The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-04
THE LE;TRlM ASSASSINATION.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE sLAUoHTER-NoT
BODIES DISCOVERED BY THE EARL's VALET
AaaARIANIsM TIE uNDoUBTED CAUSE.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD

BODIES DISCOVERED BY THE EARL's VALET
AGaARIANIsM THE uNDoUBTED CAUSE
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, April 1, 1878.
Tho following further details OF the assassination OF
the Earl Of Lai,rim clerk have been
telegraphed from Dublin Tho Earl OF Leitrm lett
his residence at Milford, county Donegal shortly be-
lore eight O'clock Tuesday morning, accompanied BY
his clerk, and driving on outsde to Derry
10 meet his solicitor. He always carried arms
THE scYxE THE MURDER.
II 10 supposed that tho assasslns concealed them
selves behind low embanKment between tho road
and plantation aud that having hrst shot tho Earl Of
Letrim they shot tho clerk ana The driver so that
there might be witnesses. Tho driver shot in
the mouth. the Dali ranging upward, and The clerk
behind tho ear both probably az close quarters
TAX DIsCovARED.
HIS Lordships valet was driving about . mile be-
hind, and coming up found his master and tho
clerk lying dead on the road Life ssill in the
driver sf*F
xscAPE tn. AssAssiSs
The assassips meanwhile escaped In q boat across
Mulroy Say. The valet drove back to Milford and
alarmed The police, who, coming TO the place, found
the driver stil alive. pus unconscious. He diod
snortly aitsrward.
UxDoUBTED AGRARIAH CHARACTER.
There IL no doubt that the murder was agrariau.
Tho relations between the Earl OF Leitrim and his
tenants were unhiendiy. His Lordship was kind and
liberal 10 tho poor, but very particular and
cxscting IN his dealings with his tenantry,
visiting with unsparing severity the slightest
iniracsion Of tho rules OF tho estate. Tho Ribbon
Society have q strong hold upon tho neigh boring
country. owing, In great measure to his narshness
He had will which disrsgarded alike appeals
monacss. and possessed extraordinary courage
perseverance IN the pursuit Of hts purposes
xyFKcr IN LONDON
The London Times in editorial article the as-
sassna,ion says:-.It Is exaggera.ion say that
sns news Of the OF tho Earl Of Leirm, which
caused . profound sensation IN the House Of CON-
mons on Tuesdsy, w.sn condrmeo by the Irish Sec
rstary has struck this country with US much PAIN
ana amazsmens uuprovoked declaration Of war;
TWO MES ARRESTED.
A later despatch reports that two men named Nc
Tsggart and Friel nave been arrested on board
steamer going IRON RaihmuIisn 10 Londonderry, on
suspicion Of completely IN tho murder OF Lord
Lettrim.
THE EARL OF LEI1RIMs ExoENTRIcrTIEs.
TO rHu EDiroR OF rHE HxmALD:-
Il may DO interesting to mako known that the as
OF the Earl OF Lcitrm, which yesterday
rscordsd Was the result OF feeling entirely personal
10 himself nod not ny any the symbol OF any
organized system Of agrarian outrage. Lord Leitrim
was the last thirty years. more or less Of bis
u,nd and ut intervals committed acts which only
make II wonderful that he did NOS earlier meet the
dreadful iato which has befaicn him. For time.
a. LORD Clements he represented LeirIm in tho
House OF Commons tho liberal side follower or
Mr. o'Conneii, but ne broke into wild acts and
expressions which made necessary his relirctnent
from the House. Ho subsequently removed from
the deputy licutonancy commission the peace
Tor similar outbreaks and has acquired Dotor0ty
Lctrim, where his property Is CHIEFLY situated, Tor
atrocities when would rival those VI Bulgaria AZ
the samc ,ime like mcn OF such ungoverned aud
directed tompers he VAS capable Ut KIND and gentle
acts when tho better feeling 80 xed him. He
qusny allowed his rents to ~ uacoilected for two or
turse years, aud then Of sudden would
swoop down win somc arbitrary edict and
bcssi win eviction all who disputed MS
tenant OF ireland, 80 pleasantly remembered hoc
Lord Mvrpeth, Was travelling through the western
nashlands Of Galway In which Lord Lcrin held con-
proprietors hrs estac not 10 him any Of
ms suite under pain OF eviction IL was MS nabii TO
net as his baiIin ana on horseback, alone and
armed tho teeth, 10 carry out those of
Lac which under tho severess ncccssity are so
pain iul tender nature. HIS tenautry IN Laitrm
ana GaI~ay bore WIN hts savage freaks win the
greatest forbcurance. believing him 20 DO ire
..poosiDle for many OF his acts: But TO
comparatively . stranger, his property there being
very small and Will douotess 10 found he has com.
mnted rome tcrrbic actot tyranny 70 provoke sucn
crme 10 q region which agrarisn outrage has nth.
erto been wholly unknvwn. Hts brother, the Hon.
Charles Clements, WHO died within the last year, was
Tor many years member Tor Lcitrim and held the pc
sisIvn VI POOR Law Commissioner IN ireland. HIS
nephew, now Earl, visited this country some three
company with ar. Bry uges Williams, mcnUer OF Par
llamcnt Tor Cornwall, and Mr. Laurence, author of
''Guy Livingstone He wiil be vast improvement
tates For the rest the mos. pity will Do felt Tor
innocent clerk and driver who Isl as Scott pictures
them and as most Celtic servants do In devotop TO
their master The last. W. g.