, the coast-guard
station was attacked by body of armed
men, numbering about sixty, led by ahorse-
man. They were well armed. The coast
guards surrendered in the face of over
whelming numbers, and they were, with,
the exception of one sick man, taken pris-
oners and marched Off the eFenians carry
ing With them all the arms and ammunition
in the station. They then marched toward
lMogeely,-sen' the Youghaf railways dis
tance of fourteen miles, and there set their
prisoners at liberty proceeding themselves
in northeasterly direction. 1t Is sup
posed they were Joined at place called
iLady's Bridge, short distance from Castle
martyr, by anotherparty from thatlocality.
Here they are also believed to have been
Joined by the Castlemartyr. iz
The precise .circumstancesio of the occur
renee in Middleton are these: A few min
Iutes before eleven O'Clock the Fenians as
Esembled in the main street of the town, as
already stated; and, after the interview
with the gentleman who mistOok them for
police, they moved down to the bridge close
by the National Bank, and here they drew
up on the left side of the approach to the
bridge. The patr0l-consisting of Acting
Constables Creamy, Sub Constables O'Don-
nell, Sheedy and O'Brien-passed on to-
ward the bridge at the other side of the
road. When they had passed slightly be-
SOnd the 4Fenians, they were challengedby,
i5 is believed, Daily, their leader, and called
upon to surrender in the name of the Irish
Republic. The police were then close to
Mr.. Green's gate, and the Fenians were but
a few yards away from them, assembled
four deep. When the police did not obey
the call, DAILY seized Sub Constable O'Don-
nell rifle, and presenting arevolver atshis
h. Ill
pushed DAILY slightly from him, and thus
caused the pistol ball TO glance round the
back of his head, the powder singeing his
hair. AT the same moment the party of
Fenians fired a volley. A ball entering
Sub Constable Sheedy's breast. low down
near the stomach. on the right side,
and after running short distance up,
the Chapel road, he fell aId bled probably
to death. The other policeman fled ia the
same direction, and O'DonHell, who was
wounded in the head, took shelter in a
house. AS the others fled, the Fenians fired
after them. and the Acting Constable had a
number rOfseXtraOrdinary escapes. Bullets
grazed the back of his hand, pissed through
his cap, touched his knee. and cut the edge
of his ammunition pouch. He, with Sub
Constable O'Brien, got round by Mr..
Green's house, and, having taken shelter
there till morning, got back to the station,
escorted by Mr.. Green, who has great in
f1uence and popularity in the town. After
Sheedy fell he was stripped of his rifle and
Announcements. Daily took ub-Constable
EO'Donnell's rifle with him. Creamy and
O,Brien retained theirs. The gate and wall
in front of Mr.. Green's residence we've
thickly marked with the volleys of bullets
fired by the insurgents, and, subsequently,,
dozen revolver cartridges were found on
the foot-path there. as wen as two large
hand grenades with fuses attached. The
cartridges were patent make, manufactured
by Gladstone q Co., of London. 1t is also
said that the first assembly of the Middleton
Remains, was at the Cork road, where they
formed in three divisions, but being there
surprised by the police they scattered, and
subsequently met at the house of person
of some position in the town, at the door of
which sentry was posted, and all persons
entering closely scanned. Thence thev are
believed to have proceeded to the Bank
Bridge. The police say they were only
armed with pistols but "a gentleman who
passed close to them says they had rifles
and swords. After the encounter of the
llDrldge, they are said to have gone by Bal
linacurra towards Castlemartyr. TIE fir
ing in Middleton is described as being as
regular as that of disciplined troops. An
other circumstance stated is that suspicious
looking strangers. wearing cloaks, were
seen In Middleton early in the evening, and
they are believed to have come from the
also known to have passed through the
town about one o'clock. Constable Creamy
found, near the bridge, pike ten feet long,
this morning.
Before leaving Micleton, may mention
that at o'clock this morning, a mounted
policeman (Thumble) was dispatched to
Cork for troops. He performed the Journey
within one hour, and at 1019 O'Clock COM
pany of the 18th Regiment, under Major
Grogan, Capt. Jackson, and Lieut.. Blois,
and accompanied by Assistant Surgeon
Cherry, we're dispatched to Middleton.
Eighty men of the 14th Regiment, under
Capt Crosbie, were dispatched to Castle
martyr. Mr.. Duncan, County Inspector of
Constabulary, also proceeded to Middleton.
In the seourserof the day Head Constable
Reardan and party made three arrests in
Middleton, of persons said to have been seen
| among the Insurgents last night. ~s~r Fl
| At Oastlemartyr the arrival of the Fe-
mans, who included the Middleton party (it
is believed), took place about 2 o'clock this
morning, A haggard belonging to Mr..
4 Walker, near the village was set on fire, it
1 is believed as rltse, but the police, five
men under Constable O'ConnelI, having re-
connoitered, thought they saw more than a
mere fire in the affair, and declined to rem
der any assistance, returning to their bar
ricks, where they made every preparation
to resist an attack. They had not long to
some say as many as 500, but it was impos-
sible to state accurately, the night was so
| dark-dfew up before the station, after
| having been directed by some person, in
stentorial tones, to go and attack the police
| station at once. Having arrived before the
/ station, some person called upon the police
| to surrender The party had come in with
| baggage, all the men seemed to wear hav-
ersacks containing provisions, and as well
as the police could see them through the
windows, they had rifles and fixed bay onets
! which they carried ''sloped," in true mill
tary style. They knocked several times al
the door of the barracks. Receiving no re.
ply they commenced firing. the bullets en-
! terfng pretty thickly through window shut.
| ters, &c. The Feniaus called out to the
villagers, who looked out of their win.
dows, to keep in their heads. The
police returned their fire with inter,
est, and it is thought with effect. The Fe-
nian leader, Timothy Daily (who had come
on from Midletonl, was found, when tht
police had departed, lying dead about ter
perches from the barrack, in the line of re-
treat. He would seem to have been sho
through the body. near the heart. He wore
gray trousers, blue jacket and vest (al
plain), and square-peaked cap. RounC
his waist was a leather belt and case, in
tended for revolver, and over his shOul
der was q strong canvas haverSack,l con
taiping bread. It was fastened with gil
button, bearing a harp. He had dropped
seven chamber revolver where he was shot
The party retreated Immediately afte
DAILY was shot, and were pursued towart
the bridge by the police; hut they made
, stand, forming breastwork at the bridge
, and the police thought it more prudent t.
retire to ther quarters.
InsurrectiOn i'm Ihe County Dublin
: DUBLIN, Wednesday Evening, March T.
;, On last night armed bands of Fenians as
t semblcd i'm various places in the suburbs d
Dublin, and attacked the police station
4 Kilmacudy,. Tallagh and Glencullen. Tn