The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-06-29

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time, for which, if convicted in a court of law,
ne would have forfeited his life, they would
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| very elaborate verdict upon SO simple a case,
and disagreed with the jury upon the latter
part of the verdict. The dog could not have
known that, and it was evident he was fer O.
cious animal, and ought to be destroyed"
He did know it, your honor" vociferated
Jamesy Doyle. "Didn't tell him, and wasn't
him to hould himS If it was TIL ould masther
or myself kilt him, you couldn't say haportb
to aither of us, let alone the dog"
1t this was not logic for the coroner, it was
dict. Bat the tack to the verdict, generating
poor Bully -khu, was almost unne cessary, where
ne had such friend in court as Jamesy Doyle;
for he. anticipating some such attempt had
provided for poor Bully's safety. His first act,
after Cotter had left in the morning, was to
get chum of his, who lived not far off, to
take the dog in his collar and strap to an I'M
miles away, to tell him what had happened,
and to take care of the dog until the thing
blew over" and that Miss Winny would
never forget it to him."
Billy Brennan delivered the dog and the
message Mess safely "he'd do more nor that for
himself, for they were great play fellows in the
strange fact, and deserves to be recorded for
the curious in such things, that although
lly-dhu had never seen Jamesy's cousin in
his life, and that although he was a surly, dis
tant dog to strangers, he took up with young
Barry Foley the moment he saw him. He
never stirred from his side, and did not appear
inclined to leave the place.
Before the inquest had closed it's proceed
lngs the two brothers of the deceased man ad-
verified to had arrived to take away the dead
body; 1t was we'll for poor Bully-dhu, after
All, that Jamesy had been SO thoughtful, al
though it was quite another source Of danger
he had apprehendcd. The two Fahys searched
high and low for the dog, one of them armed
secretly with loaded pistol, but both openly
out, in spite of coroner, magistrate, police or
jury: But they searched in vain. they of
tered Jamesy, not knowing the stuff he was
the big black dog was" His answer s though %@s
mute, was just like him. He put his left thumb
to the tip of his nose, his right thumb to the
little finger of the left hand, and began to
play the bagpipes in the air with his fingers.
they pressed it upon him and he got vexed.
"Bcgorra," said he, if ye cum here to night
after midnight to take Miss Winny away, fll
SHOW SHOW, him hin to yon, an maybe it wouldn't be
worth the coroner's while to go home"
lie may stay where he is for that matther,"
said one of the brothers. "He'll have work
enough tomorrow or next day at shanvilla,"
Ay, and the hangman from the county of
Cdrdh will have something to do soon afther,"
shouted Jamesy after them, who was never at
a loss for an answer. He had the last word
mere, and a sore one it was.
AS the brothers Fahy failed in their search
for Bully, they had nothing further that they
Dare vent their grief and indignation upon.
1t was no use in bemoanng the matter there
among unsympathizing strangers; so they
fetched the cart to the barn door and laid the
corpse ipto it, covering it with a white sheet
which they had brought for the purpose.
'Will lend you a hand, boys p said Jamesy,
as they were struggling with the weight of
the dead man at the barn door.
The scowl he got from one of the brothers |
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self-possessed than Jomesy Doyle but he had |
not said it in irony. No one there appeared
II to give any help, and Jamesy actually
did get under the corpse, and ''helped him into
the cart as he said himself.
The unfortunate men then left, walking one
at each side of their dead brother. And who
Is there, except perhaps Jamesy Doyle, who
melancholy way down the boreen to the road
CHAPTER MKT.
About two hours later in the day "thc chief~
arrived to "visit the scene," as he was bound
to do before he made his report.
lie was received courteously and with re-
spect by Winny Cayana. who showed him into
the parlor. He considerably began by regret
ing the unfortunate and melancholy occur
renee which had taken place; but of course
hat it must be to every one, that the perpe-
,rators had been secured, particularly the
principal mover in the sad event.
Nlnny made no remark, and "the chief"
$500 ,
occurred from the time the men broke into the
house until the shot was fred which wounded
he man. She seemed at first disinclined to
10 so; but upon that gentleman explaining
hat she would be required to do SO on her
ath, when the magistrate called to take her
she merely sighed, and said:
suppose SO; indeed l do not see why
hould not
She then gave him n plain and succinct ac- 4
cunt as far as their conduct to herself was !
oncerned, and referred him to her father and
he servants for the share they had taken to-
ard them.
He then obtained from old Cavana, Biddy
lurtagh and Jamesy Doyle what they knew Of =,
AIDED for his report, lie left, telling Winny !,
avana " the stipendiary magistrate had left !
ONE the day before, but that he would be
ack the next day; aud she might EXPECT an &
hcial visit from him, he would mako ar. :.
ngements with him that she should not be y
Fought from her home, when no doubt the u
-isoners would DO remanded for the doctors !,
port of the wounded man." 81
The morning after the chief" bad been ~
Rathcash honse, Winny Cavanna, almost u
lmediately after breakfast, told Jamesy
pyle to get ready and come with her to Shan n
la. She was anxious to ascertain from per. W
nal knowledge how poor Emon was going on y
Ie was distracted with the contradictory re- III
rts which Biddy Murtagh brought in from
ne to time from the passers.by upon the re
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