The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-08-06


NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MO
anti procession acts for England-they
dare not do it for Scotland, nor, he believed,
would such an unconstitutional act have
been passed here either except to please
the priests. Men had been admitted into
the legislative councils OF the nation VINO
acted under the control of the confessional.
Their Protestant corporations had Deeh
cchools. He denied that there was any
such thing as Union in existence, except
what England retained to crush them lie
concluded by saying that England would
unquestionably carry out the whole Ultra |
montana programme ana o 5nas sn Of hold
ing an inch of their lands, as the Ultra.
moptanes held that no hereto has rlghG
to possess any lands. To guard agaihst
this he recommended them throw theh-
selves on the stalwart arms of the orange,
men, and at the same time with the Lord
of Hosts for their guide and the God OF
jacob for their acknowledgements Jour
nal.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF CONSTABLE
THOMAS TALBOT.
The sepsation of the week is the at
tempted assassination, on Tuesday night,
in this city, of the ipformer, Talbot. Tax
bot was proceeding from Sackville street,
to his residence, in Dorset street, as sanont
twelve o'clock on the night in question,
and had reached Hardwicke street, when
man emerged from q doorway, ana SHOE
| him with arevoiver, lodging bullet npder
one of his ears. Talbot then staggered TO
| Green street police station, where he con-
trived with great Difficulty 70 ten % s1e naa
befallen him while his assailant, followed
by three civilians and two policemen VINO
were attracted by the report of the revolv-
err, fled towards Temple street. After
fierce struggle, in the course OF which one
of the policemen was wounded III tue reg,
the assassin was brought to q police-st
ton. On Wednesday he was Identified by
Talbot as the person who had fred at him.
He gave his name as Robert Pemberton,
and described himself as "a carpenter on
strike" But, as we write, 1t is said that
his name is Robert Kelly. AS to Talbot,
in the extreme. The ball had not been ex-
tracted from his head, and he was very
faint from loss of blood. 1t is needless to
say that, however great may De the regret
that such q crime should have been COM
mitted. Talbot's career forbids sympathy
with him in his misfortune.
The above particulars we copy from the
Nation of the 18th Of July. The FTychoH,
of the same date, gives the following de-
tails concerning the history of Talbot:
Thomas Talbot, the victim of the out
rage, is q man about forty five years OF
age. He had formerly been head con-
had the reputation of being an active and
vigilant officer, and on account of this was
probably chosen by the Government, when
f first they became acquainted with the ex-
f istence of Fenianism, for a task of the ut
: most difficulty aud danger. Talbot was
. relieved from ordinary police duties, di-
3 rected to assume civilian dress, and sent
down to Carrick on-Suir, in the capacity OF
/ a water bailiff. In that town the Fenar
q organization was exceedingly numerous
8 and Talbot soon managed to worm himself
n into the confidence of the chiefs. Pretend
Il ing to be q warm and earnest supporter o.
: the Irish Republic, Talbot was admitted
{ into the Fenian ranks, was present at thel
= meetings and conversant with all their SO
q crets. When the crash came, and through
d out the length and breadth OF the lane
! scores of misguided men were hurried OF
e to iails, which some of them never LEI
= alive, Talbot assumed his true colors, and
IA to the astouishment of the Carrick- on Sui
20 Fenians, their former associate appeared
1t several trials as the chief witness agains
,e ton was secured by Talbot's testimony wa
j. Seargent Mccarthy, of the 5Oth Regiment
~ who had been stationed at Carrick-o on SuiI
,e The unfortunate man had consented to sup
at ply the Fenians with duplicateskeys Of tn
D. magazine at Carrick, and for. this offenc
ID victed on Tai Bots, violence, was sentence
of Ito death, b1nishhent subsequently com
I'd muted to, pe9als servitude for life: 1t
to. needless to state that the part Talbot ha
", played in the Fenian drama was such as
e. make. HIM an object of intense publ
le hatred, and, in word, % marked man
It. Robert Kelly, who is suspected OF havin
a fred the shot, is a man thirty i've years
O. age, has q wife and four children mt Wen
ns worth place, and is supposed to have bee
nd in q very unsettled state of mind, owing
ars the want of employment He made de
"a. perate resistance, but was finally arrests
nd by Constables Grimes, common ana "fSn
ass aided by several citIseaa.