The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1868-08-14

dhempts are Nofde n Lynch Him ?
on sunday night, one Barnard Far
rclI, residing in this village made q
most daring and viilain0us attempt 70
assassinate the Rev. Father Ryan
Priest Of the Catholic society. 1t APP
pears that Farrell had married his own
cousin, which Is contrary 70 one OF the
old established laws of the Catholic
Church. Farrell desired child christ
eued, which the Priest did bat in his
sermon of sunday took occasion 70 all
ludc TO the fact that ia conzumma,in1
then wcdl0ck, Farrell and his wife had
broken over a rule Of the church and
also made some other remarks al which
O'Farrcll took offence, but evinced 10
very offensive spirit at the time Ii
seems, however. that he had resolved Oh
taking the Priests life, for what me
deemed his insults TO him and on the
same evening, at about ii O'Clock, baV-
ing previously procured pistol hc left
his house, telling or limiting TO his wife
what his business was, who very much
alarmed, Immediately told one Driscou.
stopping in the same house who at once
started after Farrell on the run. ATriv-
cd al the parsonage. Farrell was found
ready for instant use. He had sent up
word by the servant TO the Priest, then
in his room, that he must see him with
out delay, and all his plans plainly
showed that he meditated shooting him
as soon a. he presented himself at the
door. Intent only on saving the Priest $
life, which he saw in such imminent
danger, Driscoll at the risk of his own
life, succeeded in pushing past Farrell
into the house, and locked the door after
him. meeting the intended victim hur-
rying down stairs TO sD-wer the sum
mons of Farrell, who ne supposed de
sired him to accompany him 10 a sick
bed Had Driscou been three minutes
later, it il altogether likely the murder
would have been accomplished. As IL
was. maddened to desperation at being
failed. Farrell fired two or three shots
through the door but happily none OF
them struck any Of the inmates of the
house. BY this time assistance had ar
rived, and Farrell was seized, bound and
taken 10 Jail. the Priest interfering TO
save the culpri1's life.
A most intense excitement prevailed
among the Irish portion uf our conn
munity, who were Veay naturally horri-
fled and maddened az the base and cow
ardly manner in which an eXasperated
bastard had attempted to take their
Priests life in cold bl0Od-Rev. Father
Ryan being very much respected by his
pcople-and numerous threats of lynch
ing were freely made and as the hour
of the prisoners examination before
Justice Myers drew nigh, knots of ex-
cited men gathered together in the street.
AT o'clock the prisoner was brought
iaf "a
doors. An examination was waved, the
prisoner entering plea OF guilty to the
charge, which was with intent to Kill,
the bail being fixed AZ =, 600, no one APP
peaTing for the same.
1t was fOrescen by many that trouble
would inevitably ensue when the prls-
Oner was again brought out to DC re-
manded to Jail and such proved TO be
the case. As Farrell was being put into
the Sherif7s wagon, rush was made,
with intent to rescue him from the Otl-
GERS and lynch him. But after some
hard work on the part of the officers, and
others, Farrell was got into the wagon.
and breaking from The crowd, sheriff
Powers put his horse into run, and it
was hoped the affair was ended. But on
arriving Mt the barns OF G. Il T.. Dewey
the Sheriff was confronted by a squad of
five or six laborers from the ore bed, who
rushing out seized his horse by the head
and commenced throwing stones, one OF
which struck the Sheriff on the side of
the heak, infiicting a wound from which
the blood flowed freely. Farrell was
then dragged from the seat, thrown
heavily upon the ground, and assailed
with a shower of fist-blOws and kicks,
which he was unable to resist, he being
hand-cuffed. There is no doubt Farrell
would been killed outright, had it not
been that number Of policemen, to-
gether with Rev. Father Ryan, rushed
to the scene, and succeeded in getting
the prisoner into the barn, and locking
the door, when the crowd, which had
now assumed the character and proper
lions of mob, surged back and after
the strong efforts of the officers, coupled
with the eXertions and commands of
Father Ryan-who labored hard to quell
the disturbance-the crowd finally dis
persed, and the prisoner was brought
out, and re-conducted to jail, and what
at one time bid fair to be a very serious
affair, was very fortunately ended. Far
rell received some very serious injuries,
though none that will prove fatal.