Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-08-07
THE woULD-BE ASSASSIN ARRESTED.
Aaempts are state 10 hHoch Hin !

THE WOULD-BE ASSASSIN ARRESTED!
1Hempts are Modc 10 L.yHch Him !
On Sunday night, one Barnard Far
rcll, residing in this village, made u
most daring and villainouS aitcupt 10
assassinatc the Rev. Father Ryan,
Priest OF die Catholic society. III APP
pears that Farrell had married his own
cousin, which il contrary 10 one OF thc
old established laws OF Oho Catholic
! Church. Farrell desired Il child christ
cned, which the Priest did but in his
sermon of Sunday look occasion 10 al
lude to the fact that il cOnaummating
their wedlock, Farrell and his wife ha.
! broken over n rule OF the church and
also made some other remarks az which
| O'Farrell took offence, but cVinccd no
very offensive spirit ii thC time. 1t
seems, however, that he had resolved on
taking the Priests life, for what he
deemed his insults TO him and Oh the
same evening, at about ii O'clock, hay
ing previously procured pistol, he LETT
his house, telling or limiting to his wife
what his business wa, vino very much
alarmed Immediately told one Driscoil
stopping in the Same house, hO at once
started after Farrell on the run. Arriv-
ed at the parsonage, Farrell was found
at the front door with his revolver
ready for instant use. lie had sent up
W0rd by the servant 10 the Priest, tiloH
in his room, that he must see him with
out delay, and all hi. plans plainly
showed that he mcditated shooting hun
as soon ~ ne presented himself at the
door. Intent only ON saving the Priests
life, which he saw iii such imminent
danger, Driscoll al the risk OF his own
life, succeeded i'll pushing past Farrell
into the house, and locked thc door after
him, meeting the intended victim bur-
rying down stairs to snswer the sum
mons OF Farrell, who he supposed de-
sired him to accompany him TO 4 sick
bed. Had Driscoll been three minutes
later, ii is altogether likely thc murder
would have been accomplished. A. il
was, maddcned 10 desperation at being
failed, Farrell fired Two or thee shol,
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 to jail, the Priest interfering to
save the culprits life.
! A most intense excitement prevailed
among the Irish portion Of our COM
munity, who were Vcay naturally horri-
fed and maddened at the base and cow
ardly manner in which an eXa-perlted
bastard had attempted 10 take their
Priests life in cold blOOd--NeV. Father
Ryan being very much respected by his
people-and numerous threats OF lynch
ing were freely made and as the hoUi
OF the prisoners examination before
Justice Myers drew nigh, knots Of OK
cited men gathered together i'm thc street.
At 2 o'clock the prisoner was brought
into Court, which convened with cio~c,.
doors. An examination was waved, the
prisoner entering d plea Of guilty 10 the
charge which WAS with intent 10 Kill,
lhe bail being liXcd at IS 900, no one ap-
pearng for the same.
Ii was foreseen by many that trouble
would inevitably ensue when the pris-
oner was again brought out to be re-
mauded TO Jail and such proved to bo
, the case As Farrell was being put into
the SSheriii's wagon, rush was made,
with intent to rescue him from the OIL.
GERS and lynch him. But after some
: hard work on the part OF the officers, ans
others, Farrell was got into the wagon
and breaking from The crowd, @horlH
,, Powers put his horse into run, and il
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