The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-26
AcnAnLlN mrnDrn IN IRELAND
The Intended victim Escapes. bat HE Driver
~ Instantly Killed.


Mr. Bridges the intended victim in the
case t. which We refer il the land agent for
some piouertv ne Mitchelstown. place on
tn border between Iim-rick and Cork. aud not
IT. frD IA Iip, srarv. lie had some time ago
IN de himself unpopular mous certain class
Of tho tonAntt. bv az. ptirg 10 raise rent- hy
SERVING cNI.ti -. trd ~oi-t at all, 10y taking a
base "a his own account If piece OF llnd
from ~ Inch ai.a.hcr man had been ,Nic.ed. II
was about ci-ntceu mouths axe that hs was
1T BE-, 90 at. rat hr w.- tOrttmn' civ ouly slight
ly wounded, Htd trihg man If great cour -,
kept has GROUND. IA ever, sense If the word.
a teiNa arc. ana eN' % rudtr the PROVISIONS ol inc
Peace lTettrsatl "a aCt. recovered cuiuueus.-
ii'n for the outrage Ihnt he ha been awr"
for some n'no II inc danger 10 win. h tie has
been since cXp osc J, may &c gathered from the
IA { that b. has not cnlS gone about con instantly
armed. bu, ha- also been attended IN gei eral ~
hois guard of four armed roll lie htd.
c.uiiDus. lis late a.4aiiant was at largD,
Dni Was known To he somewhere In
tac rpisuiofhuld lut owing 10 some mi-uu-
l-t. tud.u= between tar constanl Of the three
l"n"h' 10" hfd not tcrn apyrehen1eH by any 81
= tm. II 4" ON thursday i,si, "a Mt ltiidFe-
wa~ diiN.n- me irc'I Mtchel-t1Wu, wh-Ie he
hid teen collecting rents, tNat the next lu-
} ifaUt ate ct Ou Ms He w-s made, aud mata
ua.,r clrcG1 stance. 90 leclliT A. to deserve
snecisl rcm"tk. even IN Ireland. Alr. Bridles+
who. f.ir,. Including the driver Of the car. -.
i've III number; Two were police. and at least
70 II carried fro arms. ihe} were On the Que""'s
highway. 1t WIS san irodd Wight; but the
plrt ~ the road which they were passing was
lined on both sides b, hcd. ea thick enough to
tne roau i;sclf. TOO. just 1T tins place Dipped
sl.htly. suddenly there came the report of a
& N from hehlud ore Of tie hedges. The charge,
which was prohah,Y intended for Mr.. Bridges
hitu. e,r struck his driver ai1 killed him.
ire c.nfu cd scene which followed IL
described In somewhat different ways 10y those
VINO took part In %. The hrns went on. shots
cane IN quick Succession from both sides cf the
70 ID, ana Nj. BrId .es was wout ded in the mead
severely, n not fatally. One Of the two con
stable, VITO were with Nr. Bridges now spranR
over tho edge from winch the first shot had
come. and, finding man behind It with a blum
dcrbuss IN his hand. seized him and haudcuncd
him. HIS companion. less active or less enter
pIi,iu.. failed t. make l's Wy over the hedge
on the other side, bur, seeing two men bchInn
Il. fred ~ them. and received their fire in ie-
turn. The men ran 81, nut the constable fol-
lowed. and di covered them shelterinR them
selves leliul haystac l., and again exchanged
turn e. his own party ne found that no further
attack mad been made upon them. The casual
tie winch hHd already occurred were, howeN or,
not ligut. one or the hYe had been ktlied out
ri-hi another had been badly wounded. ana,
Of the three Remaining, one Ouly hid escaped
allo.ctL cr unuurt.
Ihc lhqrrst On the unfortunate car driver was
ltld LIST ~tf aIdAi. Inc uullct were N no doubi
"a. To- tie side # the road from which the shot
tuat Killed Inn had come, and they were equally
Cc.Hin that no our else WAS discovered theirs
except the man whom they had handcuIed and
occurred, aud in whose pos ession blundcrouss
recently di-ci arscd. had teen found. The jury
hpwrVrr were unable to agree upon verdict
Inric had been good deal Of wind last & urs-
uuN n moon ui ne hl-hrOad between MitChels-
town and Cork. ana there had been "A good dea
of smoke. too, from the repeated DISCHARGES oi
rr'arm. II So dl ult, under such perriexlne
81 cunstsucts 20 arrive at the exact truth. lhe
1uty, In the words Of one OF their own number
didhnt wish to saddle on any one man the crlms
uh M winch they were iuqulring, and they linn
lted themselves, accordingly, To the yery safe as
srTtloN mat the &c tn had been caused byagun
shat nd.